St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-16
The HOLMES MIDDLE
Schaefep, Now Under Arrest,
Was an Important Wit
ness Yesterday.
An Exaggerated Case Of As
Sault in North Mime
apolis.
The st. Louis Park Murderer
Is Alive and at the
Hospital.
Summary Of a Days New )
Gathering in the Flour
City.

No other excitement in Minneapolis
could keep the crowd away from the
salacious Holmes divorce case. The
feature was the testimony of Albert d.
Schaefer. now under arrest, and his
cross-examination.
Mrs. Frank Holmes, stern-looking
old lady with white hair, took the stand,
and told of a talk with Mrs. Herbert
Holmes, in which the latter had told
her that she had left her husband be-
cause of something the boy Gus had
said, and she didn't believe him, for the
words he had said were all lies. She
said she did not believe him, except
when she was angry, that her husband
had been false to her. When she was
in a mild mood she thought he was
true. On croSS-eXaminati0n witness ad-
United that she had advised her sister
in-IaM to discharge the girl Jennie.
Didn't you say that If you were in
her place that you Wo0l1 go away for
five years if the girl would stay there
long?"
mo, SIR"
Didn't you advise her to discharge
Jennie and hire colored girl, saying
that perhaps Holmes would leave her
alOne"
mo, SIR"
Albert Schaefer was called to the
stand again, ami the crowd stepped
forward eagerly to hear his every word.
The witness stated that during cir
cumStance at the barn a man from
Washington avenue came and brought
some feed. This man, he said, pounded
on the barn, and he let him wait about
ten minutes before going out to assist
him in unloading it and opening the
barn. Then lie went around the other
way and came around in front of the
barn.
"Mr. Schaefer," SAID Mr.. Jamison,
"when you made that previous AFFIDAVIT
there was nothing about that feed man,
was THEREOF
Witness didn't remember. and the
affidavit was sent for to refresh him.
Mr.. Schaefer. do you keep diary?"
This startled him, and he admitted
that he did sometimes, when he was at
home.
Didn't you keep one when you were
working for Holiness"
mo, didn't; l had little book l
carried in my pocket"
did you keep minutes of these
things you have testified to in regard to
Mrs. Holiness"
81 think did,"
"Where is that book now?"
81 am sure don't know"
Didn't you get that book from Mr..
Holmes, and didn't you give it to him
filled with these alleged facts"
mo, sir. did not"
AT this point the affidavit was handed
witness, to see if he could find any ref
erence to the feed man. Here the court
broke in, and stated that there was
nothing of the kind in the paper. Asked
if he had ever been in Jail in Wisconsin,
Schafer denied it, and said that the
present was the only time he had ever
been arrested.
Johanna Anderson and Mrs. Ackman,
who have worked for the Holmes family.
gave unimportant testimony, and then
M. A. BliXt testified to his bringing
feed to the Holmes barn in March, 1892.
He denied that ne had been kept walt
ing at the time, as testified to by Schae-
fer, but he did see Mrs. Holmes there az
the time. There was a little stir in the
room as Mrs. Schaefer was called. She
was a well-dressed woman, with a
strong face, and her answers were firm
and distinct. She had gone to Mrs.
Holmes house one night to find her
husband. and had spoken to Mrs.
Holmes in the kitchen. Witness
claimed she had gone there for the pur-
pose of putting her on her guard against
Mr.. Schaefer, as he was very winning
man, whom the ladies liked. Witness
had asked if Mr.. Holmes was not sus-
piciOus, and Mrs. Holmes had said that
he was not Witness claimed that Mrs.
Holmes had asked her if Albert would
"tell," and witness had said, mo, not
if you keep on the right side of him and
don't anger him." Her testimony was
given in an effort to show that there was
an understanding between Schaefer's
wife and Mrs. Holmes, as to his init
macy with Mrs. Holmes. A package
was opened, and piece Of fancy work
shown the witness, also a painted
plaque. She said her husband had
brought them to her from the Holmes
house.
Witness on cross-eXamination said that
she had come from Dodge county, this
state, To this city. She was married to
Schaefer at La Crosse in 1878. Asked if
she had lived with Schaefer before they
were married, the question was not al
lowed. There was little pause while
Mr.. Davis consulted with Frank Holmes,
and then the latter gentleman took the
stand and stated that he had lived in the
IlllIJ-bNO 1CdIos ITO MdS uOI d.
lowed to testify. as it was objected to-
Schaefer was called to the stand, and
stated that In regard to the tidy and
painted plaque he didn't know whether
he ever saw them or not. MIR. Holmes,
however, Identified them, and the de-
tense rested at noon.
&C. Jones was called by the plaintiff
in rebuttal. He was real estate man
and has lived in the city eighteen years.
He testified that he wouldn't believe
Schaefer under oath.
Michael Ryan, S. Vroman Charles W.
Mennely, j. r. Schuend, John Munson
and w. p. Washburn all swore to the
bad character of Schaefer for truth and
veracity, and said they wouldn't believe
him under oath. DR.. Nj. NJ Marcellus
told how Holmes had confessed to him
that he had been TOO familiar with
Jennie" 7. r. Mcclure said Schaefer,
at the latter's house, had told him that
Mrs. Holmes was innocent, and that he
had been given $50 to testify so far. His
testimony was partially for the purpose
of impeaching Schaefer. Davis cross
examined closely, but the witness was
quiet and Self-poSsessed.
RUINED AND ROBBED.
A Dastardly and Brutal Outrage