The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-06
New Facts from Brown.

be checkmated by the state thru
Brown himself, who will spring"
story which did not come out in the
other trial, and which is somewhat
out Of the ordinary. It is in sub
stance that the Hayden woman came
to DR.. Ames' office and inquired of
his secretary if Gardner, who was
around collecting protection money"
was all right. Brown replied that
he thought Gardner was son the
square" but that he did not know.
He did know, f7hoWeyer, that Ames
trusted Gardner, and thus thought it
safe to. tell the woman he was all
right. This he finally did, and in or
der that Gardner should be identified
next time he called, Brown picked
up a sheet Of paper, tore it in two,
gave tione half to the Hayden woman
and later gave the other half to
Gardner.
Conspiracy Plan Develops.
The defense's case will be, as pre-
dicted in T h ] urna ian at
tempt to prove a conspiracy between
Gardner, Brown and others to do"
the mayors shown more clearly as
the cross examination of the states
witnesses progresses. An attempt
Coffee john Fichette's, when Card
ner, sFichette, Ross and Harris were
present, and at which Gardner said:
ITO hell with the doctor; he will never
come back anyway" and some other
things Of like nature tending to prove
that Gardner and his friends were
out for the graft themselves and
ner emphatically denies ever having
said anything Of this kind.
p Sadie Bird, a woman who kept a
place on Second avenue and Fourth
street during the Ames regime, was an
unwilling witness this morning.
able to find here when she was wanted
as a witness, and she stated on the
stand this morning that they would
not have got her this time if she had
been able to take, a train out of town.
She is evidently in sympthy with DR..
Anes and is known to hate Gardner,
and her testimony was given this
morning only under pressure. s$
8 Miss Bird testified in response Sc to
questions but only after asking tos be
allowed to remain silent, that she had
been visited by Gardner and asked to
pay She had refused and questioned
Gardeners right to collect. He re-
ferred her to DIR. An1es and she sWore
that she visited the then mayor and
after an interview paid Gardner s$25.
The defense attempted to show that
| the witness was underline influence of
| ODldCeS, the state GODJeCIlOn was
| sustained. ss hi 49, Il =
From this witness as from the
prosecuting witness, Bessie Lee, the
Ecounsel for the defense attempted in
4 vain to wiring admissions Of being
threatened by County Attorney Board
man If they did not testify. The Lee
4 woman testified that she gave Gardner
$40 for police protection. She said
i that she did not knowsit was a felony
i to run a house Of i'll fame, but that
she paid because all the rest Of them
4 did. She lives at Mo- 6 First avenue
i S, and testified that she had never sold
beer at her place.
A Battle of Wits.
l "A battle of wits was on this morning
in Judge C.. B. E1liott's courtroom
The opposing forces We're Irwin A
I Gardner. one of the Ames graft col
lectors and the states star witness
/ and r. r. Odell one of the defendant:
i attorneys. One skirmish followed an.
other, but when the smoke cleared
4 away the states witness was always
4 found standing pat
Mr.. OdelPs strenuous efforts te
shake Gardner's testimony proved
4 entirely futile and all that he ac
1 complished was to bring out more
4 testimony damaging to his client ane
4 to show the defense's intention tt
q prove that Gardner was working {
graft Of his own without DR.. Ames
knowledge. s. S.. 5
I. After one of the attorneys attacks
q: and the stopping of the witness reply
4 Gardner exclaimed: .6
4. 1--WE come on the stand and swea,
to tell the truth and the whole truth
and you won't let me do it. You won
i have it.
Hold on there!" shouted Mr.. Odell
and the examination became NOR,
q peaceable for a few minutes.
The anti-Ames conspiracy wa
brought UP In a line of questions re
a Gardner.
Wouldn't Accuse Cohen.
Didn't Capt. Fitchette say to MI