The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04

stricken out, inasmuch as defendant,
Cohen, was not present. The objections
We're overruled by the court.
Wirtensohn, in answer to the questions
of the state, said that he was sent with
Cohen. some two weeks later, On a second
tour Of the disorderly houses. Writ
ensohns testimony was punctuated with
objections by the Defense which were all
overruled by the court.
cohen's Official Register.
Wirtensohn said Cohen carried a small
book containing list of places to be Wis
tied. This book Wirtensohn had never
seen since. Mr. Boardman asked the de-
Tense to prodce the book if in their pos
session, but the attorneys for the defense
denied knowledge of any such book.
The witness then described the. visit
to the house of Augusta. Hayden. Cohen
| and Miss Hayden had conversed in an adj
| joining room and Wirtensohn did not hear
| the conversation.
| Cross-examination brought out the fact
! that the list carried by Cohen on his tour
of the houses with Wirtensohn was not
| the same as that carried by Chief Ames
| on the first tour. The latter list. Writ
| ensohn said. prepared by Detectives
| Norbeck and Bracket
did you ever have that book in your
hands, or compare it with the typewriter
| list in the chiefs Officer -.
| mo, sir"
| Ibid you not start your trip with de-
| PENDANT from the. Cohen store, and did
you not have that list in your posses
I sion when you met Cohen at his store?'
mo, sir. never had such list in my
! You say that Chief Ames sent you on
this trip?"
| Eyes, SIR w." .. - ''s' e..
us your memory any clearer upon
that point than it was some months
ago? Didn't you say that you didn't
know who sent you, and that you didn't
remember any conversation with Chief
Ames upon the subject?" :>.-
mot to my knowledge" .-...
| Did you not tell Attorneys WEIGH and
Hubachek that you didn't remember any
converse ton with Chief Anes upon this
point?" ,t. ..
don't remember what did say replied
Wirtensohn. ..- p .-E' - =
) Further questions along the same line
failed to gain an admission from Written
sohn upon this point, buts witness re-
fused to swear that he had not made the
statement that he. didn't know who sent
him." Wirtensohn said repeatedly in an
swers to questions whether he had not
made. such a statement to Mrs. Fred
Ames, or to Attorney Hall, Il was asked
SO many questions I can't swear what /
did say Wirtensohn was excused and
Miss Augusta Hayden, the star witness
for the state, was called.
Miss Hayden Tells Of EnveIops.
!, Miss Hayden gave her residence as 241
5 Third avenue N. She could not remem-
Der having seen Wirtensohn, but said
that Cohen had called at her house dur
ing the latter part of February. Cohen
was accompanied by another man, but
she could not remember whether the third
party was Wirtensohn.
What conversation took place between
: you three?''
} 1.-THE man with Cohen said, This is
5 the right man. Then Cohen and went
into another ROOM and Cohen said
Bring the envelop down to the store.''
: WAS. there anything said about put
Y ting anything in the envelope" -.
e 'Well, what did you understand by this
remark of Cohen's?'
Mr.. Hall objected to the question as
1 asking for conclusion of the witness. OBJ
j lection Overruled. ~
: II didn't understand anything except
what we had been told before. There was
e no conversation about money; between
!, Mr. Cohen and myself. He. simply said
;. Bring the envelop down to the store ,
"Well, was anything said about mum
: ber?"
j mo. sir liz ..-r. Oh. 3.
9 Did you understand that you were t,
take a blank. empty envelope
HE just told me to bring the envelo,
down to his store on Washington ave
nue." replied witness.
'Wel, when you took the envelop o
envelops down, did you put any money il
! them?'
Eyes. sir. sometimes $40. and sometime
SIS. The first time was about March l..
Did you take Cohen any money afte
that?"
Yes, sir
Objection was entered by attorneys 70
defense on the ground that the testimon
did not concern the specific offens
charged.
, did you pay this money to Cohen i
pursuance of the arrangement you hav
mentioned?'' asked the court. .s. ys>
Yes "a
"Objection overruled,'' said the court
Miss Hayden said that the next pay
q ment. as nearly as she. could remembel
was in the latter part of the same month
- Mr.. Boardman tried to secure from tn
n witness a statement of the number {
,e times she had paid money to Cohen, bu
witness, while stating that she had PAL
in money several times could not remeIn
$ Der the exact number Of payments. Sl
lie Had paid about $25 a month and the las
20 payment was made about the last of Jul.
Defense filed objections and exception
to all testimony relating to other paymen
than the one named in the indictme1l
The court overruled all the2 objection