St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-19

would work for him so as 70 earn money to
fee a LAWYER, / did not wake him the night
OF the assault, saying that there was man
In the house: be was awake and got up three
times. but not from anything said To him.
Objection TO the defense trying toimpeaeh
the witness.
have made an effort to see about getting
divorce from my husband, aud know
that II he Is sent to the penitentiary can
get a divorce from him.
Redirect Enthusiastically throat was so
badly hurt when got up that was unable
to make an outery; told him that had not
told anything about the burning, bar only
about what happened at Memphis; the place
where ne assaulted me was about twenty feet
outside OF the fence Of the vacant To-, which
Was separated from my mothers lot by an
alley; went to Mr.. Geo. +. Sabin the first
chance had.
At this stage Mr.. Sabiu made = diagram
showing the position OF the lots, and the
witness described the various locations, all
Of which was explained to the jury; the dis
lance from the house was about $50 feet.
Recross Examined-I never told Mrs
Monroe that the assault was committed in
the garden; have cOmmenceda suit against
my husband for divorce.
GEO. e sABIN.
reside IN the village of Marine, where
have seen for several years; the distance by
the diagram from where the assault is said to
have occurred, to the house where Mr.. st.
Clair lived, is fully ESQ feet; / reeolleet the
burning Of Mr.. Judd's house and the Sun
day following when Mrs. ST. Clair came 10
my house; she said to me that she wanted
10 tell me something and was much excited;
my wife and she went into the flower garden,
aud in few minutes nv wife beckoned me
10 come TO them; 81. Clair and Walker were
az this time back OF the barn: she showed
finger marks on her throat and her face was
swollen.
Cross examined-My wife is a sister of
Mrs. ST. Clair; l never knew anything about
ST. Clair before he came TO Marine; l am
employed by the insurance companies on
the fire losses; no one else is EN- pOyed that
know Of; there was no charge brought be-
fore the grand jury that know of except the
fire charge until the grand jury met;
know Mr.. Walker; have said that 81. Clair
would be sent to the penitentiary If the evil
deuce was sufficient; ] did not advise the
grand jury to ind an indictment; l said that
be could be convicted on this charge from
the evidence that knew to be In existence;
Mrs. 81. Clair was more than once 81 my
house on the sunday; she went home before
her husband; the second time was shortly
after; be and his wife came down together;
Mr.. Judd was there when he came; Mr.. Judd
sent him down To the barge, and he said that
be had seen IL in the forenoon; he was uu-
willing 10 20; he had a conversation With his
wife in relation 10 the fire; telephoncd TO
the officers and they came and arrested ST.
Clair
MATT sHoRTALL
being sworn said, saw Mrs. ST. Clair soon
after the assault; she called my attention TO
her throat aud saw bruises thereon; did not
notice her face.
Cross examiued-The marks showed as II
they we're made by her being clutched by the
throat; the skin wss broken a little; she
claimed that her husband had assaulted her,
and had caused the INJURIES; St. Clair was
under arrest at that time; was present when
he was arrested; be was on his way TO work
on a barge and had his chest Of tools on a
wheelbarrow.
THE DEFENCE.
Mr.. J. n. Searles addressed the jury on
behalf of the prisoner, and called as his first
witness
MRS. MoNRo.
Have lived in Marine for years; Mrs. st.
Clair lived there before her irstlmarriage; Il re-
member when she came back in MAY last,
and she and her husband were our nearest
neighbors; Mrs. ST. Clair said to me before
the burning Of Judd's house that on ac-
count Of the beating of her girl, that ''d-n
him, win get rid Of him yeti" was at Mrs.
81. Clair's on the Sunday Of the alleged as
sault, and was there from noon till about
1880, and when left only Mrs St. Clair was
home; on Monday she came TO me aud told
me that on Sunday he had knocked her
down near Pettigrews, and had put a stick
through her ear, and that she screamed so
loud that the Pettigrews came out, and he
let her up.
An impeaching question being asked, Mr..
Marsh objected, aud the Judge ordered a re-
examination of Mrs. st. Clair, and Mrs.
Monro vacated the box which was taken by
MRS. ST. CLAIR.
The day that st. Clair was arrested I was
at Mrs. Hollis, where i went after a key, and
/ tol / them as near as l can remember just
as / have stated it now.
MRS. MoNRo RECALLED.
Mrs. ST. Clair was at our house about
two weeks after the assault, aud she said
that shortly after had left be had accused
her OF telling things on him, and had gone
out into the garden, aud knocked her down,
placed his kree on her breast, and that she
screamed so loud that he let her up for fear
the neighbOrs might hear them. got a let
ter from her from Minneapolis.
An objection was sustained as to the
burning by Mrs. Walker and the transactions
leading thereto.
have been acquainted with Mrs. st. Clair
for some time in Marine, and her reputation
for truth is very bad
CROSS EXAMINED By MR.. MARSH.
st. Clair was not harbored at our house
when he broke jail, but the officers found
him in our parlor. have not seen him since
he was re-arrested at our house. / am y
daughter of Mrs. John Holt.
REDIRECT.
On Thursday evening he was arrested at
our house, and the first we knew Of it was a
tap at the window. My mother asked who
was there, and she heard that 1t was Charles
81. Clair. / then asked, why are you there.
He said that he wanted TO talk with me about
his wife. He did not want 10 come in, but
asked him TO come in. l was not dressed 10
90 to the arbor. He sat by the door, and
asked him IL he was hungry. and he said he
was. got something for him 10 eat, when
heard men, and opened the door to Chas.
Bloom who arrested him in the dark room.
St. Clair was always gentleman and was
bnsy all the time fixing the house owned by