The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-11-27
PERJURED WITNESSES
SENSATIONAL EVIDENCE IN THE
HIRsCHFIELD SEPARATION CASE.
Testimony Submitted That Tends 40
show Rascality ON the Part of the
Plafntfn-Threats Against Him.

FARGO, n. D., Nov. 26.-Sensations fol-
lowed in rapid succession in the Hirschfield
case this afternoon. The court room was
packed. Mayor Ball, leading counsel for
the defense, appeared for the first time,
entering court contrary to the advice Of
his physicians The testimony of the morn
ing session was not Of great interest. The
evidence on behalf OF the plaintiff was con-
cluded and plaintiff rested. A motion of
the defense was made to strike out all tes-
timony concerning Mrs. Hirschfield's char
acter as incompetent, irrelevant and i'm
material in the light Of plaintiffs testimony
as to ante-nuptial relationship, but this
was overruled. A motion of the other side
to dismiss the case was also overruled.
When the afternoon session opened Mayor
Ball moved that the court grant defendant
some money which had been expended by
her counsel in taking dispositions. ETC., and
$500 in addition to pay her other expenses.
The motion was granted. Joseph Bee was
the first witness called. Bee was Helena
gambler who had come to Fargo to testi-
fy on behalf Of Hirsc.deld. He had been
engaged by Jake Holzberg. Holzberg is the
man by whom Coate and other witnesses
for the plaintiff said they were employed.
Holzberg met the witness and asked him
if he wanted to make stake If so all
he had to do was to go to Fargo and give
the right kind of testimony in the Hirsch-
field case and he would be well paid. While
the witness was giving his testimony
there was a constant string of objections
on the part OF the plaintiffs counsel.
About a dozen letters and kilograms were
offered in evidence. These were sent by
Holzberg. and nearly. all contained sums
of these
ness was to cash and return TO HOlzberg
as though he had originally written them.
to give, and warned him to learn IL by
heart. They also said the rold man"
tmeaning L. H. Hrschiield) would do hand
pense money until 1.-The goods were deliy-
ered." as he was afraid. Bee would not
SRReat WitS the n CAPITOL % fight, but % would soon be
ready TO devote his attention TO Aaron's
case. All Bee had to do was to give the
out all right. Another letter gave the kind
of garments he was to say Mrs. Hirsch-
field wore. At the end Of each letter was:
For Gods sake don't forget to burn these
letters" The kilograms shown were TO
inform him when to come to Helena
on his way to Fargo. One was signed Il:
H. H. and told him to meet him at the
depot in Billings, giving drawing room of
the car Wadena as the place TO find him.
Witness did so, and while hunting through
the car was stopped by a lady who said
she was Mrs. l. H. Hirschfield. She wanted
him to come on TO Fargo with the party.
but he did not have time to get his trunk
and came on the next train. Accompanying
him was Harry Freeman, who was TO give
similar testimony. Freeman is the witness
who left town after the mob attempted to
do violence to witness Anderson. When he
arrived in Fargo, witness stopped at the
Metropole, where the Hirschfield party is
stopping. He met Aaron and Mrs. L. III.
Hirschfeld who wanted him to arrange the
final details of his testimony. Instead he
put all the correspondence I'm the hands of
attorney Martin Ryan. Ryan put the cor
respondence in the hands Of Mrs. Hirsch-
fields attorneys and the result was that
Bee was called TO the stand to-day. The
did not remember ever seeing the defend
ant in his life. When Bee had concluded,
the plaintiff moved TO strike out his testi-
mony on the grounds that Ii was shown
that he Hirschfield) had hired Holzberg
to get other than legitimate testimony. The
court reserved decision until tomorrow. On
croSs-examnation Bee told the same story
without contradicting.
Several months ago the plaintiff took a
deposition from Max Stin;, stine;; OF & &Shieago; D.
Of that given by Anderson Counsel for
the defense put detectives on Stines trail.
They secured conclusive proof that he had
perjured himself and had not even been
In Chicago at the time he swore he was
with Mrs Hirschfield. However. when he
came to trial the plaintiff did not use
Stines deposition, but instead put witness
Anderson on the stand having learned OF
the detective work of the defense. The de-
order that IL could show IL was secured by
Aaron Hirschfed knowing il was per-
jured. The plaintiff objected, and was sus-
tanned. Part of detective s. A. Billings 5
deposition was admitted evidence. Aaron
Hirschfield had tried to get him TO swear
TO an intimacy with Mrs Hirschfield at the
time of their visit to Chicago to get mar
ried. Hirschfield passed as lawyer. and
called upon him repeatedly, but finally ad-
mitted that ne was Hirschfield. and said he
wanted to get a separation from his wife.
Billings steadily refused, but Hirschfield
visited him number Of times and endeav-
ored to induce him TO give testimony.
Once he left SIS. which witness would not
accept, but Hirschfield refused to take il
back.
1t is reported from Helena that Attorney
general Haskell. Of Montana II bring suit
for criminal libel against ,hfield be-
cause OF charges made by 4 tier in his
Testimony in lis case ags.ns HASKELL siiJ
Mrs. Hirschfeld.
Hirschfield's friends fear trouble TO him
and wish TO get him away as soon as pos
sibe. The feeling against him has grown
so bitter that he Is insuited on the streets
and denounced in public interviews. IL is
feared this feeling will culminate I'm an
open demonstration. So extensive has this
sentiment grown that there are even NUT
tered threats against the court In the public
INTERPRETATION of Justice is not meted out.