The Minneapolis journal., 1904-05-11
Brunner Recalled.
AMEs ON THE STAND
Prefers Repartee to Direct Answering
of Questions. ---~~

Thru a long direct and strenuous
cross-examination yesterday after.
noon. former Mayor A. A. 'Ames
stoutly denied any guilty connection
with or any knowledge of the graft
which hourished during his admins
traticn as mayor Of Minneapolis. I'm
der Mr.. Boardman's fire of questions,
however, the witness became some-
what nervous, his memory appeared
defective as to incidents, dates, names
and conversations, and he showed a
tendency toward repartee rather than
desire to answer questions directly.
DR., Ames testified that Gardeners
star was given to him simply to enable
him to get about without interference.
when carrying messages for the
mayor; he had removed Gardner as a
special officer because he found that
the mayor did not have the power to
appoint a general special officer; he
did not believe his assistant guilty of
collecting "graftossuntil after the pres
ent municipal cases were commenced.
In this connection" DR.. Ames' testi-
mony on cross-examination contradict
ed that of Captain Hill.
He Believed in Gardner.
"Why did you assist Gardner in se-i
curing a bond?" was asked by Mr.
Boardman. ''You knew then that he
was charged with collecting graft. '''s.
So "Yes, had heard it."
49,. Why did you assist him then? ?"
8 = Because I did not believe it."
"Do you remember conversation
that there was talk that grating was
going on and that Gardner was col
lecting it?" <
81 don't remember HILL. I know I
was informed from a number Of
sources that graft was collected
"a rofQ in,
Hill and Colonel Ames, the chief Of
police, came to your office and talked
about this graft?"
NO"
did Colonel Ames ever talk about
'sYes, Colonel Ames did, remember
that distinctly ~ &
Us it not fact that Gardner in
troduoed Sadie Bird to you at your
| medical office ?" s
II think that was the most auda-
cious thing he ever did, If he did do
'"Will you swear Gardner did not
Introduce her to you?'' 81
| II can only say that it would have
been an audacious thing for him to
| bring up woman of that character
and introduce her to me. I am not
that class"
An explanation Of a letter given by
the mayor to William A. Tanner in
PRODUCING him to Joseph Cohen as one
| of a committee to collect a campaign
fund was made by the witness. He
said that he wrote the letter under
protest and in it wanted Cohen to be
careful, as he did not approve of GER
tain methods Of collecting funds which
i had been previously employed. -
Il. Captain Brown Testifies.
4 William Brown of North Dakota
was the only other witness called yes
! terday afternoon and he testified to q
conversation between himself and
Gardner in the Standard theater wher
he sWore Gardner. said to him: I'm
! we'll fixed.
Then you have been appointed or
4 the force ?'' said Brown. s;3gs2 s
II am a special officer and look
4 after certain women. That fs# m,
graft. t.',3A Is s
You have to report the collections
don't your" e
mo, I report to no one.''
what If the old man (meaning the
mayor) gets onto it?"
4 IssOh, he knows nothing about IT,
Later Brown, according to his tes
1 timony, learned that $1,000 had beer
! paid to John F1tchette by Charles SO
i dini, the proprietor of the Columbis
theater, to close the Standard.
Did you ever see the check ?''
Eyes, sir"
Whom was it made payable top
! ITO John Fitchette.' =