The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-16

Have you had any conversations
with the, defendant. McCann, since his
indictment about your becoming a
witness for tssstsdefense in this case?"
asked Mr.. W1rman. ~
Testifies,oN Conversations.
Eyes. had three conversations that
I remember distinctly" replied the
lawyer. "One was in Judge Bren-
tano's court room, when McCann was
giving bonds after the return of the
last indictment; once in the rotunda
of the Ashland block and one-that
was last Wednesday in my own office
in the. Ashland block"
What did he say to you?" asked
Mr.. Wayman.
I'm the second and last CONVERSE
ton with me he asked me to stretch
my imagination for his benefit, SO that
could testify for him that Max Plum
mer did not pay me the fee in the pam
dering case, but that Louis Frank
did"
.Refterates His Accusation.
On cross-examination the lawyer
reiterated his accusation against the
defendant and made 1t much stronger
than on direct.
The next surprise sprung by States
Attorney Wayman was the production
OF the checks made out by Max Plum
mer for the payment of the fee to At
torney Tyrrell.
After Tyrrell's testimony newspap-
or reporters assigned at the Des-
PLANES street station were called to
the stand to tell of seeing Michael
Heitler and Louis Frank frequently
at the station.
Max Friend the Next Witness.
Max Friend was next called by the
state. He testified that he owned the
property at 13 Green street which
was rented by Annie Green Plum.
mer, wife Of Max Plummer. He said
that when the Plummer woman's
lease expired, he rented the house to
Mike dc Pike" because he thought
Plummer did not want to stay there
any longer. "a 7 :
E The witness declared McCann tele-
phoned to him at $3.50 o'clock one
night last January and he went over
to the station. Friend said there was
row between mike de Pike" and
the Plummer woman, when he rented
his house to the former, and the in
spector asked him to get mike de
Pike" and Mrs. Plummer together and
settle the trouble without court pro-
ceedings.
McCann Showed Sympathy. Sorry.
"The woman has child which she
Is educating the best she can." the
witness said Inspector Mccain told
him. Don't make any more trouble
for her on that account than you
have to-"
Friend was called by the state to
prove an allegation that Inspector Nc
Cam received 500 to settle the trou-
BILE with Mike de Pike" and Mrs.
Plummer. He, however, proved
boomerang for the state and testified
that McCann had not offered him
money, but took part in the contro-
versy because he wanted to preserve
order in the Desplaines street district.
He proved an unruly witness from
the states attorneys standpoint.
VIII Turn States Evidence.
Excitement was stirred in the trial
when it became known that States
Attorney Wayman has secured new
evidence and new witnesses, among
whom IL one man who has been re-
lied upon aS an ally of the defense
and who has now turned states evi-
dence and is willing to aid the state
in its efforts to sustain the charges
that McCann accepted brfbes from
divekeepers for police protection.
The ally of the defense forces who
has turned against McCann may be-
come an important factor in new in
quirtes which the grand Jury is to
make in connection with certain de-
velopments in the Mccain trial and
also in connection with the extension
Of the states attack upon alleged col
lection of bribes and graft for immu-
nifty to divekeepers from prosecution.
Captain John Rehm Testifies.
Captain John Rehm testified yester-
day afternoon that he n saw Michael
Heitler, known as mike de Pike" at
the Desplaines street station counting
q large roll Of bills at the door to the
private Office Of the inspector and then
going inside with it to the inspectors
private Office.
The prosecution called Captain
Rehm to the stand as witness to
support that portion Of Louis Franks
testimony In which the alleged bribe
collector described the visit Of Nc
Cam and mike de Pike" to the re-
sort of man named Nathan. Captain
Rehm not only told Of the visit of Nc
Cam to that place. but gave some ad-
ditional testimony against his former
superior. He was not permitted, ow-
ing to objections from Attorney Lew
10, to tell In detail Just what took
place ct the resort Of Nathan and 9TH
or places visited by McCann and
mike de Pike" but the main facts
were disclosed BY him.