The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-21

presenting the case he began at the
| time of the introduction of the plain
tiff to the defendant. 1t cannot be
denied that this affair took place in q
questionable Omaha resort. Suisse
quent meetings were had at Chicago
Minneapolis and ST. Paul, during
which time this woman had become
aware of Saulpaugh's financial stand
ing, and the evidence will show that
she then and there deliberately laid
plans to get as much of the defend.
ants money as possible.
The parties met again in Minneapo-
lis during the summer of 'S9, wheIe e
they took rooms together and this
woman then became mistress of
the defendant. Saulpaugh did not
point with pride to the fact, but it is
one of the things that must come out
in the case. She had lived in Min
neapOlis but short time when she
heard of the building of The Saul
paugh hotel and made up her mind
that she would like to be near Saul
paugh as well as hOusekeeper of the
hotel. She promised the defendant,
as an inducement, to become a better
woman and promised to lead better
life.
He said it would be shown that
there never was promise of marriage
between the parties. He admitted
that the defendant had written
some very foolish letters to the plain
tiff, but we should take people as we
find them, and we will have to search
q nOn6 w 10 tn find IN, hi
that can be construed as a promise
of marriage. Some of the letters need
explaining, Of course, but we are pre-
pared to do that very thing.
The questions which Mr.. Welsh put
to the plaintiff on cross examination
and which she persiStently denied, we
propose to prove true by actual testi-
mOny to be true, as well as to show
her disreputable woman, keeper of
a house of ill-fame and the mistress
of men, unfit to be the wife of any
man.
This woman promised when Mr..
Saulpaugh began excepting" her that
she would lead a better life. We shall
show that she continued her disrepu-
table conduct up to the day of the
commencement of this suit, and that
even while at ST. Paul she was a
keeper of house of ill-fame and the
associate of people of low character.
Her testimony in cross examination
will be shown to be rank, malicious
perjury.
The incident at Woodvine, in which
the woman was caught in the very
act of compromising sin, will furnish
tVpical illustration IT. will no
shown in evidence that while living
in St. Paul. still under her alleged
nromlse to reform, she was associat-
ing and riding in hacks with dissolute
men and women
We will show her immoral conduct
during her residence in Chicago, one
instance where she engaged a room
and occupied it all night with male
company. Her present residence at
2,11O Indiana avenue is a house of ill
fame. No girls are kept there, but it
is IRONING establishment where
people may lodge for the night for i'm
moral purposes.
We will show where this woman
has freQuented wine-rooms with men
sitting on her lap and with a reckless
disregard for the position of her at
tire.
1t will be in evidence where she
has told ST. Paul hackdrivers and
policemen to keep this and that dis
graceful affair quiet and not let her
MankatO man know anything about
it. He closed by sketching up her
character in general.
The introduction of dispositions was
then commenced.