Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-06

Somerville made an informal promise that |
he would live with Mrs. Somerville if she made
a written confession. This was the day before
the confession. Mrs. Somerville called witness
in and asked him what she had better do IN the |
matter. .Somerville came in quite angry, and
said he was going to kill Donaldson, and he |
rushed out and down Canada street;
witness followed and got him to come back.
The next day Mr.. Somerville called in Mr.. Da-
wilson; witness was sent for to come as wit
ness and told them they had better make it up;
told Mrs. Somerville she could better live 1t
Somerville he had better look it over; witness
thought there were faults on both sides.
DISCRIMINATION We're in tears at the
time. After the confession was made they
talked over the property. Mrs. Somerville asked
me what she had better do; witness said if she
could get Somerville to live with her by sign
ing the deed she had better do it. Mr.. Somer-
vile wanted to get from her the money for
which the homestead was Sold He said he
would forgive her if she would do as he asked
She was staying with him all the time at the
house; he considered the whole thing miser-
able affair.
Re-examined-One day, some time after the
confession, Mrs. Somerville in the house
with Somerville and cooked his meals. Witness
supposed they both slept together there; knew
nothing OF their sleeping ARRANGEMENTS.
MIR. FITZPATRICK TESTIFIED.
After the written confession was made Mrs.
Somerville stopping at witness house;
Somerville came to see her at different lines;
had interviews with her in presence of witness
and his wife. Mrs. Somerville went down and
cooked his meals all the time, at Somerville's
request. Somerville said, in witness presence,
he would forgive her. He said to witness, i
mean to make her my wife and live it down.
This was after the confession. He said to her,
Nett, freely forgive you" in witness pres
ence, and may God forgive you. Don't feel
bad. we shall live it down." The next morning
he came to the middle of his garden and told
me to tell Mrs Somerville to come home; she
went home, and slept in my house
no more. This about the fifth
day after the confession was made.
and left for Buffalo, New York. During this
| time they lived together as man and wife in
| their own house.
| Cross-examined.-AIrs. Somerville had no
friends in the city. She came to my house the
night of the confession. She was in great
trouble. He was not steady in friendship nor
| in hOstilities. He was one time all good and at
another all bad. There were two bedrooms in
Someryille's house. She said she would be a
good and faithful wife. Don't know any more
than she slept in her own house. He said he
was willing to take her anywhere-to Buffalo
| or Florida.
| MRS. FITZPATRICK TESTIFIED.
Corroborated the evidence of her husband,
ana further said that Somerville would come
and go up stairs to Mrs. Somerville and stay
sometimes an hour with her alone One Sunday
night Somerville found her lying on sofa and
said, Nett, don't, pet; it makes odds what
| folks say; III live this down. l have done
ten Thousand times worse and then he began
to pray. Witness said she used to go down and
visit them three or four times day after they
lived together again; have been there in the
evening and saw them both there. They some
times were happy together and sometimes not;
did not know If they slept together; never
talked to Mrs. Somerville about the matter:
she seemed to feel bad enough without witness
talking to her about it; she seemed in great
trouble. Witness thought Somerville felt bad
sometimes he was angry, sometimes crying; he
prayed with her every evening; he forbade wit
ness letting any of the neighbors i'll to talk
with her. Mrs. Somcrville wrote to her sister.
| Her brother came from Buffalo. He said per
haps they would go to Buffalo and stay awhile
and come back and go to live in Minneapolis.
| When Somerville was he said he hated
| her; when he said he had been ten thousand
you have?' and he said, ooh. but am not go
ing to commit myself She begged him once
to take her back. l think she said, Jim. dc
| forgive me"
/ Re-direct-There was only one bedstead and
| bed in the house; was in the bedroom and al
1
ding but the one.
| MRS. SoMERvILLE TESTIFIED.
MIR. Somerville came to see me while at Kill
patrick's, every day; sometimes once or twice
a day, and would stay an hour, more or less
He told me he freely forgave me, and asked
me to come home, and told me not to worry
about it. Collaborating the statement of Xii.
patrick, she said Somerville took her hand and
said he forgave her fully and freely. and did
not care what the world said. This was after
the confessions did all the work every day
and went back to Kilpatrick's at night; lived
with him one month before starting for Buf-
| falo; lived together as husband and wife; did
not occupy the same bed all the time-only
three nights-16th, 18th and 10Th Of May. Did
not know if she got the money for the home
stead before or after those three nights.
/ Cross-cxamined-Had interviews with Somer
vile every day. Sometimes he was angry anc
would use bad language, and then he woulo
take it back; asked him once to forgive me
the night of the confession-perhaps once
after that. When we started for Buffalo
understood we were to live together. Started
for Buffalo on the Oath of May; slept on the
floor feather tick, which Somer
vile kindly gave from his bed VI
to the 18th of May. Had but little bed clothes
Did not sleep with him because l would MOI
give up the 81 200 I received for the house. H.
said awife had no rights of her own. His wifi.
should give up everything to him. Both slep
together on the floor two or three nights befor,
/ going to Buffalo, because the furniture was
gone. We were often quarreling, up to thi,
time, because of money matters. Did not oc
cupy the same berth on the vessel had thu
same state-room for one or two nights, and afte
that the chambermaido opened the door between il
and another and each had a separate room
Somerville offered to take me back as wife il
would go to Florida. I went to his bed
Somerville called me to come. Emphatically
Il - l. L
to take me back had no letters from Buffalo
advising me to get him to sleep with
me. Whilein Buffalo, never shut the doo1
in his face, so help me God. Somerville, il
Buffalo, abused me and my family shamefully
told him would live with him, if he would
destroy the confession and restore matters Ii
their first position.
Counsel-Destroying the confession would
not destroy facts.
Mrs. S.-Certainly not, but he had no right
to show the confession to everybody he met in
Buffalo and elsewhere. We have not lived to
house. My sister think did, but was not
! present.
| ANDREW FITZPATRICK RECALLED SEQ
| His wife got letter from Mrs. Somervill<
while in Buffalo; l did not read it.
| MR. soMERvILLE TESTIFIED u
after being cautioned by his attorney about re
| plying 10 questions carefully ana briefly: saw
Mrs. Somerville in Klpatrick's house, groan.
ing and crying with her hair down. She asked,
l''Will you take me back and trust me- and see
what kind of a wife will be to YOU There
We're two or three such interviews in my house
of the same nature. When the trouble came
up, financially speaking, I had not enough
money to take me home, she said, 81 put in
/ $s, 600 ia,Jackson street. Checked by the at.
/ torney. never wanted to get the 81 zoo
Il from her told her uon)d Tastr,,,, tI,a
deeds if she would give me the $1,000. She
. | proposed to do SO. Well, finally decided fo1