The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-01

hiiis competition against protected
urX Of this county has indicted this de-
'endant, DR.. A. A. Anles, charging him
with bribery. It is my duty farther to
sxplain what the state expects to prove.
+ ne indictment charges bribery in
5eehnieal and explicit language, but as
LIS long one / will state it to you more
orlefly.sans own language. Some time
g ss;laOl Irwin "A. Gardner was a medical
student in the office of DR.. A. A. Ames
Alter the slatters election as mayor he
look the young man into his confidence
and Fsunfoldedsa plan for obtaining money
from the women of the town who were G
conduct ting designation houses and sim
liar esta blishments under the guise OF
eonfeefionery stores, bath parlors and
other places. Il caution you to keep them
distinc from the class In the so-called
red light district who are under imme-
d1ate police control and who pay regular
monthly fine into the police court The
other class lives in less public places, fur
therzup toWnsand mask their business I'M
der, various guises They pay no fines
and generally are not molested by the
police. They offered a fair field. for graft
and the plans were laid accordingly.
-. expect to show that what these
women were to-. pay and did pay was
from SO to- $25s sper month and that this
money was collected by Irwin A. Gardner
and turned soveEsto the mayor. We expect z
20 show YOU that the mayor in November.
1901, went on a hunting trip, returning
about Nov. 3D. For some time he was not
IN position tos transact his usual business
|affairs diner at this time on or about
the 18th day of November paid over the
I dated collections amounting to $500.
AZ Was For Protection.
| Il stoThis money was paid over by these
women sinEo order to eGure them protection
from arrest or interference. hero we're
ynients per- naoiatr,
about the first and another about the mid I.
/ die of the month
! One of these wemen was tpiTlched' as q
i the police say. and in the police court was &
fined $50. When the mayor heard of it
1 he ordered that the fine be returned as
she had paid for protection and should
4 not have been pinched.'. She returned to
lher rooms and resumed business and was
i never again molested. We will be able
! to show you a similar experience on the
4 part Of another woman
1 We will also be able to show you that
a police officers, usually from the outlying
\ districts, were placed under the orders OF
4 Gardner and Inspector Chris Norbeck.
These police officers appeared at the medi-
cal office iof Dr. tAmes, where they were
given their orders by Gardner or Norbeck
= or both. The purpose of driving off the
i street walkers was to protect the bust
the streets by these very means. These
OFFICERS were paid by Gardner from money
given him by the mayor to reimburse
| them for their incidental expenses.
ut must not be understood that this
money was paid directly to the mayor.
Z We don't claim that it was. The court
! will instruct you later on that; it was
Z not necessary. to prove that any of these
monies went directly to the mayor, but
that if he received a, share through his
I've, 1fati ~
equally guilty. Keep your minds in an
: open and unbiased condition. Do not seek
:. to evolve any theories. Listen carefully to
the evidence and do not look for a loophole
: for the. prisoner.
Notwithstanding some disagreed tle
7 rumors af1oat regarding this jury will
say that am not prepared ,sbelieve that
there is any man on this penel who will
: violate his oath. I do not b .liexe it,
!. Erwin's Early OBJECTION.
!, I'VE are not familiar wi h the exact
= practice here, remarked Y. w. Erwin
: as the county attorney fms led, ''but we
y desire to object to the stat nents OF the
n county attorney which have narrated CIR
!. cumstances and acts tend 8ag to prove
70 additional acts to that ID in the in
= dictment This indictment IS for bribery.
!, but several other crimes ass included Nv
the county attorney this. morning. The
II opening has narrated CIRCUMSTANCES and
S. facts which are not name.I in the in
" dictment, nor suggested il the indict-
st ment and Of which tae defendant
De did not know he gas CHARGED
/ Among these is extortion from people pur-
he suing criminal locations in slflis CITY Tha
e second crime included is sile conspiracy
r between the mayor and Gar dner to extort
m money from these people. We therefore
Of ask your honor to cautio b the iurv
,g against accepting the stat tments of the
D. i county attorney
erI Several general statements are MAJ
regarding payment.
id THE indictment must be confined to one
t. of these payments. We row, therefore
IN move that the state be compelled to elec
Sc one Of these. payments which is to be re
ed lied uponSto sustain the Indictment.
On Judge Elliott denied the motion and al
in lowed an exception. Mr.. Erwin also tool
a exception to the, remarkssof Mr. Board
he man regarding rumors concerning the iu
s. rors. Il think" he said, that they ar
TS in bad taste anas I ask the court ia can
to ton the jury as to its duties
IN The court, however. dismissed the mat
n ter by announcing that it had fully IN
by lstructed the Jurors and could add no more
lily Before any witness could bescalled sti
e- 1another objection was made by Mr. Er
lat win to the introduction Of evidence on tn
he ground that the Indictment did mo- stat
as facts constituting an offense. The Oh
on lection was promptly soverruled.
City Clerk u. a. Lydiard the first wit
is ness. produced the oath of office OF A
life a. Ames as mayor. Mr. Erwin adnitte
ill that Dr. Ames was sss during eli III
al time named in TIE ind ntent.
& IS Irwin tsssdsss allied.
The crowd mar Tor II
Es next witness Y me who othkr tina
Irwin r., a s. GardasT staasft: sps
81. Amess and the repute u " tesh ii, 81
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