The morning call., 1894-11-27
RATHER THAN THE SINNER.
Hirschfeld and His
Unwise Friends.
PERJURY PAID FOR IN GOLD.
The Men Who Had Agreed to Swear
Falsely Weakened When the
Pinch Came.

field case this afternoon. The courtroom
was packed. MAYOR Ball, leading counsel
for the defense appeard for the first time,
entering court contrary 10 the advice OF
his physicians. The testimony OF the
morning session was not of great Interest
Alexander Moore of Helena testified to
Hirschfeld's enfeebled mental condition
last year. Superintendent DeveTauX Of
Mat Pinkerton's Detective Agency testi-
fed to hearing Anderson, who testified he
was paid $500 and expenses to swear away
Mrs. Hirschfeld's honor, tell his story.
Aaron Hirschfed was called and denied
sending any kilograms to Anderson in
forming him as to dates concerning events
on which he was to testify. Witness was
shown diamonds which he denied purchas-
ing for his vile, but he said he paid the
bill. Letters in which he attempted to
bulldoze the attorneys for the defense were
also introduced to prove that witness was
sane enough to attempt to In timidate them.
When plaintiff rested his case a motion
was made by the defense to strike out all
the testimony concerning Mrs. Hirschfeld's
character as incompetent, irrelevant and
imW aterial in the light of plaintiffs test-
mony as to his nuptial relationship. but
this was overruled. A motion to dismiss
the case was also overruled.
When the afternoon session opened,
Mayor Ball moved that the court grant de-
fendant some money which had been ex-
pended by her counsel in taking deposit
lions, and $500 in addition to pay her
other expenses. The motion was granted
Joseph Bee was the first witness called
Bee was a Helena gambler who had come
iC Fargo to testify on behalf Of Hrsch-
field He had been engaged by Jake
Holzberg. Hozberg is the man by whom
Coate and other witnesses for the plaintiff
say they were employed. Holzberg met
the witness and asked him If he wanted 10
make stake; if so. he would get it. All
he had to do was to go to Fargo and give
the right kind of testimony in the Hirsch-
field case and he would be well paid.
While the witness was giving his test-
mony there was constant string of OBJ
jections On the part of the plain tiff's coun-
sell Bee asked Holzberg what he was
expected to testify to. HOlzberg
said be should swear that lie saw
Mrs. Aaron Hirschtisld Chen Miss Hogan
at a place kept by Billy Dings in
Helena in company with mau he lid not
recognize 1t was very important that he
should remember the date from the 10Th
to the 10Th OF August last year. If he
gave the testimony as arranged, he could
get almost any sum he might name. An
agreement was entered into on the spot
Bee was located at the best MOTEL in
Helena where everything he ordered wa 3
settled by Holzberg. Later he went to Bill
lngs. About a dozen letters and tele-
off In
were sent by HoZberg and nearly all con.
tanned sums of money. Some of the let
ters the witness was to sign and return to
Holzberg as though he had originally
written them. Others gave in detail the
testimony he was to give and warned him
to learn it by heart and above all. not to
forget the date which he was to have seen
Miss Hogan enter Dng's place. They
also said the "old man." meaning Rirsch-
field, would do handsomely by him, but
would advance only expense money until
"the goods were delivered" as he was
afraid Bee would not appear in court. The
old man was busy with the capital fight,
but would soon be ready to devote his at
tention to Aaron's case. Another lie tter
gave the kind of garments, he was to say
Mrs. Hirscheld wore. At the end of each
letter was ''For Gods sake, don't forget to
burn these letters"
The kilograms shown were to inform
him when to come to Helena on his way
to Fargo. One was signed 81. FL. H."
and told him to meet the writer at the
depot In Billings, giving drawing-room II,
on the car Wadena. as the place to lind
him. Witness did so, and while hunting
through the car was stopped by a lady,
who said she was Mrs. L. a. nirschfed.
She wanted him to come on to Fargo with
| the party, but he did not have time to get
his trunk, and came on the next train
Accompanying him was Harry Freeman,
| who was to give similar testimony. Free
| man is the witness who left town after the
mob attempted to do violence to the wit
ness Anderson. When he arrived in Fargo
witness stopped at the Metropole, where
the Hirschfeld party is stopping. He met
Aaron and Mrs. L. Fl. Hirschfeld, who
| wanted him to arrange the final details of
his testimony. Instead he put all the cor
respondence in the hands of Attorney
Martin Ryan. RYAN put the correspond
ence in the hands of Mrs. Hirschfeld's
attorneys, and the result was that Bee W as
called to the stand to-day. The witness
member ever seeing the defendant i'm his
| life. When Bee had concluded the plain
tiff moved to strike out bis testimony on
the ground that it was not shown that he
| (Hirschfeld) had hired Holzberg to get
other than legitimate testimony. The
court reserved its decision until to-mor-
| row.
On cross-examination Bee told the same
| story without contradiction. Several
months ago the plaintiff tonk deposition
| from Max Slime of Chicago. Shines evil
| depce was practically duplicate Of that
| given by Anderson. Counsel of the de-
| Tense put detectives on Stine's trail which
disclosed conclusive proof that he had
periured himself and had not even been in
Chicago when he swore he had met Mrs.
Hirsehfeld. However, when be came to
trial the plaintiff did nos use Shines
deposition, but instead put witness An
derson on the stand, having learned of the
detective work of the defense. Part of
Detective s. A. Billings deposition was
admitted. as evidence. Aaron Hirschfed
| had tried to get him to swear to an in
timacy with Mrs. Hirschfeld at the time of
their visit to Chicago to get married.
| Hrschfeld passed as a lawyer and called
upon him repeatedly, but finally admitted
that be was Hirschfeld and said he
wanted to get q separation from his wife.
Billings steadily refused. but Hirschfeld