St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-12
yNHAPPILY MARRIED.,
Two Couples Airing Their
Domestic Infelieities in
the Courts.
Mrs. Holmes Reasserts That
Hubby Was Kind to the
Hired Girl.
Miss Rankin Explains That
She Wore a Wrapper as
a Dentist.
Other News Of Interest Gath
cred by EmisSaries OF
the Globe.

In the Holmes divorce case yesterday
Gus Gustavus, a young fellow who had
been a chore boy for the couple at their
East side home, was placed on the
stand to tell what he knew as
to the husbands infatuation for
the servant girl. Gus said that
Holmes used to take the girl out driv-
ing, and asked him not to tell his wife.
Gus didn't want to lie to Mrs. Holmes
about it, so Holmes told him to go in the
barn, SO that he needn't see how Jennie
went away. and then he wouldn't have
to lie; but, in the language of the song,
he didn't split the wood" and looked
through the window and saw them drive
away. Gus said he had also been in the
kitchen one evening and had heard
his employers voice in Jennie's
room overhead. He heard a whiS-
pering, and suspicious noises, which he
described to the jury IN manner highly
entertaining to the large audience. His
English was rather imperfect, which
made the explanation all the more blunt.
Gus had seen ''plenty more" through
the windows, and pleased the large and
enthusiastic audience with a recital of
his views of Jennie'S window from his
reserved seat III CIe DdIH.
Mrs. Ella HueY, Mrs. Anna Gee and
Miss Hays were called in the afternoon
to tell what they had seen OF the famll-
iarlty between Holmes and his girl.
They had seen nothing worse than little
attentions and drives upon the street
together.
Mrs. Holmes was recalled to brighten
up a few points IN the evidence, and
then Richard Dwyer. formerly a night
walchman at the Office of Nudd &
Holmes. told of several times when a
woman had called at the office. and how
he had seer female footprints III the
snow. At this'point Mrs. Holmes was
allowed to take the stand. and she stat
ed that the servant girl of the various
episodes was i'll the court room. "Jen-
ME" stood up, and Mrs. Holmes identi-
fed her. She was a plain-lOoking girl,
wearing glasses. Mrs. Holmes stated
that she had never seen her wear
glasses before.
Frank Davis took Dwyer in hand and
placed him On the rack. He was asked
to describe the woman who had haunted
the Office, but could not.
did she have e feather in her hat?"
asked Davis.
''She might have had two," Mas the
answer.
There were no feathers on you that
day, were there?" asked Davis; and
there vas a laugh.
This closed the testimony for the
plaintiff. The day had developed much
testimony unfit for print, and IL in
teresting circumstance. When the boy
''GuS" was Oh the staEd, Davis asked
him if he had not signed an affidavit to
the effect that he did not know any
thing about the case. The boy explained
1t by saying that he had been taken to
the attorneys Office by Mr.. Holmes,
and that the latter had induced
him to do so by telling him that
he didn't known anything that was of
moment.
Attorney Smith then opened the case
for the defense, and roasted the plant
ifs attorney for his u%tterances IN ref
erence to Holmes in his opening, and
then court adjourned until $3.50 this
morning.