The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-11-25


ing from tho polished surface Of The bar.
rels. He could not tell who hls assistants
were on account Of tho pitch darkness and
the way thsy disguised their voisss.
SLIGHTLY MIXED.
Tho witness drew o diagram shewtnR
his location In regard to the lsht eud u
was developed that there were houses b.
tween where the light was aud his pos!.
sition. The witness then stated ths light
was upstairs In hotel and showed over
the top Of tho houses intervenine. This
alleged hold up. he said, did NOT detee him
from his visits to the homo Of the defend'
ant; he won't frequently, but always
stayed In . valley not much travelled.
HE ADMITS JUST A LITTLE.
He admitted that no had driven with the
defendant several times on tho most
prominent boulevards In the city. Aaron
testified that no was trying to break on
his relations with tho defendant and had
made up his mind that hs would leave
Helena without telling any one. He was
up to tho defendants house the evening
before; be did not know how she found
out no was going east; no thought tho
janitor Of the bank might have told her.
THE VILLAIN STILL PUso UED Htn.
When no got aboard the cars the dc.
fendant was there. He said, "Rello,
where are you going?" Hc said he
thought 1t might bo q coincidence that
they were on tho Same train going East.
He thought the defendant was going to
Chippewa Falls. Tho plaintiff was going
to Chicago. Ho went to tho Ryan In St.
Paul. She followed.
When asked how close she followed, he
SAID, "prstty close" which caused
laughter from tho audience. He registered
for himself and she for hsssslf. He
started for Chicago and the defendant
followed. He did not know what road
they took he thought It was the Chicago,
Milwaukee q St. Paul.
PRETTY GOOD At DENYING.
He denied trying to get into the dsfen.
dant's berth; he denied that the con.
ductor told him that by the tickets he
knew him to be Aaron Hershtlsld end that
the lady was Miss Doll Hogan, hs denied
that he told the conductor that she was
his wife.
POOR INNOCENT BOY.
They wont to tho Leland hotol, but did
not register until. by tho defendant's i'm.
portunities, he registered % Mr.. Phillips
aud wife. He did not wish to make o
scene or exposure, but he explained the
situation to the hotel managers. He
roomed with his nephew and paid for hts
share of tho room and board. The de-
feniant, under the name Of Mrs. Phillips,
paid her own bills. Her sister told him ct
this time that he should marry the girl.
. Bur HE DIDN'T DIE.
He said be never would undse the cir.
cumstances. He was ready to do hssi.
He exercised considerable win power at
this period.
Tho witness gave some damaging testi.
mouy to himself whom he trled to explain
away tho wording Of some kilograms be
had sent to tho defendant willis In New
York.
|. They returned again to Helena, the
scene Of his exploits with the highway.
men. but at this time he was completely
prostrated; he did not have any will
power, so no kept on visiting the defend
ant, but only under the pressure of the
threats. He continued his duties at tho
bank. He swore that his brother watched
him day and night.
BACK 10 CHICAGO.
Counsel again shifted the scene to
Chicago. Tho witness testiiled that two
men compelled him to leave the hotel,
walk along crowded street to the license
Office, where he was compelled to take
out marriage license. He answered all
the questions asked by the o1icial there.
He did not tako out license, but he did
not know who did. Ho then steered to
Justice Murphy's ofIice whore the cere.
mony was performed.
TWO MORBID MEN.
He could not describe the two mon.
They woro felt hats, overcoats and heavy
black boards. Ho bought his wife o
diamond ring. but denied its bsing wed.
ding present. Returning to Helena tho
witness denied that he purchased, be.
sides diamond ring, plain gold ring for
his wife ~ wedding token.
THAT UMBRELLA.
He identified an umbrella purchased in
his presence In st. Paul in September. He
did not remember when Mrs. L. II.
Herschfleld struck him over tho head
with this umbrella and broke II, when he
said ho was old enough to attend to his
own business aud would get married II he
wished. After tho marriage ho had never
slept with his wife.
OH DEAR, OH DEAR.
Tho eason he came 10 Fargo was that
the Montana courts would not give him
justice. One night his wife attempted to
enter his apartment en- deshabilie, and he
resisted. She struck him and made tho
blood flow.
II has leaked out that in his search for
evidence against his wife Hcrshileld en-.
ployed Chicago divorce agency to furn.
ish testimony. and deposition was taken
which probably sill not be offered.
ONE MORE scRuB.
A fellow testified to improper intimacy
and gave his name and occupation as q
travelling man connected with New York
jewelry firm. Investigation proved him
to be the attache Of fraudulent divorces
agency. 1t became known that this fel.
lows record had been made public aud
SO Anderson was brought from Chicago TO
give the same class OF evidence.
cowARDs QUAIL.
Two otner mon were also to testify 10
criminal intercourse with Mrs. Hersh.
| field. After the attempt to mob Ander.
son here Thursday night ono witness left
town on the first train, and the other.
Coates of Great Falls, when on tho stand
testified just the opposite to what was
expected of him. He swore he had no,
been intimate with Mrs. Hershficld AMI
knew nothing against her.
Hershileld swore that Mrs. Hershfie,d
admitted to him. during family quarrel