St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-08
CAN IT Be BLACKMA|L?
Aost Serious Charge Against Still
water Man.
THE EVIDENCE DISGUSTING.
4 Lad Drowned in the Lake---General
News of the Bluff
City.

Willman, prominent business man
of Saltwater, was arraigned at the
municipal court yesterday charged with
the crime of adultery. The complain
Ing witness in the case was B. B. Gre
peau, restaurant keeper, whose place
adioins that of Mr.. Willman, and the
crime is claimed to have been COM
mitted on Thursday night last with the
wife of the witness in an clubhouse in
the rear of the restaurant. The evil
dence is of the most disgusting and
loathsome nature, the woman in the
case testifying against Whitman. The
prosecuting witness was examined in
court and the woman at her residence,
where she is confined to her bed
The state then rested and an an adjourn
ment for two weeks was had to allow
the defendant time to prepare his de.
fense. What the nature of that will be
is not known, but an attempt Will prob
ably be made to prove it a case OF
blackmail. 1t is claimed that the
aggrieved party, soon alter he made
the discovery of the compromising Stu
alton in which his wife had been placed,
went to the defendant and wanted to
settle for money, naming large sum
as the equivalent for his wounded honor
and ruined domestic felicity, and also
wanted the defendant TO purchase his
restaurant. Public sentiment is slow
to condemn man who has always
borne fair name. and open express
sionS of belief of colluSion between
the complaining witness and his wife
to eXtOrt money from the defendant
are heard upon the streets.
IoI oh
named Daniel Frazer, whose father.
Angus Frazer. street inspector, resides
at 636 South Main street, was drowned
in the lake, near the old Omaha depot,
at D. m. Yesterday. The lad was play
ing with other boys on the piling and
in fiat boat tied up at the point indl-
Gated, and fell in. His companions
were frightened and ran away, some
time elapsing before the alarm was
given. The body was recovered by
some men who were not far away, be-
ing found in about seven feet OF water,
but life was extinct.
Messrs. Hersey & Staples, who own
the property on both sides OF Myrtle
street, between Main and Water, have
notified the city authorities that they
will pay for paving that portion of the
street named if paved this year. This
will undoubtedly be done, and will
prove fine thing for union station
traffic.
The fine residence owned by Phil
Potts, at the corner of Fourth and Oak
streets, has been purchased by Samuel
Mcclure, of the numbering firm of Nal
10y Bros. & Mcclure. The considera-
ton is said to be $1,000. Mr.. Potts, who
has long been a resident here, will very
soon remove to st. Paul, where he has
extensive real estate Interests.
John O'Brien, Mrs. J. S. O'Brien, Ed.
A. O'Brien and daughter, and Miss
Sarah O'Brien, who have been in at
tendance at the national convention of
the Catholic Total AbStinance asSocia-
tion at Boston, have returned.
The steamer Cleon yesterday went up
the lake, her destination being Osceola.
This is the first trip made above here
this season on account of the large
quantity of logs, which have presented
an effectual barrier to navigat' on.
Capt. Snider, of Minneapolis, has
been observed upon the streets here
within day or two, evidently looking
after his congressional boomlet In
Washington county.
Rev. II. w. McGlauffin and wife, of
Rochester, Minn., are in the city and
will be the guests of Rev. j. f. SCHNEIDER
and wife during the former gentleman's
pastoral vacation.
The Isaac Staples left to-day for Clin-
ton bridge, where she has had a raft
tied up during the progress of some
necessary repairs upon her machinery.
The friends of Ira Castle will be glad
to learn that he passed very comfort
able day yesterday and was feeling
much improved.
DR.. c. B. Marshall will leave to-mor-
row for Devils lake, Dak., for four
weeks vacation.
DR.. o. A. Waiter and wife, who have
been at Montreal and other points in
that vicinity for several weeks, will re-
turn to-day.
Mrs. A. G. Putnum, of HouIton, Me-,
who has been visiting her son, P. G.
Putnum, left yesterday for her distant
home.
Abe Rohrback has returned from his
trip with his famous PAGER, Mike
Wilkes.
Detkoff Jorchaw, one of the prison
guards, is seriously i'll with spinal
trouble,