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

and l saw the body. my calling your attention
TO the fact that there was a smile OH her face.
DR.. QUINN remember you thought SO.
Mr.. ErwiD-Well, tell us what you thought
Mr.. Mum objected and the question
was withdrawn, and with that DIR.
Quinn's examination was completed.
DIR. Quinn seemed pleased to have his
examination completed. and, to put it
candidly, itmust be said he did not
shine as witness. His examination
was completed yesterday, the doctor be-
ing desirous of going off on deer hunt,
and, Mr.. Erwin facetiOuSly remarked,
he was inclined to aud HIM because he
knew that when the doctor was away
on these trips he could always be GER
tain of quarter" Even Judge Kelly,
stern and rigid in his demeanor OH the
bench, had to relax his face i'll company
with the general smiles which pervaded
the court room.
Darling and Dear.
Mr.. Mum next read Miss Van Wie's
letter, which was published at the time
of the inquest and the preliminary trial.
The letter was written from West Su-
perior, where Miss Van Vie was spend
ing her school vacation, and Horton was
addressed as "My Darling Walter"
itoil q uOLCI uCdlS WClc SCdlISItO
through the letter, and reference was
made to their "plans for the coming
fall' = supposed to have refer
ence to their intended marriage.
1t was letter such as lovers
usually indite and like to receive. Miss
Van Vie had just been visited by Hor
ton at West Superior, and she hoped he
caught the train home, that he slept
we'll during the journey, and that at
7:15 she was thinking about him and
continued to do SO for the rest of the
day. The letter also mentioned a
vague presentment that something was
going to befall her. What it was she
could not fathOm, that develops would
on the records, and more oral testimony
introduced.
Martin CrOsS-Exanlfnes.
Police Officer Sullivan was recalled,
and he spoke of experimenting with the
boat used on the river by Horton. This
went to show the extreme difficulty in
capslzlng the boat. How two heavy
men were placed in the boat: one occu-
pied the seat taken by Mrs. Horton on
the fateful night, and the other that
taken by Horton. One man attempted
to rescue the supposed little girl, and at
the same time caught the other man.
They both fell into the water,
but the boat righted itself imme-
diately. This test was made twice.
The officer had bad half hour when
Junior Counsel Martin rose to cross-eX-
animation. Mr.. Martin has deep,
heavy voice, and is aggressive in his eX-
animation. He sadly lacks the oily.
persuasiveness of Mr.. Erwin. There
is a dOmineering tone in his voice, his
black III
whole manner indicates desire to fall
upon and wOrTy-oratfcally- un-
fortunate victim of his fury. He catches
up words dropped by the witness and
CALCULATES: Il thought so'' III man
ner which would lead you to think that
Sergeant Sullivan was the greatest vii
lain under the sun, and was thirsting
for the very gore of the unfortunate man
Horton. In his determination, Sullivan
denied telling any men that it was not
necessary to turn the boat over. The
two men sat on the gunwale, and it
was not until lot of water was shipped
that the boat tipped over. The boat
was leaking while the experiments were
being made. ge
Erwin Scores.
Alex Leyde, who weighs IT'S pounds,
was one of the men who made expert
was with him. He cOrroborated Sulli-
van.
James Miller. the owner of the boat,
was recalled, and testified to ten per-
sons taking row on the river. and also
to how he drew his nets and leads over
the side of the boat. He had thus drawn
in 400 pounds without shipping any
water into the boat. Cross-examined:
lie had been on and Off the river for
the last seventeen years.
do women make the best sailors?n
II should say not. l never saw a woman
sailor''
MILLER said that it required considerable
strength to turn over the boat even when il
was on shore''
Gould man in four feet of water turn
the boat over?'
II don't think he could''
The latter was an important point
gained by Mr.. Erwin. as it struck
against the supposed theory of the state
that defendant overturned the boat
while in the water and after drowning
his wife. Mr.. Erwin at once released
Miller. but Mr.. Mum put in a few
questions and got out of witness that
the boat could be turned in the water
with considerable surging.
1t was 80 O'Clock. The court usually
adjourns at 5 O'clock, but as Juror Glib
son had. during the day, complained of
feeling i'll, Judge Kelly decided to adj
Juurn until 10 o'clock this morning He
did not want juror to fall sick during
the trial of such an important case. The
jurors are allowed to return to their
homes upon the adjournment of court,
noon and evening.