St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-31
COSTLY AFFECTIONS.
Ferdinand Just Thinks His Wife's Love
Was Worth at Least
$4,000,
And Wants That Sum From A. G.
Heinrichs For Alternating It
From Him.
The Damage Suit on Trial and the
First Installment of Nasti-
ness is Had.
Nellie Boyd, Convicted Of Grand
Larceny, Gets Only Six
Months.

1t was curious looking crowd that gain
cred in Judge Young's court room yesterday
afternoon at the calling of the case OF Ferd-
iuand Just against Adolph G. HeinrichS to re-
cover $4,000 damages for alternating the al
fections of Mrs. Just. The audience was
composed mainly of Germans. of both high
and low degree, and all were present to see
the central figures in the biggest scandal that
has ever disturbed German society in Mime
apolis The work of securing jury was
slow and tedious, as the lawyers in the case
objected to all Germans and to all who had
heard or read of the case. The jury finally
selected was as follows; A. n. Erickson, s..
W Alvord, Joseph Lachman, W. c. Green
way, Vincent Reeves, Henri! A. Dow, Z. W..
Harrison, d. Cotton, d. c. NOvak, George
Cornwall, Thomas Griffin, Thomas Lewis, .. f.
Bryant, Richard Keefe and John Byrnes. The
attorneys for the plaintiff were c. A. Ebert
and John Long, while Mr.. Heinrichs was de-
Tended by Seagrave Smith and E. Wichie.
Mr.. Heinrichs, his $50 pounds OF avoirdupois
looming up like q mountain,
sat near his attorneys, his hands clasped over
his knees and his head bent forward. His
wife, a remarkably handsome woman OF about
% years was present, but remained in the
ante-room. Mrs. Just sat across the table
from Mr.. Heinrichs and looked at the floor in
front of her nearly all the time. Her hus-
band sat just back of her and took in all that
was going on.
Julius Miller was the first witness called.
He said he had known the plaintiff and his
wife in the old country. They were married,
he said. in 1876, as he was present when they
were married.
Ferdinand Just, the plaintiff in the action.
was next sworn. He created a sensation by
stating that on one occasion he had gone
home earlier than usual, and happening to
look through the half-closed blinds, had seen
Mr.. Heinrichs throw Mrs. Just on the bed.
Hp tnat ~ a EYnOSiIinn
richS had come 10 him one day and offered to
pay his expenses while there. He went there,
and on returning to his. house at 10 O'Clock in
the evening, found the house lighted up and
q Bible lying on the kitchen table, but no one
present. Heinrichs was in his own house. a
short distance away, but Mrs. Just herself
could not be found. On his asking where she
was Mr.. Heinrichs replied that he did not
know, as il did not concern him. Later on he
said he guessed Mrs. just was out doors
somewhere. Just went back to his own house
and found his wife there. On her telling him
to go back to Mr.. Heinrichs', he did so, and
slept there all night. Mr.. Just remarked that
on another occasion he had seen Mr.. Heirrichs
leaving Mrs. Just's room in very scanty at
tire. He said that on another occasion he got
up at o'clock to see about getting some
work. Mr.. Heinrichs was in the house at the
time. and Mr.. Just said that as he left the
house he heard his wife scream: For God's
sake, Mr.. Heinrichs, let me alone" He at
once ran back and found both doors locked.
Then he shouted to his wife and asked Der to
open the door. She did so, and saw that she
was attired only in light night dress On
asking her what was the matter she made no
reply and went up stairs. He then went part
way up the stairs and heard Mr.. Heinrichs make
some remark to Mrs. Just. Heinrichs came
down stairs at this point and said, Mr. Ju st
alleged, that he, Just. must not think tn at he
had been doing anything wrong to Mrs. Just.