The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-05

Colonel Fred W. Ames made an ad-
mission under cross-examination this
morning which paves the way for Irwin
blows to the. defense. s.-',.r, - =
After Colonel Ames, who was again
placed on the stand In hisown behalf, had
fatty denied the testimony of every i'm
portant; witness who has appeared against
him, he was turned over to the state an
Boardman took him up and down the
line without making any noticeable head
way until shortly before adjournment,
when he admitted that he had accom-
panied a squad of detectives on "per-
sonally conducted" visit to thirty-f1ve or
forty houses Of assignation and candy
stores In the same breath he denied
that he had instructed the keepers Of
these resorts to pay money only to him
as chief of the police department or to
RED" Cohen. His only object had been
to head. off, the ''graft.''
Owing to information given him by
Captain Krumweide, he had reason to
for police protection. .,
81 was led to believe said he ''that
such money was being paid to Irwin
Gardner. My object in making the rounds
was to head off this practice. 3 in
structed those people to stop paying
money to any members of the department.
told them that places OF that character
that wanted them to report personally
to me at police headquarters so could
see what kind of, places they were run
| ming = -/'' - -. G.
Gardner was mad oil the way through
when he learned at the noon recess what
the chief said 5, - -, - - = :.
THE chief has not given his real motive
for that visit and ordering them to re-
port only to. him. said Gardner 'tsThe
actual reason why heSwanted them to stop
payment, to any other person is that. ho
wanted to make the collections himself.
Later developments show whether he
really meant what: he said II he told them
what he testified to- 5...s { ~ -. Z
In view of Gardner's ability to enlighten
the jury as to the facts about this de-
parment of the graft" he will undoubt-
edly be star witness in rebuttal.
- Boardman Cross-Examfnes.
The decision of County Attorney Board
man to conduct the :. cross-examination
after AL J. Smith has got the case we'll in
hand was the subject Of much comment
to-day among attorneys and others who
have followed the case closely Much
qualification was expressed when Mr.
Smith took charge of the cross examina
tion during the King trial. 1t was agreed
that the two attorneys for the state were
at their best when the work of conduct
ing the prosecution was so divided as tc
allow Mr.. Smith to put in the evidence
and cross examine witnesses, while Mr.
Boardman presented the case to the jury
In view of the important nature of the
case and the fact that the forces back O.
the prosecution have started out to make
clean sweep Of corruption in Mime
4 apolis, the opinion was generally ex
pressed that the interests Of the stats
should be placed ahead Of position ant
that nothing should be done along tn.
line of swapping horses in the middle o
the stream.
Two Lines of Defense. ~
Save for the Gardner incident the ex
animation Of Colonel Ames, both on ID
} rect and DISCRIMINATION, was rathe
tedious performance this morning. Th
direct examination Of the witness wa
J such in name only. The witness WASH
actually examined. He was coached. Vic
tor j. Welch got a good strong line Of
his client the moment he took the stan'
and led him steadily. through his denia
Of every accusation yet made against hin
, until the state took him in tow
After the witness had left the stand a
, noon the session was continued lon
/ enough to allow the defense to tintroduc
5 four we'll known citizens to testify to tn
good character OF the defendant. Unite
; States Marshal Grimshaw, John Da
Smith and F. G.. Holbrook. who testifie
to having known the defendant intimatel
for years, swore that his character ha
. been good until the police investiga
5 tion." Dr.. r. F. Quinby Of the board q
i education, testified that Chief Ames' char
: acter had been good before the newspa
s. per talk"
Another feature Of the morning sessio
was the attempt Of the defense to prov
. the much -heralded alibi for the defendan
I with regard to his whereabouts Jan. II
q when Link Crossman IS Said Ito hay
i paid him SIS IN the chiefs Office at tn
J city hall. Gss
The chief recounted in circumst antie
. detail his movements on that day. H
y recalled the day particularly because h
e had been engaged at that time compilin
II his. annual report He had gone to wor
Z shortly after 8 a. m. In his office, wit
|. his secretary, Ernest Wheelock, and .ha
been locked in his sanctum until afte
the noon hour. The only persons who in
e. terrupted him during this time wer
!. .Lieutenant George Sinclair, who ha
: turned In a supplementary report, an
9 Sheriff Potter OF Oshkosh, who was ate
i prisoner. with Wheslock he was asai