St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-24
sTILLwATER NEWS.


of the Gun Club.
The Kerr case attracted the usual amount
OF interest at the district court yesterday,
which was heightened by the fact that the
defense had in hand so strong an
array of evidence that the attempt to
prove the murder theory" was rendered an
extremely difficult one. Early in the day the
counsel for the plaintiff applied for leave to
amend his pleadiEgs and to prove the insanity
of Robert W. Kerr, the plaintiffs husband at
the time of his death. Judge Crosby allowed
this to be done provided the charge of MUIR
der was withdrawn. which was acceded to by
plaintiffs counsel Evidence was then intro
duced to show insanity. The wife and
brother of Kerr and Mrs. Cameron testified
to the singular conduct of the deceased for
some time prior to his death, showing that he
seemed at times Respondent and appeared to
be brooding over something. He would cast
himself upon the bed or lounge and utter
g"oans and inarticulate sounds that showed
him to be laboring under severe mental de-
preston. The evidence being concluded, the
plaintiff rested, when defendants counsel
moved to dismiss the case on the ground that
insanity had not been shown. The motion
was argued at length by both sides, but the
motion was not granted by the court and the
case will proceed. 1t will hardly be finished
to-day.
Tomorrow the Saltwater Gun club will hold
shoot on its grounds, opposite the city, both
in the forenoon and afternoon. In the fore
noon the first event will be ten single Peoria
blackbirds for a $50 purse, entrance 81; sec
ond event, six single aud two pairs Peoria
blackbirds for $40 purse, entrance 81. In
the afternoon: Third event. for badge and
Sl00 purse, fifteen single and five pairs double
Peoria blackbirds, entrance 81 so; fourth
event. for purse of $40, ten Straight-away
Peoria blackbirdS, entrance 81; fifth event,
purse SIS, six singles and three pairs Peoria
blackbirds, entrance 81. All purses to fill or
pro rata; moneys divided so, 80 and 20 per
cent. Shooting commences at 10 O'Clock
q. m.
The lecture of Mrs. L. E. Bailey, represent
ing the Womens Christian Temperance
union, on Monday evening, was followed by
the organization of a branch OF that society
at Saltwater. This was effected by the selec-
ton of Mrs J. II. Albert as president, with
list of vice-preSidents from each denomina-
ton Catholics included) in the city, with Miss
Edith CoveL, corresponding secretary, Mrs.
A. L. jerks. secretary, and Mrs. u. NJ. SeY-
mour as treasurer. The first meeting of the
society so organized will be at 3 p. m, Fri
day, Dec. 10, at the Y. NJ. G. A. parlors.
a little past IL a. N. yesterday. Mrs. Mary
A. Walls, who resides on Myrtle street, fell
dead from heart disease. She had been wash
ing in an out-buIlding, and probably had
eXerted herself too severely. The deceased
was 40 years of age, widow, and leaves two
children, one girl of Ii and the other boy
of IL.
The funeral of Charles Dounely, convict
who died at the prison of scrofula, occurred
yesterday afternoon. He was haf-breed
French and Indian, and was born in Canada.
Col. Rock Hersey. who sustained a severe
fall at his mill on Monday, was very comfort
able yesterday, and will be around again
soon.
Mrs. William Sauntry occupied seat near
Mrs. Kerr in court yesterday.
An ice boat upon the lake is one of the fea-
lures Of the day.