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County Attorney smith
49, Sums Up for the State.
May the court please said Assistant
County Attorney AL j. Smith as he left
his chair and walked before the jury box.
IF it were not for the fact that it
might appear that was derelict in my
duty I would submit this case to the jury
without argument on behalf of the state
Of Minnesota. Before proceeding, want
to thank you all for the good nature and
consideration you have shown, though
taken from your labors, your business.
your families and your pleasures, to pass
upon this rema rkable, this intensely in
teresting case. I.,desire to thank you
for your attention to the evidence. I de-
sire on behalf of myself and the state
to thank You all. - -. .-r a.
''It is always an honor to be on the
other side of the table from one who is so
eminent in his profession as W. W. En-
win and can tell you from the bottom Of
my heart that this honor is appreciated.
Now, gentlemen, I am talking to you
and to no one else. 4 do not care if not
word is heard by anyone else. What
shall say to you, gentlemen, 1 shall state
deliberately. I shall conflne myself to
what consider to be the facts. shall
rather understate the facts than to make
Only the interest of the state must be
protected to the utmost degree.
= Il must say to you in all sincerity as
man to man / feel my weakness in this
position. What will nerve me and en-
courage me will be the fact that shall
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burning thought Truth = is mighty and
must prevail " 2
The Law and Property.
THE law does not say to you, gentle
men that 1t will give you property. But
the law does say. labor and acquire prop
erty1 and I woufuseatay the hand that,
would take it from you. Everywhere the
law stands for the protection of all that
we hold sacred.
"And there is a conspiracy in this case;
I admit it, but it is a conspiracy of band
of honest citizens welded and blended to-
gether to protect society from the man
who would take from man his life, liberty,
his property and his honor. ~
"Ah, yes, and there is another con-
spiracy-the one between criminals at
constant war with society which menaces
the life and liberty of its members.
hate to say it, but must do my duty;
| from the evidence in this case7we must
add to- that conspiracy at least several
members of the police force of this city.
"Why, my friend Erwin, when we men
toned the name Of the chief of police, my
old friend Frederick w. Ames,-Erwin
| said it was insulting --s.-.. H.
WAS 1t insulting?
"Is any man so great, so sacred though
covered with gold stars and braid, or does
any man hold SO high an Office that he
can't he reached, nv law
And ! will inform my old friend Mr..
Erwin that chief justice of England
was hanged during the reign of Edward
III, was hanged for this very crime Of
| which the chief is charged. Society would
not be safe,. gentlemen, If men high in
office could by some technicality escape
| from the penalty that follows the viola
| lions Of the law. $50 -----.-. 81. F..
In Quest of Facts:
But, gentlemen, am not an orator.
All can do is to give you the facts.
Mr.. Erwin is an orator; he will give you
oratory, sarcasm, vital the arts en-
| ployed in oratory. I am here only to give
| you facts. >
"Now, want you to consider that you
are in your Offices considering this matter
calmly and dispassionately. You are only
doing your duty here. You want to con-
slider these questions with the same Kind
of common sense that you employ in your
| daily business affairs.
"NIitt Joints: Defined.
"This police department of our city
doesn't know what the big mitt' game is.
| You noticed that Mr.. Erwin did not like
through the trial. He called the 'mitt
joints gambling-roonns. Nov, a big
mitt' game means confidence game.
When he says gambling you instinctively
think of game Of cards. Quite dis
tinction! ):
you all know what big mitt game is
now. You've all heard how 1t is played.
You know Of the decoy or steerer of the
card shop who can manipulate the cards,
| work in cold deck and do other sharp
tricks, and of the third or silent man.
who gets the big hands or big mitts,' It
you please, and wins all the money.
These men can easily trim the sucker.
Then follows the bogus police officer with
his threats, some more money lost,
hurried rush for the train and the victim
is out of town again.
"BiIIy'' Edwards Improvement.
"But look where Billy Edwards inn
proved on this old scheme. What brill
| liant idea he had. Instead OF having a
bogus policeman why notaget q real one.
| Yes he contrived to get*the chief. him
self under his influence. In close rela-
tion with Chief Ames, 1t would not be
strange if he could get real policemen to
take the place Of the bogus policeman.
Don't you see what great advantage
this man Billy Edwards had in this town
| in working his schemes?
| isn't this the evidence in the caseTT
that the big nitt' game was; operated in
this city in the months Of October, Mo-
vember and December last year?"
cit isn't denied is it?'' s.ss
"But let s confine 1t to November alone.
i There was a Joint at 1927 Second avenue
S, one at 242 Fourth, avenue s, one iat
80 Washington avenue S opposite lookup
alley, one at 36 Sixth street S. and one
on Second avenue s, opposite the
New York Life building. III ~ -,
And look at the. number of men-Ed-
! wards Crossman, Howard, Orin Gross.
] man. Miller, Henderson, Bjorkman. Holn-