The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-29
NO TROUBLE
GETTING JURORS
Continued From First Pace.

pressions of jurors to his lawyers, and
where the juror summoned is a man of
whom he knows something, that some
thing Immediately becomes the prop
erty of the attorneys, who weigh it's
importance in forming their estimate
of the jurors quality.
DR.. AmeS appeared even better in
health than yesterday. A slight ner-
vOUsness that marked the opening or
deal had entirely disappeared, and the
old man smiled good naturally as he
surveyed the familiar faces in the
room with an occasional bow to this or
that friend of other days. Mrs. Ames
was in court again at the afternoon
session. She appeared more concerned
over the progress Of the jury selection
than DR.. Ames himself, sitting by her
husbands side, alert, watchful. and
perhaps a trifle nervous. She watches
every man called to the chair and
hardly removes her glance from his
face so long as he is under examina-
ton. If man is accepted she sub
jects the juror to a long and search
ing scrutiny after he has taken his seat
in the jury box.
Drug Theory in Defense.
1t appears impossible at this time
to outline the plan of defense, but
there is an opinion af1oat that Mr.. Err
WIN VIII LII Allies innocence OF
wrongdofng on the theory that he was
v1ctimized by his subordinate officers.
This is in line with the frequent state
ments of conspiracy that were tele-
graphed out of Hancock, N. H., and re-
printed in the st. Paul and Minneapo-
lis papers. 1t is said to be claimed
by the defense that Gardner was and
Is IN the pay of men who are interested
In seeing DR.. Ames go to prison So
far as getting an idea of the actual in
tent1ons of the defense, that is out of
! the question. Messrs. Erwin and Nye
declare smilingly that too many of the
municipal trials have been tried in the
newspapers, and that they propose to
have this one tried in court.
On the other hand, it is believed by
a large number of lawyers and others
that the drug theory will be used. Mr..
Erwin has already been quoted as say
ing that Ames is or was irresponsible
mentally, and the defense can easily
put forward a claim with apparently
satisfactory expert medical testimony,
that at the time the acts charged
against AmeS are alleged to have been
committed he was non compoS mentis
as result of the use of drugs 1t
may be pointed out that under the rig
| orous treatment and with the careful
nursing he received while away from
Minneapolis, he so far succeeded in
cOnquerlng MS drug habit that his
mental faculties are to a large extent
restored.
Gardner in Hot Corner.
There is another and rather far
fetched theory of the defense which
is that Ames will claim all the money
paid him by Gardner was believed by
Ames to have been collected from his
medical practice, Gardner being his
regularly authorized collector and a
student in his office.
There will be a rather curious state
of affairs when Gardner takes the
stand. The attorneys for Ames, Erwin
& Mead, were formerly Gardeners at
torneys. When they appeared for him
before 1t was their mission to present
him as the immaculate victim of a
scheming rascal, yclept DR.. Ames. Now
they will have to show Gardner O. de-
spicable scheming young villain in or
der that their contention as to DR..
Ames' innocence may be made to hold
water.
1t is asserted that Erwin expects to
fay Gardner in artistic fashion when
that young man takes the witness
stand. Gardner has told Erwin every
thing that he knows of the municipal
cases, and it is therefore certain that
the tall man from Florida will be able
to subject his old client to a disagree
| able quarter of an hour.