The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-28

made Yesterday, to have stricken from the
record all testimony regarding Adams
bond. The state had promised to con-
meet the defendant with the circumstances
under which the bond was obtained, but
had failed to do so. Mr.. Smith explained
that he had been unable to find License
inspector Gardner, by whom he expected
to prove his point, although a subpoena
had been issued for him, and the court
granted the motion.
" MT. Boardman Closes.
Mr.. Connor not appearing, the defense
formally rested, and County Attorney
Fred H. Boardman began his closing ad-
dress to the jury at just ten minutes after
10 o'clock.
IN his opening Mr.. Boardman said the
prosecution had been disagreeable task
both to Mr.. Smith and himself, both of
whom had known the defendant for sew
eral years.
He complimented the Jury upon the
patience its members had exhibited and
said: "The state desires the conviction
OF no innocent man, but it asks of you
that you let no guilty man escape
through technicalities or through sympa-
thy.
1T was just a week ago to-day" he
continued "that opened this case to
SOo' i ASu ! IOlQ you WudC we proposed
to prove and, as you look back over the
evidence, you must agree, with me that
the state has kept faithL Everything
promised to prove to you has been shown
by the evidence"
Mr. Boerdman then related the details
of the theft at the Great Western sta
tion, when J. S. Hooper was robbed of a
diamond stud by the gang. of which
Harry Adams confessed he was member.
He told of the sale of the diamond to
Wylie. a gambler, the division of the
proceeds, the second sale to Flick, an
other gambler, and the final repurchase
Of the diamond from Flick, facts undis-
puted in the case
The Threat to Adams.
Continuing, Mr.. Roardman related the
| conversation between Captain King and
Charlie Adams, admitted by the defense.
and, told how Adams secured the gem and
Egave It to- BILLY" Edwards because he
\ knew. King was "too shrewdsH' to take the
diamond except from certain persons.
! &C You remember" said Mr.. Boardman
| king would not take the diamond from
Tom Murphy, but he would take it from
Edwards. ~
.tNow, Mr.. Murphy said Edwards tried
| to sell him a diamond. John Wall, a
deputy sheriff was present and he says
| he heard: something about the sale of a
1
| When Edwards saw Wall there he was
out making some bluff, and he may
| have said: Want to buy di-
| nnond, Tom?' I don't say he said this,
but it would have been only natural if he
| did. But what happened then?
Edwards called Murphy aside into his
private Office, and there he told him
| where the diamond was to go. Eddie Mar
tin, Murphy's bartender, says they had a
| talk, but he didn't hear it.
| Afterwards Edwards found that King
| wouldn't accept the diamond from
Murphy and he went to get it back. He
| didn't get it at first, because Eddie Martin
! had taken 1t away with him on fishing
| trip. But afterwards he got 1t and he
| and Charlie Adams went down to Moss
Brothers saloon and Edwards says he there
gave the diamond to King. Thus-we have
! traced this gem from the necktie OF Mr..
Hooper into the possession Of the CHIEF
of detectives of this city.
"And what happened then? Adams was
released from Jail as King had promised.
That is not disputed. There are some
places in a case of this kind where false
hood cannot avail.
| Edwards Not Vital Witness.
Fright here, gentlemen L want to say
state to show you in this case that King
ever got that diamond. You can throw
| Billy Edwards testimony out alto
gether and the case will still be complete.
! Don't think I mean you should do this.
] Edwards was Just as truthful as any man
! who has taken the stand in this case. II
he had not been he could never have
withstood the searching cross -examina-
tton by the able counsel for the defense.
| No liar could have borne himself
through that ordeal without breaking
down No, Billy Edwards was one OF
the most truthful that has sat in this wit
! ness box in this trial.
it is corroborated all along the line by
witnesses you cannot doubt. He is cor
roborated by Charlie Adams. Harry
/ Adams brother he is corroborated by
! Albert H. Hail. a prominent attorney.
Mr.. Hall says he told King he had been
informed and believed that he had the
| diamond. What did King do? He said.
quietly, Il haven't got the diamond He
didn't grow indignant. He didn't de-
mand to know who had told Mr.. Hall
! that If he had been innocent | can
| imagine the howl from his throat would
| have shaken the pavement near First ave-
| nue. south and Fourth street. But he
! didn't seem surprised in the least. He
just laughed and said: I haven't got
the diamond
"And Harry Adams, one of the guilty
men, corrobcrates Edwards. He says he
! met King after his release from Jail and
! told him Hooper was complaining be-
cause he hadn't got his diamond back,
and he says King replied: %, hell, what
can Hooper do?'"
witness Day Considered.
Continuing, Mr.. Boardman referred to
Detective Days testimony. regarding
Edwards alleged arrest in Oregon. He
\ said 1T was irnnaterial anyway, but added
that he doubted its truth. He referred
1 to Day and Johnson as foreign imEor-
1 tations'', brought here to bolster up the
1 1imsiest defense he had ever heard
offered In court Day, he said. had
Brought 20 credentials. He said he had
i come from Oregon, but the state had
been shown no proof that he spoke the
4 truth.
Mr.. Boardman then called attention to
i the fact that Day did not show any record
1 or pictures of Edwards in convict garb,
and suggested to the jury that Days late
appearance had made i. impossible for
i the state to impeach him.
4 Edwards aud King Com pared.
..Now Billy Edwards admits he has beer
i gambler and swindler, continued Mr.