St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-08
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Silk Hosiery Discussed at the
Campbell-Curtiss Trial for
Shoplifting.
Col. Mike Glenn Quoted on
Matters Of a Political Turn
"A Maniac's Howl.
The Situation on the 30"
Road Discussed by Local
Engineers.
Doings in the Social and The
atpieal WorldS--The Local
Roundup.
THE SECOND CASE.
The Campbell-Curtiss Duo on
Trial Again-Hosiery This Time.

Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. Curtiss on a
charge of stealing pair of black silk
hose from Craig Bros store took long
time yesterday morning. Mr.. Craig, of
Craig Bros, was the first witness. Mr..
Worrall, attorney for the ladies, argued
against the Introduction of the stock
to make was that the stockings had
been seized at the time the ribbons
were found, and were not described in
the search warrant: consequently, Mr..
Worrall argued. they could not be in
troduced in evidence. The objection
was overruuled and Mr.. Craig identified
the stockings and testified that he had
only had two other pair of stockings of
this kind in his stock that year.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion Robert Brown. who showed the
stockings 10 Mrs. Curtiss and her sister,
was placed on the stand. Mrs. Camp
bell asked to see some So hose, he said,
and on being told that there was nothing
worth more than $3.50 in stock, said she
would look at them. All these stock
ings were too dark, they said, and they
wanted something more gay to match
their dresses. While Brown was look
ing for something gayer than black
stockings he turned his back to the
women, and could not see what they
did After the women had gone, Brown
discovered that the stockings were miss
ing. Here the stockings were placed in
evidence.
Miss Edith RobedeauX,a pretty. black
eyed young lady, also an emplOye of
Craig Bros, was placed on the stand.
She said that Mrs. Curtiss and Mrs.
Campbell had been i'll the store about
month before and ordered pair OF
black silk stockings, similar to those
alleged to have been stolen. These
stockings were to be delivered to Mrs.
Cole at certain number, and
the money paid on delivery,
but when the messenger took the
goods to the place mentioned it was
found that there was no such person as
Mrs. Cole there and never had been.
The witness stated that the firm sold
some forty or fifty pairs of silk stock
ings a week, but she could not remem-
Der who purchased them.
Asst. Supt. John Hoy, James Doyle
and James Howard, inspectors, were
next placed on the stand, one after an
other, and identified the stockings. Mr..
Worrall tried hard to confuse them, and
tried to have them pick out the alleged
several pair of similar ones. Nothing
special was brought out by their testi
mOny. Mr.. WOrrall moved for a dis
miSsaI of the case on the ground that
there was no evidence against the priS
oners.
Guess l will have to deny that mo-
tiOn," remarked Judge Hicks.
MI Haynes then briefly addressed the
jury, stating that all he wanted for his
clients was fair play. He said he re-
GREETED that the time had come when it
was necessary to take half a dozen wit
neSSeS along when a woman went out
shopping. If there were no witnesses
to swear that those particular goods
were purchased and paid for the woman
who bought a spool of thread or any
thing else was liable to go to states
prison if the proprietor would swear
that the goods were stolen.
Mrs. Campbell was next called to the
witness stand. She had done consider
able shopping at Craig Bros store, she
said, and within the past year had pur-
chased four pair of silk hose there. She
generally
WORE SILK HOSE,
she continued. Mr.. Worrall showed her
several pairs, and then threw them over
his shoulder with the careless grace and
ease of hired man. Every one smiled
and the sheriff raped for order On
being shown the stockings alleged to be
stolen, Mrs. Campbell said she had pur-
chased them from Craig Bros. a few
days previous to the time she was az
rested. She had purchased two pair
at the time, but had left one pair folded
up in her drawer after wearing one
pair, as she found they were tritle too
small! for her.
Il never went to Craig Bros store"
said she, land ordered lot Of goods
sent to Mrs. Cole. | know no such wom-
an. | called at Craig'S store the even
ing of March 2 last and purchased some
underwear for the baby. Mr.. Craig had
written to me in regard to new spring
suit had ordered there, and that is one
reason why was in the store"
Mr.. Worrall introduced the letter as
evidence, but it was ruled out by Judge
Hicks. The matter was argued pro and
con by the judge and Mr.. WOrrall, but
his honor came out ahead.
Assistant county attorney then took
the witness. Under his questioning Mrs.
Campbell said that her husband was or
had been employed in the First National
bank at salary of 81 200 a year.
do you own any property?'
Il have, sir; have my personal prop
erty, such as my wardrobe"
HAS your husband anything except
the homestead"
Yes, sir, he has. At various times
he has sums of money he receives from
his father. My husband has no real es-
tate; except our home"
How long have YOU been in the habit
of wearing silk hose?"
"Oh, some seven or eight years, per-
baps longer"
Mrs. Campbell then told all about
her finding the stockings claimed by
Craig Bros. too small, and folding them
up and putting them away in her dress
ing case. She said it was Mrs. CurtiSS
who had looked at silk stockings in
Craig Bros store OH the evening of
March 2, and not herself. She had
neither seen any stockings there, nor
had she asked to see any. The witness
detailed her visit to the store at some
length, going into the most minute par
ticulars.
Mr.. Campbell being sworn. said that
ever since he married Mrs. Campbell she
had worn silk stockings.
"Can you afford to buy your wife silk
stockings2p
81 can"
'IIold On," shouted Mr.. Jamison.
You opened that question, Mr.. Jam
ison," said Judge Hicks; 1.-THE witness
can answer"
MY father" continued Mr.. Camp
bell, lis banker, and sends me large
sums Of money. | paid for those stock
ingS at Craig Bros the evening of March
3. My wife and Mrs. Curtiss were with
me at the time. Since then, until the de-
tectives came and ranSacked my house, |
frequently saw the stockings around
the house."
Mr.. Campbell endeayored to show
that the figures on the tags of the vari-
GUS stockings, showing the private
marks of the firm, were the same. Mr..
Worrall wanted this done for reasons
best known to himself. A row came up
at this point, Mr.. Worrall claiming most
Yehemently that some one had changed