The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-04

whole affair, telling Berg he could go tt
locality popularity supposed to possess
rather salubrious climate. Later Beers
had met him in George Kent's saloon anc
had told him that the loss had been COM
promised for $50.
Bracket Is Recalled.
Detective Charles Bracket then re-
sumed his testimony. He said he had
made an effort to discover who It was
that had ordered him. over the telephone
to go to Gardner a house, the night Fret
Bonge was trapped there, but could moi
do SO. He had undoubtedly known al
the time, but had forgotten. Mr..
Smith, however, succeeded In drawing
from him the information that It must
have been either Mayor Ames, Chief OF
Police Fred W.gAmes. or Captain Krun,-
weide, as they were the only men who had
authority to give him orders taken out
side of the central Office, where he was
then detailed as desk sergeant. Latel
in the afternoon Edwin M. Conner tes.
titled that he&had told both the mayor
and chief what he and Bonge had discov-
cred about the big mitt joints. Conse-
Quently Brackets admission is sig
nihcant.
Nels A. Nordlander,a ticket agent, was
the next witness called by the state: He
testified that he knew Berg and had sold
ILL tAoAot w NEW oIh.h 1IdIS1 ~ ~
day Berg had returned to the office with
De Latttre and the detective had ex-
planned that the SCANDINAVIAN had been
robbed. De- sIaittre then asked It his
ticket could beEextcnded, but when Nord-
lander replied that 1t could, he had at
once taken Bonge out of the Office With
out any further parley, seemingly unwll-
ling to have the man remain in town long
enough to recover his money.
MEX, too, had bought ticket from him.
Afterwards he had come back crying and
had explained that he had been heeced
out Of SUM OF money. Norlander said
he telephoned the Times and Roche Prem
cost, reporter, was sent down. there to
look UP the case.
Ames and the MEX Case.
Prenevost was called and told of going
with Mick to headquarters. They saw the
chief and the reporter told him Of the
case and asked that a man be detailed to
see what could be done toward recover
Ing the money. The chief, witness said,
replied that he had one man for that
work, and that he was out. He refused
to assign any other officer to the case.
Prenevost and MEX waited for some time,
but the missing officer did not turn up.
They went out and ate dinner, but when
they returned, Detective Charles Brack-
EFT, who the chief explained, was detailed
on such cases, had not yet got back. No
one seemed to know where he was. Fin
ally they had become tired of waiting and
had left. On cross examination Mr.. Erwin
asked Preneyost If he had not been given
orders to roast the administration, but
this the witness denied.
Paul Gyllstrom, another Times report
err, testified that he had talked with the
chief about the MEX case on the day fol-
lowing, and that the chief had said he
could do nothing if the newspapers per-
sisted in printing the details of such &C.
currences before the department had had
an opportunity to apprehend the swim
dlers.
Conner a Star Witness. ~.
Mr.. Smith then called Edwin M. Con
ner, also reporter on the Times. MI.
Conner was the star witness of the after
noon and his testimony proved important.
He told of going with Fred Bonge to the
"big mitt" joints and testified that
BILLY" Edwards had told them that he
would like to give them a piece OF
money" for withholding their information
from the papers, but that he could not
afford to do It because he had to. give up
so much to the administration. Edwards
had told him that the money was paid to
Gardner, and, had given the amounts.
did you ever have, any conversation
with Gardner about the matter?' asked
Assistant County Attorney AL ]. Smith
Yes, sir. I did. 1 met him the Sunday
in the hallway outside of DR.. Ames' med.
ical Office. 7 told him what Edwards had
told us and said I wanted to give him 9
chance to talk if he Thought best, before
printed the story. - =
What did you say to him." go.
II told him that l was working up a
story on these big mitt joints that impli'
Gated him. that | had decided to inter;
view both him and DR.. Ames. Colone
Ames, the chief, and Chris Norheck ;ant
Percy De Laittre; that had been tolt
that both he, Norbeck and De Laittr,
were thick, and fixing all the kicks tina
came into headquarters; and that want
ed to give everybody on the administra
ton side chance to defend themselve'
and to talk before we took advantage
of them In writing any article" =,
What did you tell him about William
Edwards or the !oint?" r"
II told him we had been around for tw,
days investigating these joints, lookin,
them up. and that we thought we had I
pretty hot story; and that wanted t.
know what he knew about 1t before ",
wrote the article"
"hiuucE !" drtcu IL AAAAACus
"Now, what did he say, Mr.. Conner?.-
"He first asked me not to- write an,
article, and l told him that was got1l
to write it. that had been in communi
cation with the Office about the story
and that there was no way of suppress
| ing it now, unless the office suppressed II
And he wanted to see Or. Ames, and hav
me not write the story and have DR.
Ames reinstate me in the detective de
partment Of the city. l told him tina
Hill, Captain Hill, had been away on y
hunting trip with Ames. that he ha
| spoken to DR.. Ames for me and that q
| his request and the request OF Otto Wir
| tensohn and some more Of the men Il
| the department, that l had gone in t
see DR.. Ames with view OF getting bac
In the department, and that I had a tai
| with him day or two previous to that
and that Dr.. Ames said that he ha
| found that I was not such q bad fello1
after all. and that need not fear tina
he was satisfied that 1 would make ;.
good officer. asked him then to civ
me story for publication"
What did he say?' Z
.sHe said he had nothing to say 70
publication but he said that If anythin
was written about this and that II ther
was any trouble made, that II he had t
90 on the stand he would deny every
thing .4>
! 81 said to Gardner" continued the wit
ness, that we had told Edwards W
! weren't locking for money and that "
were going to publish the story no matte
| who was hit. And that he told us he ha
mitted to open and that he said he ha
to pay SO much a week. told hir
everything Edwards had told me, and tina
| brought the mayor and the chief, an