St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-24
A WOMAN IN THE CASE.
Minnie Frost Is Broug hit Into the
HeilDern Trial

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Yesterday proved to be one of the
most interesting days yet experienced
in the Heilpern trial, and the crowd OF
curiosity seekers were well repaid or
their long wait. There was woman
brought into the case. Immediately
after the court was called to order at 8
O'Clock Leo was again put on the rack,
while County Attorney Thain deity
manipulated the thumb screws for sew
eral hours. The prosecute on drew out
OF the witness that he was something of
lady Killer and Heilpern admitted
that he had gone security at Elliott's
jewelry store for woman who secured
some diamonds there.
What was the name Of your friend,
and whether man or Woman?" asked
Mr.. THAN.
81 object to that" shouted Capt. Hart
VI am not going to allow the prOSecu-
ton to smirch this mans character by
| dragging in the name of woman"
Mr.. Thain stoutly denied that he
| was going to smirch anyone's cha racter,
but wanted to prove whether or not it
| was a woman that Heilpern had given
large sums of money to.
| A lengthy and decidedly warm argu-
ment followed between the attorneys.
Judge Pond finally overruled the OBJ
lection and told the witness to answer
! the question.
After vainly trying to impose condi-
| tons on the county attorney, Heilpern
at last admitted it was woman.
What was her name?'
| II think it was Minnie Frost" was
| the reply.
/ tween the attorneys, but nothing came
of it. When peace was restored an
| other whack was taken at the system of
! checking and bookkeeping as carried on
| by the Columbia Mill company. Inter-
! est was once more aroused among the
spectators when the question was
asked, did you really intend to COM
NIT suicide when you went to Winona?"
| Yes" was answered, hardly above a
whisper. Then some fun was poked at
| Leo as regards the clothes he wore
leap, whether he wore his SUNDAY suit
of clOthes'' or not. Heilpern then re-
lated his call upon Mr. Courtin in New
Orleans, which did not differ materially
| from that gentleman's story.
You left mere OH Feb. Is, and went
to Mexico, country which has no eX-
tradition papers with the United States
| simply because you had domestic
troubles, didn't you?" inquired Mr..
| THAN.
"Yes, l wanted to see the place and
thought it would be good place to go
to- responded the little Polander.
He said he had about S115 with him
when he started, but did not depend on
that alone, as he had realized about S125
more by pawning his jewelry, etc.
Heilpern showed remarkable clever
ness and GOODNESS in explaining The let
ters in which so many confessions were
made. He translated the original letter
he wrote in German, and the different
shades of meaning he put upon the most
| compromising statements fairly took
away the breath of all present. The
manner in which he slowly unwound
the coils of evidence which County At
| torney Thain had so carefully wove
around him caused many an old lawyer
| present to nod their heads at his clever
| ness. II don't know how it is with
| YOU" remarked Leo, "but l speak five
| or six different languages. and it is i'm
| possible to get the true meaning of
| words, just the exact and correct mean
ing"
The examination continued in this
| style until IL o'clock, when court ad-
journed until Monday morning at 10
o'clock.