St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-07
HAZELTON'S STORY.
Beginning OF the Defense in the
Rivett Case.

Yesterday marked the third day Of the
trial OF young Frank Hazelton. The
first witness called by the state and the
first witness of the day, was Lieut.. Pot
gleser, of the ST. Paul police force, the
officer who had arrested Celia Rivett on
that night in February Of 1892. He
practically corroborated the story told
of the arrest by Celia when she was
examined. Some man claiming to Ge her
cousin said she had run away from home.
Thomas E. Jones, the foreman at Har-
riSon q Smiths, was called and testified
10 Celia's good character since he had
known her, for the last SIX years. Then
Celia was recalled, and again she teStl-
fed to her conversations with Frank
relative to his marrying her. She also
denied that she had told Ben Bowman,
at go East TWenty-fourth street, that
she didn't want to marry Frank, all she
wanted was money.
At this point an adjournment was
taken to the big court room to accOmmO-
date the crowd, and in few minutes
even that room was filled to its capacity,
the crowd rivaling even the celebrated
trial of J. Frank CullOm and causing
serious fears in the minds OF many as to
the strength of the floors. Celia said
she had told Ben Bowman, after Frank
had left the state, that what she did
want was money, as Frank wouldn't
marry her. This concluded the testi-
monv as far as Celia WAS concerned.
Here the state rested.
Attorney Hall, for the defense, then
made his opening address to the jury,
in which he said that he did not care to
make All appeal to the jury, and re-
quested them particularly not to allow
their SympathieS to get the better OF
their judgment as to the facts in the
case. Frank HaZaltOn, defendant, was
the first witness called for the defense.
He. in answer to questions, said that he
had first met Celia at the residence of
Miss Hair, $50 Seventeenth street,
where he had been introduced to Celia
and her sister. Afterward he had met
her at the exposition, and once had
taken heEto supper at the Guaranty
Loan restaurant. Then, he said, the
acquaintance was dropped for while.
until he met Celia OH the street and
she asked him if he couldn't call Sun
day, as she was going to st. Louis. He
agreed, but when he called Celia's old
est sister came to the door and said
Celia wasn't nome, and from that time
until March. 1892, he only saw the girl
once. In March he had written to her,
asking her to meet him.
He denied ever speaking of love or
marriage to Celia or any one else. He
fixed tie date when the alleged seduc-
ton took place as the 2Sth of March,
instead of the 10Th. Asked how he knew
it. witness stated that he remembered
that it WAS Monday. March %. He had
looked at the register at the Monaco.
Officer Pothem, of st. Paul, was then
put upon the stand, and his story was
in the main a confederation of the one
told by Lieut.. Potgieser regarding Ce-
lia'S arrest.
Recalled to the stand in the afternoon.
Frank said that on the night of March
8, he had first met Celia and LILLY
Michaelson. They bowed to him and
he returned the salutation, the girls
turning the corner at Third street and
going to the poStoffice. He and COM
panion followed them, Frank going into
the postoffice and the girls coming out
and walking towards Fourth street OIL
First avenue south. He overlook them.
and the three walked up the avenue
until they came to the Bank of Com
merce building, where they met his
friend. Introductions followed. and
the four walked up to Sixth street.
One of the party objected to going out
side the patrol limits, and said he want
ed drink, and Celia answered that
she'd take him where lie could get one.
Celia led the way through the alley to
the side door, and they went to the
Monaco. where the drinks were ordered
and where the fonr sat smoking for
about four hours.
Young HaZelton told in detail how
they all went to bed, the two couples
having adjoining rooms, and at various
times during the night all four were in
bed together. He arose about o'clock.
he said. to see about breakfast, and then
Celia went to bed with the other fellow,
and Celia had admitted to him. he said,
that she had occupied the same bed
with two other young men before. one
III Minneapolis and the other in st.
Louis. On cross-eXamination HaZelton
told OF meeting other young men at
Celia'S house. HdZelton also said he had
never been at the Monaco until he went
there with Celia. Ii is expected that
several young men bearing names PROM
inent i'll socia and business circles will