Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-06-20

We will show further that a
man In that position could not zee
the window on the south side of
the building where the ofnccr
testified he saw the defendants es-
cape. nor could man standing
outside the window cover puRiesia
in that poaition
We viii show further" Nc.
Ghre contsnded. that Codbout.
the hack driver was within 400
feet ~ ths corner Of eth and Kit.
son Street where PuEissia said
seven shots were fired and that he
did not hear any shots The hack
driver viii testify further that
after Raysrty was shot. he and
the wounded man walked toward
tn street 10 where the doctor
vas The driver wtil also testify
that the only light the only light
he saw In the lumber office was
the flash Of the reyoiyera And
finally We viii show that The De
PENDANTS. Egun and Laramie. were
not lu st Paul At tho time"
The Jury was out 4 hours ana
hat night In ths Ramsey County
the verdict was flied a. 30 o'clock
District Court and read
We. the jury in the shove en-
titled action, find the defendants
and each ~ them not gully"
Frederick L. McGhee was the
best criminal lawyer in ths North
west This was the opinion of
Minnesp,ana generally and inc
Minnesota Har particularly around
the early part o. the 2Oth century
Fred Mcgheo Yep. he was ths
best darn lawyer In those parts.
bar none white. black or what
have you remarked nu 0ld Iion
eof
William Bradley Honunssya book
entitled. Biographical Sketches
from Past and Present " s., Paul"
reads in part.
In the course os hts fMr.
Ghee'sj practice. he has success.
fully defended men charged with
The most atfocious murders known
10 the Northwest among which
were the italian Murder case IN
Minneapolis and the State versus
Harry Laramie and James n
Egan commonly known as the
"tavorty Murder case IN 81
pnll ITO Is today considered
one o. The best criminal lawyers
IN the state and has the ronnd.
once 81 the bench and bar ~ tho
state"
Concerning MeGhee's PERSONAL
~ Intelligence and persuasive rhe-
t0fic HonacasY wrote tits mar.
ner 81 roas-csaminatiou and ADJ
reaaing the jury are peculiarly
his own, hts style az address ia
engaging and hia eloquence has
all the anftnsas ard tragic char
acteristica II hia race
IN 1899 Fred MrCheo was elect.
od chairman ~ the state prrai.
Dental electors a. the Republican
convention ln ~ Paul This was
a distinguished honor and one In
which The Negro community az
that time felt Justly proud liow
ever, a small minority 81 inrana0d
whites forced the whole OF tho
convention 20 replace him with a
white chairman
After this. Msgbca became a
Democrat and was firm IN the
belief that the future welfare OF
his race would b. boat served by
dividing the vote among the twu
parties
McGhee was enc of tho founders
~ tho Niagara Movement a ma.
tionsl organization for the al
yanramont of rare interests. which
sought 10 obtain for the Negro
complete givil and political rghta
lie was member az the Com
mercial Club and an ardent Catho,
tlc a member ~ SO Peter Ciaver
and a ciuan friend % s., Pauls
only Negro priest Father Stephen
rheubald one % the two Negro
Catholic riyfgymen Ia the us. al
that time
Frederick T. MtGheo and hls
wife Matte had ono dauhtsg
Ruth McGbse who died just re-