St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-20

toward the child, when it sprang to the
short scream and jumped towards the
child, and at about the same time he
raised on his oars. and, standing up.
reached for his wife and child, but
thought he did not catch them until
they all had fallen into the water. He
could not tell whether he went into
the water head or feet foremost. It.
was all like dream, and he could not
remember the exact incidents surround
ing the affair, and it all happened So
suddenly that he could not be accuratei
as to the, incidents. He could nOtI
say whether the boat turned bottom side
up or not, but his impression was that
it did. He felt the water running into
the boat and upon his feet about the
time the boat went over. He found it
difficult to separate the time into
periods, or to separate Impressions
made upon him as to their duration. He
felt the arm of his wife around his neck
about the time they fell into the water,
but could not say whether she caught
him just before or just after falling into:
the water. He was subjected to min
ute examination as to the sinking and
the sensation of choking, and ans Wered
them in frank manner, but in a, way
ehop ohuNOu TIC COulu uOt, Wy dllSWtIlllIa
questions, give minute description of.
the event as to the order in time of the
events, OF of how he released his wife's,
arms from his neck and their sinkIngl
twice and being carried down the river
He said at one time:
Can give you little Illustration Of this.
Mr.. Munny'
The surprised attorney retorted fercely,
Wy GU can answer my questions
The crosS-eXamination as to the
drowning and surrounding circum-
stances consumed nearly the entire aft
ernoon, and the witness appeared to
gain greatly in the estimation of the
audience. At one time MIR. Mum said:
would you mind looking at me while
l question you?" The witness re-
sponded, Eyes. sir, / will look straight
at you." and he turned upon the attor-
ney with strong, unf1inching gaze,
which did not relax during the cross
examination.
Down the River.
He continued: 1t never occurred to
to him that he was getting too far down
stream.
. And you went down for pleasure?"
"ExpecGng to row back?'
YES"
In rowing down the river, merely glanced
ar them. He examined a couple of
wing dams with R0ddie after the drown
ing. They also examined the west shore.
mat was all the search he made that
evening for the bodies. He detailed !
the returning home and his arrest the !
next morning. 1
why did you say Circumstances are against
'me2'"
i think said that in answer to Suilivan's
statement that had better own up-that my
punishment would be lighter"
THAR"
Because was under arrest there"
III you were innocent of that charge how
did that make the circumstances any more
against your
1T was simgly so far as the outside world
was concerned"
And not in connection with the circum-
stances OF the droWing?'
No"
MIR. Mum concluded his cross-exa mi
nation, and Mr.. Erwin proceeded TO
question Horton as to his wife writing
letters home and receiving others after /
she came to st. Paul.
The redirect examination of the de- 4
PENDANT was, however, suspended for
the purpose of putting Hiler ii. H0r-
ton, the attorney to whom the defend
ont had gone to consult about the di-
vorce, upon the stand to inquire con
corning that matter. Mr. Horton said
defendant visited him first in July. He
wanted to get a divorce on the ground
of desertion. The question of adultery
was touched, but witness urged him, for
the sake of his children, to get recon-
Citation. He visited him three times, 4
and the third time he reported that he
had become reconciled to his wife, and
was in buoyant spirits. In cross-exami-
nation. Attorney Horton said he could
not fix the date of Horizons last visit.
1t was either late in July or early in
August.
Defendant was not recalled to the
stand, it being 5 O'Clock. and the adj
journment was taken until this morn
ing. Us