The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-06

The Doctors Wanderings
Some attention was given to the move
ments of DR.. Anes after he left Mime
apolis. His flight to Louisville was de-
tailed; his escape from there in the night
without baggage, without any attendant
in his enfeebled condition and in his
straitened (. circum stances, and travelling
over a large part of the United States.
First he went to Chicago. in the opposite
direction from which he should have gone
had he desired to go to New Hampshire,
then to a town in Indiana, where he re-
manned two days he said, but he could
not remember it's name.
The defendant had failed to tell where
he had gone but admitted that he had
been to Albany then to Boston, then to
Keene, N. H., and finally to Hancock
where his wife already was altho she
left Louisville after her husband did. All
this travelling was done in the most i'm
clement season Of the year when, accord
ing ito his own testimony, the defendant
was unable to travel and was in constant
need Of medical attention.
He went to New Hampshire to be
among friends as he had none in Mime
apolis yet he was unable to secure bail
there but his bail was raised here in Min
neapolis where he said that he had no
friends. He employed the best counsel to
be had in New England. for he always
made a. good fight" He certainly did
make good fight and had done so In this
case, the best that he could under the cir
cumstances.
His explanations of the reasons for the
flight were ridiculous and unworthy of
consideration, but they were recalled
simply to refresh the minds of the Jurors
on the absurdity of the defendants tes-
timony.
Led Others Into Crime.
81 take it, Boardmanc continued. that
the defense will attack the character Of
the witnesses for the state. especially
Gardner and Norbeck, for that is al! that
they have. I will ask YOU to inquire why
Gardner has been convicted of a crime
and why he still has several indictments
over him?
II will ask you to- inquire of Mr.. Nye
why Norbeck is now a convict. Isn't it
because they were parties to the system
OF graft OF which Mayor Ames was the
orders of Mayor Ames? If they are guilty
the defendant is fivefold guilty.
The Insanity Dodge. 81
THE defense Sets up that Dr. sAn1es
didn't do it and when he did it he was. IN
sane and didn't know it,
You know what an insanity plea is
It is a confession of guilt. It is so known
In law
There never has been in the annals of
the defense was insanity. And I have
never known one in which the plea was so
poorly substantiated by the evidence
3 The defense also introduced witnesses
as to the character of DR.. Ames. There
were six personal friends and old time as
sociates and all testified that his reputa-
ton up to year ago was good. Not one
OF them testified as to his reputation dur
ing the past year. They were not even
asked. The state let the evidence go for
what it was worth and did not cross-ex-
anime any of these witnesses.
The principal evidence for the defense
was to establish the insanity racket One
OF the witnesses was John Long. You all
remember John, the fellow who wanted
to volunteer so much. You saw what
kind of a fellow he was and will let you
decide as to Johns being an insanity ex-
pert. He went with his law associate,
a. s., keyes, to ask the mayor for an APP
pointment. The mayor was unable to
| bluff them off, for he knew what they
were there for. They left without stating
their errand and John came out and said
that the mayor was crazy. This same
John said that there were no people about
the office only a few-five or six-but Mr..
Reyes who came right after says that
there were about six in the outer office
and a crowd Of fifteen or twenty clamor
| ing for admittance. You appreciate the
value Of Johns testimony.
Decisions In illness Only.
! Don't forget now that all the insanity.
evidence by DR.. Clark and DR. Mcdonald
who testified as medical men related to his
illness in the latter part Of December
while the acts for which he is indicted
| were all before these decisions were noted.
| This is the evidence of their own wit
! nesses. 1t Is the only evidence touching
| on the insanity of DR.. Ames. There is
nothing to indicate that he was insane
when he fixed up the deal with Gardner.
and received the i'll gotten money.
The defense put on DR.. e. J. Clark, q
personal friend, a former student in the
| ONCE OF Dr. Ames, an appointee to a.
good position and an office associate while
Dr. Ames was mayor. He spoke of these
decisions in the latter part of December.
said they We're caused by the liver trouble
which was due to alcoholism from excess
| sive drinking. Then. the defense called
DR.. Mcdonald. a most excellent gentle.
| man. his family physician and long time
friend. He was willing to do all he could
do for Dr.. Ames, but he is an honorable
man. He also spoke of the deIusions
while DR.. Ames was Ill. Like DR.. Clark.
he was forced to admit that the mayors
| mental condition was due to excessive in
diligence in alcoholic stimulants. He tes
tilted that 1t was nothing unusual in cas-
of this character for the decisions to re-
main with the patient for some time.
IF that ridiculous insanity plea is ia
prevail, then this community can saw
.Good-by, Justice! Good-by, law and Or
der. Good-by, common decencyn That
defense is sometimes set up for a red
handed murderer caught with the blood
on his person as the last hope of the
criminal for escaping the moose. It il
almost an insult to your intelligence to
advance 1t in such case as this The
defense says by this: There is the life
line. It isn't much, but catch on to it.,
This plea is not only ridiculous, but pitt
able. DIR. Ames was sane before, is sane
now.
The cIty's Good Name.
You took a, solemn oath before God
and man that you would be governed SOLE
ly by the evidence and accordingly warn
you when Mr.. Nye begins to work on
your sympathies. There are other mat
tiers to think Of Is not the good name OF
the community tosbe thoughtsof Are not
the homes which DR.. Ames has wrecked
to be thought of? Is not the eternal dis
grace and scandal which has been nailed
/ on this city to be thought off"
MIR. Boardman next produced the list
/ of Immoral candy stores which Secre-
tary Brown found in the mayors priva tes
desk. It was In the hand writing AZ CAn-s