St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-08
CALLED DOWN.
Judge Kelly CURLY Outs Short a
Spread Eagle Speech for -ill
DIR. Pearce.
Mrs. Wrede Repeats the Dying
Woman's Words and the State !
Closes its Case.

The state has presented Its side Of the
Pearce case, and will now give the de-
Tense chance to argue the motion made
to dismiss and to follow UP with what
ever defense may be interposed against
the formidable case made out. 1t is
thought that the county attorney made
out evea stronger case than he did at
the former trial. when the court denied
the inevitable and formal motion to dis
miss. The general impression is thar
the defense will begin with its evidence
early this morning, and speculation is
rife as to whether the conference held
by the attorneys for the defense last
night will result i'll decision to put DR..
Pearce OH the stand in his own defense.
The court room and gallery were
packed with spectators yesterday, and
profound interest was taken in the
proceedings. although much of the time
was taken up with hypothetical ques-
tioning and arguments thereon by the
counsel.
There were occasional incidents dur
ing the trial yesterday that were dra-
matte. One of these was when Mrs.
Wrede, sister of Mrs. Clayton from
Milwaukee, detailed, as she did at the
former trial, the declarations made by
Mrs. Clayton the day before her death.
When Mrs. Wrede was called to the
stand the attorneys for the defense
asked that the jury might be ex-
cused while Mrs. Wrede was ques-
toned to ascertain il the ante
norton statement should be adj
mtted. By direction Of Judge Kelly
the jury retired to the grand
jury room in custody of the sheriff, and
the witness was questioned as to what
occurred at the death bed. The defense
objected to the dying declaration being
admitted without asking Mrs. Wrede
any questions. The court overruled
the objection. and told the sheriff to
bring the jury back to the box. Mrs.
Wrede then proceeded in calm, but
sOrrOwful voice, to relate a conversation
had with Mrs. Clayton the day before
death. She said:
Knew She Was to DIE.
Mrs. Clayton was very weak, at times
too weak to talk. She talked of going
home to Milwaukee. | was with her
alone. She said: II am afraid | shall
never see my mother again." She said:
Twill you take me home with you,
Sophia" l said: Il will take you home
when you are able to travel" She said:
81 don't mean that; l mean dead. l
feel that / am going to die. He has
killed me-" l asked who. and she
said: DIR. Pearce. He performed an
operation on me. He promised Inc no
harm would come. He cut and tore me.
If he had discouraged me | should not
have had it DONE" She said: ut was
not the fault of my husband. 1t was my
fault and the Doctors"
During the afternoon the county at
torney objected to long hypothetical
question put to DR.. Charles A. Wheaton
by Mr.. Brown. The latter replied to the
objection with spread-eage speech,
and had warmed up to the subject with
the remark that If Mrs. Clayton could
lay aside the robes of Immortality and
appear in court for few minutes she
would demonstrate that the defendant
should be allowed to go as a free man.
Judge Kelly cut the feathers from Mr..
Browns wing of Imagination and
brought him back to terra firma with
the remark that if Mrs. Clayton could
oe no occasion for trying DR.. Pearce for
manslaUghter. The immense audience
roared with laughter, and even the sides
of Mr.: Erwin shook at the remark of
the court to his co-cOunsel.
Drs. Richie, Ohage and Wheaton
were called to the stand by the, state
yesterday and testified that the cause of
death was blood poisoning. and that the
abortion caused the septic8nia. They
all testified that the treatment by DR..
Davis was proper in every particular.
Each of these physicians was subjected
to rigid cross-examination that served
but to impress the testimony In chief.
They all testified that the use of the
catheter by DR.. Pearce caused blood
poisoning. On crOss-eXamination they
all testified that the use of the curette
by DR.. Davis and the medicine pre-
scribed by him were proper under the
circumstances.