St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-27

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it not being right. Watson asked her if
she ever did anything wrong, and she
replied, mo" He then told her that
was right and to be a good girl and mind
her mother. The witness said the
night clerk did not go up to
the room that night, except when
he took the bottle of brandy to them.
Neither of the men undressed ana
neither of them were in bed with her.
Watson did not ask Grace to 90 to an
other room with him, and did not try to
take improper liberties with the child
on thelounge or any place else. Wat
son left about a. m. saying he must
go home as he had to go to work at z
O'Clock. Up to this time the wit
ness had not lam down. Demars
stayed until later in the morning.
Grace and she left the room
about o'clock in the morning and had
breakfast. After that they went to the
house of
+ The Witness Sister.
In the afternoon they started to go to
the home of Grace's aunt. Grace said
she had made all appointment with will
Reynolds-who is the defendant De-
mars-at o'clock that afternoon. They
went to the corner of Seventh and Jack
son streets, and not seeing the man
went to see Grace's aunt.
Upon cross-eXamination Ida Shenk
said she is not a prostitute. She knew
Demars as Reynolds. She met him at
circus few months before, and had
met him several times afterwards, usu-
ally once or twice week. She had not
been introduced. She met Watson
about four weeks before the eventful
Sunday. He had come to her sisters
with Demars. She knew him by the
Of ln 81.
lnentS of Mrs. Sheehan as to Watson Of
fering to compromise the matter in her
|. presence.
c. p. Watson told a straightforward
and apparently truthful story on the
witness stand. He had been a brake
man and freight train conductor Oh the
Duluth road. On Tie Sunday in uues-
ton he met Demars OH the street at
about p. m. They went to the tunnel
to see if he had any orders to 90 out on
run. They then determined to 90 to
Minneapolis. This was near D. Ia.
They met Ida Shenk, and, as she stated
that She was going 10 Minneapolis,
the three went over together. The
remainder of his testimony correspondent
III general with that of ida Shenk. He
bought fruit for Grace, and he talked to
her about the nature of telegraph orders
given him as conductor and showed her
his name was Watson, as it appeared on
the orders in his possession. In the
room at the CarlYSle, While she sat on
his knee, he was talking further about
these orders, and he explained them
to her. When he asked her to sit on
his knee she said she was afraid
he would think her Il bad girl if she
did. He asked her if she had ever
been bad girl, and she replying in the
negative he told her 30 always be good
girl and mind her mother. He did not
attempt any improper liberties with the
child He did not register at the hotel,
but d emars had registered at the re-
quest Of the night clerk, as Reynolds,o of
Duluth. The clerk said il the men were
not going to remain it was not
necessary for both to regis
ter. They paid dollar for
the room, intending it as place for the
girls alone to sleep. He left the hotel
about quarter of 4 a. III. TO get some
sleep before going out Oh his run at a.
IN. He said he is a married man,
nearly thirtyfiye years old, and has
children. He heard of the arrest of
Demars and brakeman named Shay
when in Duluth, and went to the Jail
there to see Dema-s. lie found
that they had arrested the
wrong Shay, and shunted up De-
tective Horant and told him he was the
man wanted, and, as he had done moth
ing wrong, was willing to give himself
up. He had gone to detective in st.
Paul to see about looking into his de-
Tense after he had been arrested. and he
gave him letter to Detective Laugh
rem, of Minneapolis, and he had in turn
referred him to Sergeant Kirkham as
the man who could look the matter up.
lie made several trips to Minneapolis
about the matter, and called to see Mrs.
Sheehan when he heard she wanted to
see him. He told Der he
Had Not TrOnged Her
daughter, and Mrs. Sheehan said she
knew he had not, and was willing to
drop the matter, but her sister would
not let the matter be huShed up. Wat
son said he knew that money had been
offered TO the night clerk at the Car
LYLE, or rather. that the clerk told him
SO. The court refused to admit this
testimony, upon objection by the
county attorney being made. The
witness said he had not offered him
any money or asked any one TO do so.
Mrs. Sheehan told Watson that the
night clerk had received $3.50, and she
thought she ought to have $1,000. The
witness laughed at this and said he did
not offer Mrs. Sheehan any money.
John Gallagher. a passenger train
brakeman on the Northern Pacific road,
testified that he was sitting in the Car
lysle three or four nights after Aug. 2,
and the clerk was talking about what
he was going to get out OF thu
matter, and was going for the
side that would give the most money.
The witness saw the clerk write the
words, land Wife" after Reynolds
name in the register. The page OF the
hotel register having the entry was eX-
hibited in court.
William Demars testified to the facts
about what was done on Aug. 2, and
told substantially the story told by the
other defendants. He stated further,
that on leaving the hotel Grace asked
him for so cents. After questioning
Der about why she wanted it, he gave it
TO her and told her to give half of it to
Ida Shenk. The child then gave it all
to Ida Shenk. Grace kissed him after say
ing, "Will. you have been good boy;
| want to kiss YOU" He also stated that
she made all engagement to meet him
at car at 2 D. IN. Monday, and invited
him to call upon her.
DemarS was on the stand at the hour
of adjournment.
The formal opening of the street car
line to Fort Smelling, which occurs to-
day, will be notable event, Col.
Mason, commandment at the fort, has