St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-02

At two o'clock yesterday afternoon the
case of the burning of Samuel Judd's resi-
dence at Marine was began. Ira w. Castle,
county attorney, appeared for the state,
Fayette Marsh for Samuel Judd, Geo. Sabin,
OF Marine, for the Insurance company, and
n. II. Clapp, of Clapp s. MacCarty, for the
defendant, st. Clair j. w. ,Clapp informed
the court that the prisoner wished to waive
examination, and asking that the bail be re-
duced from $4,000, the amount set by the
court, to 81, 200. This was opposed by the
county attorney and Mr. Marsh who said that
the bail should be in proportion to the mag
nitude of the offence. Mr.. Marsh further
stated that the prisoner had intimidated the
co-defendant and with pistol had threat
ened to take her life if she did not set Mr..
Judd's house on fire. He did not wish the
prisoner to be placed in such position that
he could communicate with the co-defendant
who could refuse to give the state the evil
dence she has volunteered to give, as without
doubt that evidence would eliminate her
SELF
Judg" Netheway said that the waving of
examination was equal to an admission of
his guilt, and that he considered the enor-
nifty of the offensc justified him in placing
the bail at the same amount he had fixed it
in the first instance, viz. $4,000. The COM
mitment papers were ordered to be made out
and the defendant was given into the custody
of Sheriff Holcombe.
Mrs. Walker was then brought into court,
and was aked to plead. The county attorney
explained the case to her, but at first she did
not appear to comprehend the matter, but at
last she decided to waive examination, and
was ordered to find bail in the sum of 50, 900.
Mr.. Marsh said the requisite bail would be
furnished. Thus, in the meantime, ends
this celebrated case, which will, most likely,
not come before the public until November
next.
The prisoner St. Clair, who is charged as
the principal in the burning of the residence
OF Samuel Judd, Esq, Marine, last week,
came to this part of the country
from Memphis, Tenn, and is married to
cousin of Samuel Judd. He appears to be
about As years of age, has black hair slight
ly tinged with gray. His head is firmly set
on rather thick neck for his size, his body
rather slim, standing about feet or 8
inches, and weighing about 140 pounds.
His head is over the average in size, with the
back part the largest. He looks like man
that could be easily aroused, and once
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ness is large, and his perceptives are usually
| prominent, making him good in forming
opinions. The eyes are sharp and restless,
whilst the mouth, which is partly hid by a
heavy, long mustache, Is dropping at the
corners, showing cruelty, as proven by the
manner in which he has beaten his wife and
child. He was dressed in black suit.
Mrs. Walker, the co-defendant, is woman
Of medium height, but of slight build, and
apparently of little strength of character, as
| she could be coaXed to do almost anything
asked. She is very fair, with light hair,
high but rather narrow forehead, full
bright eye, a nose larger than the average,
mouth with little frmness, and small chin,
in fact, such one as an unprincipled man
would choose as his tool. She was dressed
in black alpaca jacket with greenish skirt,
and couple Of white flowers in her hair.
She was accompanied by her child, a sturdy
! little fellow of about two years. The sim
| plicity with which she tells of the setting of
the house on fire, the manner in which St.
Clair threatened her, and the whole circum-
stances show the weakness of the woman.
st. Clair is shrewd and she is not. The city
hall was crowded, as it was supposed the
whole details would be unfolded.