The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-26

"Who did, then?,' 49,.
Gallagher and Bahan made the arrest
He wasn't my prisoner II.
Didn't you say to them tina there was
no case against Adams =" -: :...
mot to my recollection" ~.. - .>s-sa..
-"You had given orders to have Reid and
Adams brought 2" e., -
Eyes, sir" >.... .....a
What fcr?'' ..... ...
ITO find what they knew about the
Hooper diamond $3.50 49,: .- -. -.
What did, You find out?'' 49, ::
adams told me he didn't know any
thing about It," 80 -.
."And on his say-so you let him go?''
mo sir. + didn't let him co.
"Who did 81 r
CT don't know. He followed Gallagher
and Bahan out of the room and returned
"Now, Mr. King, you never aided Adams
in any Way-to escape punishment" ~.s
mo, SIR -r 8.s.sz
4. Didn't you send Harry Mead the at
torney, SIS to give to Adams -
'"No, sir" 81: .sr.. :.. -
Sent Him q Lawyer. ~.
"You sent Mead up to the Jail to SEQ
! him ?" >z.~, ..n.r-......
Eyes, sir . -. -. 80 -. 49,.
"What for 2, ...
because his brother said he wanted an
attorney to draw bond
Didn't you secure q bond of $3.50 for
Harry Adams?'
''No, SIR ~. =. IT,.
do you know Massolt?" = (
Eyes, sir seet@sE -
"And the other bondsman, McAndrews,
| what does he do?''s: -: l-a.~ = - -
| St'I've supposed he was a gambler y,
Didn't you send Inspectors Nelson and
| Gardner out to get, that bond?"
"No, sir" 1rs So . ...'.
"You know they did get it?'' ;.
IT know now.'hl .'# r.
''Who told you?" s4sltfg2 ~ ~ + r.
| Charlie NelsonTtold me yesterday..
AttDidn't you loak after that bond as
to get Adams OUT of Jail where he might
be induced, to testify before the grand
jury in your ease2"e:-5a, ~.
| mo, SIR .g H.. 81 Is {
''How did you know a man with the
syndicate had got diamond? You know
Wy1ie and Flick, don't you?' ~:
Yes, SIR. y. - .N~:;:
.'You used to be a member of the syndi-
cate once, didn't your :: -. ..
! mo, sir. ran a gambling house OF
my own about four years ago. >.
Were you anxious to catch the men
who had stolen that diamond?' -.
eyes, sir. certainly was.' 49,.
"Why didn't you put your, detective
force to work.. '.-., H..
:. .'Did You ever hear they were trying to
raise money enough to buy back that
diamond?" -. a.- 49,. -
Didn't Think 1t a Clue.
! st might have. I don't remember
Didn't you hear that Adams friends
were trying to raise that money!" g.
:. II can't say that ~-.-. >.,--- =. -.
Didn't their efforts strike you, as a
detective, as indicating they knew some
thing about it?'': -. :-- 80 So :.
"No, sir" 3d.. /. T. =
Nov, Price told you that Reid had the
diamond, didn't he ?" ~.
yes" ,.-..:y. @- ~
.No one told you Adams was mixed up
IN the case % i. .
| t'No, SIR ... I.... ,...,
"What made you think he had it.? Why
did you demand that diamond from an in
nocent MANI -: =.
IT wanted to see If he knew anything
about it, just tried to bluff him"
CHOW you say Billy Edwards was stall
for dip?'"
eyes, sir, and general all-round thief,
and liar and hop-fend." :,
'tYou knew he had been convicted O.
crime. Did you base your estimate Of hi
character or that fact?'
- In part -@ -..,G ,s u
''You have been convicted Of crime
yourself, haven't your
And the supreme court reversed IT.
!, 81 didn't ask you that? Weren't yo,
convicted Of asking for bribe?" 80.
eyes. In this court, but the suprem.
court reversed it and the case was after
wards nolled."
*'How many times have you been dis
missed from the police force?'
Twice. Once by Chief Bracket be
cause had been candidate for his pc
. sition. Mayor Winston accepted my res
T-I... 49, T..
car and called him republican ickspit
tle. There are lots OF them around here
The mayor and had talk about 1t an
he accepted my resignation"
"Now, Adams was arrested at one tim
in the union depot, wasn't he, and yo
ordered his release?"
"Not to my recollection =
Mr.. Smith sought to show that King ha
made business of securing bonds TO
: crooks, but the questions were ruled out
James w. Sergeant said he had lived II
, | Minneapolis over year. He is a passen
: ger conductor on the Northern Pacific, an
. testified that Captain and Mrs. King ha
] gone to Duluth on his train and had re
; turned with him later. He said the tri
: had been made about the middle of Aug
' ust but he couldn't give the exact date.
johnson and the sMob of Guns"
liver johnson said he knew Billy Ed
! wards and had met him over in st. Pau
in August of last year. Mr.. Welch sough
! to show that Edwards had tried to sci
a the witness diamond stud, but the ques
: tion was ruled out. Later the attorne
: succeeded in getting it in.
did you see Edwards in Minneapolis,
/ he asked.
: Eyes, sir. AT Moss Brothers saloon
q met him there by appointment. He OF
E fered to sell me diamond, but didn
: buy IT,
'sDid you last fall see him at hi
d bouse?''
q Yes, sir
q did he have diamond stud r.
' Eyes, he had Ave or six Of them.
The witness then testified that Edward