Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-21


the city detectives rushed out of the
court to the Office of the chief Of 20
lice, who was in the opposite end Of
the building. and informed him what
had occurred. The chief rushed into
the court room, and from that time
CONSERVATION prevailed among all the
authorities around the building.
For two days Dingfelter was kept
upon the stand. After he had been
excused was called. Having been
duly sworn, I was told by the prose-
cutting attorney to state to the court
and Jury how ! had been approached
by Mr.. Glover and himself, and what
had done in connection with the
case. gave a detailed account of my
work from the beginning. When
had finished my direct testimony the
counsel for the defense began to
cross-examine me.
Where did you get this check?" he
asked, exhibiting the check which
Dingfelter had presented.
This is one of the blank checks
that took from DR.. Smiths office
in the manner already described"
answered.
Then you stole this check from Dr..
ton.
81 took that blank check from DR..
Smiths Office without his knowledge
or consent"
@. Who filled out this check and
signed DR.. Smiths name? A. That
check was filled out by one OF my
employees l stood alongside OF him
while he filled 1t out. He did 1t under
my instructions, and II he had refused
to do It / would have discharged him
and he knew it; and II the law has
been violated in any way 1 am respon-
sible for It."
~You knew that 1t was a forgery.
and that forgery Is crime under the
law?" inquired the opposing counsel
To which l replied that, inasmuch az
intent is the essence of crime. and as
there was no intent to obtain money
or other valuables by means Of the
check, I did not believe I had been
guilty Of forgery. i pointed out. fur
thermore, that had been at the bank
on the morning when McCulloch pre-
sented the check, for the purpose OF
preventing the teller from cashing 1t,
In case he had failed to perceive that
the signature was not genuine.
Almost every person in the court
room had been of the opinion that
had got myself into serious trouble
by obtaining the blank checks and
causing one to be filled out and signed
and presented. But after my explana
ton it was evident that l had re
NAMED we'll within the letter Of the
law.
The testimony was overwhelming
against Maxwell. and the jury quickly
returned a verdict Of murder In thu
first degree. 1t Is satisfactory to adj
that Maxwell, or Brookes. paid tn
penalty of his crime by hanging.
| The psychology of this case makes
1t unusually interesting. why"
have been asked many times, "di'
you cause McCulloch to knock yo'
down and strip the policeman AM
yourself, compelling you. furthermore
to go around for several days Wit
your right eye and one side OF you
face discolored?"
knew that Maxwell was enjoyin
the notoriety which the newspaper
were giving him. ! knew, also, tina
the public was growing tired Of read
i 4;
that IL l could paint my assistant
| more desperate criminal for the tim
being, by the notoriety which he. !
turn, would gain through the news
papers, 1t would have the effect q
attracting Maxwell's attention to hin
J SO that he might bask in the ligt
which was shed upon McCulloch.
considered it necessary to have Nj
n Culloch slug me and the police Office
y in order to allay any suspicion ths
le might have arisen in the mind Of tn
r, chief of police or any Of his men. tn
le chief was an alert and experience
lg officer, and il he had for a momeI
g. suspected that McCulloch was M
II what he represented himself to be. {
Is that he was connected with me.
would undoubtedly have exposed Il
F. scheme.
| could have obtained the blan
II. check from DR.. Smith for the askin
but DR.. Smith would, Of course. ha,
ty wanted an explanation, and II l hs
given it DR.. Smith would have bee
10. obliged to state the facts on the WI
ness stand when called before Il
a., grand jury, and this would have BET
- fatal to the plan. By keeping n
.. plans and motives profoundly seer
-, produced this result: that each pe
- son told the truth. as he believed
to be.
As there was no city fund for d
D" payment of the expenses Of outside
tectives. Mr.. Glover paid McCullo'
~ out of his own pocket, the total gu
expended amounting to about six hu
NJ dred dollars. l got, as my compenf
ton, the aforementioned black ey
ar a swollen Jaw, and a number Of bum
le- and bruises.
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