St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-22
Evidence in the Mitchell Trial
Continues to Pan Out
Strangely.
Alice Was a Base Ball Enthus-
last, and Organized a
Team.
Lille johnson Admits That
They Flirted a Little at
Times.
An Omaha Lawyer Draws a
Gun and Wounds His Old
Partner.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, July 21.-The crowd
in the criminal coIrt this the fourth
morning of the Alice Mitchell trial was
larger than upon any previous day,
owing possibly to the fact that there
was great curiosity to hear Miss John
son, as well as the principal in the
tragedy.
Gen. Peters began the cross-examina-
ton of Miss johnson. Witness was out
buggy riding with Alice Monday
morning, Jan. 25. She got into the
buggy with her at $50 o'clock that same
afternoon before the murder was COM
mitted. There was no understanding
between them about the afternoon
drive. Witness went up town after din
ner and on her way back she met Alice
with the buggy. Alice took her in the
buggy. Then she and Alice went up
town. When returning they met the
Ward girls on Beai street near the mar
ket. Alice turned the horse around
when she saw them and said: 'Oh, Lii,
that's Freda."
A 1FOman's Reason.
She said she wanted to follow the
Ward girls. | asked her not to follow
them, because they might think l
wanted to speak to them. The witness
continued then to repeat the details of
how she stopped at the top of the custom
house hill while Alice was performing
her murderous mission without varying
i'll details. Asked why she got out of
the buggy and then walked to the
corner. where she could see Alice going
dow the hill, she replied that she just
wanted to see her kiss Freda. Witness
and Alice went to the market together
and once they had sent flowers and a
note to an actor.
Witness denied again that Alice cared
anything for young men, but on close
questioning admitted knowing one or
two young men that she and Alice
sometimes talked TO. Witness said she
never visited Alice since she left the
Jail seyera! months ago. Witness never
heard Alice make threats against Freda
or herself. Never heard her talk of sui
eide or poison.
Alice Was a Ball Crank.
At school Alice had base bail nine.
and was very fond of sport. Alice was
very high-temDered; wanted to have
her own way, and generally had it.
This closed the testimony of Miss john
son, and she stood the fire of questions
remarkably we'll.
The next witness was the brother of
Alice, Frank L. Mitchell. His testimony
varied IN no particular from that OF his
step-brOther. Robert.
The defendants sister, Miss Matte
Mitchell, was sworn, and took the wit
ness stand. Her testimony was mostly
cumulative as to her boyiSh amuse-
mentS.
The deposition of DR.. Comstock, of
st. Louis, was then re-read down to
the proof of the insanity of Alice's
mother. Then came that part of the
deposition relative 10 the sanity of
Alice based on the hypothetical Ques-
ton, the answer to which was that de-
ponent thought defendant insane at the
time the murder was committed.
Judge Dubose wanted to know where
the proof of hereditary insanity came in,
the mother being afflicted only with
puerperal insanity before or after child
birth. He thought the hereditary tend
eDcy should be made clear. The read
ing of hypothetical questions was con-
tinued until tomorrow morning. and
court adjourned,