The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-20
The Defense Will Train Heavy
Artillery on States Star
Witness.
Will Try to Show That Immunity
Has Been Promised
Him.
He Testides Regarding Orders
Which johnson Told Him to
Make Out.

board or char1t1eS ana correCtlOuS al
the Ames administration, on the wit
ness stand to-day. testified against
w. II. Johnson, former superintend-
emit of the poor, now on trial before
Judge @. B. Elliott.
The witness, who Is also under in
dictment and who has been fugl-
tive for several months, was kept by
the state as it's final and most I'M
portant, witness. In brief, direct
examination. Brown greatly strength
ened the states case. He testified In
workings Of the department ana mace
two strong points, namely'
That he, Brown, wrote out the or
ders on Schofield & Allen, charged to
be fraudulent, under the direction OF
Johnson.
That the alleged fraudulent bill, tho
written by Brown, was delivered to
the board for payment by the defend-
ant.
Planning to Attack Brown.
From Mr.. Halls numerous objec-
| lions to Browns testimony as we'll as
from the fact that, among other VIII
| nesses, the defense has subpoenaed
Thomas r. Brown, the former CLERKS
son, and has ordered him to bring all
correspondence in his possession rela-
| tive to his fathers absence, return
| and appearance as a witness for the
state against Johnson, 1t Is evident
| that an effort will be made to snow
| that Brown returned to testify only
after immunity had been promlsec
him. Brown, however, emphatlcall3
states there has been no agreemen
of any kind, and that he is ready e
stand upon the truth as 1t Will com'
out in the evidence.
! The former clerks appearance II
court occasioned considerable inter
est. Some present expected to Sc
him arrested upon bench warrants
which are known to have been issue
against him on three different tndict
ments. Nothing Of the kind happened
however, and from present indication
/, will not happen.
johnson Not Dismayed.
The defendant assumes the mos
cheerful attitude in the courtroon
and, Notwithstanding the fact that tn
. Testimony Is piling up against hin
saws that there Is nothing to II an
: he is not afraid. Everything POM
!, to g, concentration Of the defendant
8 forces for an attack upon the cna1
! acter and conduct of Brown, an
Tohnson's attorneys admit that the
' whole case is to prove the quit
Brown.
!, William A.. Allen was the first WI
: ness called this morning. His test
: mony was simply a corroboratlon I
the statements OF his partner, M
. Scholfeld, made yesterday afternool
= The witness described his frdn
!, moor department. He affirmed pr
vious testimony to the effect that h
Arms bill for March, 1902, was 81
: SIS. and that 1t was paid by the a.
: fendant in cash instead of by vouche
: City Wards Got Nothing.
q Stephen w. Thomas, a painter li'
: ing at 3O1 Plymouth avenue N, VIZ
sworn and testified that he had neye
v received any aid from the poor d.
q partment, altho he was designated 9
q the Schofeld & Allen bill presented
a the board by w. Fl. Johnson.
v Mrs. Charlotte Beverntck, one OF Il
4 women to whom goods were ostens
bly, delivered. testified that she hs
not received any aid from the po
department in March, 1902.
w, H. Fuller testified that there w
no one living at 500 Washington
enue NJ, an address at which goo
a were supposed to have been delivere
n lEdward Ekman, the present clerk
| the board, swore that there is no rel
dence at 1912 James avenue and Q
received help and no one else h
t. lived at 534 Greedy. avenue, anoth
address named in the alleged fraud
lent bill.
Orville Rinehart testified that t
bill. claimed to be fraudulent "
handed to him by the defendant a
he identified the budget for Marc
1902. The orders and bills, were
troduced as evidence after argume
b of cOunsel
r The state will probably rest this
=. ternoon.
Is At the close Of the mornin's sessi
Ds Mr.. Hall asked the court to instr,
90, the jury not to read the daily paI
10 press comments on the trial. He 81
he understood that an article in
as afternoon paper Saturday had be
NJ written by G. Fl. Browns son. but
ng did not intimate tna1 there WIS ai
lr- thing unfair in the article.
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