The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-21

them as rooms for immoral purposes?"
mo SIR"
"Were not you in the habit of send
ing out for women to come there to
meet men for illegitimate purposes?"
mo SIR"
ibid not you introduce men and
women, and did not you rent them
rooms for SO, andrupwards, according
to location, for immoral purposes?"
No sir''
"Did not you sell beer and wine in
your rooms?" II sold beer to board
ers.''
'You never had any people there
for Legitimate purposes?" "No SIR"
'Did not you send a girl named
Carrie Chapman out to procure women
for you?" "No SIR"
"Did you ever occupy room with
man named Barker?" "No sir.'
"Dd not Carrie Chapman find you
in bed with man once there?"-"No
sir"
REDIRECT EXAMINATION.
Smith Hall was the first witness ex-
amined for the defendant, who could
not remain longer at court on account
of business at home. He testified as
follows:
NY name is Smith B. Hall, l live in
Kansas City. Am editor of the World,
was in the newspaper business in
Minneapolis. l knew the plaintiff as
Mrs Booth there. | saw her off and
on in saloons for two years-'S5 and
so. l once saw her in Smith &
HarriSOn'S saloon, she was drunk and
fighting with Harrison. heard him
say to her, now | am through with
you and L am glad of it, and he gave
her pocket book and key to a
safety deposit box. She was abusing
him and he came down to the front of
the building and said to me now I'll
have glass of beer with you, Hail.
but she came up and struck him and
said you can't drink beer here, and
she said the same thing to me and
struck me too, | drew back and said
look out there but she made another
dive at me, then Harrison grabbed her
and threw her down and rubbed
her face on the floor and got
up and ran out of the door
and she followed. 1t was foot
race between them, and he finally got
around the corner and safe away. She
used tough language and was drunk
and wild. When she knocked the
glass of beer out of Harrison's hand
she said, 'd-m lady, by Cd, d-m
the beautiful Alice Booth, by J-s."
| was police reporter for the Globe
then. l saw her in Minneapolis in
saloons, and at Sawyer's wine room a
place on First avenue occupied by fast
women. Her reputation was that of a
prostitute
CROSS EXAMINATION.
The Kansas City World is an after
noon daily. reported for the Mime
apolis Times for three years, and eight
years for the Globe. have known
Saulpaugh for about ten years."
"What badge is that you wear"
asked counsel? ''The badge of the
boohooS."
"Do you belong to the Elks?" eyes,
SIR" ''Does Mr.. Saulpaugh?" "Yes,
l think So"
"You stated that such places were
frequented by chs. Mr.. Sawyer's in
particular. What do you mean by
ch-s?" 81 should say chs was a
soiled duck that has not yet developed
her plumage."
been in the newspaper business ten
years, and the experience would quail
ify almost anyone for judging these
characters. Did not know plaintiff
and Saulpaugh were engaged. Never
talked with him about the case. l
was sent for to come here by Mr..
Hayne. The fight in Harrison's was
on Sunday night during Pillsbury's
administration at seven or eight
o'clock in the evening. Harrison, the
plaintiff and Fitzgerald were all that
were in the room at the time.
Joseph d. Mannix, for the defen-
dent, testified as follows: Live in
Minneapolis, am Mayor Eustis private
secretary. formerly reported on the
Pioneer Press and Tribune, knew the
plaintiff as Alice Booth, as any report
er might know her. Was not intimate
with her. Saw her about eight years
ago at the Central police station. 1
was in that Office when an alarm
came in from Fourth and Nicollet
streets. / got on the patrol wagon.
Captain Chase was also on the wagon.
When we arrived at the Mackey-Legg
building, the place designated, there
was party of men and woman at
the bottom of the stairway. The
men were policemen and the woman
was Alice Booth, the plaintiff in this
action, who sat in this chair half an
hour ago. She was drunk and wild and
fighting the officers. On the way to
the station she suddenly drew an in
strument like button-hook, about
eight inches long, with bone or wood
handle, and reaching over struck the
captain on the forehead near the eye.
The weapon was taken from her. 1
talked with her after she was locked
up, but she was wild and drunk and