The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-29

had ordered him to accompany Joseph
Cohen on the latter's rounds OF the red
light district and to go with him to the
Identical resorts visited by the chief him
self a former occasion, when Detec-
tives Wirtensohn and Bracket were with
him.
His statement took the defense un-
awares, for, in talk with Mr.. WEIGH.
Ames attorney, some time ago., Written
sohn said he could not remember from
whom he had received the order. Under
oath, however. his memory improved and
he testified that the order had come from
the chief personally
This is a vital point and punctures the
claim of the defense that Ames knew
nothing of Cohen's trip and that he never
authorized It, Inferentially it corrob-
crates the testimony of Christopher G.
Norbeck and of May Mcintosh, both of
whom connected Cohen with the chief.
Ames that Cohen was pressing certain
women too hard, and that the chief had
told him he would call Freddy" off. The
Mcintosh woman swore that she had gone
to headquarters to see whether Cohen
was authorized to collect protection
! money! and that the chief had told her
he was.
has been piling up rapidly within the last
| few days. and the end is not yet Cohen
himself still remains, and the story he
may tell upon the stand Will be awaited
with the ltveliest interest.
The defense made every effort this
morning to break, Wirtensohn's story, but
failed signally. They may be expected,
however, to produce witnesses later who
will testify that Wirtensohn said, on sew
eral occasions, prior to the trial. that he
! did not know who had issued the order
assigning him to duty with Cohen. On
the stand this morning the detective adj
mitted that he might have made. such
statements. He was certain, however,
that the order had come from Ames and
had been delivered in person.
More Women Testify.
frankie Buell. of 233 Tenth avenue S
was the first witness called in the Ames
case this morning. She also was visited
by Ames Wirtensohn and Bracket in the
course of their tour. The chief again
gave instructions that no more money
should be paid to Gardner and ordered the
woman to come to headquarters in a few
days. There he said he would let her
know what to do later. Next Cohen ap-
peared and told the witness she would
have to pay the same amount she had been
paying to Gardner. The order, however,
was disregarded. The woman never paid
anything nor did Cohen make her a Sec
ond visit
Millie Roselle, of 242 TIennepin avenue,
was called next. She testified she had
given her housekeeper $50 on two separate
occasions and had instructed her to pay
it to Cohen.
"What did you pay that money for?'
asked Mr.. Boardman.
IT don't know. never was told what it
was for" replied the witness.
Maude Meyers came next. She said
Cohen had called on her last April at 236
Third avenue S.
HE came in one night said the wit
ness, land told me he was the man that
was collecting the money from the stores.
said I didn't have any but he came back
few days later and I paid him SIS. He
said if anybody bothered me to let him
know"
What did you pay that money for?"
demanded Mr.. Boardman.
The witness hesitated, but finally re-
Piled
$50 could run a cigar store"
WIrtensohn Called.
| lotto Wirtersohn," called the county
attorney; and the states star witness,
took the stand.
Did you, last winter, visit a number
Of houses of i'll fame in company with
Chief Ames?" asked Mr.. Boardman.
Eyes, sir. The chief ordered Bracket
and me to go with him. We went to
twenty-five or thirty Places" replied the
detective.
What other officer was with your"
"Christopher G. Norbeck went with US
to three or four places"
when was this?"
Some time in January or February"
Mr.. BOardman then read from mem
oranda, a list of addresses, the witness
admitting that the party Of which he was
a member and which was headed by the
former chief, had visited them all.
'How many nights did it take to make
this tour?' asked the county attorney.
1.-TWO, Think
what did the chief say?"
He said he understood they had been
paying money to somebody and he wanted
it to stop. He told them to come down to
his Office
did he say anything about waiting nm
til they heard from him?"
Mr.. WEIGH objected to this az LEADING
and Mr.. Boardman explained that It was
sometimes necessary with reluctant wit
ness. W1rtensohn however, could not re-
member to have heard the chief say any,
thing Of the kind '
Did you go around to these n1aces a.
forwards with Joseph Cohen?"
Eyes, sir
How did YOU happen to do that?"
u was orderd to go from Headquarters. %
Who gave you the order?"
1.-THE chief"
AASAA 1AAOy c1A11FSu dL one or the houses
Wintensohn introduced Cohen as "the
man they were talking about" and ex-
planned that he had some business to
transact H..
did you have list that night?"
NO sir. Cohen had little book con-
tanning the names and addresses of these
places"
did you, in any instance, hear the con-
versation Joseph Cohen had with any of
these women :5r3
No sir; did not. He took them aside
and into an other ROOM
Again asked how he introduced Cohen,
the witness replied:
I'VE. went into the places and I said.
Here's that party. He wants to talk with
YOU Then Cohen took them to one side
and had his talk
What did the chief say when he told
you to go with Cohen?"
Not anything. He just said to go with
that party