St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-11

uOil L KNOW JuSC Wnere. Later the lady
with whom we boarded came to the par
lor and told us that she was not going
to keep the house open any longer. She
told all of the boarders, fourteen in
number, that they would have to find
another boarding place. We all had to
hunt new boarding places, and several
of us agreed that whoever should find
place should let the others know. After
school one evening / went to this place,
at 234 Thirteenth street, which l had
seen advertised that day. [ looked at
the rooms and they suited me, and the
lady SAID she would board me. l told
Mr.. Horton about the rooms, and he
went and looked at them. There was
no design in going there further than
the familiar and pleasant social inter-
course, that was between the boarders,
all of them. Nothing that should
Consider Improper
ever took place between Mr.. Hor-
ton and me in these rooms. They
were separate room. I had my sitting
room and my bed room as always had,
and thought | had right to entertain
my company In my own sitting room.
otherwise my rooms were as separate
as any rooms. Mr.. Horton had told me
before we went to 234 that he was mar
ried and that his wife was living.
There never was any engagement be-
tween us to be married. further than
the understanding of which l spoke.
OF course they had been talk between
us of regard. There never was any
definite plan between MS further than
that If he should ever be free we would
be married. He understood that / had
sufficient regard for him that if he were
Tree to offer his hand | would listen to
his proposition. Outside of that
there never was any definite
arrangement. There never was
any talk of any plan or anything
by which he was to become free.
That was left to time and circumstance.
| never asked of him any narration of
the particular circumstances of his mar
ried life. l did ask him at one time why
there was separation. He only stated
that it was because of infidelity on his
wife'S part-tbat he had been the victim
OF improperly on her part. Mr.. Horton
accompanied me when l went to Du-
luth at the close of the term. When L
found Mrs. Williams was not at home |
went to Superior on the same train on
which MIR. Horton came to st. Paul.
Mr.. Horton came to ST. Paul on the fol-
lowing Sunday. He came in the morn
ing and left in the evening. We took
walk together that day. l attended the
teachers institute in st. Paul. l roomed
at the house of Mr.. Dantz, John street,
No. 523. The last time | saw Mr.. Hor-
ton was on the Thursday following the
teachers convention. At that time
he went to the train with me.
was going to Eau Claire. Mr..
Horizons manner toward me was al
ways very proper.
Considered Him a Gentleman
of very fine qualities in every way,
and admired his general character
very much. l cannot say ex-
actly what | meant in the letter which
has been published when | said that |
was afraid that he had been annoyed by
something, because [ do not remember
enough about it. do not remember
what the plans for the fall were which
L referred to in that letter. but as near
as can recollect it referred to some
things which L left at Mrs. Ensiey's
with her permission. We had made no
joint plans of any kind. When wrote
in that letter, Il can stand anything
but losing your love. | think that
would almost kill me. There, you will
surely think me blue, and you will be
just right. will get over it though.
after hear from you. l did think of
you at 7:15 this morning and all the
time since. Am | crossing the bridge
too soon, or is there something
that gives me this feeling of I'M
rest that will develop to spoil our happi-
ness" L don't know what | meant
except that it was because was blue.
| never was interviewed by you (Mr.
ERWIN in any way before. Inever saw
YOU before to my knowledge. l do not
know who this man Brown is. No man
named Mum or Briggs has ever called
upon me in relation to keeping away
from st. Paul. L did not go to Wiscon-
sin to make wedding clothes. but to
spend my vacation, as always do.
Mr.. Egan then took the witness again,
and drew out the following:
This Mr.. Brown called upon me here
at this house in the early part of the
evening; L think on the Tuesday fol-
lowing the drowning. He introduced
himself, and represented himself to
be a friend of Mr.. Horton. He
did not say who had sent him.
That night l left for Superior.
| mad nearly enough money of my own
to take me there and borrowed the rest.
l cannot recall precisely what Mr.. Hor-
ton said to me relative to marriage in
the future. l think he did speak once
of getting divorce. There was no
definite time set for a marriage between
us. L relied upon it. of course, as would
be the natural result with any decent
lady. MIR. Horton did not show me any
paper to be signed by his wife. He did
not inform me that he had visited his
wife at any time during his acquant-
ance with me. | did not know that he
had visited his wife subsequent to the
beginning of our acquaintance and staid
over night with her. He did not tell me
that he had prepared papers for the pur-
pose of
Obtaining Divorce
from his wife. l understood that Mr..
Horton was employed by the Northern
Pacific company as land inspector, and
| think had heard that his salary was
SIS month.
MIR. Erwin questioned the witness
again with the following result:
cannot recall anything that Mr. Hor-
ton ever said about getting divorce.
but / think he did mention it. | had no
plans for the fall of any kind. Of
course | expected to come back and take
my school as usual, but had not ar
ranged for board or anything. do not
know where this man Brown lives
Mr.. Eagan then questioned her again:
have no letters from Mr.. Horton.
He wrote to me while | was at Eau
Claire, but have not the letters now.
L always destroy my letters. He wrote
me perhaps one or two letters. but none
of the letters are in my possession now.
| have trunk at Thirteenth street, but
do not think any of the letters are in
it,
do not particularly object to your
going to look in the trunk, accompanied
by my brother, but would prefer that
you should not on account of the cOndi-
ton of the trunk more than anything
else. 1 don't care who goes there.
There was nothing in the letters which
has not been brought out here.
Nils Hanson, of Trempealeau, Wis,
brother of Mrs. Horton, was put upon
the stand. He said: Horton came to
my home in Trempealeau about five
weeks ago, and said he intended to get
divorce from his wife. He accused her
of being
Guilty of Adultery.