St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-21
BED BUGS RAN RIOT,
Which Was One Cause of
Grievance Mr.. Warner Had
to His Wife.
He Remembered Small Pur-
chases, But Forgot the
Large Quarrels.
His Cross-EXamination Ends
and His Daughters Take
the Stand.
The Sensational Divorce Case
Has a Day Without Much
Interest.

but was without new incidents of inter-
.st. The usual large audience listened
10 the evidence. Mr.. Warner was rest
less and nervous. and there are large
dark circles under his eyes, and his face
looked much flushed. Mrs. Warner
looked worried, and would occasionally
turn her back toward the witness stand.
Her coughing in dry, persistent way
annoyed her considerably. Rev. Heath
and a number of the ladies' present
looked rather weary, but Mrs. Dunning
occupied front seat and looked pass
lively and contentedly upon the sur
roundings. Attorney SanbOrn made an
occasional side remark with view of
relieving the monotony by allowing
the audience to laugh.
Mr.. Warner was on the stand the
greater part of the day. In re-
Spouse to the questions of Mr..
Wellington he would, in general
terms, deny charges of abusive treat
ment and was frequently captous i'll an
swering questions. He, as he frequently
had done, denied ever striking or
roughly handling his wife or using OPP
probrious epithets to her, but upon spe-
cific questions admitted that he had
done all those things. He repeated lu
cIdentS OF his wife striking and scratch
ing him. but would deny striking back,
and again would admit that he handled
her in heroic way. He could hold
full hand when it came to items of eX-
penSe incurred by her, but when asked
what she said to him ut specific times or
what he had said or done he would not
mold single trump, and would pass
with the remark that he could not re-
hnr no st
ness she wanted to visit relatives in
Springfield, Ill. When they got to Chi
cago they stopped at her sisters. She
talked SO diSagreeably at the table that
her sister threatened TO leave the room
if she would not deSiSt. She insisted
oH g"i'' on Fast with him, and
he slipped Off flom her, as
he knew she would create a
scene before his relatives. He
left 1919 with her brother-in-law to give
her. and left the city without bidding
her goodbye.
He explained that one cause of the
trouble was that she was a poor house
keeper. She
Allowed Bedbugs
in the house. and more particularly IN
his bedroom. He admitted that these
insects were in his house before they
were married. but they did not invade
his bedroom before he was married.
Referring to the buggy incident, he said
that Minnie got into it and he was har-
Messing the horse preparatory to hitch
ing it up. Mrs. Warner came out. and,
after struggle with Minnie, got into
the buggy. He then took the horse
back to the barn and did not 90 driving.
He made answer to questions that he
told Minnie to keep her out, and that he
would back her.
Asked about the time he hit his wife
with the buggy whip, he thought he
was angry.
"Did YOU strike hard?''
Not very hard
"Did you strike with the Intention of
indicating that she must go to the
houSe?"
Il think 500
at was about as hard as you would
strike to make a horse 20 taSter?"
Yes, sir-to make him pick up"
He was provoked at her another time
for purchasing a baby carriage. as he
could have saved money in the pur-
chase. Asked if he wanted a separation
at the time he offered her $4,000, he
said he did not want divorce, but added
that 1t would have stopped this constant
trouble. AS a part of the expense
charged to the European trip he said he
bought her dress in Paris and a silver
tumble i'll Switzerland.
In response to questions by Mr.. San
born, he sad that he might have held
MIS-. Warner by the arms at the time
Addie Cranky saw him, but he did not
remember what happened before the
girl came into the room. At the time
the Mays ZANE over after he had tried
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he had not cOhabiied with his wife since
she charged him with adultery. Mr..
Wellington read portions of his answer
in the former divorce action, and asked
him il lie signed and made oath to it
with the full consciousness that it al
legged that he had never used any VIC
lence or harsh words toward his wife.
He answered yes, and then admitted
that he had before that thrust her into
the cellar way. lie also admitted that
he fully comprehended what he did
when he made cath that he had never
treated her in cruel manner.
Mrs. Lucia ii. Winter was called to
the stand and denied the statements of
Mrs. Warner that she was present when
MIR. Warner mad abused his wife and
called her llypocrite and she devil.
The Daughters Testify.
Mrs. Alice Warner Ogden, the eldest
daughter of Mr.. Warner, testified that
Mrs. Warner told her she had nothing
to do with the children. and would not
permit them to go to her room or her to
buy even clothing for their dolls. "She
said l had no business there; that |
could earn my own living. and had bet
ter go and do So" She saw the buggy
incident: Minnie got in first and Mrs.
Warner tried to climb in. Minnie put
her feet up 10 keep her out, but she
fought her way in. Minnie then got
out. The father put the horse in
the barn. MIR. Warner did not
strike Mrs. Warner and did not
go near the buggy. She heard talk be-
tween Mr.. and Mrs. Warner the night
of Sept. s, 1887. Mrs. Warner did the
talking principally and kept it up till
2 a. m. She saw the cellar way scene.
Mr.. Warner had sent the servant back
to the kitchen. when summond by a
tap of the bell by Mrs. Warner. He
said he would wait on the tabe. In the
sitting room Mrs. Warner said she
often went away from the table hungry
because things were not passed. He
told her to go out of the room and TO
keep out. He pushed he out into the
dining room and into the cellar way.
She screamed Murder. police. fire.''
He said. eff you behave you can come
out" She promised to behave and he
let her out; after she got out she said
"Fll behave. Yes, I'll behave!'
As to the scene in the bed room July
8, he placed his hand on Mrs. Warmers
shoulder and told her to leave the room.
She and Minnie did not have hold of
Mrs. Warner atall on that occasion. Mrs.
Minnie Warner Gay, another daughter,
testified as to the buggy and third of
July scenes substantially as had her
sister.
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