The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-18
DAMAGING FACTS
WRUNG FROM AMES
Continued from First Page.

without especial incident before Judge
A. M. Harrison this morning. The /
Jurors, appearing somewhat wearied by
the. long confinement, took their places
ssts shs ftsrnfgs a9 Se ths Ssas
stretch, e and the large crowd which
has been in attendance quietly awaited
the things to come.
DR.. A.. A. Ames looked pale and wor-
ried as he resumed his place upon the
Judge Kerr resumed his cross-exam-
nation.
1.-THE complaints regarding the graft
were very numerous in the summer of
1901, were they not?'' asked Judge
Kerr.
Later Dr. Ames qualified his state
ment by admitting that there were
"manyo complaints.
Did you during your last admins
tration intend or attempt to enforce
the laws of the. state and the city7'
e. II tried to live up to my oath of
did you try to enforce the ord j !;
ances OF the, city as you knew themY'
~ not only tried to, but I did,
did you try to enforce the law
iii fame9'
GAS far as had any evidence.
Did you attempt to enforce the
bling9D
Il did,,
els. it not fact that you testified
yesterday that you gave orders that
women operating regular houses of i'll
fame should not be brought into court
during certain months. se
20 1t is not. = .a ..
DIR. Ames became very contradictory
in his answers regarding his knowledge
Of the .existenceHof houses of i'll fame.
He did not know about the houses, he
said, but. had to admit that he had
given orders that the proprietors of
houses should. only be brought into
court once in every two months, and
continue the practice.
/ Denies Stalking Gardner.
when aid is yeu first know that that, Gard r I
women Of the town9'
~ don't recall when I first heard
'tYou heard Gardner g testimony re-
garding expense smoney'' for obtaining
evidence against women. Did you ever
give him any such moneys
! - Not one single dollar or cent" was
the emphatic answer:
uC WlGnC6SS dQlulGGCu" Cu1O Od1 uuCl
had spoken to him about expense
money, but the witness declined posi-
4 lively to. compensate Gardner for the
expense. Strangely, however, he had
not asked Gardner anything about the
matter and. apparently, thought there
t. was nothing strange about the conduct
of his medical student. 49,. - 4.;e,
4. Reverting to the famous meeting be-
tween DR.. Ames, Irwin A. Gardner and
Chris Norbeck at, the News Letter Of:
fee in the Tribune building, Ames said
that he did not know Norbeck, but
Of the fact that he had appointed him
patrolman, had promoted him to be
lieutenant in six J: weeks and a few
weeks later raised him to captaincy.
The witness declared that he had
not sent for Norbeck and did not know
He could recall nothing that was said
except Norbeck had asked if he should
take orders from, Gardner and the
mayor a9pgtgsweFed, "aobey your superior
Recalling your evidence of ,fyester;
thaf Gardner paid y 'i1 some. money dur
ing the month of December, 1907"
Tile may have done SO. - - ~, e.
And yet at a former trial you
swore t 4ha he ol had paid you no money
| LII ulu UCllSNtu IL W w u !
only say now that he may have paie
considerable time was9.spent in es
: tablishing the position Of HCofee
/ john Fitchete; who was promoted tt
be captain ofopolice about the mid
die Of March, 190l.' Captain Fitchettt
} was detailed on special duty at head
quarters s'to do as I told him to sale
the witness. -. ..t :.:@
Il Da1o+inrc sryI+I ,,,oo,s
DR.. Ames, in response to questions
: admitted that Colonel Tanner was 6
friend and that there was something
! mitted that he knew that Colonel Tan
f ner was interested in sportinghouses.
;, He did not know that Colonel Tan
Q marie club. He had visited Tame
] there, but of his personal knowledg,
e there. .. :. ~ : W.. = - 80,
q "Wasn It that club running a gam
: blinghouse within, your own sight7''
:. Objection was made by Mr.. Cary OF
i the ground that the matter involve,
J. was not included in the indictment
9 and on many other grounds. ~ :,2..
) DR.: Ames was forced step by step t
t admit that he had gone further thai
t the reception room downstairs, and ha,
v been IN the upstairs rooms where Their
3 might have been gambling apparatu
\ and gambling might have been &C
n ing on; - :. -.
h here,," sharply, commanded Judge Kerr
: :" You know what gambling devices ar
q and how they :are.operated, and L as
ii = you now if gambling was going on i
!. the Albemarles club when you. wer
) there?''
>. From appearances-yes"
:. "As a matter of fact, did you no
q gamble there9'' 5y +, !,
Attorney Cary protested ,vigorousl
AGAINST the witness being required t
answer the question, as it might ten
to incriminate him.
~ The court advised that DR.. Anne
: could claim personal privilege.
Mr.. Cary thought that he, as til
= attorney, could claim 1t.
ar :" You have not the right to clail
N personal privilege for another man. -
Sc We'll, ] ID like to know if I hay
a not the right as the defendants alto
IN, neyYo remarked Mr.. Cary somewhs
# excitedly.
in That's all! Sit down!' comman
IN ed the court.
"a And Mr. Cary sat down, but conti
lie ued to mutter until sharply repriman
"a ed by the court. h.
ks DR.. Ames ayailed himself of the e
a. emption.
ed Why He Wrote Cohen Letter.
ed Why did you write that letter CO
corning Colonel Tanner to JOSEF
IN Hohon ~,