St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-14
carpenter, but he gave me work at side

care of his horses, and 1 worked there TIL the
last of April, 1892. was there two-thirds OF
the lime. :"
What did you do besides looking after the
horses?'
Il looked after the furnace. 1 sifted the
ashes also. | used TO wipe I'D the Kitchen
floor Mrs Holmes said: y GU don't need to
sift those ashes; there is other work to do
got pretty we'll acquainted, and she invited
me in the house.
The witness broke down and the tears
rolled down his face as he said that mrs
Holmes had confided in him about the
trouble in the house about the girl. He was
nervous and frightened.
did you ever assist in housekeeping"
Yes. sir.
Were you in the house muchF'
Il always went TO the house first TO get the
key and NrS. Holmes always came to the
door and met me with q smile at the door.
WAS there ever an occasion after you
went to the Holmes house when Mrs. Holmes
talked to you about anything out OF the
way
Il can't tell 1t would take me week to
tell ali that woman told me-"
Witness told OF time when he came into
the house aud found Mrs. Holmes lying Oh
the sofa. She had called to him and told him
10 take some candy out Of a box 10 eat. MIS-
Holmes he Said was careless as TO the call
tour of her Dress and witness measured with
his hand on his knee to show to what extent
He made statement as to whats she mad salu,
and the whole audience Sneered.
II am telling the truth, gentlemen crled
the witness and he broke down again.
Witness told of a time in the kitchen when
she had pulled down the blind and had
seated herself in front of the range, throw
ing her heels on the range. Here the testi-
mony as To what Mrs. Holmes had said TO
him relating TO herself and husband was the
yllest ever heard in the court room.
The witness told or repeated times when
Mrs Holmes had talked freely 10 him of the
innermost family life between herself and
husband. During the recital the witness had
to stop and break DOWN.
'Mr. Sheriff, if those people don't keep
quiet procure assistance and clear the room,
said the court
The worst part of the testimony was its re-
lation to time when Mrs. Homes had gone
into the basement and said she wanted TO
look into the coal bin to see how much coal
there was there The witness was OH one
knee fixing something. and Mrs. Holmes
stood Oh his other knee looking into the bin.
The rest of the recital was vile, and from
that time on the testimony was vile, being
specific as TO alleged repeated criminal acts
between the two The effect was something
startling. MRS. Holmes bore 1t bravely, but
many of her lady friends i'll the room were
in tears 1t was plain that no one thought
that Schafer would stick 10 his original story.
1t had also been expected that Schafer would
have been reminded of his statutory right to
refuse to testify, but for some reason the
plaintiff counsel did not demand it. In
ieslifying to one of the acts the attorney
asked him how he fixed the date.
at was two weeks before my little girl was
drowned was the reply and there was
another food of tears.
Mr.. Jamison took the witness stand, and,
in quiet way, begun with time long pre-
ViOus to the alleged acts specified 10 and fol-
lowed uD his record. The attorney was care
full, and led him up to d time when two men
had called at his house to see him. He re-
membered it, but didn't know the parties.
Witness said he was not protane man, nor
had he been i'll the habit of drinking heavily.
1t was brought out that after the making OF
the affidavit for Davis, he had experienced
change of heart by attending the Mills meet
ings and he thought he had better mend his
ways.
Didn't you go to Lesser & Washburn and
pick out bedroom set, and tell him that you
wanted credit for it. that you was to testify
III the Holmes case, and after 1t was over you
would have some money! was asked.
No sir
Didn't you say at your house in the pres
ence of Mr.. Arthur ana Mr. Mcclure that
you would not testify against Mrs Holiness;
that you had received $50 from somebody
and was offered more. but that it was not
enough to support your Iamily!"
NO SIR
Did you not say that Mrs. Holmes was an
innocent woman, and that you would not lie
about her any more:'
mo, sir"
Did you not say that you had come from
Wisconsin, where you had been following
the show business; that you had been lead
ing reckless life, but intended to reform?"
mo, sir"
Are you acquainted with Rev. Mr.. Stout:"
YES, sir; | joined his church on proba-
lion''
~ ou had conversation with him once,
Sunday proceeding the trial?'
Yes, sir.
Didn't you say, If you have any friend
ship for me, lend me SlO?'
IN sir"
Didn't you say. see it, see it. they will
send me behind the bars; can't face man
an innocent woman. If you don't get me the
money will kill myself :"
NO sir, did not''
Asked if he had seen Mr.. Nudd at his
house, he said he did. He didn't tell him he
wanted to go to New York, and did not say
that Mrs Holmes was all innocent woman.
He did not say he was not getting money
enough for the work.
Did you not cry!'
81 don't know. | might have. / am very
tender-hearted man."
He denied that he had ever said that he was
in somebody's power, or that detectives were
watching him; denied saying that he could
save Nudd thousands Of dollars, and that he
(Nudd) didn't have any idea how Holmes
was scheming to ruin him in his business.
He didn't ask Nudd for $e5 and didn't say
that If he wouldn't lend him the amount he
would blow out his brains, and Rudd didn't
say that it was the best thing ne could do.
'Ddn't you say Well, lend me 81 cents to
get drink, and didn't Mr.. Nudd say I
wouldn give you cents to save your worth
less lifeY
No sir l never dreamed of such
thing"
Then there was laugh and commotion in
the room, and recess was taken.
The attorney for the plaintiff took up each
statement as to specific criminal acts, and
went over the ground carefully to fix dates
claimed. The witness said that Mrs. Holmes
had told him that If he Would-Swear that he
had seen Holmes and Jennie under suspi-
cious circumstances on the campus her
father would give him Sl.G0U. Witness was
asked if Mr. Holmes had not told him to try
and get Mrs. Holmes to go to The Henrietta
having trouble with his wife on account Of
seducing Mrs. SanfoTds hired girl
On direct witness said that Rev. Mr..
Stout had given him $40, and as he handed it
TO him had made HIM promise not to testify
against Mrs. Holmes. saying that If he told
the truth he would not be belieTed. Mr.. Stout
had said that they had nineteen or twenty
ladies to hold up Mrs Holmes. and that he
would not be believed if he testified. He had
promised Mr.. Stout that he would not testify.
In regard to Mr.. Nudd, he said that that gen
tleman had told him that Mrs. Holmes was
in L tica, and that he would give him ticket
to go there, as she wanted to see him. Wit
ness stuck TO the story thai Messrs. Stout and
Ingersoll had induced him to go away, telling
him that they had plenty of women from the
Methodist church that would outswear him.
Schafer stepped down from the rack in evil
dent relief.
Mrs. Frank Holmes was next called, but
she had gone home, and Mrs. Butler was
also too far away to respond. j. d. Darling
testified that he was Holmes brother-in-law.
His evidence was for the purpose of i'm
This Closed the case for the day. The de-
tense Will consume but few minutes on
Monday forenoon. Meanwhile Witness
Shafer was again taken into custody.
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