St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-17
SHOT AT HIS FEET.
now CHAMBERLAIN TREATED OLD NV
H0L4R00K.
THE WOMAN IN THE CASE.


She Says She Was Married to
Chamberlain in Wisconsin-He
Also insists That He Is Married
-Holbrook will Push the Case
The Aztecs Have a Bit of War
on Hand.
Fred Chamberlain and the WON an
whom he claims to be his wife are not
going to be permitted to retire unmo-
Tested after their attack on S. E. Hol-
brook Monday afternoon in house
at the corner of Fifth ave-
nue. south and Ninth street.
S. E. Holbrook, despite his age and
rough experiences. Is very active, and
is bent on having young Chamberlain
punished to the extreme limits of the
law. He accompanied the detectives to
the attorneys Office yesterday morning,
and retold his sensational. narrowing
tale. 1t was then decided to make out
two complaints, one for robbery, and
the other for assault in the first degree,
the minimum punishment in either case
being five years. The Minnesota law
III IcBdiu W UldChludll Cdulo1 W oP-
piled in this case, or there would have
been a third charge. TO constitute
blackmall in this state the threats must
| be made IN writing, and, as Chamber
lafn's demands were oral, nothing can
be done.
Holbrook's experiences must have
! been terrible, say those who have heard
his story. Mayor Eustis declares that
he is unable to conceive of the horrors
| of mind TO which the man was subjected.
Every moment lie thought would be his
last. His feelings can be better imag-
ined than described. The loaded re-
volver, according to the story. was
| pointed at his head and heart, and at
the weapons point Holbrook and the
! woman were compelled to remove every
| vestige of clothing and to get in bed
| together. A hack driver, it is claimed,
| was called In by Chamberlain to witness
[ the scene.
Holbrook is in pretty good clrcum-
stances. He Is director in one of the
] local banks, and has a pretty home at
| 80 Highland avenue. HIS family coll
| sists of wife and a grown-up son.
/ Chamberlain takes his meals at the
| Windsor hotel. His brother also re-
| sides there, aud botllare agents for q
road scraper firm. Chamberlain is a
young fellow of about twenty-five. and
| had made very good impression at the
i hotel, all of the bOarders there agreeing
| in the belief that he has been led into
| the scheme. Said one Of them yeSter-
day: chamberlain has talked for some
| time about great mOney-making
| scheme he had, and said that when he
worked it he would buy one Of the bag
MOS on the other side of the
river. He said he had the house al
ready picked out, and would always end
up by inviting his cOnfidahtS to call
when he got located. From this fact
| the impression prevails among us that
, he was mixed up with disreputaDle
woman, and had been led into his fool
| ish Undertaking. The notes which he
! compelled Holbrook to sign were in
Chamberlain's possession few days
/ ago, and were exhibited by him to Sev-
eral of the boarders. He has been at the
! Windsor about year, having come
here from Iowa. He gives it out now
that he is married to the woman, but no
! one believes il, as it is generally under
i stood that he is engaged to be married
!: to the sister OF his brothers. wife"
| Chamberlain was arraigned yesterday
| afternoon OH the two charges, pleaded
i not guilty, and WAS released. pending
the investigation, on $1,000.
The latest condition of affairs Is a
proceeding for the purpose of making
! the woman in the case co-defendant.
| The county law department had drawn
! up copy OF an Indictment prepared,
when it was thought hest by the mayor,
who is taking an interest in the case,
! that the woman should be a co-defend-
ant. In consequence the Indictment
was sent back TO be corrected, and the
name of the woman inserted.
a peculiar state of affairs appears to
exist, for Chamberlain asserts boldly
that he intends 10 apply for divorce
| from the woman who he claims is his
wife. The authorities are of the opin-
ion that this idea is only bluff in order
to make his case appear the more real.
The woman, too, it is claimed, says she
is not his wife, and, If she was. she was
drunk at the time the ceremony was
performed. Chamberlain states that he
married her in Milwaukee Feb. %, and
that the ceremony was performed by a
minister. He has no documentary proof
OF the wedding.
is Chamberlain's Wife.
A GLOBE reporter had an interview
with Chamberlain, who was asked VIVA
defense he had when the woman sale
she was not his wife:
''She is my wife just the same"
MRS. Zublin herself denies that sht
is your wife"
A smile only was vouchased In reply
to this statement. He continued hur
riedly to justify himself. 1.-THE ole
man eXaggerates this matter" He say:
l shot all around him, but L can prove
that there was only one load in the re
volver.
You cannot deny that you took hi
money and jewelry and assaulted him,
mo, but l had right TO. l will MAKE
all this look different In court. L will
fight it to the last"
When Chamberlain was landed at tn,
jail, and the pOnderouS door fell TO will
a clang behind him, change came owe
his face. and the expression of Levitt,
gave place to one of gravity.
Mrs. l.. Nj. dublin, who has been ~
| ing in house at the corner of Fourtl
avenue and Sixth street south, in whicl
the alleged robbery and assault too
place. was yesterday confined in centra
station. detained as q witness under
bond of $500.
She has Veered around in regard {
many of her previous statements. Sh
| now claims that she is married I
Chambeilai
"Where were you married?n wa
asked her.
"In Milwaukee. short time ago.
was the reply.
"Have you any papers to show tina
you we're married?'
No, they don't require any papers il
! Wisconsin"
"What was the name of the minister?'
81 have forgotten"
"How does it come that you were liy
ing apart?"
"Weli. Chamberlain became stuck o.
| me. and so rushed me off to Wisconsin
on short notice. He could not wall
and then,as | am older than he is, and
have some children, we were litti
ackward about letting people ku ow we
were married"
"What was your business before thi
/ marriage?n