The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-14
AMES PREPARES
TO MAKE DEFENSE
Retains Counsel to Fight in
His Behalf When He Ap-
pears in Minneapolis.

A. A. Ames will be back in the local
field within a few days. He has definite
ly given up the fight and will be ar
raigned before Judge G. NJ. Pond next
week. He will be asked to furnish a
bond of $25, 900, and friends of the doc
tor insist that he will be able to secure
the money, but nobody appears to
know exactly where.
w. w. Erwin and Henry S. Mead
have been retained by DR.. Ames for
his defense, and Frank M Nye will be
associate counsel. Ames is evidently
intending to make a hard fight against
conviction on the bribery indictment
and his attorneys do not believe that
he can be convicted.
In discussing the return of Ames last
night and the probability that there
would be further complications in ad-
vance of his appearance here, Mr.. Nye
said there was no reason to expect any
more opposition on Ames' part. OF
course there is a contingency of his
becoming suddenly so i'll as to necessi-
tate his being taken off the train, and
in that event further time might be
gained by application for another ha-
beaS corpus in a new state"
DR.. Ames last night, that the old man
is tired of being hied about the coun-
try. He has had good legal advice as
to the chances he is taking in return
ing under present conditions, and mas
been informed that they are very slight.
He has no idea that he will be con-
victed and for that matter few people
in Minneapolis believe he win.
'"Hba Dracanpa of Amos
probably result in releasing his bonds.
men of responsibility for him and CIV
ing them back the greater part of their
bond money. If the precedent in the
Norbeck bond is followed, they will get
off with paying the expense of return
ing Ames to Minneapolis. This ex.
pense will not be light when it is all
figured up. Once the bond matter is
settled the principal object of bringing
Ames back will have been achieved.
Public interest in the municipal cor
ruption crusade has evaporated No
body talks about the matter now and
the newspapers are not hammering as
they We're few months ago when 9TH
er convictions occurred. I do not be-
lieve that convictions could be had in
cases tried today on similar evidence
ner Ames stands a very good show of
walking out of the court room a free
man, and 1 should not be in the least
surprised if~he figured in politics again
very shortly afterwards"
Says the Fur Will Fly.
MANCHESTER, N. H, March 13.-As
the time draws near for the departure
OF Or. Ames for his home, in charge of
Sheriff Dreger, he grows anxious and
eager for departure. He said tonight
that he felt much better and livelier
than usual. He declared that when he
returned to Minneapolis the "fur will
fly" He said it might be a failure
but he did not believe it would be. He
said that he did not care to try the
cases in which he was indicted in the
press in the East, but believed that the
indictments for him to stand trial were
made simply to blacken his reputa-
ton. Dr. Ames attributed his downfall
to the pine land ring of Minnesota :"
and declared that "the great majority
of the millionaires of the state made
their piles robbing the government"
DR.. AmeS said he would press for
trial when he returned to Minnesota
and that he felt sure of acquittal.
DR.. Ames does not think the trip win
improve his physical condition, and
may work permanent injury, but he
says he does not fear immediate re-
suits He went on:
Refused Big Bride.
Il once refused a bride of $4,000
for the annulment Of a contract which
l made in behalf of the city. Would I
be likely, after that, to be caught in
such small business as that mentioned
in the indictments against me? NV
position as public man has been
oattied against by the men who grew