The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-21
'Bootsy,' Alice Booth and annie
CROSS-EXAMINATION.

tective. Was Subp9naed to come
here. l did not know Saulpaugh until
L came here on the night of the 18th.
Am stopping at The Saulpaugh [
have known the plaintiff since '86
or 49,
James Scott's testimony was as fol-
lows: II live in st. Paul at the
Metropolitan hotel and am porter
there and have been policeman /
knew the plaintiff in 80 as Alice
Booth. Officer Haney and 1 arrested
her at the 'Woodvine' in April, 'S9.
went in the back door, Haney
broke the door open and found this
woman in there with man. Haney
took care of her and | followed the
man who ran out in the alley. Their
clothing was in a deranged condition.
assisted Haney in arresting her
again at 105 West Seventh street in
May 1892, on the second floor, between
10 and II o'clock. We knocked and
after while the door was opened and
we saw the plaintiff ia the bed and
the man was sitting on the edge of the
bed. She said her room was up stairs
and that she had company in her room
and SO came down here, for she was
afraid her fellow in Mankato would
come and find her there We took
her to the station.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
"This was in April, 1889, and the
second arrest was in 1892. | don't
know either of the men. | don't
know Mr.. Saulpaugh. Stop at The
Saulpaugh house. [ was subpenaed
to come here as witness"
| Samuel Sergeant testified in sub
stance as follows: 81 have lived in
!, St. Paul all my life. My business is a
hack driver, but am tending bar now.
While driving hacks knew the plain
| tiff. | know the road house at Bass
!, Lake, Bogg's house. | saw her there
in 81. | took load of sports out at 2
a. m. She was full at the time"
CROSS EXAMINATIoN.
Il have been tending bar for about
a year and half. Mr.. Howard. the
detective, subpenaed me. [ don't
know Mr.. Saulpaugh. | am 81 years
of age"
) James Matthews swore to the follow
ing: Live in Minneapolis, and
formerly at st. Paul; that is, in '92.
l was hack driver. My stand was at
Fourth and Wabasha streets. At that
time | knew the plaintiff Saw her
quite often. Have taken her in my
hack to the Harris road house in
spring Of '92 with a man. Don't know
his name. He worked in Dyer's music
store. | was hired to take her and
this man out there: there was another
rig going out at the same time. The
woman in it was Big frankie We
got there at IL o'clock and went to
the barroom and took some drinks;
then they played 'fiip'-that is, they
all laid down on the floor and tried to
turn each other over. Miss Booth
proposed it, and she Tipped the
others over the best of ALL Then the
two women got on the table and
J danced the 'can-can, and after while
went to bed. [ went up next morning
at O'Clock and asked what time they
wanted to go home. The door was
opened, and | saw Alice Booth in bed.
We started and got as far as the
seven corners. Here the other party
put their team up and got in my rig
and we went to a saloon. | took
Alice Booth out again in April with a
man named Cobb; this time we got
out about IL o'clock and l stayed
all night. Cobb and Alice Booth also
stayed all night. l took drinks up to
to them three or four times that
night, We went back about eight
o'clock. | saw Cobb give her bill and
then he took the street car and [ took
Alice Booth to the Ethiopia Hotel. l
took her out again with VIM. Nagel
in May '92. Before we started she
said she had to be back by twelve for
Mr.. Saulpaugh was in town and he
III IlU ~ w ucI IOOul dllu uuu her
gone.
They occupied room at the house
and at about eleven | went to the
rooms and asked her to go and she
said she wanted me to help her dress
this man for he was drunk, so | help
ed dress him and we started.
In June, 1890, she was looking for
man named Palmer, who had come
from Duluth. We found him at the
Merchants. The two then went to a
restaurant after this drove them to
her rooms, about nine o'clock drove
her around with VIM. Nagel to good
many houses of ill-repute during the
summer. / have known Mr.. Saul
paugh for about six years, stopping at
The Saulpaugh. Most every time [
hauled her she asked me not to tell
Saulpaugh. Knew she was sporting
or going with other men, and l obey