The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-17
TRACE AMES' ROLL,
INTO THE BANK
Continued from First. Page.

edo you mean that it is synonymous
with uprightness of character"
81 can't say that. ~ @FNs
"Well, what do you mean?'
81 mean that a man of honesty and
integrity is careful about money mat
ters, pays his debts, keeps his prom
Uses, or doesn It steal or take brides"
This answer seemed to amuse num-
bel, of the personal friends of Dr.; Ames,
and they laughed heartily until inter-
rupted by the court.
"Mr. Krumweide and some others, ;,
said the court severely, 81 have warned
you before against any improper con-
| duct in this courtroom. If there is a
repetition of this offense you will be
| called up and fned.'
| The laughter quickly subsidized.
According to your defnitions,"
continued Judge Kerr, the keeper of
a house of illfame could be said to be
a person Of honesty and integrity If
she paid her bills and kept her wordq"
Why, / should say. that she was
honest if she was straight in money
~ George G: Wright, cigar dealer, and
n. B. LeBlond, foreman in the Loye
saddlery plant, testified to Ames' repu-
tation for integrity and honesty. When
asked as to his moral character they
pleaded that they had not great deal
| VI pC1 oOudl dCuud1uI Will uIul.
Neither could deny that they had heard
people speak i'll of DR.. Ames previous
to his Indictment in the spring of 1908.
Their ideas of honesty referred simp-
ly to trustworthiness in money matters
=, Harry A: Montgomery, cashier for
the N. D. T., had known Of DR.. Ames
for twenty years or more: His reputa-
good. The witness defined honesty and
integrity as embracing promptness in
money matters, keeping of promises
and being good fellow. Mr.. Mont
gomery was forced to admit that he had
heard people discussing. the Ames adj
fore the Indictment of DR.. Ames. Some
people condemned the administration
and others approved it.
Conroy Applies Whitewash.
Edward J.. Conroy, superintendent of
pollce,, testified that DR.. A. A. Ames
had good reputation for honesty and
integrity prior to the disclosures Of the
corruption in the Ames crowd. Mr..
! Conroy did not claim any personal
friendship with Dr., Ames and simply
spoke of his general tfeputati9nk in the
upon to define what he meant by "hon-
estyn
mean care in money matters9'
Chief Conroy thought that was the
principal requirement.
lido you mean to include in that his
reputation for morality7'
morality" answered Mr.. Conroy, at
which everybody smiled broadly.
"You hear all manner of accusations
against public men, don't you9' asked
Mr.. Cary. .-..... $780,.
The witness admitted that public
4 men, even himself, were often unjustly
accused. - .--
DR.: George E. Kicker, city physician
was the last "good character witness
Prior to the exposure Of the Ames ad
ministration, the mayor had good rep
utation for truth, veracity, honesty ano
, integrity, said DR.. Kicker. While not
able to place the time, the witness was
obliged to admit that he had heard
things previous to the return of the
Indictment.
Gardner Silver Teaset.
A, j. Roth, a pawnshop keeper was
asked in relation to q conversation
with Irwin A: Gardner after his CON
preme court.
He testified that he had given Gard
ner q silver teaset and that at the con
versation to which his attention hat
been called Gardner had asked him no.
:, to say anything about the teaset al
f the money could be laid on DR.. Ames
but the teaset could not be as easil,
J. Roth was plainly unwilling to testif,
n except to matters that would benefit Dr.
t Ames and had difficult time on tn
/ stand. He. would not admit that he
together with Others. ran a eEfake ,
q auction store, but admitted that h
y regularly once a week for a period o
o three months or so and the place wa
= never molested. 4 - IT r..
l. Pawnbrokers Were Mulcted.
!. "What made you think that Gard
y ner had any authority9" asked Judg
y Kerr. - " =.
e ~ didn't know that he had an:
"But you paid money right along9'
eyes, we paid money! ...-
q HAnd you were never molested9'
e 'fNo, nothing was done to u.s.
II Ames7''
y y "We never said anything.' -..N
:. You want the jury to nderstan
= that. you. paid money weekly for pre-
" lection put yoH; ne never Went At to r. tn
l. Kerr: ....~r~ ~. -.
" The witness said that he had travele
y all the way from St. Louis, where h
q was running jewelry store, in order
II testify for DR.. Ames.
e Richard Blanchard recalled overhea1
IS ing T. r. Brown and another perso
p discussing the police graft Of the Anne
t. administration. This was in Schiek
II saloon. The witness was not above
q to testify. =:
le William H. Cowles, who is almost a
IT deaf as a post, was next sworn for tn
Brown had told him some years ago, bu
the state objected to his evidence a
y being immaterial.
IT -rr,sfs 4. -.J ~ y1t sEzEs
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STATE RESTED SATURDAY
Fred Ames Was One of the Last Wi