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

The morning session opened with
the introduction of additional ST. Pau
and Minneapolis testimony showing
| the bad character of the plaintiff
Many of the statements by the wit
nesSes produced much merriment, in
which all the attorneys joined, while
a smile fitted across the stern fea-
lures of the court.
| The plaintiff listened to the pro-
ceedings with unruffied countenance,
none of the testimony seeming to af-
feet her stolidity until Detective Ha-
ney was called to the stand. In him
she began to show an unusual interest,
her excitement increasing until the
Woodvine incident was described.
This floored her, for she broke down
and was taken from the court room by
Attorney Jones, not to return again
| during the forenoon session.
Phillip Haas was called and testified
as follows: live in ST. Paul, have
for 81 years, am in real estate business
at 81 Third street. knew the plain
tiff: first saw her at Bass Lake, at a
road house, owned by Chas Boggs, in
May, 81. l was up stairs and there
was big noise. l went down stairs at
4 o'clock and saw plaintiff in. the bar
room dancing, drinking, singing,
and having good time. Invent fish
ing and came back and as / went up
stairs | passed by an open door and
saw the plaintiff in bed with a man.
There were about six in the bar room
when | went down at in the morn
ing; saw the plaintiff at Murphy's
saloon about 12o'clock; she was drunk;
she bought some liquor and we helped
her in hack and she went home.
This occurrence was while she was
stopping at the Utopia. am not mar
ried and have no hopes either. This
man saw in the room with the plain.
tiff was Tom Martin. | know nothing
of him personally. l know Mr.. Saul
paugh now but not until lately; saw
Mr.. Saulpaugh one evening five or SIX
years ago in ST. Paul in saloon.
J. r. Haney testified: | have lived
in ST. Paul for 20 years. Am detective
on the $500" road and have been depu
| ty United States Marshal; was police
man about years. In 'S9 1 was q
patrolman and was detailed to raid
wine rooms and houses of ill fame;
knew the plaintiff; saw her in the
Woodvine on April '89 and arrested
| her about 10 o'clock in the wine room
saw her in Murphys saloon with d
man. She was in the wine room and
after awhile went away to the Wood
vine where / said [ saw her. Scott and
[ watched around and then went in,
one by the back door and one by the
front; we met in the wine room. /
opened a door and saw this woman
and man in it; she was on table; l
placed the man under arrest; she said
she would kill me; she had some kind
of a weapon but l knocked it out of
her hand and sent her to the station.
l arrested her again with more women
while drunk in a wine room, one Jen-
ny Dangal; this woman was prosti-
tute.
I arrested her again at los West
Seventh street. Officer Scott was
there. 1t was in the spring of '92.
She was on the second floor in room
about IL o'clock. / went up with
Scott. We went in and saw this
woman 1.-THE plaintiff) in bed, and a
man was sitting on the side of the
bed. / asked her if she roomed there,
and he said she did not but roomed
up stairs and had company. sent
her to the station. The reputation OF
this 'Woodvine' was very bad and in
habited by prostitutes. Myers saloon
was of the same class. have seen
the plaintiff around the places fire.
Iquently. She went by the names OF