Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-23
NOT GUILTY.
THAT rs WHAT JENNIE GREEN'S
JURY SAID TO HER YESTERDAY,
She Proves an Alibl and Goes Free--She De-
MES Ever Having Seen Martin Before Her
Arrest--Her Joy at Her Acquittal.

MES Ever Having Seen Martin Before Her
Arrest--Her Joy at Her Acquittal.
The agony is over, for one person at least,
and that person was last night perhaps the hap.
piest woman in St. Paul. Jennie Green, or
Jennie Clark, as she is sometimes called, was
yesterday acquitted Of the charge of larceny
from the person of William Martin, the Chip
pewa Falls lumberman.
Judge Willzin took his seat on the bench at
lit lie after 10 clock, and the examination of
witnesses for the prosecution was recon-
menced. Capt. Weber was recalled and testi-
fed further as to finding the stolen money and
arresting the defendant; expert pronounced
the money good, and Mrs. Pottgeiser, Sem, Mr..
| Moran, clerk of the American house, Mary
Ganz the chambermaid in the same establish
ment and Gil. and N. Pottgeiser testified in re-
| lation to the robbery, the finding of the
money and the arrest of the defendant.
| As the readers of the GLOBE are familiar
| with all the facts, there is no occasion to re-
peat them here Mary GAM, however, testified
| to lew occurrences not heretofore published.
She said that on the evening of the robbery,
about 6 o'clock, she cav Martin lying on the
| bed in the room occupied by Miss Sinclair, an
actress; that she told defendant of the fact,
! and said she was afraid to enter the room. De-
|
with her. They went to the room, when de-
| PENDANT went in and shook Martin, and put
| her hand in his pocket. In withdrawing it
witness did not see any money in defendant
hand, but thought she would have seen it if
she had had any.
The prosecution here rested
| THE DEFENSE.
| The counsel for the defense addressed the
| jury briefly, reviewing few points in the evil
i l.. i L.. r
and referred to the wrongs that had been
heaped upon his client in a forcible manner.
Here, for the first time during the trial,
she dropped silent tear-in fact it might be
said she dropped several tears-and applied her
cambria to her eyes.
The defendant was then called, and took the
stand in her own behalf. She stated that she
had never seen the complaining witness Mar
tin, until she was brought for examination be-
fore the municipal court. Then she asked
Capt. Weber to point him out, which he did.
She stated that on the day of the robbery she
was at house on Third street from to $50
o'clock. Leaving there she reached the Ameri-
can House about o'clock removed her outer
garments and went to supper. She found sup
per over and ate nothing. She then went to
Mrs. Gil. Pottgeiser and gave her $15 to keep
for her, as she had been drinking and did not
want to keep the money about her. When she
went to her room she found Miss Sinclair there.
Her door was not locked neither was her trunk.
She lay down, after putting SIS in her pocket
book and w IN her stocking. She was awoke
by Capt. Weber, who told her Of the robbery,
and that she was suspected and must be
searched, to which she readily submitted.
ment made by Mary CAM, and said
she had not seen her at all that day. In
accounting for the money in her possession,
she said Mrs. France had given her $15 at
various times during the week, she had receiv-
ed $40 from one man and $5 from another at
ed in letter. OF this amount she had paid
SO for board. The letter was admitted in evi-
dence.
There was no cross examination,
Mrs. France was called, and swore to having
given defendant $l5 during the week proceed.
ing the robbery.
Two witnesses corroborated her statement
as to her whereabouts during the afternoon
when the robbery was committed, thus quite
clearly proving an abb.
August Reinhart, formerly stable boy al
the American House, but now in Jail
awaiting trial for forgery, an ignorant, stupid
looking fellow, testified that he had over
heard conversation between Mary GAM and
another girl, in which the latter reproached
Mary for swearing against the defendant. a,
she mad been good to her, to which Mary re-
pied: Il don't care; get we'll paid for it,
recess was taken, and in the afternoon
d!l. Pottgeiser was recalled and examined
briefly as to the money given to his wife by the
defendant.
The defendant here rested and County At
torney hogers proceeded with his argument fol
the people. He dissected the evidence for the
defense thoroughly, and made forcible speech
for conviction. During his remarks the de-
tendant sat bolt upright, with scarcely a change
OF countenance, but eagerly scanning the face,
OF the jurors to discern, if possible, the effec,
produced upon their minds.
When MIR. Erwin arose to close the case. a
puzz or expectancy went around the court
room. He opened by referring to the character
OF the evidence against the defendant anc
proceeded to give some of the witnesses
especially Martin, severe excoriation, Dur
!. ing the progress of his speech Jennie wept
coplously, and by the time he had concluded
her eyes were swollen and red. The scene anC
Its surroundings reminded one of the Irishmar
on trial for stealing pig. During the plea Of
MS attorney In his behalf he burst into tears
ana on being asked the cause, exclaimed
Och! shure, niver knew was SO good mar
, till heerd that lawyer spake.''
Inc arguments concluded, Judge Wilkin gave
his charge to the jury, and Jennie regained hel
: composure
As the jury filed out the prisoner returned
to Jail to await the verdict. She had not long t.
mediate, however, for in less than half an hou1
messenger summoned her to the court room
| She entered with the utmost composure, and
pe1ng seated, proceeded leisurely to pull
on her gloves, scarcely looking at the men who
held her fate in their hands. While they were
being polled, however, she betrayed considera
Die anxiety, and when the clerk pronounced
the words mot guilty she sprang to her feet
her eyes glowing like Goals and her face per.
tectly radiant with joy. A few young men or
the back seats INDUCED in a little hand shaking
among themselves, the formal motion for 6
discharge vas made and Jennie hurried out in
} TO the air free woman once more. She shook
hands with her attorney, then ran like dee1
down the plank to the Jail, where she got 8
bundle of clothes and disappeared from sight
Annie Louise Cary.
The Library association announce this morn
ing single concert by Miss Annie Louise
Cary, assisted by the Harmonic Quartette.
For the first time in its history st. Paul is thus
visited by vocalist second in fame to none
now living, in the very heyday of her fame and
glory Called for everywhere in the old world
and new, it is indeed wonder that circum-
stances have placed her within reach of our
city. The voice which has captivated the lis
tening thousands in the larger cities is really
to come to u.s.. Of course the Library associa-
ton has to pay well nigh fabulous price for
SO bright star, but the managers look upon it
as an obligation to the citizens who so faith
| fully support their entertainments to take this
rare chance to present to them Miss Cary,