The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-11-25
HOT R0ASTS FOR AARON
Fargo Dsnouncas Him as q Leach.
efoui Old SCoundfel
IRONS GIVES HIM A PROD
"For tho Poor Girl Who Fell Among
These People There 10 Only
SympathyJ But For the Rest
OF the OutfIt-Bahi'


OF the OutfIt-BahI"
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
FARGO, N. D., Nov. 2A.-The first week
In the horshfleld case has ended and the
evidence In behalf of the plaintiff 10 not
yet all In. This morning the cross-exarn-
ination Of Aaron Aershfield was finished.
Nothing new was developed except tina,
the witness denied In toto all the evidence
OF the witnesses from either side tending
to show his infatuation for Miss Hogan.
cRoss-FrRIN0.
Mrs. Peter Connors followed Hershfleld,
aud for two hours the court room was
kept In = constant ripple OF laughter In
which even tho court Joined. She is an
Irish woman with o Connemara brogue
~ rich as that of Colonel Nolan.
and tho sparring between tho wit.
ness and tho lawyer Was rsplete
with wit. The witness testified
to conversations with Hershneld tending
to show that he did not care for his wife.
It vas brought out that before and after
the marriage Hershfisld had purchased
the defendant many valuable jewels and
other gifts and that he had rented fur.
nished suite Of rooms at hotel and then
complained that they wero not rich
enough for her.
The witness declared the defendant did
the choosing herself and he had to ac-
quiescs.
Barbstta Braun, Mrs. L. H. Hershfield's 9
maid. testified to conversations she had
overheard, wherein threats wero made by
Miss Hogan and her mother against
Hershfield's life, and Mrs. Hershfleld do.
clared she would never live with him.
AARON SLEPT ON A LOUNGE.
Anna Cavansugh vas domestic at the
Hotel Helena. Hershileld and his wife
had occupied separate rooms, Hershfleld
sleepins on lounge. She swore that Mrs.
L. H. Hsrsh field had gotten her to testify
and had paid her expenses. Cross ex.
amined the witness said she purchased a
cafe in Hslsna several days after she told
Mrs.. I. b. Hershnsld that she would tss.
tify. She denied that thsy furnished her
with the money to buy the place. -
Dr.. Campbell OF Fargo, gave expert tes-
timony on nervous diseases from which
he considered Hershfleld suffering. He
had treated him once about two months
ago.
THE ESSENCE OF CRUELTY.
A mistaken idea regarding tho case has
gone abroad. II is not ON action for di.
vorcs but:to annul the marriage contract.
Shou Id the case be decided In favor OF the
plaintiff tho defendant's child will be de.
clared illsGitimate and it 10 not In the
power Of the court to grant alimony.
WOULD TOUCH A HEART OF STONE.
From aiiidavits Of physicians, in pos
session Of Attorney Nolan. II 10 shown
Mrs. Hsrshfisid will never recover her
health and she 10 almost . physical
wreck % the result OF trouble at child.
birth. She 10 psnnilsss and the attorneys
Arc carrying ON the case a. best they can
without funds. The feeling here 10 90 In.
tonss against Hsrshfeld that ho 10 con.
stantly insulted on the streets and the
leading citisens, In public interviews, de.
nounce him In scathing terms. Among
the communication Of this kind In the
Daily Commercial this evening. appears
the following from Col. Frank H. Irons,
the well-known literary writer. Il 10 fair
sample of the wy public sentiment here
runs:
PRETTY Low DOWN.
~ln the Minneapolis Journal Of Nov. q ID
the following: That 10 q very dirty di.
vorce case at Fargo, and ono Of the infa-
nous episodes was the admission of Wit.
ness Anderson that he was paid s40o and
his expenses to give testimony to blacksn
the character Of Mrs. Hershiield. Human
nature gets down pretty low, but hardly
much lower In isnominy than In this case.
The witness has widently, through his
bad, Satanic associations. evaporatsd
what little decency he ever had. Ths
crowd, disgusted with this shameful I'd.
missio would havo dealt severely with
tho scoundrel had he not been protected.
Such . man should bo stunned 40 q
lepcr.'
THE LEACHERoUs OLD DCPFER.
"very dirty is a mild term" says Mr..
Irons in comment. THE testimony OF
the ieacherous old creature who 10 on.
dcavoring to prove himself ON imbecils ID
on par with the rest of tho dirty mess.
The chief witness should share the same
fate as Anderson and be stunned by all
decent people. Indeed tho wretch who was
persuaded. should occupy higher place
than the position assigned to his wealthy
associate"
AMEN TO THIS.
"Let all decen, people pray for the
Fastening Of the day when Fargo will be
rid of the House Of Hershfield,' root and
branch. For the poor girl who, in an evil
hour. fell among these people. there Is
only sympathy. but for the rest Of the out.
flt-Bahr
AARON on THE RACK.
In the continuance of Hcrshfleld's cross.
examination this morning he was made ,o
90 over. in detail. his story ua direct cx.
animation. beginning with the time he
claims 10 have been held up By the agents
of Miss Hogan. He said that he had been