Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-22

tiaueS Ia cdursrs-Day.
II was predicted in yesterday s issue os the
GLoRE thst the case of Victoria ssfaith against
". W, Billson, for %, O00 damases for alleged
| indesent assault, was destined to attract very
great deal OF interest. The prediction was
abundantly verified by the appearance in the
| district court room yesterday morning Long be-
fore 10 o'clock every scat In the court room was
crowded and many of the leading members of
the st. Paul ber, who are
present IN large numbers and
evince deep interest in the proceedings, were
compelled to stand. Whether attributable to
psy Geological or ether reasons, 1t Is fact that
large proportion of the audience were eithor
aid-hesded or Wore gray boards. Why THE Is
90 dsponent sayeth not and the mystery is re-
lsgated to place with the scientific problems
for which there does not seem to be any correct
solution.
black, and with her rather dull face lit up with
expectancy. She was accompanied by the
plump and rotund Mrs. Smell, whose flushed
face and keen, bright eyes bespoke a deeper
interest than ever since the oass was coming to
crisis. Along with these were several other
females whose status in the case is not defined,
but whe manifest decided interest in the
nasty Character of the proceedings.
Judge Wilkin took his seat on the bench ct
lO o'clock, Simultaneous with which Mr. Bill
s"n appeared accom- mpanied by his lawyer, Gov
Da7ia.
AN ATTORNEYS PHILLTPIC.
Before entering on the trial Mr.. Jones, at
torney for plaintiff. arose to make few re.
marks. He commenced by oom-
plimenting the judge. jury and St. Paul bar.
Proceeding in peculiar rhapsody he alluded
to the admirable nature of the electoral Judi.
clery system that obtains in this State, and
said that it was his hobby. He then charac-
terized the jury system % one of the worst
frauds, from beginning to end, ever perpetrat.
ed on free people.
He then took occasion to apologize for the
reflection cast on the character of one of the
jurors summoned on the night preceding. He
said he bad been misinformed, that it had
worried him all night, and that he was sorry
FOR it. In alluding to the Jury he spoke of an
fnstance of where he had seen, on the day pre-.
ceeding. one of the jurors wink at a spectator
In the court room. The awful crime Of wink
ing was spoken of as a most heinous offense.
In connection with the trial he said he should
ask no favor nor give none. He said that the
case has already been discussed, tried and q
verdict given in every bar of the city. He al
iuOSu " ZIG COmp1a CuaEdctcTlEeO MT,
b'lson as the high cookalorum with red whis
kers, and said that, having an auburn bard,
ne knew how It was himself. BE then paid q
compliment TO the GLOBE, which he said had
had some deoency. but he characterized in
scathing terms the account given in the Pio-
Heer Pyees. He aaid that if the reporter of
that paper was present, he desired to say that
be, Jones, would see that the paper paid dear
ly for the attempt to torestall Justice; they
would find, he said, that IN this case they
would have no Sherman Page to deal with.
Tae3 had AROUSED q man whose fapgs, when
once Fastened on person, would not release
their hold until they had torn the flesh, every
drop OF blood and the heart, If need be, from
the person.
VICTORIA sNlTA.
Upon the conclusion of tho harangue, Vic
toria Smith, the plaintiff, was sworn and her
testimony was given amid profound SILENCE.
Witness first testified to having been In the en-.
pioy of defendant for about six weeks, and,
after testifying to the preliminaries of her res.
idencs in this oity. she referred to the night on
which the alleged indecent assault was made.
Her testimony was given In clear tone with
out interru ption or hesitation. Witness testi-
fed to the circumstances OF the attempted
assault, as alleged to have taken place on the
night of the 18th OF last August, az given In
the return of Mr.. Billson from Lake Minne-
tonka on the evening OF the day named. No
one was at home with the exception of herself
and MIR Billson. Witness retired early In the
evening. Towards midnight she was aroused
By the presence of sOme one in her bed. On
waking up she Re cognizcd MIR. Bill.on. who was
trying to take improper liberties with her per-
son. After detailing the circumstances of The
alleged assault, which are unfit for publication,
witness testified to the return of the family
and to the stormy Interview with Mrs. Billson,
who repudisted the charge as false.
She then related the circumstances attend
ing her departure from the house and to her
visit to Mrs. Snelrs, to whom she related what
had taken place. After discussing the matter,
during which witness expressed firm deter
mination to punish the defendant, witness and
MIS- Shell visited the Office of Mr.. BiIlson and
abe related the difficulty experienced In pro-
curing lawyer to take the case.
oRoss-ExAMaKp.
The witness was then taken by ex.Gov.
Davis, counsel for the defense, and subjected
to q critical cross-examinatiou. She was frat
examined with regard to her birth place, age
spd previous place of residence. She testified
70 having emigrated from Bohemia about three
years ago. Witness thought she was twenty
years Of age, but could not relate in which year
she was born. Counsel then questioned her as
w hCA iOihCI kcsiucuCS at SiiiisllS, XOWu, the
residence of her brother-in-law. In this con-
nection counsel produced note dated at Still
Vile, and bearing witness TO loan Of $50 made
to ono Taylor and sigued, Victoris Cookmanton.
Witness stated that che had loaned $50 10 Tay-
lor through her brother-in-law, a man named
Osmer. Witness couldn't state what name
the note was given in by her brother in-law.
She was then shown the note and the envelope
and requested to write her name, which
abe did in Bohemian. She denied ever having
passed by tho name of Cookmanton. She va.
toen esked If abe bad ever passed by the name
Of Kremsr, the reply being that she had, thai
being the name of her brotherin-law. She
had received letters to thi, address In Roches-
ter. When asked if she lad not Stated 10 a
Mrs Prout that she had chs naed her name to
Smith in orderito have no.di&culty in rec saving
her mail, she answered in the negative.
Counsel offered her signature, the note aud
an envelope. bearing the several
names mentioned, in evidence.
Witness then examined as to her inter-
views with reporters. She referred to the inter-