The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-07
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'.And how many detectives have you under
your control?'s$ - ~. IS -. II.
Eighteen or twenty - +,
.'Now about this talk with Conner: what
did he say to you? - ,s1ssaE52.AsSze Is !:
''He told me he had reason to believe swind-
ling was golngAon here under the protection
of the police. and he asked for an interview
"You told him it was none of his busis
ness?'' 55S IS q .} : u
81 did not refused to bo interviewed y !
"Why?" - F5@
Because nothing. have done or said in
the past three years has ever been correctly
reported in the papers,"
What is your telephone number, colonel?'
Main 337.'' .-- -, z. ....
This closed the cross-examination and the
chief stepped down. The number he had given
was that given to the officers by Edwards on
the day he was taken to headquarters. He
told them to call up 337 and find out if he
wasn't all right. .". .-.
The Attorney for Rick.
Harry Lund, an attorney, was the next
witness He said he had been employed by
Roman Mick to look up matters in connec-
ton with the $775 draft he had lost to the
"big mitt'' gang. He and MEX had gone to-
gether to see the chief who had said that the
police were trying to recover the draft, but
that he feared the publication of the facts in
the papers had made that unlikely. D., The
witness had told MEX atrhev had been
very foolish to-, talk to reporters. rr~~~> 1T
"You are a great friend Of christopher
Norbeck's, aren't you?" asked Mr.. Smith
! in cross examination. - fsEl 2.-.sz
l. II don't know the man to speak to him, "
| replied the witness. g.: -. So = -
Nerbeck Tells of a Lease. -:
T.. Christopher Norbeck was then called. He
| admitted knowing Edwards, and sail Ia IN lie. ac-
| quaintance dated from about year. $50 lie
had met Edwards on a Minnehaha car and
| had talked with him. Norbeck denied, how
| ever, that Percy De Laittre was on the car.
The witness said Edwards had told him he
wanted to rent place near the falls, as
| he thought he could make Some money there.
~ suggested that he might be able to rent
/ a place from Gardner,' he continued. "He
wanted to know if he could run down there
| like they had before, and + said guessed he
could, but that Gardner could AK 1t tor him
as he was very close to the mayor" - IT.
l. Continuing, the witness elaborated on this
| story, retailing the conversation between
| Gardner and Edwards held the next night.
| Gardner, he said, had told Edwards he had
| rented the place a year ago for 5000, but that
was too cheap and he would have to get
more for it.. ,.f,.::@ ,<5---r Xix r-..f.;fr,
"Was. there any talk about. mitt jointss'
/ asked Mr.. Erwin. = ~. -.~~-... =. H~e>to
-"No, sir; not that 1 heard replied the
witness. = -. .*1,@=
did he take a pack Of cards and show
Gardner some trick?' 49, ~~-,...~ :
Mot that seen. never saw a card in
Doc Gardeners place in my life. ~, $500
| Ibid you ever see Edwards with Gardner
! again?'' --.'.-"- - ---..
| II did; two or three evenings later. They
talked about the property down at Mime
.haha falls. They talked about a lease for
$500 or $3.50. Edwards said he, couldn't af-
| ford to pay that much for it. . - y. =
| At this point Mr.. Erwin read numerous ex-
tracts from Edwards testimony, all OF which
the witness declared to be untrue He stated
positively that there had been no; talk about
protection money or about mltt joints. -
Norbeck answered more promptly and
apparently more frankly than his chief.
He did not hurt his evidence, my hesita-
ton and excitement. :, 80 ~
/ Edwards as His Stool Pigeon.
At one point Norbeck asserted that Ed
wards was his stool pigeon. -
/. A scornful laugh rose from behind the
water cooler. :. -e--4 ~ -sz-:
+ 1t startled everyone. Captain ~A1exan-
der warned Edwards to keep quiet. -
/. Assistant County Attorney Al J. Smith
spent much time in the eros examination
+ of Norbeck, seeking to establish that he
had close relations with Edwards. s.
"This man Edwards is a pretty smooth
man, isn't he?" was asked. -=-
"Oh, I don't know.
well, he fooled you. You didn't
know that he was a big mitt man."
"No, I didn't" - ~ sas
"You don't know now" .5
Iii ,ttp =
I you know that he fooled the twenty"
t, nine other detectives on the police force
as to his real business %
| IT didn't kriow Their were twenty nine
Mr.. Smith then read a list of thirty
names on the pay rolls as inspectors and
the witness recognized all but three.
/. Norbeck would not admit Intimacy
with Edwards, but was forced to admit
that Edwards once bought drinks for him.
He Dined With Edwards.
"You remember a dinner party at
! Gardeners house,"
%-"I don't know If you call it dinner. i
call it supper. 1t was between and
o'clock in the evening q
who was there?"
''Mr. and Mrs. Gardner, Alderman
. Castles daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
wards and myself
I .tYou knew Edwards was a gambler,
| yCC SOu =WCl . it0QuOAtiJs LII LILO COmpaAJ
Now, .why?''
ut is our business to go around with
those fellows to look after crimes
did you ever make any arrests? %
eyes, dir" ~
when you were with Edwards ?''
asked Mr.. Smith. with mock astonish-
ment-
/ ..No.''
Ibid you ever hear Of salbig mitt man %
/ "Only lately in the papers
did you ever hear OF a confidence
! man?'' ~. ss,
/ II don't think I did t
/ Attorney Erwin here interrupted:
! RI wish you would have these wit
nesses removed, :" turning to Edwards,
/ Howard ana Crossman. They are sitting
/ here laughing in the hearing OF the Jurors.
i It is wholly improper and am sure that
/ the court would not permit 1t If the fact
was brought to its attention This dra-
matte laughing IL sure to affect the jury
/ The Tweeden WsvindIn
! Norbeck wriggled nervously when
qutzzed about Tweeden, the cpnntrynan