The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-07-02
Norbeck had afterwards taken him down
to the city;hall and introduced him to the

Norbeck had afterwards taken him down
to the city hall and introduced him to the
chief.
We went into the mayors private.
the list out of his pocket and read the
names. He asked me II they were right.
made one change. Then he asked where,
our joint was and told him.
"Did you give him anything then Z:
asked Mr.. Smith. , ss
Ing SIS. I had talked with Gardner and
Norbeck about paying him money. Il e3#
What did he do with the money Z? 7S
''He put It in his pocket. y
The Roman MEX. .'Divvy."
DO you know Roman Miex?",, -: j.
eyes, SIR e..+ l':sszy ~ . - raj. H@,t.:
s"Did you have a SITS New York draft
after MEX was here?' - -
eyes, sir Billy Edwards gave 1t to
me- It was handed to my brother, VINO
tried to cash 1t In st. Paul"
did you ever receive any money from
that draft?" -
Ibid you ever pay the defendant any
part of that money!" rtsF%> ~
II gave him $25. 1T was In his office
at the city hall either the 18th or 18th of
January. He asked how we had fixed the
thing up, and l told him we had COM
promised for 1872. That our attorney,
Mr.. LOOMS, had been paid $72s and the
money had to be cut up so many different
ways could only give him $25 instead OF
the $50 he was to have had If we had got
the full amount of the draft. He said 1t
was all right, but that we had better stop
working for awhile because the news
papers were making so much talk.
"Did you have a conversation with the
| defendant after that?'
| or
| one night because I hadn't been a good
fellow with him. told the chief about. 1t
and said had paid him IS rather than
lie in Jail all night. He said I ought
not to have paid Carroll anything, but
ought to have let him know about it..
/ This was stricken out and; the direct
examination was closed. ~ :
Mr.. Welch moved that the testimony
regarding the first payment Of SIS related
| by the witness be stricken out as lmna-
terial to the issue involved In the case,
and tending to show another crime, than
that alleged. The matter was argued on
both sides, the court finally denying the
motion. -.- 49,: =. <I~' p, * - =. 4
On cross examination Crossman said he
had not taken a hand In the MEX swim
die himself. He had not met MEX but
had seen him enter and leave the Joint
and had afterwards been given the MEX
draft.
| "b1S LFOSeE 10 ne Obcus
The big mitt ledger, or at least book
containing practically the same informa-
| ton will be produced in this trial. Cross
man said he had 1t at his home and would
bring 1t into court for inspection.
Asked why he had closed his business
the witness replied that he had received
word to shut down for a while, because
the grand jury was about to meet.
Lincoln Crossman continued his tes'
timony under s-examination wher
proceedings were resumed this afternoon
do you know a man who goes under
the name of Harry MacDonald?" asked
Mr.. WEIGH. - -. =
'No, sir; I do not.
"Now, you say you worked outside
What did you do?"
"Well, used to talk to the suckers
sometimes. If they made too loud I
boiler, used to tell them we had pro
lection to gamble and that they couldn'
get relief. Sometimes had to take then
down to the station. I took sucke
down there once and we waited until Nor
beck came in,
What else did you do?"
There were: other games In town
spindle games and like that-outside o
the regular gambling houses, l had t.
keep my eye on our steerers to, see the
: didn't run men into these other Joints.