St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-11
FRED is ON THE STAND.
CHAMBERLAIN TELLS HIS SIDE or
THE SALAci0US STORY
ONTRADICTS THE PLAINTIFF.

witness Says He Always Looked
Upon Mrs. dublin as His Spouse
agreed They We're Married
The Defense Asks to Have
Freeman Lane Excluded From
the Triai-The Famous Letter.
The Chamber lain trial is ever replete
with surprises. The surprise yesterday
was the appearance of the defendant,
Fred Chamberlain, on the stand. He
told straight story, and was perfectly
possessed, and certainly did not look
like man who would commit the crime
with which he is charged. He told his
side OF the story in graphic and ell
PERTAINING manner. 1t was apparently
a straightforward tale, and told favor
ably on the jury. 1t was practically a
confederation of Mrs. Zublin-Chamber-
lain's story, and fatty contradicted what
"Old" Holorook swore to. The famous
notes which the plaintiff swOre Cham
berlain forced him to sign at the
muzzle of revolver were explained
thus wise: Chamberlain stated that
when he came into the room where his
wife and Holbrook were disporting
themselves in bed. the latter was very
much frightened. He took out a lot of
blank notes and threw them on the
table, begging Chamberlain 10 fill them
III tor any amount and he would sign
them. Chamberlain did not ask him for
the money, and, in fact, refused at first
70 lEctn m h.a Oc fOI~ fho
notes. Holbrook, however, insisted.
and begged him for the sake of all lie
held holy and precious to keep the scan
dial from reaching the ears of his wife
and family. Chamberlain said, in reply
to question, that he looked upon Mrs.
Chamberlain as his wife, although nc
civil ceremony had been performed.
They had agreed they were married and
to live together as man and wife. This,
to his mind. was sufficient.
Judge Jamison decided that the in
Toduction OF Mrs. dublin. Chamberlain's
alleged confession, made at the .'star
chamber" session at the city hall, was
not permissible and accordingly it did
not 60 in. The defense then entered an
objection which proved som ething of a
| surprise. Mr.. BrOckett asked that Free
man p. Lane be excluded from the
trial. He was there ais witness and
not as an attorney, and yet he had,
throughout the entire trial, offered sug-
geStiOns and assistance to the prosecut-
ing attorney. The court stated that he
did not know that MIR. Lane had given
the state any assistance and as he
hadn't heard him say anything he de.
clined to exclude him. Mr.. BrOckett
| asked the prosecuting attorney to admit
he had received suggestions and assist
| ance from Mr.. Lane, but the couI,
| ordered the trial to proceed without
! further interruption. Following is the
famous letter written by Mrs. Chamber.
| lain, which she says was written under
! duresS:
Al first met Fred Chamberlain Dec. 1s
1892. Have seen him frequently
since. Was never married to him. While
with him in Dakota we agreed, if the
| question was ever raised, to state thai
we were married in Milwaukee, Feb. %
1893, before a clergyman and wife. as
that was the date we were Ill Milwau.
kee. About five weeks ago he asked me
who had called Oh me. l told him Mr.
Holbrook. He asked: How much il
| Mr.. HolbroOk worthP / told him that
| did not know, but had heard that hs
was worth considerable property, both
| here and in La Crosse and Mankato
He then asked me if Holbrook evel
| tried to make dates with me. l said
Yes He said: L want you to make
a date with him when | am in the city
and l will catch you. =" | will pla,
my part He gave the idea to mi
that he was going to work Hol
brook tor money. This conversation
was had when was with him OIL
Eighth street. A few days after
| talked this same matter over with hin
while driving. said: This is wicked
would work. | met Chamberlain Mon
day morning on Sixth street near Hen
nepin avenue about 10 o'clock. He
asked me if L wanted to go to the circus
l told him no. He asked me If had {
date with Holbrook. l said Yes He
said 'When?' said didn't know til
| l saw him at noon. He said Tell me tC
go down to the Windsor and let him
know l said All right He knew
the scheme was all flannel, and did moi
harp on it at that time. He
would send tickets SO that all the rest OF
the family could go to the circus, and
! that was what the tickets were sem
| for. HOlbrook called at IL O'clock
and we fixed it for 2 o'clock
Holbrook called at that hour. As
, soon as Holbrook left at Il
O'Clock went down to the Windsor to
| notify Chamberlain. Waited twenty
| minutes and then walked back. He had
! been to the house, corner of Sixth
street and Fourth avenue, and left tick
cts. He jumped out of hack and came
to the walk. J told him that MIR. Hol.
brook was going to come at o'clock.
He said, Very we'll, l will be on hand.
! In the morning had arranged with
him that l would leave the back kitchen
| door unlocked and told him that would
! lock the other doors. There was to be
no one at the house except Mr.. Hol-
| brook and myself. l think l suggested
the back door entrance for him. told
hin that If we were not down stairs in
my sisters bedroom he would find us
up stairs In my room. Mr.. HOlbrook
called at o'clock and we went up
stairs. Ma. Chamberlain came at about
twenty er thirty minutes after.
MRS. M. H. ZUBLIN."
Mrs. Chamberlain stated that while
she was in the office of the superintend-
ent of police Mayor Eustis spoke to her
in very rough manner. She was asked
what he said.
"He called me braZen-faced liar. a
prostitute and a fit subject for Still
water" was the reply.
The mayor was in the court room
when this testimony was ELECTED, and
his face took upon itself look of
shocked and injured innocence. The
witnesses who were present at this
''star chamber" session were then re-
called and the old evidence was gone
over again.
GROWERS OF FRUIT.