St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-19
KORAN and HIS WIFE.
The Slayer Of Weisser Now
Interested in a Divorce
Suit.
Sioux Indians Get No Conso-
lation From the Indian
Commissioner.
Dissatisfaction Over the Car
Service on Fort Smelling
Extension.
Episcopalian Churches Hold
Their Annual VeStry
Meetings.

Seraphine Koran did not live with
Christopher Koran for some time prior
to the time he shot and killed Moritz
Weiser for alleged intimacy with his
wife. Suit for divorce was begun by
Mrs. Koran after the homicide. alleging
that she is afraid to live with Christie
pher. and that his abusive treatment OF
her has existed since short time after
their marriage in 1877 The husband
filed a cross bill for divorce. alleging in
fidelity OF his wife. The controversy
came up before Judge Kelly yesterday
for trial. 4. Z. Mcdonald. on behalf OF
the husband. insisted upon jury trial.
and asserted that his client would be
contented with no other way OF PASSING
on the case. lie evidently has been
impressed with the benefit OF trial by
jury since he was freed upon charge
OF murder BY jury OF his peers. Judge
Kelly SAID that the court w0ald not be
bound by the verdict Of jury in this
class OF cases, as ii IS one for the inter
vention OF judge only. but ii insisted
he would submit the questions OF cruel
and inhuman treatment OH the one hand
aud of adultery on the other to the jury.
A jury was lmpanneltd accordingly,
and the trial proceeded.
AID. Dober. in his capacity o. attor-
ney for Mrs. Koran. called her to the
stand and drew out her story OF the
marital relations. She asserted that
Christopher began 70 abuse her couple
Of weeks after their marriage. He fire.
quentiy said he would not have married
her had he known that her father would
not give him the money. de urged her
to 20 10 her father and ask him for
money Ia set him up in business. Be-
cause she would not her husband called
her vile names and used Insulting epi-
thets and beat her. In 1879 he beat her
and drove her from the house. She
then walked from Star Prairie 10 Still
water, q distance of twenty-five miles.
A day or two thereafter he got her To
return home under threats OF taking
her life. He maltreateated sher two or
three times week. and often threat
ened her life. He threatened to take
her life with a sword some time before
he killed WeiSer. About two months
ago he came 10 the house and tried 10
get i'm. He pounded and kicked the
door, and, after finding she would rot
let him in, threate ned her life. Every
dollar that went into her present home
came from her fathers estate. They
had often uuarrelled about the money
received from her fathers estate,
and he took it from her once. tie
went out and got drunk. and she re-
covered the money by taking 1t out OF
his pocket after he came home He had
been in the haOit OF getting drunk ever
since they moved to ST. Panl. nearly
four years ago. She was afraid he
would take her life. and could not live
with him. She was doing homework
for SIS per month 10 support her chit
dren Her husband did not contribute.
to the support Of herself OF Children
Christopher Koran sat in the court room
near his counsel while his wife testified
He appeared stoicai-much as he aid
during the murder trial. There was
considerable number OF friends or both
parties in the court room during the
proceedings. The two little girls were
among the number. The younger OF
the two, the one that tes-
tilted so strongly against the father.
that w w Erwin was lead to say
''She is the smartest child ever saw"
sat i'm a chair and swung her feet III
restless way, and ut the same time let
her piercing eyes roam about the room,
taking in everything III the surround
ings. AT times Koran glared at his wife
in a fierce way and she seemed to
vince and color up. Mrs. Koran stated
that Koran had left a scar on her head
where he hit her some thirteen years
ago. She took off her hat and called
her niece to fiEd it at the request OF her
husbands attorney, but as 1T could not
be found promptly. the exhibition to
the jury was not Insisted upon.