The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-11-27

"Were you in Rainier when a boat
load of booze came inf" persisted the
federal prosecutor.
"You know, don't yous" angrily
countered Mckay. tsYou took the
trouble to, swear out warrant for me.
I knew nothing about booze on any
boat"
Chow did you come to go on the
bonds of Charles Macella9" Mr.. ia
ques inquired.
"Buck" Mckay gave ample evidence
that he was a man of hot temper. Mr..
Power, either fearing the effect of
high blood pressure on the witness or,
possibly, that he would spill the beans
by some angry answer, interposed an
objection. y
While Judge Morris Was considering
the point, the witness could not refrain
from talking and was severely grepri-
handed by the Court.
, ''I am discussing the point with, the
attorneys, not with you. You are doing
yourself no good" the Court informed
the violent Buck" s. ~
>"I know it, replied the rantanker-
Gus witness, as he quieted down.
The long trial had sadly affected the
nerves Of many of the defendants and
their witnesses, therefore clever
goading might have caused an explo.
sion and disclosures fatal to the de-
Tense. The lawyers for the defense
were under a terrific strain and never
for a moment did they relax their vigi-
lance or let matters get out Of hand.
Later on in the case, Mr.. Power
struck one of the defendants stag
gering blow because he ratified some
papers and distracted the attention of
the jurors. 1t is alleged that the Little
Giant would not have hesitated in
knocking a client cold mad any one of
them lost control of himself.
Mrs. Roy Backer, 3114 Chestnut st.,
testified that, previous to May Is, she
had worked a month in the Bradley
home. She swore that Bradley was
there at p. m. and again at 9 p. m.
ON May 9. Longfield had sworn that
Murphy and Bradley were on the Rice
Lake road and made an all-night trip
to Eveleth at that time. It was a tell
ing bit of evidence for the defense,
coming as it did from an honest and de-
cent woman. She stated that Bradley
came down to breakfast at a. m. the
next morning, the very hour that Long
field swore Murphy and Bradley were
taking breakfast at farm house.
Roy Backer substantiated the testi-
mony of his wife. >...
Mrs. Frank L. Bradley testified that
her husband went out at p. m, May
9, and that he returned home at p. m.
He was at home until 8 a. m. the next
morning, May 10. She was positive
that she never saw Longfield until she
came into that courtroom.
George Shea, city attorney. of Vir-
ginia, Mimi, testified that no COM
plants ever had essne to his office
about Mitchell, Trudell and Clayton.
John Murphy, former chief of police
Of the city Of Duluth, took the stand
in his own behalf and denied in detail
all of Lcngfield's testimony against
him. He said he knew Clayton when
he was boy, but had no acquaintance
with the other defendants.
"You were peace officer to enforce
the laws of Minnesota and the city9"
queried Mr.. Jaques on cross-examina-
ton.
eyes, inside and outside the city,"
replied Murphy.
"What do you mean by 'outside the
city?" asked the prosecutor.
"Well, for instance" replied Muir
ply, "when stolen goods were taken
outside the city, L went out and got
them
Under Interrogation, Mr.. Murphy ad-
mitted that it might have been the
right thing to have Informed county
attorney Greene about the liquor seized
on the Rice Lake road.
"You had a criminal in hand and