St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-14
HORTON Was JEALOUS
Mrs. Horton Said Her nus-
band Did Not Like Her to
Look at Any Men.
A Brother-in-Law Placed in a
Decidedly Unsavory and
Painful Position.
Judge Kelly Gently Hints at
the Propriety of the Fair
Sex Withdrawing.
The Tall Pine Will Tomorrow
The Tall Pine Will To-MorroW
Formally Open the Batter
les of the Defense.

fore the jury the whole of The testimony
forthcoming arising out of the charge OF
murder against Walter f. Horton in
the drowning of his wife last August.
There is only one witness the state has
not been able to place on the stand-not
Miss Van VIE, by the way-who will
probably bob up in court tomorrow or
Tuesday. In the meanwhile the prose
cution has decided to rest its case, and
tomorrow morning Mr.. Erwin will
formally open the batteries of the de-
Tense. Yesterdays proceedings were
not marked with any special slgnifi-
canoe. Louis Hansen, the brother OF
Mrs. Horton, was Oh the stand nearly
the whole of the day. His cross-eXamina-
ton by Mr.. Erwin was most exhaustive,
and, owing to the dizziness displayed
by the witness, was painfully slow.
Questions had to be repeated again and
again, and then the man would 81 and
think and ponder and think as ii he were
raking his memory over with a small
tooth comb. This kind of thing was
kept up for nearly three hours. and with
it blessed relief came in the shape of
adjournment for the week. There is no
abatement of the interest excited
by the trial. The court was crowded
at both sittingS yesterday. To accom-
modate the large number OF ladies cray
ing for admission one section OF the
gallery has been reserved for them.
Judge Kelly gave these ladies a very
pointed hint at the morning sitting.
Mr.. Erwin was examining Hansen as
to the charge Horton made against
his sisters fidelitv to him, when
Judge Kelly interfered. and sug-
geSted that if there was any testl-
mony which polite ears should not
hear it would be better for the ladies to
Ietire-and gentlemen, too, somewhat
sarcastically added the judge. Mr.. En-
win interposed that there was no such
testimony, AMI so the ladies sat out the
sitting with apparent relish.
He Was Jealous.
Louis Hansen'S examination was re-
sumed at the opening OF court in the
morning. There was nothing lmpor-
tant adduced, when Mr.. Erwin took up
the croSs-eXaminatiOn, which continued
the greater part of the day. The wit
ness was questioned as to his visit to
North Dakota, where defendant was al
legged to have left his wife in a log cabin
on a claim III Day county. This was
in 1888.
Did you sister complain her husband had
deserted her?'
Did she make any complaint about his
failure TO support her at that time?''
NO"
Now, wasn't it understood that the times
were so bad On that claim the family had to
scatter?''
''She told me Horton got into trouble, and
had to leave
lowed deDts?'
''Well. he had done some trading. I do
not know what it was"
she did not complain he had treated her.
with any cruelty or abuse!'
Yes, she did. She said he was jealous,
and would not let her speak to anybody
look at man.
Hansen maintained that Horton did
not provide for his sister on the Day
county claim the winter of 1SS2-S3, Mr..
Erwin endeavOrlng to make out that de-
PENDANT was compelled to leave his wife.
that he left her as comfortably provided
as he could under the circumstances,
and that he went away with her con-
sent.
Your sister never actually complained Of
ernelty?"
We'll. I remember her saying that when
she was staying with Horizons mother she
WIGS very quiet and the mother asked her
why she acted So
Mr.. Erwin-Stop. We don't want that on
the records. don't want any talk between
two women. and especially that between q
wife and mother-in-laW.
Hansen. continuing, testified that
when his sister returned home in 1886
she had $40.
"How much had she been robbed of in st.
Paul?''
''Sne did not say
HAD she nyt been robbed of $50"
''She merely said she lost her pocketbo ok. :"
He could not say that Horton used to
send her $40 at a time; the highest he
saw was S25. Horton visited his wife at
her home in 1887.
''Were Horton and his wife alone?''
I'VE were all i'll the house together during
the evening"
k"Yes; Gbut was not Horton alone with his
Rife?"
well, they were alone in bed together"
Fl Cautioned by Kelly.
There was some laughter at this, and
Judge Kelly said:
II want 10 caution the audience that don't
permit any levity in this court. 1 will have
the sheriff clear the court room immedi-
ately if there are any more such demonstra-
lions"
Hansen said that Horton had made
another visit to his wife at Tempeleau
In 1888. 1t was when she was living
alone. He did not see Horton. His
wife said that he came late at night and
went away early in the morning.
in consequence of that second visit did
not your wife visit justice of the peace and
Ggn paper!.
She never told me anything about it. and 1
never found out until after she was
drowned"
1t was true witness wrote Horton in
1883, asking why he did not support his
wife, and he received a reply.
'What was his reason for not living with
Dr. supporting his wife?'
sit was what | told yesterday; that she had
committed adultery
Hansen was painfully slow in giving
his answers. He would sit, his arms on
the chair. his head resting on his
breast for three or four minutes, study
Ing his answers. Mr.. Erwin was at
length aroused by the slowness of the
witness. and remarked:
Mr. Hansen, have. due regard to the cir
eumstances under which you were placed
but do wish you would answer my question
don't want eyasive answers
For Polite Ears.
This stirred up Hansen q little, and
The cross-eXamination continued. Hor
ton had charged that, when returning
from the woods to Brainerd. he found
his wife had contracted a disease
Judge Kelly here looked round the
crowded court and at the scores o.
ladies present and made this signifcan
remark:
Row, don't know what testimony is com
liz ou;. but if there is anything which polite
ears should not hear l should think the
]. dies in this audience should go out; and
gentlemen, too. 1 don't know what is com
Sir. Erwin do not know anything of tina
Hind. your honor
Judge Kelly-very well, go on. We vii
gre fair warning.
,rhe ladies remained, and Mr.. Erwin
pnt in question as to the ladmissibility
bf his evidence. The state wanted to
BE- in proper position to answer this
because they could properly do so.
NJ Erwin said the state had intro
duced evidence showing that defendan
had neglected to support his wife for {
year and half; had been unloying to