St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-09

Called Wife on the Stand-She
Tells of How the Plaintiff
Wanted to Meet Her At
torneys Indulge in Repartee.
The Chamberlain trial proceeded mer-
rily yesterday, and the big audience had
the felicity of hearing the aged plant
IFS character besmirched in a highly
artistic manner. Although it is gen.
orally conceded that Mr.. Eolbrook is 4
man of wealth and financial influence.
especially around the Bank of Mime
apolls. ii was proved cOnclusively yes
terday that he is averSe 10 expensive
personal adornment. The diamond, cuff
and collar buttons, shirt, drawers and
hose alleged to have been taken from
him by Chamberlain, and which formed
the basis for the charge of grand lar
ceny, were introduced in evidence by
the defense, and experts placed on the
stand to testify as TO their value.
At the time of the arrest of Chamber
lain. and the famous ''star chamber"
session under the personal supervision
OF the mayor, great stress was laid on
the value of the diamond and other jew
elry. When Attorney Rees handed
William Law head, a jeweler, the dia-
mOnd yesterday afternoon and asked
him to explain to the jury the value OF
the precious thing, look of expectancy
naSSed over the faces of the audience
When Mr.. Lawhead remarked: sit has
no value, 1t is merely piece of glass"
a loud litter swept like wave over the
room. Mr.. Rees also got laugh as he
said tersely:
"Ah, well, what we really wanted
was gIazier and not jeweler."
The jeweler testified that the cuff and
! collar buttons were worth nothing.
| They were merely common plated ware.
with the plate worn off. The jewelry
certainly presented a very sorry APP
pearance as it lay on the table. 1t rep
resented glory past and dead. r. n.
Hall, an employee of Barnaby IL Co.,
testified to the value of the articles OF
wearing apparel. The drawers taken
from Holbrook, he said, were worth
scarcely so cents, while the torn shirt
when new had not cost over 25 cents.
| The hose when new had cost about %
cents, though at the time they were
| taken from the bank director they were
worth nothing. There were holes in
| the heels and fringeS near the toes. The
collar and cuffs were worth about &c
| cents when new, all of which went ia
| show that Mr.. Hol5rook is not inclined
to be at all dudiSh. During al. this
| testimony the eyes of Judge Jamison
| fnS fI,n Il -
glass formerly worn by Holbr0ok He
appeared fascinated by the twinkle and
! glisten Of the miniature window light.
The principal witness of the day was
! Mrs. Zublin-Chamberlain She was
| called by Tie defense, and before court
adjourned had told a great many inter-
eStlng things TO the jury. During the
time she was on the stand a death-like
stiffness prevailed in the room. and
every neck was craned forward. The
witness was the center of attraction,
and the plaintiff watched her intently.
| even anXiouSly. The setato with his
| Jewelry and wearing apparel had faxed
the old gentleman somewhat, and he
was i'll at ease when the lady took the
! stand.
The testimony of Mrs. Chamberlain
was interesting to the audience, from
the fact that it related to tie meetings
and conversations she had had with Mr..
HolbroOk. She stated that she was
introduced to him three years ago by
Mrs. Petrie, for whom she was work
| Ing. She went with him to witness the
spectacle "Pompeii' at the exposition.
| and Mrs. Petrie had G. Wright Davidson
as escort. She related glibly the mum
Der OF times he had called at her house.
and how each time he requested her to
go and spend the evening" with him.
Each time she says she declined. When
ever 1t was possible she avoided seeing
him.
Witness stated that on several occa-
SlOnS ROlbroOk asked her to remove to
apartments which he would furnish for
her. He advised her to think we'll of
the proposition before she declined, for
there was long and cold winter before
her.
IL refused his offer point blank" said
Mrs. Chamberlain. land told him that
when got so L couldn't pay my room
rent would go home. | was then EN-
ployed i'll soliciting trade for a brand of
buckwheat flour, and just before | went
out on the road Mr.. Holbrook requested
me to let him know when | got to La
Crosse and he would come down and
meet me there. He SAID we would have
L
him know, and when | came back to
Minneapolis he asked me why had
neglected TO let him know my where
abOutS."
Mrs. Chamberlain testified that the
note sent 10 Mr.. Holbrook on the day of
the eventful evening was written bv
her III front of the bank. She wrote it
with the paper resting on her hand
bag and gave it to a neWsboy to take it
TO the banker. At this point of the tes-
timony court was adjourned until this
morning.
A number of witnesses testified as to
Cham berlain'S guod character. and &.
Wright Davidson told about the time be,
In company with The plaintiff, met Mrs.
Chamberlain and Mrs. Peterie. 1t was
at the exposition, and all went to wit
ness the spectacle of Pompeii. He said
the women literally forced themselves
upon them and they were actually
Obliged to take them to see the specta-
Gle whether they would or no.
Senator Sam Peterson, of New Uim,
told of how he had conversed with MIR.
HolbrOok concerning the escapade, and
the latter had remarked that Mrs.
Chamberlain had asked him to go to her
rooms to look at some pictures.
Mrs. George HELEN was recalled by
the state and croSS-eXamined again on
the episode at Lake Harriet. She told
the same story as she did when first on
the stand. In referring to the time she
saw the plaintiff watching herself and
Mrs. Chamberlain, she stated that she
was so angry that she made a face at
him.
what kind of face did you make 2"
asked Assistant County Attorney Peter
son.
AN ugly one" was the response.