The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-03-08
John True Alleged 20 30 the aus.
band OF tho Woman in
tho Case.
The Piaintin Also Brings Out Some I'm
portAnt Evidence - The Case WIN
Probably Conclude To-day.


was continued BY County ATTORNEY Nolan.
In tho main the oross-exa m nation did not
shake In any important par tiou'ar the siorJ
told by the doctor on his direct erAmina-
tion. Ga the redirect the doctor testified
as TO the medical points involved In The
case. In the hfte noon the FIRST witness
after the doctor had lsft the stand was
john 4 ne, who the defense alleges IL the
husband OF the lady who Was the mother Of
the child which gave rise 10 the case. His
testimony was TO the effect that he had
been In the employ Of ths Western Union
Telegraph company for twenty-five OF
thirty yssrs aud that for num-
Der Of years be had been located in
the west. with two esiienees one In
PennsylvaniA and the other In North Da.
kota. Ho said that In Feb uaiy, 1893. hs
brought his wife TO Helena to DO placed
under the o're Of DIR. Kellogg for treatment,
as she Was suffering from female COM
plant; that he secured a room on the east
side end that his wife engaged DIR. KELLOGG
to wait n on her. He said be did not know
specifically what allied bis wife. Tue said
he was not at homo all the time, a. his
business called him out Of town great
deal. Getting down 10 March 8. 1893, the
witness said that on that day he was home.
having Just returned from q trip. He found
his wife in bed. and she told him that she
WAS or bad been very siok; that the daI
previous she had called on DR.. Kellogg. and
be had sent her home; that shortly after her
arrival home the doctor had called and that
Nhs hHd had premature oouhnement but
that although she was weak, she felt much
better than she mad for long time. The
witness testified that his wife requested
him TO look IN a trunk that was in the
room and see about some soiled linen the
doctor bad rlsoed In II; that be did 50, aud
placed the linen under some other clothing.
The witness sal he teft the city on Mon
day evening tuesday morning, and
when hs returned a day OF two later his
wife called his attention 20 the finding of
the body Of the infant. ne told In 1HE In
DEPENDENT. The witness said his wife told
him that they we're in that affair pretty
deep. Ho testified that he told his wife 90
sse DIR. kellogg and tell him II il WAS a
possible thing he must keep their names
out Of 10. True said be only etaid home
that time q day. and then went away again.
When he returned his wife told him she
WAS sorry he mad not returned soonef, Rs
they should have appeared before some
officer who vaa inquirinG into the Masonic
temple case. AfttTwafd the witness said
himself and wife went TO DR.. Kellogg .
Office and signed a paper TO the effect, a.
near as be could remember, that the doctor
had attended his wife about the dates that
wee named in the case the CO oner was IN -
vestigatins and that he had done nothing
that was Illegal or criminal. This papsr
was left with ths doctor O protect him,
and after this visit be and wife left for the
east.
On the eross-examination this witness
did not come out M well as did ,he doctor.
The county attorney asked him IL 10 was
not fact that bic wife and himself we're In
this CITY March g. and that after leaving
the east side house. II his wife did not get
/ q room somewhere else in the CITY. After
| some delheration the witness said that Was
possible; that now his attention had been
called 10 IL, he remembered his wife had
secured a room on Main street after leaving
she cast side house. He WAS positive about
ths trunk being IA his wife's room a. the
time be look, d after the soilsd linen st her
REQUEST. Getting down 20 the telephone
experience with the county attorney AZ
Ai.ssoula Two weeks ago. the witness said
that . 70 of the time DIT. Kellogg VAS al
ths telephone talking 10 the county at
torney. lie denied that Sheriff Curtia hsd
told him a. hissOula that the county at
! tornsy wanted him aud his vile to be in
Helena March q. to testify In the eaas now
on. GA the contrary. he esid bis wife de-
inyed trip sbo WAS going 10 take, thinking
that the county attorney would want her Ia
this oasr. bnt when he had tslephoned that
.
next dal. lie denied having received any
message that he and his wife would be
needed in Helena, Aia ch .. He also de-
MED that lie told chenfl Gurus that Mira
I.ue wRs sick aud Ia bed the dag that OH
cefs On led on him 1T Missoula. On tLe
/ sdirsct the witness testified that he first
saw Dr. Kellogg 20 know him positively in
March, 1898. MS closed the direct evil
dence for the defense. thouRh they have
the privilege Of introducing evidence in
rebuttal.
OGe OF the important witnesses for the
board was Rosie Nesf. a girl who was en-
yloted az the house whore the I ues lived
az the time DR.. Kellogg tsttified that he at
tended the lady. This witness tod Of her
duties az the house. saying that she went
into the room Of Mrs. True every day. snd
| almost always twice day; in the morning
TO make IRE ana IN the afternoon 20 take
In wood; that she never saw Mrs. True 10
bed IN ths daytime; that so far a. she could
tell aud 80 far rs she knew DR.. Kellogg was
never there while Mira True vas IN the
house, that she never vent out OF IN, house
/ On Saturday. ana that on Satu day,
March 4. 1883 DIR. Kellogg was uot !hers TO
her knowlsdge, aud she did NOS believe he
could come tnere und spend the time In the
7 operation referred 10 unllsN she would
know 70. A TO the True trunk, the witness
said they had but one. and that MAS "a haf
room, having been placed the bS the
truss shortly after thsV took the room be-
cause they were 40 crowded. She said
IL was nsver taken ont OF her room
| until the Tfues left She also tes-
titei that a week ten DAYS after the
Truss LETT the house VIII. ~ she was EN-
yloysd, thsf called after three parcels theI
had failed TO take when theg left.
The oross-examinat.ono OF the witness was
directed 20 show that she might be mic
taken a. 10 what happen ON March 4
I and TO p-cve that she doctor migut have
been IN the house and IA Mrs. Irus'a room
ON that dnf and ths witness not lave known
a. IL was also 10 show that on abe date
named Il migat be that ~ was too warm 10
TequiIs any IRE and that she might not
have gone INTO the room that day. Tho
| witness. hoNeve persisted In her original
atntsmeuis. adding that she might be mis-
keu a. TO the dates when hr. True was
Their, but that she was sure that she vas Ia
I AIRS. ,Tue's room every cay, that sue was
"a there twice March 4. and that ON SUNDAY.
| March .. she had made 40 that ladY'a bed
1 and that hFs. A ne vas AZ vel ss usual
o be oross-eIamination Of this witness wall
| oouttnuo to-day.
The case will possibly be ooheludsd To-
dag.
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