St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-10
TWAS DECIDEDLY RACY.
Mss. ZUBLiH- cHANsERL lW PLAYS A
STAB PART.
rssE AUDIENCE TRENCHES

S1StenC GLOW - she Details
His Famous Visit and the
Trag Result.
There was an unusually large crowd
in the court room yesterday where
the Chamberlain trial was in prog
ress. Mrs. n-Chamberlain was
on the stand the greater portion of the
day, and poured out such tale that the
audience fairly Rugged themselves with
lasciviOus delight. She proved very
apt witness. and was not overcome by
maiden modesty to the extent of mar
ring the outlines of the riSQue story.
She seemed TO take certain delight in
ii all, ana once or twice smiled as she
looked at the flushed face of Plaintiff
H"ihruok. The evidence she detailed
10 the jury was painful to him, and no
wonder, Tor il painted him in decidedly
b al cOlOrs. If The witness is to believed
Mr.. Holbr0Ok is of gay and festive nat
ure, and his bump of affection abnor-
maliy developed.
She stated that Mir. Holbrook made
| repeated OvertureS 10 her, and 1t was
not until the fatal Monday. she sue
! cumbed to his amOrOus advances.
what do you mean by making en-
! gagementS?'' asked Mr.. Brockett, re
ferring 10 the term she so often used in
her testimony about Holbrook.
.G0 out and have a time"
Did you ever tell him you were mar
ried?''
Yes. told him the first of last MAY
that | was married in secret, and had a
very jealous husband, and he had better
look out. He said lie had yet to see the
| man lie was afraid Of"
when did you have that converse
ton about sending the note?''
ION Saturday. If the folks went to
the circus [ was to let him know"
when did you see him neXt?"
Not until Monday afternoon. He
did not come before that day. There
was no one with him. was sitting by
the window ana saw him before lie got
to the house. He did not ring the bell,
but came right i'll and asked if / hadn't
nice sleeping room up stairs, and l
saia l had, and he said, Wen go right
up We went up, and he asked which
way he should turn, and | told him TO
20 10 the right. | asked him twice in
The parInl to be seated, but he said he
hadn't time tor that: lie had been wait
ing three years for me, he said"
What words did he use to you?"
IL can't say. He called me his dear"
when we came to my room he said
it was very warm in there and he was
thirsty. | went down to get him some
water. When | got back he as I'M
dressed. and as in my bed. Before |
went down he had taken off his coat
and vest and hung them on the chair.
l handed him the glass, and | saw 81
| lying on the stand. He said that it was
for me. and he would bring some more
for me the next day :"
Mr.. Chamberlain then proceeded to
tell what occurred while she was IN the
room with Mr.. Holbrook. The few
women in the audience bluShed as they
heard the testimony pour glihly out of
the thin lips of the witness. Even the
hardened court room loungers Shivered
little. There was SO much human
nature about it all that the realism
startled them. Witness told of how
Chamberlain came into the room, and
when he found herself and her patrl-
archial friend IN f1agrantc delictu he
! slapped her face and showed his revolver
into her face. He shot off the weapon,
the bullet going into the floor.
do you remember everything that
was said there?" asked Mr. Brockett.
mo. SIR"
"What did he say to MIR. Holbrook?''
He asked him what his name was,
and threatened to take the law to him. -
when he asked what his name was,
what did Mr.. Holbrook saS"
He said his name was Johnson"
Did he find out Mr.. Holbrook' S
name?"
Yes. he did"
How
when be stepped to the window to
call patrol wagon to take Holbrook to
the station, lisaid, Mr.. Holbrook, what
! shall we do? After that he grabbed
Mr.. Hoibrook by the shirt front and tore
it off him. He did not say he would
shoot at Mr.. Holbrook's foot for fun,
and didn't hear Mr.. Holbrook call out
! or make any exclamation"
"What did Mr.. Chamberlain say to
Holbrook after you asked him what YOU
should do?"
'He said, so your name is Holbrook,
is ii? You are the man who has been
harassing my wife for three years. [
didn't hear all that was said" said Mira.
Chamberlain, II was so nervous and
excited. but after that Mr.. Chamber
lain told me to go into the closet and
dress"
"What did Mr. Holbrook tell you
that you could do?"
''Ho didn't know what we could do.
Mr.. Chamberlain was SO excited he
wouldn't listen to reason. He offered
him anything he had, saying that it
1t would be the ruination of him and NE.
He offered him $4,000 at one time"
"What did Chamberlain say or do"
He said, Money didn't restore the
love he had for me- ,"
Did Chamberlain offer to take any
money from Holbrook?"
''He did not"
Something of surprise was created
when Mrs. Chamberlain stated clearly
that she was not married to defendant.
NO marriage ceremony ha ever been
solemn Zed. They had been engaged
| for some time, and last March had
| agreed to live together as man and wife.
| This statement brought about some
| lively questioning at the hands of the
attorney for the state little later in
the proceedings, but he did not succeed
| lii shaking the WOman's testimony. A
short recess was taken during the after
noon trial, and Mrs. Chamberlain was
excused until this morning owing to an
! argument over the introduction of the
star chamber" evidence. and the note
written by her while in the
| Office of the the superintendent of
| police. The attorneys for the defense
| objected to the Introduction of the note
and the evidence OF the 'star chamber
people, inasmuch as a confession under
duress is not admissible, and witness
| cannot be compelled to criminate him
or herself. Judge Ja,uison took the
matter under advisement and will listen
10 arguments this morning.
Before the afternoon session closed a
number of witnesses were recalled and
questioned as to what they had known
about Chamberlain's wife. Mrs. HELEN
was also recalled. Following is the
note written by Mrs. Chamberlain while
Fred. am harn Of nnl;on IL i.,. W
tiers, and they intend to keep me mere
until they tiud you. have told every
thing, and HolDrook says if he can see
you you can fix it. l guess so. Come
soon as possible and spare my children.
have revealed everything. VINE.
DONNELLY ROASTED.