St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-15
LARGE TIMES IN PROBATE.
A Wife Wants Her Husband Out
of the Way

OF the Way.
Judge Corrigan had his hands full
yesterday in probate court, attending to
the special calendar, and was also COM
PEELED to hear the usual crazy cases.
John W. Woods, a young man living at,
PA Hennepin avenue. where his father
keeps lodging house, thought that he
was genius of the first water, and
cut out for brilliant career. The
brilliancY was prevented by conflicting
evil spirits. He had become violent.
and his friends thought it best to com
NIT him. He refused to answer the
courts questions, putting ON the air of
king, and was sent to st. Peter.
Wilhelmin Lauer came in followed
by a brood of children, six in number.
She lived at Medina, and stated that
her husband refused to work, claiming
that he was i'll. She thought it was
case of chronic lazlness. She wept as
she told her story. the children cried
with her, the judges hair stood on end,
and he signed an order letting the
whole family go to the state school at
OwatOnna.
Johannes Stair came down with her
husband from Arctander, Kandiyohi
county-that is to say. the patrol wagon
completed the trip-and, with her attor-
ney, Judge LELAND, insisted that her
better half be sent to the asylum She
stated that he was violent, and threat
ened her life. 1t turned out that the al
legged insanity was but all exaggerated
case of the greeneyed monster. Judge.
LELAND admitted that the woman had
been indiScreet. but insisted that the
man was fit candidate for st. Peter. 1t
seems that the husband thinks the wife
has transferred her affections to some
other man, and had grown cold towards
him. This had angered him, and he
had asked her TO get the Lothario out of
the way, and then he would forgive her.
He did not specify the means, but
thought he would appear best as cold
corpse; Judge Corrigan stated that he
didn't like the looks of the case, and
looked suspiciously at the woman, who
let her attorney tell her story for her,
and appeared calm and cool. The man
was allowed to depart.
ADJUSTMENTS.
ga Texas Steer" will play three
night and Saturday matinee engage
ment at the Grand opera house, begin
ming next Thursday evening. Seats
can be secured Monday morning.
"a Texas Steer" it is said, is
the best thing Charles Fl. Hoyt ever
wrote or not, it has made the greatest
hit by far of any of his plays, and turns
people away every night.
The Lyceum Theater will be opened
one week from next Monday by the
Wilbur Opera company for II weeks
engagement. Prices will range from
Is to 80 cents and many popular light
operas will be given. a very success
full season Is anticipated.
To-day's matinee and evening per-
Torrance closes the all the week bene-
fit rendered by Manager Hilton of the
Pence to the Labor Temple fund. The
All American Speciality company is
quite clever, and the attendance at each
performance should be large. For the
entire week commencing to- morrow,
with regular matinees Wednesday, Fri
day and Sunday, Mellini q Waite's re-
fined vau1evilleS will be the attraction.
This is an unusually clever aggregation
Of artists whose reputation for high
class speciality works Is beyond re-
proach. The company consists of TWEEN
ty members who introduce ten
novelties, among them being the
latest Eastern craze, the Spanish
and Zangerelle dances, executed
by the charming Griffths sisters;
also Sgr, Mellini, the renowned con-
1urer; Ida Rainor, Harry Leslie, the
Kershaw Bros, Rush & Bryant, Alice
Gilmore, Theodor, Harry Waite and a