St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-27

Wabasha street, and asserted that he did
not know OF him having room there.
Upon cToss-eXamination by Mr.. Well
ingtOn he said that he went to New
Mexico to practice medicine. lie owned
a drug store in Las Vegas, which
he turned over to his brother after
teaching him the drug business, lie
was examined carefully as to the cir
cumsiances under which he met Mrs.
Sheckels in New Mexico, Dakota and
st. Paul lie said he passed full hour
at the West hotel when he took dinner
with Mr. Wheeler. and although the
cOlOred man English waited Oh them he
did not seem 20 recognize him. lie de-
MED that he had ever given Mrs. Nc
Clellan or Mrs. Scheckels any presents
or given them theater tickets. Mr..
Wellington produced pink-coyered
box and said,
Ibid you not send this box filed with
candy to Mrs. McClellan?'
mo, sir" was the prompt reply.
The testimony OF DIR. Hoyt was a com
plete denial Of any improper conduct
with Mrs. Mcclellan.
Mrs. Anna Josephine LockhaTt testi-
fed chat she had gone to DR.. Hoyts
Office about / o'clock of November IA,
anu DlCOClIDC III ilNA. JIM was oH'
fering from indigestion. She produced
the bottle of medicine she got Oh the
prescription at Allan'S drug store.
Mrs. Sheckel's BombshelI.
Mrs. Emma Sheckles was wheeled into
the court room just prior 10 opening OF
court for the afternoon session. a pot
Of hot tea was brought in and placed on
the counsel's table. She frequently had
occasion to drink from cup of tea to
revive her when faint. DIR. Stone, her
present physician, was in the court
room to look after her. AT one time she
ceased speaking for some minutes. and.
shutting her eyes, rested her head on
her hand. DIR. Stone was appealed to
by the attorneys for the defense with
scared looks. Dir. Stone said to let her
rest a few moments and she would
rally, which statement proved true, and
the woman proceeded with her story,
which was about as follows:
She first met DIR. Hoyt in Las Vegas,
New Mexico. This was III the spring
of 1879. She met him once afterin Bur
naleo. New Mexico. In 1881 she met
him in Grand Forks. n. d. She met
him after that in this city, when she
came here once or twice year to be
treated by him. She met Mr., FleiSch-
mann at the Mcclellan house once-that
being the time he called with DR.. HOyt.
She afterwards went to the theater with
him. She asserted emphatically that
she knew nothing Of any arrangement
to go TO the West hotel, and had not
gone there at any time with either DR..
Hoyt or MIR. Fieischmann. On Satur-
day. Nov. IA, she took dinner at the
Mcclellan house, and she went with
nft IL II
Martins store. They walked up Third
street TO Mays flower store, where they
purchased flowers and took them up to
Mrs. Burdick's for her sick daughter.
She denied hearing any arrangement
between DR.. Hoyt and Mrs. Mcclellan
to go to the Grand block and asserted
that she had not said, You bet, she
will find,the place." Mr.. Mcclellan was
at Duluth at that time. He returned
the evening of November "a. Mrs. Nc
| Clellan went out after her husbands
return. She was out for an hour or so.
She came back while the witness was
| sitting in the dining room. They went
up stairs soon after. In few minutes
Mr.. Mcclellan went up stairs and called
his wife. She went down stairs with
| Fin and the witness heard loud and
| angry talk. The husband swore at his
wife and called her hard names. When
Mrs. Mcclellan went up stairs again the
witness asked her what was
the matter. She told her moi
to talk to her then, as hel
husband was listening. They remained
awake all night. Mrs. McClellad tolC
her during the night that her husband
accused her of being init mate with DR.
Hoyt ami asked what he should do
She said she was innocent and did no
say she had been to the house on St
Peter street. Mrs. SheckelS said SHIT
told Mrs. Mcclellan then that she be
lieved her innocent and would help heI
On cross eXamination, asserted tina
she had not said to Mrs. Mcclellan
Don't be fool. Don't say anything
! will see Mrs. Burdick and have her +
say you were there; that | sent yol
there to get some papers out of m
trunk"
The Domestic Scene.
The next morning Mrs. Sheekels sal
she asked Mr.. Mcclellan what tn
trouble was about. He declined to tai
about the matter at first. When tn
witness told him that his wife was in
nocent he called her liar, and asserte
that his wife was a mean, low woman
| anu ndu D6eu lOlOWInS LII. my
around. He said he had offered to e
the fastest team in town and take hi
wife to Mrs. Burdick's to prove he
statement that she had been there III
night before. The wife had said to he
husband at that time, "You know. jim
that | would not go because l wa
afraid you would kill me on the way.
Mrs. ShecRels denied telling the cir
Minnie Shilling, not to tell what sh
had seen. or asking the girl if she ha