St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-11-23
HIS EVIDENCE SENSATIONAL.
He Tried to Swear Away the
Character of Mrs. Hirsh-
field.
FOLLOWED BY A MAD MOB.
Helena Clerk Whose Arm FIRE.
Quently Encircled Miss
HOgan'S Waist.

FARGO. N. D.. Nov. 22.-Mrs. Hirsh-
held'S battle in defense of her good
name-a struggle in which poverty is
pitted against wealth-is not so one
sided as it might seem. Powerful
friends have Interested themselves in
her behalf. Ex-Gov. Toole. of Mon-
tana, has warmly espOused her cause.
Mayor Ball expressed his pecuniary
disinterestedness in these emphatic
words In arguing a motion before the
court: ."lf l were allowed to use an
oath in this court room [ would say, BY
Cd. sir. l will expend my private for
tune to the last cent to avenge this
wOman'S wrongs.'" Mrs. Hogan,
widowed mother of Mrs. Hirshfield,
has mortgaged her little cottage for
$3.50 TO carry on the case. Helen Tripp,
of Helena, was the first witness put on
the stand today. She was employed in
Justice Murphy's Office in Chicago,
where Hirshfield and Miss Hogan were
married. She said HirShfield appeared
to De depressed and downhearted, and
did not act as though he was particu-
larly pleased with his loss of single
blessedness. Miss Jennie Tom, of
Helena, overheard a conversation be-
tween Mrs. and Miss Hogan and Mrs.
L. Ii. Hirschfield. in which the former
had declared him an unclean jew. and
Miss Hogan had said it was his money
she was after. Witness said Mrs. l.. Ii.
Hirshtield had engaged her to come TO
Fargo. G. q. Huntley was an old
{N.Isa Of RI Al,
latter had devoted almost all his time to
business. and never had anything to do
with women.
The next two witnesses furnished the
first really sensational testimony in the
case. Jake Hildebrand was clerk in the
NeE York store at Helena, where Miss
Hogan was employed as cashier. He
had, in deposition taken in Helena,
sworn that Miss Hogan's character had
been above reproach during the period
she was employed in the store; that he
had never seen anything in her actions
to criticlse, nor heard others criticIse
her. Witness said that about ten DAYS
after giving this testimony he had
thought the matter over, and concluded
that he had erred in giving testimony.
He had since recOllected many circum-
stances which would reflect on Miss
Hogan's chastity. and had frequently
seen one of the clerks put his arm
around her. He had resolved to come
to Fargo as witness to correct errors
in his deposition. The merriment over
his repeated contradictory statements
was so great at times that Judge Me-
Connell threatened to clear the court
room if it did not subside.
r. w. Anderson was the much-talked-
of witness whose testimony was to clear
Hirshfield of the allegation that he was
the father OF Mrs. HirshfieId's child and
at the same time convict the bride of
lewdneSs. 1t is on his testimony that
the whole fight Of the case will be
made. Anderson is a blonde young
man of dudish appearance and with a
fOndnesS for cigarettes. In August of
last year he was s,bellhop" at the
Palmer house, in Chicago. Hirshfield
and Miss Hogan stopped there three
days, and during this time. witness said,
he had made and kept an engagement
with her. The Kisses of the spectators
were silenced by the court, but they
made the witness nervous, and when
Col. Nolan asked. How much did you
get for giving this testimony?" he
blurted out, "S4O0 and expenses" On
cross-examination witness said he had
been employed by Supt. Devereux, of
the United STATES Pinkerton agency, of
South Clark street, Chicago. Ander-
son was the last witness examined.
When he left the court room crowd Of
men followed him. Anderson darted
into drug store, and from there was
taken by a private stairway to Attorney
Morrill'S office, where he remained until
train time. The crowd remained in
front of the Office time, waiting for him
to reappear.