The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-12-02
AARON is IN The SOUP
Justice Done 10 The Unfortunate Woman
Whom Hs Hfonsed
FARGo's OVATION TO HER
The House OF Hershfieid Took q
Big Tumble Yssterday-The
Court Wouldn't Take the
Perjured Testimony.

Big Tumble Yesterday-The
Court Wouldn't Take the
Perjured Testimony.
Special Dispatch to tho standard.
FARGO, N. D., Dec. Tho Hershfleld
case was brought to an end this after.
noon. The court room vas packed with
spectators eager to witness the close OF
this celebrated case. Added to tho Mon.
tana contingent wero L. H. Hershfleld
and his wife, he arriving last night, and
she appearing in the court room for tho
first time.
When the morning session opened
Judge Mcconnell ordered struck from the
records all the testimony OF Witness Joo
Bee for tho reason that IL was not shown
either Hershfield had authorised Hols-
berg to secure othcr than legitimate ties.
timony. Tho defense took exceptions,
claiming that as several of the plaintiffs
witnesses had testified they wero engaged
BY Holsberk, the agency was established.
The plaintiff had gotten the benefit Of
their evidence, and now whom another
Holsbere hireling was produced to i'm.
peach the testimony of the others, his tes-
timony should be admitted as we'll %
theirs.
Judge Mcconnell also refused to admit
the dispatches to and from Helena which
the defense claimed would impesch tho
plaintiff and . number Of Helena wit.
nesses. The reason for not admitting
these, however, was because too much
time would be consumed, the court want.
ing to close the case to-day.
L. H. Hershfleld was on the stand five
minutes, denying portions of Mrs. Aaron
Hershfleld's testimony ~ to the conver.
sation with him.
DR.. E. NJ. Darrow, president OF the
board Of insanity commissioners, gave OK.
pert testimony to the effect that person
suffering from neuresthania In as acute o
form ~ the plaintiff claimed would be un-
able from loss Of memory to testify to the
acute details a. he had done.
Mrs. I. II. Hershaeld denied certain
portions Of Mrs. Aaron's test imony re-
garding conversation over certain le,.
tiers from Aaron which the defendant
claimed were fllched from her.
F. b. Morrill, opened the closing argu-
ment for Hershfleid, reviewing tho case
from tho beginning, dwelling on the eli.
feebled condition Of his client, the wiles
to which he succumbed and the ultimate
marriage under threats against his life.
Colonel Nolan, ''the Montana cyclone,'
as he 10 called. spoke an hour and Mayor
Ball spoke an hour In closing for the de.
fense. Nolan's terrific denunciation OF
the Hershficlds and "their hired charac-
tcr.assassins." as he termed them. and his
scathing arraignment of the millionaire q
who sought to cast aside the fair young
girl whom he had made playthina Of for
his idle days. were listened to with breath.
less attention. When he spoke of the
character OF Dell Hogan ~ pure woman
who gave her love and life into tho keep.
ing Of this cruel, false and cowardly crca.
ture who now sought to cast her of pen.
niless and feeble tho court room was filed
with tho sobs Of the aged mother and the
ladies who have from tho outset espoused
the cause Of the young bride.
Colonel Ball has not yet recovered from
his illness but the tremor In his voice ad.
dsd to ito eloquence. He dwelt on the
absurdity OF the claim that q robust
| flnancier who had seen half q century OF
years-a man Of the world-had been
ssduced by this girl Of 90. He called at.
| tcntion to the fact that while the best
people OF Helena had lauded the charac.
| ter Of his client, the plaintiff had not pro.
duced one witness from that city to say
ausht against her. Instead OF o weak.
| minded fool, 40 he thought to prove him
self, he proved himself scoundrel and
devoted his time to employing thugs from
the slums Of Chicago to sell themselves
body and soul In perjury.
In closing ho quoted Isaiah on tho sins
of the Jews. "For your hands aro deflled
with blood and your fingers wi b iniquity
your lips have spoken lies and your
tongue perverseness. None calleth 70,
Justice. nor any pleadeth for truth; they
trust in vanity and speak lies; they con
ceive mischief and bring forth iniquity.'
~ sometimes WONDER" said lie, ''whcu
recall these words of the inspired writer
whether he did not, whom far back in the
gloom Of the past, as he wrote these pro.
phetic words, ease through the long vista
| Of years aud see outlined in tho dim
future tho house Of Hcrshflcld."
| While tho defense was closing there
were frequent outbursts Of applause
which were only stopped by tho declara
ton that IL repeated tho court would moi
adjourn until Monday.
Ex.Julge Mcconnell OF Helena closed
for tho plaintiff, going over tho same
ground raveisei by Morrill,. Tho decl
sion was made and this shameful case
was Mt Nh end.
| And thus It is tonight; the news Il
being sent to all parts OF the world tha
Justice has been done at Fargo to-day
| The Hershficld case is ended and the
young bride of the cruel Montana million
are has been declared by this court OF
equity TO be the legal wife.
Judge Mcconnell gave his decision de.
nying the application of Aaron Hershtleld
for an annulment of the marriage con
tract Immediately after the arguments o
counsel. The decision was given orally
the court stating he did not care TO poin
out that the testimony was unworthy O.
crelencc.
The plaintiff claimed. he said. that two
armed men forced him to accompany the
defendant TO the Office of justice of tho
peace where the plaintiff and Miss Hogan
were married under duress. This mus
be substantiatcd so clearly that there /.
little room for doubt or ii must be showr
that the plaintiffs mental condition wa.
such that he was incapable OF making !
contract. The first provision he did no