St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-14
Witnesses for the Defense
Tell Hot Tales of the
Plaintiff.
George w, Johnson, of De-
troit, Mimi, Killed by a
Milwaukee Train.
The Day With the Adventists
General Roundup Of
Affairs.

The Hertogs case grows more ana
more salacious as it proceeds, ana the
presence of bald-heads in the court
room becomes more and more con-
spicuous. Yesterdays testimony was
all in relation to the direct charges
against Mrs. Hertogs, in the line OF the
defendants answer. Further matters
were laid before the jury to show the
good faith of the publication and to
show the extent of the investigation OF
the charges before the matter was
printed. The witnesses. otherwise, were
all women. Nellie Kellar, a dashing
brunette from st. Paul, told the story
of the procuring of the six girls to go to
Butte, She said Madam HertOgs
had brought Kate Whitney to
her and in her presence had
told the other girls OF the
alluring prospects in Butte. The Satur-
day night prior to their departure. Mrs.
Hertogs had taken them to saloon in
St. Paul and literally stood treat. The
Minneapolis part of the story, the scene
being at Hattie Brush's, was told by
Effie Hastings, who heard the plaintiff
use the same arguments, with the girls
there.
NAV Brown testified that Mrs. Hertogs
had taken her to a sporting house and
had endeavored to persuade her to go to
Montana on the same errand. She went
into details of the madam's plan VI
getting girls into houses OF this charac-
ter.
Nellie Marshall, petite blonde. told
a similar story with regard to herself:
how madam had taken her to a FIRST
street house, and how she mad intro
duced Nellie Turcotte into the same
house, as charged in the article.
She created quite sensation
when she described how, one
night. Mrs. Hertogs had come to Jennie
Jones' house dressed in mems clothing
and under the influence of liquor, and
accompanied by Nellie Turcotte. in the
same condition. This last was cor
roborated by Sadie Smith later in the
II. w. King and Luke Kinney, for
merly city detectives, testified that MIS-.
Hertogs bore bad reputation in police
circles. and the former said she had sent
girls to Washburn, Wis.
Sadie Smith, the last witness, testi-
fed that she had sewed for Mrs. Her
togs, and had by her been induced to
enter house of ill-fame at 37S jackson
street, st. Paul, where she had re-
mained week and then been reclaimed.
She also testified to having heard Mrs:
Hertogs tell how she (Hertogs) had
gotten Nellie Turcotte into Jennie
Jones' house. She began Oh other mat
ters showing the practice OF the plain
tiff, but the testimony was ruled out as
not being part of the original charge.
An incident of the day was a lecture
Judge Young delivered to Attorney
Torrance on his efforts to disgrace GER
tain witnesses by dragging out their
private histories, and the court all
nounced he would permit itno longer.
This ended the direct testimony for
the defense. The plaintiff introduced
three men to prove her good character
One was a salesman who sold her goods,
and he, of coulse, knew naught but
good OF her. The second was an ice
man, who had, until year ago, been a
saloonkeeper, and was indicted for
keeping a "blind pig" The third was
Sidewalk Inspector De Harwen. who
knew the plaintiff made dresses for the
First street people, but thought her rep
utation all right.
The plaintiff herself has not yet taken
the stand. She will introduce further
testimony to-day in rebuttal. and there
is a probability the case will De sub
mitted to the jury by evening.