St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-13

claimed Mr.. Bell, ''becauSe the district
court of Ramsey county had no jurisdic-
ton in the matter. Annice G. Barteau
is married woman to-day, and her hus-
band is William L. Barteau. The de-
cree was secured by the perjured testi-
mony of Barteau, Fairchild and Bar.
rett. Had Lawyer Barrett's action in
that divorce suit been brought to the
notice of this court he would ha We been
expelled from the bar. And now
about this Bailey woman
have this to say: Mary Bailey,
pIior to meeting and entering into an
alliance with William L. Barteau, was
entirely without means. But she goes
on that witness stand and tells this
this court that she had $1,000 in cur.
rency when she came to this city; that
she never put it in the bank but kept il
in cash in her apartments in the Prince
block on Jackson street. And thens
mind you, Mr.. Princes clerk swears
that Mary Bailey was behind with her
rent most of the time. Now, is it posi-.
BILE that woman can't pay her rent
while she has $1,000 in cold cash lying
around the house? 1t is in evidence
here that Mary Bailey placed chattel
mortgage on all her earthly possessions
to secure the loan of few paltry dol.
lars. And. mind you. this is the woman
who had $1,000 in cold cash slowed away
in her house. And now, what did this
man, Josiah Fairchild, do while acting
as attorney in fact, for Mrs. BarteauP
Why, he blindly signed every deed
that Mr.. Barteau thrust before him.
We claim that every dollar now pos.
sessed by Mary Bailey came from
Annice &. Barteau through Mr.. Bar
teau. Josiah Fairchild never invested
a dollar in Milton's addition. Annice
G. Barteau invested S., 600 in that addi'
tiOn good many years ago. Later,
as her attorney in fact, Josiah Fair.
child reaps a harvest of about $1,000
month from this investment, while
Annice q. Barteau gets beggarly pit
tance of S75 or 500 month from it.
That is the way Josiah Fairehild full
filed the trust imposed in him by the
woman"
Mr.. Thompson arose and delivered
an eulogistic address of Mr.. Fairchild.
Il appear, your honor. on behalf of the
defendant, Fairchild," said he, land is
seems to me almost unnecessary to re-
fute the charges of conspiracy made
against my client. That his actions in
this matter have been honest and legiti-
mate cannot be doubted when you loo k
at the evidence in this case. MI. Fair
child, as attorney in fact, acted eXplic-
lily under the instructions of Mrs.
Barteau. By the last power of attorney
given to Mr.. Fairchil d, Mrs. Barteau
ratified all of his acts"
Attorney Williams began to talk when
Mr.. Thompson finished. He talked fox
a number of hours, and denied very
nearly every charge made by the plain-
tiff.
"Mrs. Barteau agreed to the separa-
tion," said Lawyer Williams, land she
wanted divorce. The evidence shows
it. She was not cheated out of any of
her property. Mary Bailey paid her
more for the property than it was
worth. Mrs. Barteau knew all about
the transaction and authorized all the
proceedings. This talk about innocence
abroad is all bosh."
At the conclusion of Mr.. Williams
remarks, Lawyer Lane took a whirl at
the plaintiff. He was the only "sprea d
eagle" orator of the day, and, Of course