St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-13
WROTE HER LETTERS TOO.
In One Of These She Insists
He Addressed Her as
"Dear TOots."
BUTTER MAKERS BANQUETED
By the Good People Of Owa-
tonna--Gov. Nelson Not
There.
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Special to the Globe.
MANKATO, Mimi. Dec. 12-It was
noon today before the jury was COM
pIeted in the Steln-Saulpaugh S5O,O1o
suit, and the court took a recess till 2
O'Clock. The jury is composed of Mar
tin OSten, A. w. BiXby. Frank Phillips,
Charles Quiggle, John AlmQuist, Nor
gan Brooks, August Possn, Severt
SeversOn, Frank FowIey, Err. Kennedy,
l.. Wallace and O.P. Iceberg. Mr.. Jones,
counsel for Miss Stern, first took the at
tentiOn of the court to present the case
for plaintiff. Mr.. jones' statement oc-
cupied fortyfive minutes. At its con-
clusion the plaintiff, Victoria A. Stein.
took the stand as the first witness in the
case. The judge admonished the audi
ence to keep as quiet as possible. Miss
Stein said she resided in Chicago and
had known Saulpaugh since 'SS.
She Met Him in Omaha.
first, in March or April. He was in
Omaha week. He lived in Minneapo-
lis. She saw him again in May or June.
he was there three or tour days. She
saw him next in Chicago i'll June or
July. When she met Kim in Omaha he
had letter of Introduction. After that
they correspondent. After she saw him
the second time he asked her to come
to Chicago, which she did. He wanted
her to go 10 st. Paul, which
she did, and he established her in apart
ments. He wanted her to marry him,
but she had not her divorce and could
not. He then asked her to come to
MankatO, and to be houSekeeper for
him, at the same time to meet
his father and mother, SO that they
could become acquainted with
her. There was some delay in the di-
vQrce, and be wanted her to marry him
in Wisconsin and not wait for the di-
vorce. She refused. He then sent'her
to Chicago, where she stayed some time.
He kept putting off the marriage from
time to time. alleging that his mothers
health was SO bad it would be impossible
to marry. lie
Sent Miss Stein to California
to occupy her time, and afterwar DIS to
New York. still putting off the time for
the marriage to a more convenient
time. Miss Stein came to Mankato in
October, 1898. She heard Saulpaugh
was going to marry another woman.
he denied the erumOr, and said he would
marry nobody but her. They spent an
afternoon in talking over the subject of
their marriage. lie said he loved b r
as well as ever. Continuing, she said:
II saw him last while standing on the
back platform of a train, when he kissed
me, and tears were in his eyes"
A copy of the decree and Judgment of
divorce in the case of Victoria A. Nc
Namara VS.. Dennis Mcnamara, de-
cree issued in Hennepin county, was
offered in evidence subject to an objec-
tion by defense. to be ruled on by the
court later. A letter claimed to
have been written by Saulpaugh
to Miss Stein was offered, and
read to the jury. The letter began
"My Dear Toots," and signed Pops"
The reading OF letters bids fair to oc-
cupy the time of the court at tomor-
rows session. Each is identified by
Miss Stein as having been received
from Saulspaugh. is examined by the
counsel for the latter. and then read IN
full to the jury. When the testimony
began Judge Severance ordered the
sheriff to clear the court room of all un-
der twenty one years of age.