St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-06
into the saloon business if we couldn't

do anything else. l thought that was
as respectable as anything else"
The witness stated that he knew that
Phil squandered vast sums of money,
but he twitness) never stopped to think
how much he was losing.
"Who used to call at your rooms at
the Masonic Temple?"
"My mother and friends of ours,
did any ladies come?'
Yes, sirZf,ii.nds."
Frank. Your relations in all this
transaction from the spring of 1893.
through the entire trip. the entire
secrecy. were for the purpose of keep.
ing Phil away from his Wife, were
they?''
Hesitating-"Yes. sir"
Now, Frank. isn't it fact that Phil
mourned over his absence from his
wife?'
II never noticed"
Have you ever visited at Phil's
| house?''
mo. sir: not since his marriage.
knew his wife before the marriage"
The witness then went over in detail
the arrangements which he says he
| made with Scheig for the Southern trip.
lie did not vary bit from the testi.
mony i'll the direct examination. He
was trlf1e uncertain as to the exact
conversations and dates; but when
pinned down to facts by Mr.. Nye. man-
aged 10 remember quite well. In testi-
| Tying as 10 the supposed domestic in
iellelty OF ScheIg, he said that the latter
had told him that his wife had not the
slightest affection for him, also that she
was an extremely jealous woman.
Ihe witness also said Scheig had told
| him he was determined to end his
| misery and go away. ''Phil told me-"
! he continued, that he had told his wife
that he had made up his mind to leave
| and that she would never see him again.
l sympathiZed with him and made some
remark denoting sympathy to him
| When we got ready to go away from
here, Pull said he would insist upon me
changing my name. l SAID l would just
as soon do II as not. | could take my real
| name-you see my real name is Sweet
L made no objection to the changing Of
my name; l paid no attention to the
petty things"
The witness now began to retire to
thlnking" ground and got tangled as
Mr.. Nye pressed direct questions
NOW, why did you tell your mother
OF the proposed trip when Phil had
made you promise not to tell any one?'
| well, Phil was out of my cOnsiGera-
ton when it came to keeping anything
from my mother"
What did she say when you told
her?'
"She thought it would be a good trip
LOT me-. She said She was sorry that
| Phil had had trouble with his wife, but
that II was not anything to do with u.s."
"Why didn't you tell Phil that you
were going TO let our mother know?"
1T was not for my interest"
| Inc witness stated that he told Lou
about the trip also at the same time he
told his mother. He stated also that Lou
went to st. Louis short time after he
(witness) told them of the trip. This
testimony is in direct contradiction of a
letter which Frank wrote his mother
from st. Louis, in which he stated that
he was not going to let Lou in on any
knowledge of the trip because Lou had
let him 90 in need while he (Frank) was
III the Indian territory.
The state has the letter In its pos
session.
Now. have you ever received money
IN books or clothing in any other place
than ST. Louis?''
The witness thought that he had
while in the Indian territory, but on
| question would not swear to it.
Now, what did you mean in your
letter where you say that If the
| ring QoeS not come something will drop,
and that you were threatened with dire
disaster; that you could not couture up
any explanation to Phil if the ring did
not come?''
IL simply wanted the ring, that's all, -
answered the witness, and he went into
a lengthy explanation that he was drunk
| when he wrote it, and that he drew Oh
| his fancy when he UNDERSIGNED the re.
| peated phrases demanding the ring,
| Adjourned until 10 o'clock today,