St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-26
The Evidence in the Hill Di-
voree Case All in---Argu-
ments to Come.
Col. w. A. Tanner Convicted
on the Testimony Of At
torney Forrest.
Annual Alumni Reception at
the Bennett Seminary
Last Evening.
The Scandinavian Musical
Festival to Occur June 6
THE Horse Tanner.
SHE MUST HAVE KNOWN 1T.
Mrs. Hill Is Shown to Have Had
knowledge of Her Husbands

Mrs. Hill Is Shown to Have Had
knowledge of Her Husbands
Divorce.
The Hill divorce case was on trial all
day yesterday before Judge Lochren.
Lorenzo ID. Hill was sworn as witness
and testified that lis wife deserted him
and that he then went South for his
health. and afterward went to Dakota
and settled on a claim near New Salem.
While living there he began an action
for a divorce and obtained a decision
granting him one; that soon after he
went to Maine and married his present
wife and then went to Omaha, where
he has resided ever since. The
stenographer's report of the trial
in Dakota was then introduced and
read. This was the divorce case III
which Mrs. Hill states that she re-
ceived no notice of trial and did not
hear of it until some time after the oil
Vorce was granted. 1t was shown that
Mr.. Hill had testified at the Dakota
trial that his wife had bad temper and
that she had abused the children and
called them vile names and threatened
to poison both him and them. 1t was
shown that no summons was ever
placed in the hands of the sheriff
for service and that in fact no summons
was ever served on Mrs. Hill except by
publication. The defense then called
E. A. Campbell as a witness to show
that Mrs. Hill knew that suit for d.
VOrce had been begun in Dakota. lie
testified that Mrs. Hill had come TO his
Office for advice III the matter and had
told him about the case in Dakota. and
that he had Informed her that he was
Mr.. Bills attorney and therefore could
not act for her III that capacity. He was
unable to give the date of her visit.
R, II. Odell then testified: Il was
in Mr.. Campbells Office when Mrs.
Hill stated that Mr.. Hill had obtained
a divorce in Dakota. 1t was on the 1st
OF December, 1885,"
"How do you know that it was the
1st of December asked Judge Cox, on
the crosS-eAamination.
Because she was greatly excited
and slammed the door when she went
OUT
You have a very convenient men,
OTy," said Judge Cox. 81 suppose when
ever you see a woman slam door you
Immediately make note of the day of
the month"
well, she slammed the door and l
tried to catch it so that the glass in the
door would not be broken" added the
witness.
j. T. James was then sworn, and
asked if Mrs. Hill did not state to him
that Mr.. Hill had begun an action in
Dakota for divorce. His testimony
was objected to, as he had acted as Mrs.
Hills attorney in trying to get the di-
VOrce case III Dakota reopened. The
objection was sustained, and Mr.. James
stepped down from the stand i'll
favor of Mr.. Van Nalkenburg. a dealer
in second hand furniture, who stated
that on the 1st of September, 1888, Mrs.
Hill tried to borrow $40 of him so that
she could 90 to Dakota and defend her
self in "A divorce case. j. Harper teSti-
fed that he was formerly in Mr.. HilPs
employ, and that i'll the fall OF 1888 he
stepped III the store where Mr.. Van
Valkenburg was, and while there he
heard Mrs. Hill say that Mr.. Hill had
gone to Dakota and got a divorce.
Did you hear anything else"' asked
Judge Cox.
mo, sir, l overheard her say what |
have Just stated, and then l went out"
F. W. Hill, nephew of Lorenzo ID.
Hill, the defendant, testified: Il was
told by my uncle the day he removed
all the furniture from the house to give
Mrs. Hill S25 when went home. That
night | went to the house and opened
the door and called her. but got no an
swer. then went out to the barn and
found her talking with my father.
WAS there anything left in the
house?' asked Judge Cox.
Il did not go in. l just opened the
door and called her"
This concluded the testimony in the
case, and an adjournment was taken
until this morning, when the arguments
of the counsel will be made.