Inter-Mountain Farmer | 1902-09-30 | Page 7 | Ames Trial Begun

AMES TRIAL BEGUN. Sensational Testimony Against Former For-mer Superintendent of Follce. Minneapolis, Minn, Sept. 27 In tho dial today of furintr Superintendent Trod W. Ames for extordon. May Mcintosh Mc-intosh gave the llrst evidence directly tnnncrtlng the defendant with tho collection col-lection of money from women. She related re-lated how he had 1 ailed nt her place and notified her lo pas no moro money lei Irwin (lnrdner who hnd bein the ku-betwren lie Intel told her In call ut his olllie and get fuilher Instructions. Soon after Joo Cohen, the new Intermediary Inter-mediary callid wllh a detictlve and Instructed her ns lo (be monthly pas inents 111 numtired enviloies at his jeweliy store She then went to Chief Ames and asked if it was nil right lo pay mones In Cohen. She testified ios. tlvely that the Chief hod replied that It was all right and that sho wus to pay the same amounts lo Cohen thut she had previously paid to (lnrdner. Sho hud followed llu so Instidi (Ions nnd hud not be err molested liy the police, although al-though her plate vvrui lu the huirt of the buHlniss district.