St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-28

work of the committee appointed to protest
against the vacation of GreenDriar avenue.
They had met the council, but found eleven
of them had long before been pledged to
Mr.. Hamm to vote for the vacation. They
had also visited the mayor on Saturday to
induce him to veto the ordinance, and had
reason to hope he would. He was followed
by j. J. Lemon. also of the
committee, who scored the alder
men for voting for the, project, and
accorded credit to Aid. Starkey for voting
against it. A committee of three. consist
ing of Messrs. Wakefield, Schuettger and
Killan, was appointed to wait on the three
aldermen of the ward and urge them to
sustain the mayor should he veto the
measure. A. Pugh moved the appoint
ment of a committee of three to ask the
Manitoba, Minneapolis IL st. Louis and
Northern Pacific railroad companies to stop
their trains either at Seventh street or La
fayette avenue He thought the COM
panieS would readily consent the only
question being as to which street would be
the stopping place. Messrs. Pugh, Zim-
norman and WilliuS were made the COM
mittee A vote of thanks was rendered
Aid. Starkey for his vote on the Greenbriar
executive session to consider the Ontario
plan of making assessments and the bill
which has been drawn for presentation TO
the legislature to authorize this plan.
The WiIkin-Hin Affair.
The preliminary examination of John
Wilkin and Mary Jane Hill on the charge
of adultery was held yesterday morning in
the municipal court before Judge Cory.
The circumstances under which the two
were arrested were published in the GLOBE
yesterday. Both were held to the grand
jury in 81, 900 bail. Mrs. Hill is 46 years
of age and has seven children. Her hus-
band will begin proceedings to secure a
divorce. Wilkin is 81 years of age and is
married.
MR.. WILKINS STATEMENT.
To the Editor of the Globe.
In this mornings GLOBE see an article en-
TITLED sensational Case which does me a
gross injustice. In the first place. Mrs. Hill
and myself were not found occupying the
same bed. Secondly, Holdship did not blum
deringly open the wrong door, but sneaked
into the house noisel eSsly, and maliciously
broke the door in and commenced a TRADE Of
abuse only becoming a coundrel and black
leg. Mrs. Hill is lady, and far above those
who are trying to injure her character and
standing in society. She has never done or
said anything in my presence unbecoming a
lady, and this whole business is nothing but
spiUework and jealousy on the part OF Hold
ship. In regard to the Matchmaking scheme,
there was not one particle of evidence impli-
eating me, and / doubt very much whether
any such letter or letters were ever written
as stated in the GLOBE. / tried my best to
see the letter, but could not. Every one
spoke to about it said some one else either
had seen the letter or letters or heard them
read. And this matchmaking scheme" is the
same as "a sensational case" THERE'S moth
ing in it. If the readers of the GLOBE could
have heard the testimony given in court this
morning in regard to this man, Holdship. they
could readily see what his object is. One OF
the city officers said Holdship was d com mon
loafer and deadbeat, and he would not believe
him under oath. So much for Holdship. l
do not think it necessary to say more of him
at this time, and l hope, Mr.. Editor, you will
present my side of this case to your many
readers and Oblige JOHN WILKINS.
st. Paul, Sept. 81.