St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-14

him that while he was absent from the woods
her brotner-in-iaw had come TO the house
and used force upon herY'
Il don't remember whether he did SO or
not"
Mr.. Munn-Do you mean Mr.. Egelund?
Mr.. Erwin don't know
Mr.. Munn-I want this fixed.
Mr.. Erwin-lie says he don't remember or
woald have asked his name. (To the wit
ness. now did he not tell you something of
the sort?"
YES
''Nho did he refer to?''
ale referred to b. II. Egelund."
Did he also explain to you that upon her
making that statement he had requested her
to make out such Il statement and go before
the justice and sign it so that he might use
ii in prosecuting Egelundn'
II DON'T remember he ever said SO. He
might have. He remembered Horton saying
that if he had caught Egelund he would
have shot HIM down like dog
The noon adjournment was now
taken.
HortOn's TeIe gram.
The afternoon sitting was opened with
Weather Observer Lyons as witness.
Mr.. Lyons had some evidence to give
respecting tine Mississippi, and he was
given an opportunity to do so now, as
the croSS-eXamination was likely to take
up considerably longer time. He kept
record of the rise and fall of the river.
On Aug. %, 1890. the height of the river
was Ito feet above low water mark.
The temperature on the evening of
Aug. IA, at Z p. m, was 1873 deg.
Fahrenheit. Witness. in croSs-eAamina-
ton, said on Aug. % the river was two
inches and fraction lower than
Aug. II.
The crosS-eXamination of Louis Han
NIt.
Who notified you that Mrs. Horton and
child were drownedI'
"Mr. Horton
Have you got that telegramT'
Yes; II is here"
Mr.. Erwin took the telegram, which
witness said was received little after 6
o'clock the morning after the drowning
1t read:
To Louis s. Hansen-Trempeleau. Wis.
Nellie and Mabel drowned at South Park.
Will look for bodies. Answer there.
W. F. HORTON.
He came up to st. Paul. His brother
got money from Horton to pay expenses
for taking the body to Trempeleau for
burial. Mr.. Erwin'S cross-eXaminatiOn
terminated shortly after 3, and Mr..
Mum took up the denomination:
Did you tell your sister that Horton had
charged her with committing adultery"
What did she say?''
"She said she was not guilty Of any such
thing"
Fond of the Children.
Hansen said why his sister did not
come to st. Paul at Horizons first solic-
itatiOn was because she had not proper
clothes, and the last night at home she
spent i'll fixing her clothes and getting
ready.
Was your sister fond of her chlldren?"
Fond Yes. she was"
This little girl was with her all the timer"
Yes
Mr.. Hansen was now released from
the stand. and Mrs. Landrosche. of the
West side, again figured before the
jury. She merely had to testify in more
detail respecting the position of her res
ldence. on Eaton avenue, corner of In
diana avenue, and how the upper part
OF the blinds were open the evening of
the drowning SO that the light could
easily be seen by Horton as he returned
to his room.
The sta decided to rest its case at
this point. Mr.. Mum said there was
one more witness he would like to call,
but that the subpGnca had not been
served upon. 1t @aS decided by the
court to at once adjourn, it being nearly
O'Clock. and Mr.. Erwin not desirin to
then proceed with the opening of his
defense. The jurors were allowed to
go home, with the usual warning not to
converse about or read anything In the
newspaper pertaining to the trial.