St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-10
FLOATING IN THE RIVER.
How the Drowned Woman's Body
Was Found in the River.

udy-CH6 court O1icldlS admitting
chosen few-the gallery contained the
usual morbid crowd. There was short
delay after the reopening of the court,
owing to the non-arriyal of Patrick ii.
Moriarity. The witness appeared ten
at 800 South Robert street. He was at
the slaughter house, near South st.
Paul, the night of Aug. IA, and shortly
after 9 O'clock heard hallooing from the
river.
Mr.. Munn-W hat was the sound like?
Witness-A hoo, hoo. The shouting seemed
close to him and then far off. He shouted,
but got no reply. There was silence, and
then the hallooing was repeated. The place
where the hallooing came from is Very Sc
cluded.
Mr.. Erwin subjected the witness to a
severe cross-examination. There we're
other three men at the slaughter house
that evening-Dixon, Heege and Pieper.
The last two were employees. Dixon
was learning the trade.
What were you doing down there that
evening?''
Working
what at.'
Il don't know. Attending to various
things
Anything to drink down theres"
Had the other men anything TO drinkg"
No, sir"
What were you doing when you heard the
hallooing?'
Sitting at the fire.
What kept you at the fire?''
I'VE were just having supper
He once more told how he heard the
hallooing. and said while they were at
the fire two strange men appeared.
Where did they come FROM?
I'm the direction of Concord street."
What did they say!'
They asked if we had heard any crying,
and Pieper replied it was an escaped lunatic.
One of the men replied it must be his
BROTHER
What did he mean by that!''
Il suppose he meant an escaped lunatic -
There was ripple of laughter at
this, and Judge Kelly knocked Oh his
desk for order.
Moriarity, proceeding, said the two
strange meE went up the river, and ten
minutes later returned, saying: "a
man up there had his family IN a boat,
and guessed there were having good
time. The men at once left, making in
the direction of Concord street." Turner
and his boy came up, probably five min
a man in the water and his wife and
baby had been drowned"
when you hallooed and there was no an
swer, what did you say?''
i told him to go to hell
From the sound of the hallooing he
believed it came from the brush, not
the river.
He Had Two Vests.
James S. Callan, police officer. South
st. Paul, saw Horton at $50 or 10 o'clock
at the Park station. He had heard of
the drowning, and asked defendant
how it happened. He replied: The
little girl saw something ia the water,
reached for it and slipped. My wife
grasped at her, and the boat capsiZed.
When they were going overheard she
caught me round the neck and they
went down twice. When they went
down the second time l broke awav.''
Officer Griswold came up. Horton was
LII his wet clothes, excepting dry coat
he had obtained in town, and GrisWoId
offered to take him to mis- room and give
him dry clothes. Horton complied. and
witness saw him divest. He removed
two vests. and when asked how he came
to have two vests he said he did not
know, excepting that he left home in a
hurry, the little girl was crying. and he
might have put an extra vest OH in mis-
take.
Mr. Erwih-Was there anything unusual in
his manner?
Witness-No, sir; excepting that he was
cool.
Mr. Munn-How do you use the word coole
Do you mean he was not disconnected?
Witness-Yes, sir.
Ernest Smith. fourteen year of age.
said he lived at Newport.
Mr.. Munn-Where is it?
In Minnesota
Mr. Munn-Yes; but in what direction-up
OR down the river:
Down the river. He was rowing on the
river and found the body. 1t was floating on
the left side, feet down stream
What Was the condition OF hair:''
All down: The hat was caught in the
garment There was either a shawl or a cane
on the body
Observation-Disclosures was mud in
the eyes and ears. The right hand of
the woman was Slightly out OF the water.
Judge Nelly-You say the hair was down.
Did you see any comb!
MltneSS-No. sir.
Michael Hanley, police officer, West
st. Paul, went down to the river the
day after the drowning, and with Ser
geant Sullivan, arrested the defendant.
When arrested, Horton told the same
story of the capSiZing of the boat. Wit
ness remarked that it was peculiar
time of night to take pleasure trip on
the river. To this he made no remark.
Sullivan asked him if be had anv
trouble with his wife. and Horton re-
piled that he had some four
years ago. He accused her of
adultery, and said he could prove
it. The act was committed with a
man up country. but witness had for
got the name. He also said that she
had contracted disease In returning
to the city Sullivan remarked: You
have my sympathy" and Horton re-
piled; Il know circumstances are
are against me-" Witness, in cross-ex-
animation, admitted that Sullivan per-
emptOrily asked Horton what the trou-
bic was between he and his wife. and
that III reply he used the simple word
adultery" adding that she had a dis
ease she could not get any other way.
Mr.. Erwin moved that the declaration
OF witness repeating the statements of
Horton be stricken out, they being made
while he was under arrest and with the
communication from Sergt. Sullivan
THAT it would be easier for him TO own
up and get lighter punishment"
Judge Kelly denied the motion, and
an exception was taken.
The court adjourned until this morn
ing at 10 O'clock.
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