St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-04
MAYORS STAR CHAMBER.
WE'RE CHAMBERLAIN AND ms. ZUB-
LIN UNDER DURESS THEREs
STORY OF THE INQUIsEv1ON.
Mr.. Holbrook, Chief Smith and
tho Detectives Tell What Took
Place That Night in the Chiefs
Officc-Mrs. Zublin's Alleged
Confession Jury Excluded
While Testimony Is Given.

inc DEFENSE continued his cross
examination. At this point it was
agreed that the question as to whether
Chamberlain was subjected to duress,
when he made the alleged confession in
tie office of the chief of police, should
be taken up. The defense asked that
the jury be excluded while testimony
on this point was-heard by the court,
and although the state objected, the
jury was ordered out and the examina-
ton began
Mr.. HolbrOok then told what occurred
during the star chamber inquisition
conducted in the chiefs Office in the
presence of Chamberlain, Mrs. dublin,
Mayor Eustis. Chief of Police Smith,
Detectives Hoy and Lawrence, David
ClOugh, George MOultOn and the wit
ness, HOlbrOok. Mr.. Holbrook testified
that all these parties met in the mayors
off ce Aug. Is, the day after the alleged
robbery.
What was said and done there?"
asked Assistant County Attorney Peter
son.
well. Hoy was told to search him.
and he asked Chamberlain where the 81
was gave him. There it is he said,
and pulled it out of his pocket. Where
Is the stud?' There it is he replied.
and pulled that out of his pocket.
Chamberlain then said, Il found him
with my wife, Mayor Eustis had asked:
Were you married to this man?'i No.
replied Mrs. dublin. You know we
were married. replied Chamberlain. Il
know We agreed TO call. it married. re-
piled Mrs. Zublin. but we were never
married. When Chamberlain came in
he put on some airs and Strengthened up,
saying: There's some mistake about
this Yes replied MIR. Moulton. and
you are the man that has made the mis-
take There's some mistake about it,
replied Chamberlain, L have warrant
out for HolDroOk's arrest, and he'll be
arrested before morning."
Mr.. Bracket, of counsel for the de-
Tense, asked HOlbroOk if he was not
angry when he met Chamberlain at the
conference. Mr.. Holbrook answered
that he was not very angry under the
circumstances.
Didn't you raise your cane and say,
Let me have a whack at him Pr
mot with my cane. l said | would
like to hit him once with my fist, just for
luck"
MIR. Holbrook denied that the mayor
or anybody else threatened to have the
"handcuffs slapped" onto Chamberlain,
or to put him in dungeon or "sweat
box" or send him to Saltwater. The
witness then related what Mrs. dublin
said at that time. Before Chamberlain
was brought in she denied that she was
his wife.
"The plan to rob me-" continued Mr..
Holbrook, "had been made up, she said,
up on Sixth street. when Chamberlain
was with her one night. They thought
thaV RnnId oct ahOnt 81 nm inf nT
The plan was arranged for Aug, Il,
when Chamberlain was to buy the
tickets for the family to go to the circus.
Then she was to lure me in and have
me sitting on bed and have the front
door locked. They talked over the plan
for robbing other men. One of these
picked out as a goose to pluck was
Charley Prior. They agreed to tx up
that they were married in Milwaukee,
because they were both there on a Ger.
tain day, and they fixed it to say that
retired minister. OH Spring street had
married them. When she notified
Chamberlain she took a letter to his
office, telling him to be at the house at
2:l5. That-letter was found on Cham
berlain that night. She said that after
he came to the house she got scared for
fear there would be tragedy. Then
Chamberlain was brought in and she
denied the marriage right along, and
finally she said that if she was ever mar
ried to him she was too drunk to know
it at the time"
After brief cross-examination Mr..
Holbrook was excused and Chief of
Police Smith took the stand. Supt.
Smith gave his version Of what occurred
at the midnight seance at the city hail.
Chamberlain came into the room with
hn inf
producing paDer package, said.
Here's some stuff l took from
in bed with my wife," Cham
Derlain appeared very indignant and
admitted that he had poked revolver
into Holbrook's mouth and fired into
the floor. He also said that he was
married to Mrs. dublin, when she had
exclaimed, You know we're not
married" Chamberlain had then asked
Mrs. dublin how much Holbrook had
given her to say that. The chief also
testified that on the afternoon of that
day Mrs. dublin had said to him in his
office that she was Chamberlain's wife,
and had changed her statement at I
p. m.
The chiefs memory proved somewhat
defective on some points. On cross
examination he did not remember that
Chamberlain had asked permission to
send for an attorney, and was refused,
or that he wanted to send to the Wind
sor hotel for some friends. He only re-
membered that Chamberlain did not
send for anybody. Neither did the
chief recall any ramark about handcu ifs
or sweatboxes, but said he wouldn't be
surprised if the mayor had said, Lock
him up" If such language had been
l,,f4
brought in. TheAchief could not state
at what point she was brought In. The
defense attempted to show that the
confession of Mrs. Zubiin was made
under duress, but the state objected to
the testimony and the court sustained
the objection.
Detective Hoy was the next witness.
After corroborating the testimony of
MIR. Holbrook and the chief, Mr.. Hoy
said that he had urged Chamberlain
while on the way to the jail Ito go back
and tell the TRUTH" but Mr.. Hoy de-
MED that 1t would go easy with him If
he confessed. Mr.. Hoy admitted that
the confession was made after he took
Chamberlain back.
George +. Moulton, another of the
witnesses present at the inquisition, cor
roborated the previous testimony. He
ADMITTED he was personal friend of
Holbrook's. and went down to the city
hall to help catch the persons who, he
understood, had tried to rob his friend.
You knew you weren't before a
court, didn't you?"
They seem to have authority down
there in the mayors Office" said Mi.
MOulton.
Yes" replied Mr.. Rees, sarcasticaL
ly, "they do seem to have authority
down there.'
Detective Lawrence and d. M. Clough
were called, and they also corroborated
the preceding witnesses in all essential
points.
Mayor Eusti5 was not present, but it
is likely that his honor will be put on
the stand today.
After all the evidence showing what