St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-11
TWO STRANGE MEN.
Sergt. Sullivan Unable to Fathom
Their Identity.

Attorney Erwin was DESTROYS of having a
description of the location of the land upon
which the Moriarity slaughter house stands
Pat MeFiarity promised to furnish the infor-
nation. and, yesterday morning, upon the
reopening Of court, he took the stand and
fulfilled the promise. This done, Jeremiah
Sullivan, sergeant of police on the West
side, was put forward to give his version of
the arrest of defendant Mr.. Erwin exam
ined witness, and drew from him the state
ment that he told defendant: You might
as well own up; your punishment will be
easier Accordingly all conversation between
Horton and Sullivan, after this remark, was
ruled out. Mr.. Munn, however, brought GU
the following conversation with defendant,
which was prior to telling him to at once
own up, his punishment would be lighter"
Horton gave the same story about the cap
sizing of the boat, with the addition: My
wife grabbed me round the neck, the child
she held by the waist and she took US down
twice. The second time broke away from
them. L got ashore, but don't know how
got there" Witness proceeded:
The next question | asked was if he ever
had any trouble with his wife,
MIR. Erwin objected 10 this, but Judge
Kelly overrirled the objection
Witness, continuing. said Horton told him
he had had trouble: that his wife had con-
tracted q disease; that they had been sepa-
rated about four years. Sullivan asked an
Ii.
and defendant said: Il will tell you" and
stopped Afterwards ne remarked: Il
know circumstances are against me-
Have you searched for the two strange men
who visited the slaughter house The night of
the drowniEg!"
II have
Have you succeeded in finding thems'
Not at ali. l searched throughout the en-
tire district
Cross-examined by Mr.. Erwin:
did you charge him with dumping his
wife into the river?'
Il did. L told him that was poor way to
get rid of them.
Didn't you ask in a peremptory tone if
he never had trouble with his wife?"
Il asked him just as | am talking 10 you,
and he answered back, Yes
Did he say the single word Adultery"
He said she had contracted disease by
committing adultery
''He was quite frank with you--that is, he
talked right out of his mouthr'
Yes prs Res
Was Very Funny.
Joe Grasim. policean, of South Park. was
one of the men who saw Horton at the DEPOT
lie seemed 10 take the drowning very easy.
Witness went with him to get some dry
clothes. In taking off his clothes he no
ticed Horton had two vests on, and asked:
'Why have you two vests onf" and ne said:
s'My wife and child were in hurry and kind
of mixed me up. and did not know that |
had two vests on" | told him it was very
funny for man to have two vests and not
TO know il. and he said q man in q hurry did
not know anything.
Some of the boys came up to them at the
station and wanted to know where the
drowning occurred. Horton said he could
show them. but il was no use trying to find
the bodies then, il was too dark. Witness
proceeded:
II told him it was kind of dark..night to be
down the river SO far on q pleasure trip, aud
he said he did not think they had gone so
far as they had.''
There was nothing material produced in
cross-examination.
Julius A. Schmahl, reporter, was at police
headquarters when County Attorney Egan.
Chief Clark and Sergeant Sullivan had an
interview with Horton.
Mr.. Munn-Detail the conversation
Mr.. EYwin-Wait moment. I object to
this evidence as irrelevant and incompetent
and upon the grounds that Sergeant sullivan
was present after he had told Horton: 1T
would be easier for him to own up
Mr.. Mum decided to withdraw witness for
the present.
A. j. Fink, of South Park. through an in
terpreter, NJ. A. Beckman, found the boat the
morning after the drowning. 1t was bottom
side up. He turned 1t over and found the
oars floating in the water in the boat The
blades of the oars were lying towards the
stern.
I'm the oarlocks of the boat:,
Perfectly loose"
By Mr.. Erwin-The oars were floating
above the seats.
There was quite ripple of excitement
when Mr.. Mum called for W. H. Van Vie.
A middleaged, gray-haired gentleman re-
sponded, and said he was the brother of Miss
Van VIE. and lived at Mnrstown, Wis. He
identified letter as in her handwriting. The
letter was that found in defendants trunk
The noon adjournment was taken at this
point