St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-20


DR.. Aldrich is Brought
Into the Affair Through Max
ing Professional Calls - Tied
His Horse in Front OF Another
Lady's House.
Courtroom loungers found themselves
highly delighted yesterday afternoon
with the expectation of listening to the
proceedings in a divorce case in "high
life" They were a trlf1e disappointed,
however. for the proceedings were by
no means salacious, though a tlnge of
interesting details pervaded the affair.
Mrs. Eleanor Edwards, the wife of Louis
L.. Edwards, an engineer, whose home
Is at 2414 Tenth avenue south, appeared
before Judge Smith as the complainant
III a divorce suit against her eStlmable
husband, alleging as her reasons that
he had treated her in a cruel and in
human name There was a bevy OF
fair aud styllshly-dressed ladies and
several "distinguished'-l looking gentle
men, among them DR.. Henry c. Aldrich,
present, all in the capacity of witnesses.
In fact DR.. Aldrich, the handsome fol-
lower of EsculapiuS, whose beard has
long been the admiration of lesser lights
in the profession, was the ''bOne of
contention"
Mrs. Edwards, a g~ood-looking and
stylish little lady. took the stand, and
eudeavored to substantiate her allega-
tons of cruelty. She averred that her
husband was insanely jealous, and that
he treated her in a shameful manner,
much TO the detriment of her peace Of
mind and health. When the husband
took the stand. however, he denied treat
ing his wife in an inluman and cruel
manner. though he admitted he acted
rather roughly toward her. He felt
that his treatment of her was justified,
ing more than a platonic affection for
his wife. He had seen enough and
learned enough to Justify the suspicion,
and had accused his wire of undue in
timacy with the doctor.
Mr.. Edwards testified to having seer
her out riding with the doctor on more
occasions than one, and her ''goings on"
were the talk of the neighborhood.
These statements on the part Of the
husband could not go without refuta-
ton, so Mrs. Edwards marshaled to-
gether her witnesses to prove that she
was the most correct person alive. 1t
appears that she is connected with the
Homeopathic hospital, and the witnesses
produced by her testified that her ac-
quaintance with the doctor was nothing
more nor less than the result of meeting
him as a physician of the hospital. Her
drives with him were in the cause of
charity and a desire to help the suffer
ing. The witnesses who testified in
this strain were Susie Osborne, Mrs. s.
b. Grimshaw. June Little, G. NJ. Jor-
dan, Lille A. Wright and Louise. Hayes.
1t was perfectly natural, they said, that
Mrs. Edwards should go Il riding with
DR.. Aldrich under the circumstances,
and they could see nothing wrong in
her actions.
Mrs. Edwards in her testimony in
cidentalIy mentioned that she was a
niece of William Gladstone, the q. o.
NJ. of England, and that she was of a
literary turn of mind. She said that
she was a regular contributor to the
Chicago Herald and that she wrote ar
ticles under the nom de plume of
amber" The audience stared very
hard at the fair plaintiff when she re-
vealed her distinguished connections.
The husband when he took the stand
again reiterated his former statements,
and then a Miss Emily Lennon and
Mrs. Frank Verlll helped him out by
telling what they knew Of the affair.
They live across the street from the
defendant and his wife, and stated on
the stand that they had seen the doctor
OIL many an afternoon drive up to the
pavement, hitch his horse. and then go
into the Edwards residence. Mrs.
Verill said she objected to the proceed
ing for the reason that the doctor al
ways hitched his horse in front of her
residence, and she did lot like 1t. She
thought people might think he was
calling Oh her.
q. w. Sublett, a civil engineer, who
at one time occupied a position in the
office of the city engineer, testified that
he had acted III the capacity of detect
i've for MIR. Edwards, who was his friend.
He had not found anything very sensa-
tional by his s%leuthing. however. On
one occasion he had seen the doctor
a Mrs. Edwards out driving. and had
followed them. He had seen the doctor
make a number of calls and 60 into a
number of houses, but the lady remained
in the buggy all the time.
Judge Smith. after listening to all
this evidence, decided that the plant
iff had not established her allegations,
and therefore denied her prayer for a
divorce. The husband. he said. had
been in a measur justified In his treat
ment of her, inasmuch as there was
much Occurring that he did not under
stand, and which appeared rather queer,
to say the least. Mrs. Edwards, tue
Judge said, should have acquainted her
husband of the conditions of the doc
tors visits ana her rides with him.
DR.. Aldrich lives at SIS Ninth st. south
and has an office on NicoiIet avenue.