St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-20
he DOES NOT bulge.
Horton Continues to Main
tain His Version OF the
Drowning
BY Which His Wife and Little
Child We're Hurled Into
Eternity.
Erwin Pays His Respects to
Munn's Style Of Cross
Examination.
Defendant Has a Little to Say
About His Friendship for
Miss Van Vie.

| thought by persons connected with the
| case that it will require all of next week
to conclude the case. The state will
| take couple of days in presenting re-
butting testimony. When court opened
yesterday morning Mr.. Erwin held 4
consultation with the defendant before
| he went on the stand. MIR. Mum,
resuming the cross-eXamination, asked:
you say that you and Miss Van VIE were
not engaged"
How did you come to talk with Miss Van
| We about your wifes alleged nfidelity?"
| The question was held by the court to
| be Improper, and the question as to the
reason of Miss Van Wie's gong to Du-
| luth was Withdrawn after strong Objec-
| ton by Mr.. Erwin. In explanation of
his trip to Superior with Miss Van Vie,
| Horton said it was merely incidental,
and he only remained there about ten
| minutes. He denied paying her fare.
| lie afterwards went there Saturday
| evening, June %, and visited Miss Van
Vie, returning Sunday evening. On
June % he went to Duluth, and Miss
Van Vie returned with him to Mime
| apolis. He next saw her early in July
at the home of a family on John street.
She went to Wisconsin after that. He
| correspondent with her when in Supe-
| fior and Duluth.
Mir. Mum intimated that he would
| produce some of the Van Vie letters.
when Mr.. Erwin objected to their being
offered in evidence, but the court de-
ciared that the objection was not well
founded.
MIR. Munu-Did you write to her in the
same endearing terms as she used in address
Ing you?
The court sustained the objection in
terposed by Mr.. Erwin. Horton said
when he received the letter from Miss
Van VIE he was surprised at
The Endearing Terms
used. He did not remember that he had
received letter from her in which she
stated that she was making her wedding
dress. He admitted that he told Mrs.
EnSleY that he and Miss Van VIE were
to be married, but said it was false, and
the statement had been made to save
any annoyance that might arise. The
last letter that he received from Miss
Van VIE was prior to Aug. 16.
He answered one of her letters relative
to some business in connection with
building association. He received two
letters from her in July. He visited
Miss Van VIE at the residence of MIR.
Broushaw, but the invitation was not
given by Miss Van VIE. There was
nothing said at the time of his visits to
Superior and Duluth about their going
to be married at any time.
FLOW do you explain that part of her letter
which says that impression took possession
ofme?'"
Il understood that expression to refer to
our plans about boarding the next falls"
Asked for an explanation Of the ex-
preston in Miss Van Wie's letter:
Yet if you see that am wrong, will
yield my point, and can stand every
thing except losing your love-" Hor-
ton said: II think that those words
were oyerdrawn"
Did she have your love, and do you know
what she meant when she said: Am cross
ing the bridge too soon, my darlingf' ana had
you ever spoken to her about crossing any
bridge?"
L don't think ever had; and don't think
she understood matters as l did. My feelings
towards her were only those of friendship
Mr.. Mum wanted to know what was
meant by corresponding with Miss Van
Vie at the time, which, according to
his testimony, he was trying to effect
reconciliation with his wife?
MIR. Erwin interposed an objection,
and asserted that the cross-eXamnation
was unfair in that its object seemed to
be to have Horton testify as to the
meaning Of expressions of third party.
The court held that the question was
proper.
Horton stated that he always wanted
reconciliation with his wife.
The letter to Hanson about the Eye
lund matter was handed to the witness,
who, after being told bv Mr.. Erwin to
look at it carefully, read it over and
toned as writing to Hanson. The let
ter was read by Mr.. Mum to the jury.
The letter is as follows:
The Egelund letter.
LITTLE FALLS, Mimi, 9th, 18th, 1888
Lewis Hanson, ESQ.,. Trempealeau Wis
Dear Brother: l received your letter last
| night and am very glad you wrote, as il gives
me the chance have waited for a long time
| toteil some Que of you how matters stand
| feel offended at anything write today, as I
| write only as l would talk to you. or either of
| you, # [ were with you. and as 1 honestly
feel in regard to it. Also what write you
mother, as I do not know what story
| Nellie may have told your folks down
| there. will tell you tie story the best can
write it, and you can judge for yourself about
| It. and see that am doing what think Is
| right. would like to have you read it to
| Mother Hanson SO she will understand it,
and especially as | have told my mother,
| Two years ago last Sd of July went home
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| take Nellie and the babies to a celebration in
| Brainerd on the Fourth. / found her lust
able TO do the housework. When asked her
| what was the matter, she said it was some
| female disease; that she had seen doctor.
and he told her that quiet was all she needed,
| and she would
BE All Right
| in few days. I took abe children and went
| out to get trace of girl to do homework, as
| l could not leave my work long enough tn
| I home Won horra
| worked for railroad companies long enough
! e''know that when they want q man to do
Certain work that he must go, otherwise they
| can find plenty who will We lived within n
few rods of the house of the folks of whom
we rented our house, and as passed by the
man came out and said / must leave
bis house and live somewhere else
Twas surprised. had always kept the rent
| paid in advance, and asked what was the mat
ter. He did mol like to tell me at first, but
finally said that man had staid with Nellie
over night and that the sickness was caused
by it. He told me the name Of the doctor
that she went to, and as l did not believe him
even then we had some hard talk and lett
him to find house to rent tried two more
houses. but could not get them for different
| reasons gwen by the owners, but really as
| afterwards found. because they had heard
the story. l went to
See the Doctor
and asked him about it. He would not give
me any satisfactory answer, but said her dis
ease was not what she said it was and that
she could tell me herself if she wished. He
said she could stand journey on the cars
down to Trempaleau. and SO 1 got rig.
took her into town and sent her down to Won
did this for the reason that wanted to sat
lsty myself whether the reports and stories
about her were true and if not to have time
to build house on my place in Becker coun-
ty tor home. l saw her doctor again.
and obtained from him a written
statement that when Mrs. Horton came to
him for treatment she told him n certain nor
son staid over night with her and that in con.
sequence OF this she-was suffering from s. dis
ease which will not name here but which
in her case could only have been contracted
in the act of adultery. He gave this state
ment unwillingly, but told him that her rem
utation amongst her neighpors and in Justice
to myself both required that I know the
truth, that if true would