St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-08
SOMEBODY HAS FlBBED.
The STATE INTRODUCES ITS TESTE
M0NY Nv RE6UT7AL
THE WHITE CASE.


Has Been Some Prevarication
Going on, but by What Side
Is Not Known-Mrs. Herrick
Testifies to Matters That DIFF.
fer From White Fam:ly's,story
The White trial is narrowing down,
and yesterday the state put in its rebut-
tai testimony, which gave different
aspect to the case. When the defense
closed Saturday night matters had as
sumed somewhat r0seate, hue tor the
defendant, the alibi having been esta6-
lished in a pretty strong way. The re-
buttal. however, knocked out q lot of
the allbi testimony, and 1t only remains
to be seen what the defense Will do to
counterfeit il. John Ahern, st. Paul
detective, testified to having met Wit
ness Rosenquist in two separate places
on the night of the murder, and that
terurban line. One of the places was
on the King avenue bridge, and the time
was II O'Clock or quarter past. Ros-
enquist testified in the Dugan trial, and
also in the present one, that he had
met White on an interurpan car at
about II O'Clock, and that White got off
near Rice street.
Mrs. Mary Herrick, wife of the much
talked-of Mr.. Herrick, was the next
witness. Her appearance in the court
room was something of u surprise. Her
testimony was to rebuff that of the
White family, all of whom had sworn
that on the eventful night they sat up
until IL o'clock with MIR. and Mrs. Her
rick, and that while they were thus sit
ting, Joe came in. The affair of the
beer was dwelt upon at considerable
length. Mrs. Herrick's testimony was
important for the reason that it gave
the lie to the White family testimony.
She stated in reference to the beer cpl
sode that it was drunk in her bedroom,
her husband being there, and that the
Whites had nothing to do with it.
During the direct testimony she was
asked: when did your husband come
home on the evening of June 15?''
She replied: Between and Z
O'clock: l met him outside. and we took
a walk
"Do you remember what was done at
the house that evening"
Nothing unusual"
"Where did Mr.. Herrick spend the
evening?"
"With me-"
what time did you retire"
"Betweeh 9 and 10. Mr.. Herrick re-
tired also at the same time"
ibid your husband leave your room
that uight?"
Not to my knowledge"
do you remember seeing Joseph
White about the house that evening?''
Il don't remember anything about
it."
Mr.. WEIGH took up the cross-examina-
ton.
"Why did your husband work under
an assumed name"'
''On account Of his creditors in st.
Paul"
She stated she was not now living
with her husband. but was stopping
with her father at Battle Creek. Mich.
who got you to come here?" asked
Mr.. WEIGH.
Detective Won Arnold" was the an
swer. Il came voluntarily. and was
subpenaed after came. l saw no rea-
son why should not come as wit
ness"
Mrs. DR.. Gibbs. a Mrs. Plowman and
NiIo. L. W. Dill utOy tSSttu6u TIE
forenoon, their evidence being adduced
to refute that of Mrs. Brown. They
also testified as to how light it was on
the night, or rather early morning, of
the murder. John Lundquist, in the
afternoon. formerly boarder in Mrs.
ElmS' house, related how he remem-
bered that on the night of the murder he
was rooming at the house. He was not
allowed to testify to whether he be-
lieved Joe was at home and in bed at
the time he swore he was. The defense
objected to his answering certain Ques-
tons and the court sustained them. jim
Sheridan was recalled to rebut the tesri-
mony of Feeley, which was read in
court, he being absent from the CITY, but
the court would not allow it. Feeley not
being present and no foundation being
laid.
Capt. Sweitzer. of the st. Paul police
force and Officer Sexton, of the same de-
partment, testified to the arrest of
Freddy" Hackett on April 5. 1891, at the
home of Mrs. Fins. The latter testi-
fed III the direct examination that he
had never been at her house and that
she did not know him. Mrs. Harris was
then recalled and denied having had
certain conversations with Mrs. Julia
Brown, and Inspector HOY testified to
oh MIS- idIIiSs uUt uC-
MED that she had told him the men who
killed her husband were nothing but
boys. A call was then made tor DR..
| Upper and Altwein. the car cleaner.
| Neither of the witnesses was in court.
so recess was taken. A deputy sheriff
| was rent out to bring in the two men,
| but they could not be found, so court
was adjourned until 10 O'clock this
| morning.
Attorney WEIGH stated last night that
| the defense would put in some sur
| rebuttal testimony, but he was of the
| opinion that the case would go to the
| jury before tonight.