St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-23
Mrs. DR.. Hurd Taken in Tow
by a Sergeant Of
Police.
CAPTURED AT 473 WABASHA
Arrest a Sensational One,
Lawyer Hoppaugh the Man
in the Case.

Another denouement In the Hurd
family imbroglio took place last night,
and is Of still more sensational
character than any which have
yet taken place. Ever since the
late trouble DR.. Hurd has had the
services Of private detective employed
for the express purpose of catching his
wife in ''fagrante delictu," and to
have evidence to produce in
the coming suit for divorce,
which was recently commenced
in the district court of Ramsey county.
Mrs. Hurd attempted a counter suit,
but was informed that she had no stand
ing i'll court, and the action was thrown
out.
The shadowing process has bean kept
up for the past three weeks. During
that time Mrs. Hurd was frequently
seen in the company of A. L.
Hoppaugh, the attorney who
commenced the action for her.
They were seen at Murphy's saloon on
st. Peter street and other places. and
last night they were followed to No. 473
Wabasha street, opposite the capitol.
When the pair had entered the
house. the detective called to his
aid Lieut.. Sexton and Sergeant
Sullivan, and the three entered tn
place and put the guilty couple under
arrest. At the station both were charged
with disorderly conduct. but it is be.
lleved that the doctor will press moro
serious charge during the day,as he waI
IN a towering passion over the affaiI
this morning between and o'clock, at
which time the arrest was made.
Mrs. Hurd was seen at police head
quarters. and looked as if she had been
on protracted debauch. She admitted
that she had been drunk, and felt terri
bly, broken up over the arrest, saying
that now she had been caught dead to
rights as she terseIy put it. She has
beer passing the days at her old resi-
dence on the West side and the nights
at friends home at 26S Exchange
street, since the late difficulty took
place. Last night. in response to a
query, she said that her children were
in Minneapolis.
The private detectives who have been
on her track for the past three weeks
last night located her and her gentle-
man companion at McGee's restau-
rant on Robert street. where they
were seen to enter at $50.
They came out shortly before II o'clock
and both were in an intoxicated
condition. They walked up street to.
gether and frequently stopped in dark
corners to talk, and the detectives say
otherwise carried on in a shameful
manner. They finally landed at the
number on Wabasha street mentioned
above, when the assistance Of
the police was called. AS the
detectives and police entered the room,
both were found undressed. and Mrs.
Hurd, on being questioned, was exceed
ingly brazen, and put on very bold
front. Lieut.. Sexton took Mrs. Hurd and
walked her to the police station, while
Sergeant Jerry Sullivan performed
like service for Roppaugh. DR.. Hurd
was sent for and held long cousulta-
tion at the station, the outcome of which
could not be learned.
This latest turn in the affair gives
new compeXion to the domestic tragedy,
and it is pitiful to see an otherwise in
telligent woman lose every bit of social
standing she once possessed.