The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-10
Hall States the Case.


A. H. Hall, is as follows:
That in about the month of January,
A. D. 1902, one Colonel William Tanner,
So called, then a resident of this county
and state, went to the said Cohen at his
place of business and told him that he
and others were collecting subscriptions
from certain parties in the city of Min
neapolis to compose and make up cam
paign fund to secure the reelection of
Dr. A. A. Anes as mayor of the said
city of Minneapolis, and said Tanner said
to said Cohen that he had been collecting
sums of certain people for that purpose,
but that he, said Tanner, had no regular
place of business where they could call
upon him and pay the money, whereas
said Cohen did have a place of business,
and he desired said Cohen to allow those
who were to contribute to said campaign
fund to go to his place of business and
leave the money, and to induce said Cohen
so to do said Tanner told said Cohen that
said contributors would be people VINO
would likely prove good customers to him
at his store, and that if he would permit
them to bring their contributions to his
store he could make their acquaintance
and they might prove valuable customers
to him in the purchase of jewelry.
Whereupon said Cohen consented that the
said contributors might leave the con-
tributions at his place of business, and
Cohen that there, would be a man sent
to him from headquarters, to go with
him, Cohen, to the people who were to
leave their contributions at his store, and
Introduce him to them, so that they would
know that they were paying the contri-
buttons to the right person.
The Tour with Wirtensohn.
'Whereupon said Cohen consented to said
proposition of said Tanner, and soon there
after one Otto Wirtensohn, one of the
city detectives called supon said Cohen
at his place. of business and told, Cohen
he was from headquarters and would, show
Cohen around and introduce him to the
people of whom Colonel Tanner had spok-
en- and said Cohen did go with said Wir-
tensohn around about the city, and was
introduced by said Wirtensohn to many
and different women who kept rooms that
We're resorted to for purposes of prosti-
tuition, in connection with cigar and candy
stores, and among others they went to the
place of one Ida Mile; and said Cohen
asked each and all of the people to whom
he was introduced by the said Written
sohn if they desired to continue the con-
tributions in the same amounts which
they had been contributing, and told them
that if they desired to do SO that they
might place the money in envelopes and
leave at his store, each individual number
ing her envelope with number furnished
by said Wirtensohn.
That thereafter many and different OF
the said women to whom said Cohen had
been introduced, including the said Ida
Mills, called rat the place of business of
said Cohen and left envelopes with mum
bers on them, which said envelopes during
the life of said William Tanner were de-
ltyered to him when called for from time
to time, and all Of the envelopes SO re-
ceived by said Cohen were delivered to
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death of said Tanner. That said Tanner
died about April, A. D. 1902.
Fred Ames Would Call.
the said Tanner said Tanner told
said Cohen that if he. Tanner
did not call around after that. tina
he, if any more envelopes were left
at his place Of business, by these women
might deliver the Same to Fred W. Ames
who would call for them, and thereafter al
of the envelopes which were subsequently
left at Cohen's place of business were
delivered to said Fred w. Ames, and he
Cohen, so delivered them on two different
occasions.
That after said Cohen completed
his staten ent Of facts substantially as
above set forth, said Boardman caused
said Cohen to be subpoenaed as witness
in the said case of the state of Minnesota
VS.. Fred w. Ames, and in obedience to the
said subpoena said Cohen did attend the
! trial of the said state Of Minnesota VS.
Fred W. Ames, and did every day attend
thereafter, and was in constant consulta
ton with said Boardman about the fact:
OF the said case. as well as affiarat, thu
attorney of Cohen, who was also in con
sultation with said Boardnan; and tn,
fact that said Cohen had disclosed anf
made a full statement to the county at
torney of all of the facts within his knowl
edge was published in the public press o
the city Of Minneapolis Immediately there
i after.
And affiant testifying further states tina
1T is within his knowledge that said Co
4 hen was required by said county attorne,
to attend and did attend upon the sessions
OF the grand jury, and pursuant to al
agreement made in the presence of thi
! affiant, between said county attorney an,
said Cohen that said Cohen should testif,
to the same state Of facts as he had testi
! fled to at the house of this affiant.