St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-17
THE HOLMES VILENEss.
1t Will Go to the Jury This Morn
ing.

The Holmes divorce case, while 1T
began to pail on the jury yesterday
morning, had the same charm for the
crowd of morbid listeners, and the
court room was again we'll filled before
the hour for opening OF court, the gen.
tier sex being well represented. r. E.
Arthur was placed on the stand by the
plaintiff. to swear to the conversation
held between himself, Mcclure and
Schaefer. He said that Schaefer had
told UntruthS in relation to that con-
versatIOn, for they had not exhibited
money to him, nor had they limited that
they could pay more than Holmes.
Davis had several wordy Tits with the
witness, in which the latter proved him
self equal to the emergency. Davis
was extra facetious, and the crowd was
kept in an uproar that the deputy
could not quell. Witness recited the
story of that meeting at Schaefer's
house, in which he stuck to his story as
already related.
Rev. J. F. Stout, pastor OF the First
M. E. church, was the next witness
called, and Told straightforward story.
He had known Schaefer for year. He
had heard of the stories told by the
man, and had called upon him to see if
he was sane or wicked before allowing
him into the church. Mr.. Stout stated
that Schaefer had asked to borrow $40
of him, and added that If he didn't get
it he would blow out his brains before
midnight. Moved by this, Mr.. Stout had
borrowed the money for him. He did
not tell Schaefer not to testify. Mr.
Davis was memorable in his croSS-eX-
animation, which was objected to in
part by the plaintiffs attorney as in
sulting. Asked why he had called to
see Schaefer, Mr.. Stout said:
II believed that an innocent woman
was being traduced, and | wanted to do
what 1 could to right it,"
The testimony as whole was an i'm
parchment of Schaefer's testimony. Wit
| ness knew when he gave the man SO
that he would leave town, but didn't
| know that he had been SubpMnaed at
the time. Mr.. Stout had told Schaefer
| that his story was so improbable that he
would probably be sent to the peniten-
! tiary if he repeated rhe story on the
stand. Mr., Stout insisted that he had
told Schaefer to go on the stand and tell
the truth.
William II. Nudd, the former partner
of Holmes, SWore that Schaefer had
said that Mrs. Holmes was innocent
and that he had been bribed by Mr..
Holmes.
Mrs. Holmes YVES placed on the stand
and made a general denial of the
charges made by Schaefer. In regard
to the barn episode, she admitted being
there at the time specified by her ira
Queer, but stated that he had called bel
out there to admire the horses. She was
not cross-eXamined.
Here the plaintiff rested, and Mr.
Holmes was placed on the stand to tell
that when Schaefer had come to his
house with his kit Of tools, he had not
called him there or engaged him to work
for him. He was not questioned by the
plaintiff, and this closed the testimony
IN case that for unadulterated vile
ness has no parallel in the annals Of the
district court.
Frank Davis at 2:3O opened one of his
characteristic addresses in his summing
up to the jury.
After Mir. Davis had finished, Bot
Jamison addressed the jury and roasted
Schaefer and his wife to turn, insist
ing that the defense was scheme con-
cocted by Holmes. The case will go tC
| the jury this morning.