St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-17

band. When it came to acts that trans
pired before the compromise Of the
former action, Mr.. Sanborn objected
and asked the court to restrict the evil
dence to the time since that compro-
mise. This objection entailed an eX-
tended argument as to the right to go
back to the beginning of the trouble,
Mr.. SanbOrn claiming that the former
acts were condoned by the agreement to
dismiss the former action and to live
together again and the actual resump-
ton OF marital relations in pursuance
of that agreement. He said Mr.. War
ner had complied with the agreement by
paying the expenses of the former ac-
ton, amounting to some 900, and that
Mrs. Warner han agreed not to begin
another action. but to submit future
differences to arbitration. Mr.. Yelling
ton cOntendtd that there had been no
such agreement as would preclude the
proof of prior acts in this suit, and
claimed that the contract had
been broken by Mr.. Warner,
and thus released his client from
its binding force. Judge Brill de-
cided that the acts prior to that
agreement were intended to be con-
doned thereby, but expressed some
doubt as to whether it, III terms, would
acts were admissible in evidence for the
purpose Of showing the subsequent be-
havior of Mr.. Warner, if for no other.
The story was then resumed by Mrs.
Warner. The substance OF the history
of her late married life, as related, is as
follows:
Mrs. Warmers Story.
Mr.. Warner commenced to abuse me and
use violence toward me soon after our mar
riage, July %. 1856. Before my baby was
born he said was not fl to have a child, and
that If my constitution should run down and
/ became an Invalid he would not take care
of me. Three weeks after the birth of the
baby wanted a nurse for il. lie said | was
of no manner of use if could not nurse it.
] made some reply, when he caught me by
the arms, dragged me across the room. struck
me on the head. threw me on a couch vio-
lently and struck me. He said had ''killed
one husband and WAS now killing another.
lie called me She-deVll. l was then very
weak and needed kind care. In August, 1887,
he said to me. You are vagabond. You
came TO me with nothing. l have TO support
YOU One night in the same month we went
TO bed at II o'clock and quarreled until in
the morning, when he kicked me out of bed.
/ fell heavily upon the rockers of a chair. At
another time l was sitting in chair with the
baby in my arms. He struck me. knocking
me out of The chair, and the child fell upon
the floor. He said threw the child on the
treat your own child l will teach you bet
ter He then dragged me across the floor
aud sat upon my breast and pounded me
with his fists. That night had hemorrhage
OF The lungs from the abuse. AT one time
his daughter Minnie called me an old
sneak and ordered me out of the buggy and
hit me two or three times. He told her to
put me out, and said he would back her in it,
One day wanted to use the buggy, when he
told me he wanted it for mis- family, and
when | remarked thai some arrangement
ought 10 be made for my having it sometimes
he hit me over the shoulders with the buggy
whip. He struck me at another time when
] had the baby in my arms. / was singing it
to sleep and II was crying. He complained
that always made fuss to get the baby to
sleep. / told him he ought to know what d
crying baby was as he had raised six others.
and to shut up. He then said he would either
rule or kill me. He
Dragged Me Around the Room.
screamed. His daughter Bess said Papa,
let mamma alone Kate, another of his
daughters said let him alone
when sitting at the table he would not
hand me food, neither would his daughters.
] called servant to do So when he sent her
out of the room, and said must ask him for
things wanted aud if they were not good
enough to ask for, j should not have them.
After l had gone into the sitting room he
came in and dragged me out of the room into
the dining room, opened the cellar door and
L
screamed, Murder he is killing me p
He then opened the door. put his
hand over my mouth and choked me. He saio
he would conquer me or kill me if l did not
behave myself. lie then said Will you be-
have? Will you? Will you?' said Yes, Il
thousand times yes, if you will let me out
In September 1887, went up stairs TO set up
bed. He came up and said l should not do
SO, knocked lighted lamp out of my hand,
called me fiend, vagabond and a she
devil, and said he would either kill or con.
quer me- In October, 1887, he crushed me
down into corner damned his fists against
my breast and said ne would conquer or Kill
me. He skinned my uose and bruised me. !
showed the bruises to the servants and to the
neighbOrs.
! July 3, 1885, l asked to be allowed to spend
| the Fourth at the lake in company with my
sister, and take the baby. He had been sick
and was convalescent and l wanted day
out after being worn out taking care of him.
He said should not go. l said other women
went and took their babies He replied that
his word was law, and beat me oyer the head,