The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-13
KERR TO SPRING
NEW WITNESSES
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fcers are supplied with lists of the wo-
men and sent out in plain clothes to
warn them that they will be arrested
if they do not desist2'
81 never heard of anything Of that
kind" replied the witness.
Norbeck and Gardner Consulted.
You do not know Of any arrests
having been made as the result of the
evidence obtained by yourself and the
other officersq" inquired Judge Kerr.
Mot to my knowledge were any ar
M..And you received your orders not at
medical office9'
Eyes. I was ordered to go there and
receive instructions.
"When you got there you found a
superior officer9' interposed Mr..
Carey.
"Captain Norbeck was my senior.'
"But you got orders from Gardner9'
insisted Judge Kerr. -.
NO, sir, the orders I got were thru
It developed that Gardner and Nor
beck transacted the business together
and the orders Of Norbeck were on sug-
gestions from Gardner.
"Who, furnished the expense
money9'
1t was Gardner.'
"Well, Gardner was there all the
| time you were there and took an active
part in everything that transpired?"
| eyes, that is true.'
Officer John Knight next sworn, said
that "they':: gave him orders TO- get
"Who do you mean by 'they9''
"Norbeck, Gardner and DeLaittre.' ~
" ICY >; were in civilian clotheSS"
the orders9' :.
IT can't say that.'' .
"You were supplied with lists Of
names7'
mo, a slip with house numbers,
which we were told to visit. ~
Gardner Supplied Money.
HI was sent out with Ed Hall. We
were in plain clothes and had expense
money given us by Gardner. We went
back to the doctors office and told
what we had done.'
"How many times did you 20 to that
"Five or six nights at least.
Mr.. Carey, when permitted to cross
examine, produced a sheet OF paper
which he called list.
IT never saw that list that I know
off, replied the witness positively
when asked if he could identify it., The
witness had never been supplied with a
Of addresses at which they were to OBJ
| tain evidence. "
The defense sought to show that the
witness was expected to take orders
from Norbeck, but the witness de.
| INJURED.
"He was your superior officer, WASH It
"Well, he had higher rank than I
did,, - answered the witness grudgingly
and everybody improved the chance to
Officer FERN Corroborates.
Frank Fern evidence was almost
identical with that Of John Knight. He
was police officer connected with the
central station. He received orders to
Of DR.. Ames. He got the evidence, he
said, and sincautiously added that the
I evidence was. to beSaused in obtaining
warrants. &.#,' III. ,.t$- TT;
"Now, that is only what you sup.
Iposedq'' queried Judge Kerr. -
4 evidence 50 as to arrest the women.
4 FERN said that he did not know Of
any arrests having been made.
Whispers Damaging Evidence.
Emma Murphy has lost her voice and
| cOulO not speak ABOVE " Whisper, out
with the aid of Court Reporter Biron,
Of Ames she had a "candystore" at
2l9 Second street s. Gardner and Ma.
lone came. to her place one day and in
formed her that she would be required
to pay $15 month for protection.
HWhat was to happen if you did not
ri would be arrested.''
"You paid him again9'' eyes"
On CROSS examination she said that
no reference was made by either Ma
lone or Gardner to Mayor Ames. The
only reference was to police headquar
tiers.
Norbeck's Familiar Evidence.
!, Christopher G. Norbeck was swor,
after the recess. He said that at pres
ent he was only a laboring man, but
Ames he was q police detective will
the rank Of captain.
Norbeck's oft-told tale he did MOI
vary this morning by syllable. Whe1
the '"graft'' in the Ames regime wa
, started an effort was made to impress
him, but he refused unless instruction
: Fcame from the highest authority. r.
win A. Gardner to meet Mayor Ames a
the office of the News Letter in tn,
Tribune building. The interview wa
very brief. Ames said to Norbeck
"You do as Gardner tells you and i
, will be all right. - .
With this assurance, Norbeck readily
fell into the plans proposed by Gardne
and assisted in arranging the meeting
at Ames' office. His account Of wha
happened there did not differ materially
. from the statements of Captain Sinclair
and Officers Knight and FERN. Afte!
the women had been thoroly frightened
the witness was sent around to inform
, them how they could escape prosecu
Gardner would be sufficient. He Wis
tied forty or fifty places and instructed
, the proprietors to see Gardner. Sub
sequently he saw some Of them at tn,
office Of DR.. Ames, waiting for Gardne
or transacting business with him. H
named eight or ten women to whom h,
? had personally given instructions ant
: whom he afterward saw at the graft
headquarters.
Sticks to His Story.
Mr.. Cary tried to show that the may
. or expressly warned the officers agains
t accepting brides.
l "You remember, don It you,' asket
Cary pointedly, ''that DR.. Ames calle'
at the city hall and warned you tina
he had been informed that members O.
the police force had been grating an,
that any of them that were discovere,
d would be dismissed from the force9'
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