St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-01
AS WAS ANTICIPATED
The Complainant Against
Young Helm Did Not
Appear,
And He Is Re-Arpested Upon
Another Charge, Accord
ing to Programme.
F. P. Clark This Time the
Complainant - His
Story.
Christian EndeavoP People
Have a Rousing Meet
ing.

AS had been intimated, neither Cora
L. Madison nor her brother, w. NJ. Mad
ison, appeared against Edwin NJ. Helm,
charged with seduction, yesterday IN
the municipal court. When they did
not respond to the calling Of their
names, County Attorney Jamison said
to the court: Il issued the warrant for
this prisoners arrest upon the state
ments made to me by the girl and her
brother. They have mysteriOusly dis
appeared the last seen of them was when
they entered the home of the defend
ants mott CT. As they are not present
| make a dismissal of the case, but L
want the man Helm arrested upon an
other charge. And want to say right
here that the witnesses in this second
case can not be bought up
The attorney for the defense OBJ
iected to this insnuatiOn, and Mr.. Jami-
son explained he did not charge coun-
sci with brlbing witnesses, but he did
mean to give notice that it
could not be done in the second
case. Helm, who was present. was
then brought forward on warrant
swore out by Fred p. Clark, charging
him with having unlawful intercourse
with Gertrude E. Clark, his lawful wife,
about May l. A plea of not guilty was
entered and examination was set for
this afternoon at o'clock. Bail for his
appearance was fixed at $1,000. There
is evidently great deal back Of the case
which, if brought to the light of day
will prove decidedly sensational. ana
Young Helm is not the only one who
will be charged with the conspiracy,
which, it is alleged, resulted in the ruin
of Mrs. Clark and her separation from
her husband. According to one state
ment of the case. which seems to have
emanated from the Helm side, it was
only three or four years ago that Helm
and Mrs. Clark, then quite young. were
in the throeS of loves young dream.
They were finally betrothed, but rumor
has it that the young WOman'S parents
opposed Helms suit for several reasons,
the principal one being that he was
very poor. The girl was finally bundled
off to Maine on a summers visit. Her
relatives induced her to give up Helm
and persuaded her to wed Clark,
then considered to be very wealthy,
On the other hand, friends of Mr..
Clark say that the disparity in the ages
of Mrs. Clark and Helm preclude the
probability of any engagement. she
being twenty-nine years old and he
twenty-One years. AS for her being
"bundled" off 10 Maine, she was in the
habit OF visiting her home there each
year. Mr.. Clark is fifty years old, and
apparently a well-preserved man for
his age He has resided in Minneapolis
since 1857, and while not wealthy, is
considered well off. He is lumber
buyer, and resides on Pleas
ant avenue. At the time Of
mis- marriage, four years ago,
he was not in good financial circum-
stances, which rather cOntradctS the
story of the wedding for wealth and
position. People who have known him
and his wife say he has always been
kind and indulgent to his wife, even
after his discovery of her guilt, and of
fered to forgive her fault ii she would
have nothing to do with the Helms. Mr..
Clark was seen by GLOBE reporter
last evening and said: II do
not care to talk much about the
case, but would rather the facts
should be brought out in court. This
much do say-there was never hap
pier woman than my wife, nor happier
home until Helm crossed my path.
When [ found out their intimacy l of
fered to send my wife to her relatives
at Tacoma; to support her and her child
and not go near her for year if she
would only promise to give up Helm.
but she refused. My wife has been
stolen from me and my home ruined
and | mean to see justice done
if live" Mr.. Clark denied that he
was the cause of the girl Cora Madison
having Helm arrested upon the charge
of seduction. He had run across her in
looking up the adultery case, and had
simply aided her because he pitied her
distress and believed her story. She
made an affidavit charging Helm with
seduction and bastardy, but also alleg-
ing that he procured an abortion.