The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-02

prosecution or by the court contingent on
your testimony in this case2'
mo. sir" replied the witness. de-
scidedly.
Did you get any promise for any inn
munity Of any kind whatever by any per-
son authorized to give such promises %
mo, SIR
with regard to your own case. were
you advised to plead not guilty by your
attorneys?" Eyes SIR
t'Who were your attorneys?'' Erwin d
Mead
The same two gentlemen sitting oppo-
site to me?' Eyes SIR
The witness admitted making collections
for DR.. Ames for medical fees. There was
a system of tickets in use In the medical
branch. These were accounted for daily
and the witness declared positively that
none Of this money was ever turned over
In connection with the money obtained
from disreputable women.
1t developed that the collections were
made twice a month from the LIST to the
9Th and from the 18th to the Goth.
why didn't you pay over the first col-
lections> at once?" asked Mr.. Boardman.
That was due to his condition.
s.'Well, what was his condition.
1--WE object. You can't attack the ds-
PENDANTS character in that way" inter..
posed Mr.. Erwin.
Answer the question:" ordered tho
court.
''He was imbibing too freely
ST ask that to be stricken OUT inter.
posed Mr.. Erwin again.
cit is Denied said Judge Elliott.
Wasn't he sick at that timer queried
Frank NJ. Nye.
He was sick from too much drinking,'s
Ireplied the witness.
Never mind. You needn't attempt to
air your medical knowledge as to the
cause of the sickness. Wasn't he sick?'.
continued Mr.. Nye.
''He was sick and was confined to thu
house."
This ended the material evidence OF
Gardner for the time being and ha was
excused.
Tom Brown Saw the "Roi."
Thomas r. Brown, formerly private Sec
rotary to the defendant, was next called
as a witness. He said that he had lived
| in Minneapolis since 1887. In 1901 he was
official secretary to Mayor Ames.
He recalled the visit Of Irwin A. Gard
ner to the executive office of Mayor Ames
at the city hall, when the former paid
over some money He could not re-
member. the exact date but said that it
prepared the resolutions and warrants for
the mayors signature. Asked to give the
| details Mr.. Brown said:
! when I went into the inner room Mr..
| Gardner was sitting by the side of the
] desk, the mayor at the center, the men
1 were facing each other, with the
flap of the desk between them
was counting them out. was In the
room about a minute or so. I passed out
! Of the room and closed the door.
There is a door between the inner and
outer office and a glass partition. I could
see the inner room and saw the mayor
around it and place the roll in his pocket =:
A List from Ames' Desk.
A bit of paper was produced at this
juncture which Mr.. Brown identified as q
paper which he had found on Aug. In
a pigeonhole in the mayors private desk.
while cleaning it out. This paper pur-
ports to be list of "'roomers" and other
women Of immoral habits, who were pre-
sumably paying for protection.
Brown said that the paper was In the
handwriting of Captain Charles Hill who
lat that time was in charge Of the central
| police station. The paper is an interest
ing exhibit in this case tho the defense
does not attach much Importance to It,
as DR.. A. A. A1nes was at that time out
| Of the city and was in fact not the
1 mayor.
In response to the cross examination Of
Mr.. Erwin the witness said that he had
no positive recollection Of the date OF
Gardeners visit to the mayors Office. It
was in December and directly after a
| council meeting. His evidence regarding
the payment Of the money was in no wise
shaken by the questions Of the defense.
| Reverting to an interview by Irwin A:
Gardner previous to a meeting Of the
grand jury, the witness denied that Card
ner had sought to have him remember
4 certain matters. They tried to recall the
date but not the amount. He did not recall
/ that either Gardner or Captain Fitchette
had suggested that he might be indicted
by the grand jury. There had been sew
Z eral conversations between the witness
and Gardner before they went before the
i grand jury.
! Referring again to the list Of room
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