The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-19
CAPT. HILL IN COURT
ON TWO INDICTMENTS
His Bail Is Fixed at 81 500 and He Will Plead
Next Tuesday.
Ames Former Captain Police Charged Receiving
Asking Brbe-He Absolutely
Fear Trial in the Slightest Degree-WasW Willing
Requisition.

Minneapolis police force, and in possession
of his title. He valves all claims to great
wealth and intimates that he would have
been better off in every way if he had
never returned to Minneapolis to accept
the position given him by Mayor Ames.
Somebody who poses as a close friend
of Captain Hills was stringing me badly
when they said he was on the coast" said
Deputy Sheriff 10th. II never was out
there looking for him, altho I was look 4
ing for another party out there before
Captain Hill went away. But was led
to believe that he went out there and
engaged in the map business after he left
here" he said.
II now know that Capt Hill has been in
and around Milton Junction all the time
and that we could have gotten him at
any time we wanted to had the financial
condition Of the sheriff's office permitted
it. Hill certainly stands well down there
in Wisconsin. He had the liberty Of the
town and met us. alone, at the depot in
GAINESVILLE when we came in Sheriff
Appleby said he had seen Hill every week
for the past year and knew that he had not
been out of touch in that time. Two or
three men wanted to go his bail down
there, but, of course, they couldn't do
that.
st am satisfied that he would have come
back without requisition papers. In fact
he volunteered twice, by telegraph, to
come back alone. Only other and less
fortunate experiences under similar con-
ditions prompted us to have all the forms
Observed
Witnesses Against Hill.
It is pretty well understood that in the
case which the state will bring against
Captain Hill, former Police Captain Henry
Krumweide will be one Of the star wit
nesses. Krumweide and Hill were on bad
terms during the Anes administration,
and the feeling has not changed as far
as Krurnweide is concerned. He is now
out OF the state selling oil. but is in
touch with the county attorneys office.
| Krumweides will not be the only one,
however. Former Police Captain Jay C.
! Williams, and Theodore Price, former
| pawnshop inspector, are credited with a
desire to even up old scores. It is under
stood that they blame him for certain un-
pleasant experiences they had during the
J. Ames administration. Detective Williams
1 thinks that his appointment as dog catcher
and his subsequent and consequent resig-
nation was partly due to Hill and Price.
and thinks that Hill attempted to get him
Esuspended because Of objectionable att
4 tention IoSduty. y
81 sElle a0Iored women OF the town ara
4 also on the list Of thosuswho may be asked
& to testify against the former captain Of
police.
Matte Fox and Lena Smith on First
4 street S., Ida. Dorsey on Eleventh avenue
Il Murray, another colored woman Of reputa-
q tion and others of the sort are said to be
), in a position to testify that Hill took
money from them as the price of PRO
Il tection"
How much shaking of the dry bones Of
! the dead and gone Ames administration
, the trial of Captain Hill may cause only
he and one or two others can know posi-
lively. He seems to be absolutely sure
" Of his position. Surer, in fact, than he
;. was when he held a job under Ames; and
: a close friend of his made this statement
this morning;
'.I tell you Fill had less to do with that
!, thing-I mean the graft than anyone else.
: He made some enemies and they are try
ing to railroad him. But you look out.
= If they press him hard enough he'll turn
on them and then you'll hear something
! drop"
8 Gertrude Torrance Says Not.
In connection with Hills arrest some
Preference has been made to Gertrude
+, Torrance, who was reported to have left
: Minneapolis with a married man two
weeks ago. It was int1mated that while
!, Hill was In power he induced Miss Tor.
: rance to act as a decoy for entrappfne
: married men. 1t seems that the absence
; of Miss Torrance from her old place does
= not signify an elopement, but that she
: has sold her interests and withdrawn
: from the circles in which she was once
= prominent figure. She indignantly denies
: that she was ever even approached with {
= proposition to act as a decoy and says
;, she does not even know Hill.