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

Lived in Mankato for two and half years,
and am in the liquor business and am &C
quainted with the different brands OF
| liquor. There is such brand of whisky
known as the Gibson Rye" it is ten years
old to my knowledge.
cRoss-ExAMINATIoN.
1t is good brand of rye was not here
in 80 and 90; came in OF; don't know
whether it was kept here in 80 and 90;
it is sold nearly everywhere; l keep it now.
Carrie Chapman testified: l live in
Chicago at 2235 Michigan ave.; am do
nestle; 1 worked at 2IIo Indiana ave. for
Mrs. Grant; know the plaintiff; worked
for her once at the same place; quit work
for Mrs. Grant in June, 'o2, and COM
menced work for Mrs. Stein last April 10th
and quit last September; l was employed
to do washing and ironing, and Homework
and do errands she said. 1 run the same
kind of house as Mrs. Grant. and so you
understand Soon after l came Mrs.
Booth was drunk and sent me out for a
| lady for a man, and when she came she
and the man went to bed. This occurred
quite frequently. 1 was to attend to these
duties of getting women. The rates were
81 for staying there all night. | saw
her, four or five days after l came, in bed
| She called me to take some water about 9
or 10 in the morning; there was man with
| her. | have seen her drunk quite often.
she used to come home late, sometimes
with man, at or o'clock. Once she
came home late with man and they went
to bed together; she was drunk. Soon an
other man came, and the next day she went
to bed with this man.
She told me what kind of house she
was keeping; Mrs. Grant was also called
Mrs. Sprague; Miss Stein also told me she
kept houses in St. Paul, Minneapolis and
Denver; she showed me pictures Of some
| of her girls, too there was one man whose
name was Hammond and she named
Barker who staid there nearly all the time;
she told me she had a big law suit and
could GO through it without touching a
| $40, 600 note.
She said she sometimes made SIS or $40
day staying with men; l went out one
evening, it was my day off, she told me not
to 60 but l went, and she discharged me.
cRoss-ExAMINATIoN.
l have been here since the nth; stop at
the Saulpaugh; talked with Hayne and
WEIGH and Mr.. Smith once or twice; l am
working for Mr. Kennedy now; on the 4th
of December 'e2. was working there; l
knew nobody named Smith; l was paid
witness fees and expenses; the fees were
$50; 1 came here with Mr.. Phillips; l
only had two evenings out while l was
there, and she did not want me to have
those.
Mr.. Saulpaugh was asked to identify the
pay rolls of the Saulpaugh during the
Mics Stain tharn CHI he
received SIS month; he however denied
that she was given SIS extra.
Charles Boggs swore as follows: l live
in Minneapolis; know the plaintiff; have
seen her in TT and '78, and also last sum
Chicago in house / went in, she bought
some beer and we drank it; | stayed in
the room till 10 o'clock; asked her if she
had any ladies; she said no, but she could
get some; she took out book and sent a
colored lady out. and bye-and-bye she
came in with one and we retired; | left
about II o'clock at night.
Ross-ExAMINATIoN.
My business is newspaper business in
Minneapolis. l have known Mr.. Saul
paugh for nine or ten years; have not
spoken to him for while; did not go to
Chicago as spy for Mr.. Saulpaugh to
find out Mrs. Stein S character; am paid
only witness fees; l went to Chicago to
get news concerning the case; I saw Mrs.
Stein walking with Mr.. Ford near the
opera house about or o'clock last Sat-
urday.
Walter Sheen said: work for Mr.
Saulpaugh as elevator boy; been there for
eleven months last November when Miss
Stein came to the hotel; she occupied room
81; the first night she was there she rang
the bell and asked me where Mr. Saul
paugh was; said I did not know what
room he occupied, for he told me not to
tell her where he was. Another time she
ordered some whisky, l prepared it but did
not take it up. About 10 o'clock l saw
her door open.
0. F. Mills testified: | live in Chicago;
1 know the house at 1920 Indiana avenue
l know the plaintiff; seen her there June
18th, ga was with friend and he sug-
gested to have little time and we went
there. the plaintiff came to the door and
ordered some beer. She spoke of how
she had suffered; asked her what it was
and she spoke of this law suit I asked her
where the girls were and she said she did
not keep any in the house but sent for
them when needed. I said l would come
again and went on the 2oth of June and
stayed until about 10 o'clock. She went
to the door several times and let someone
in each time, putting some money in her
stocking. After awhile she sent for a lady
and we went to our room. Miss Booth
called the lady out and told her to get the
money first, SO I gave her $40. The lady
wanted to go away at 6:3o a. m so we got
up early. l gave her So 90 and left at s
o'clock. was there on Aug. 18th; the
plaintiff was there and we had some beer
and talked of this case; staid till II
o'clock; she said she was suing Saulpaugh
but did not care cent whether she got
cent but would make it hot for Saulpaugh.
DISCRIMINATION.
This friend who took me there was
Ford; l am not detective; was watch
man at the Worlds Fair; l never said that
| was here as a detective; I don't know
Howard of Minneapolis; I know Hayne;
this Ford is paper man; he suggested to
60 to this house of Miss Booth.
REDIRECT.
Mr.. Samuels and 1 were raised together
and went to school together.
Afternoon Session.