The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-12-28
Attorney SamueIs' Argument.

1t was decided at late hour last
night not to hold a night session of
court, and Attorney Samuels this
morning completed the final argu-
ment in the Saulpaugh case.
He began his work at 4:30 p. m. yes
terday as follows:
"Before l argue this case, gentle
men of the jury, | wish to make a
few remarks upon the character of
the witnesses produced by the de-
PENDANT. We have list of them,
gentlemen, and their occupations, and
from head to foot there is scarcely
one respectable man among the lot
all are detectives, or keepers of houses
of ill-fame, or visitors to these houses.
I would be ashamed to produce such a
list of witnesses. l would rather let
the defense fail than bring such set
of reprobates into courtroom. And
these men came into court and adj
mitted that they have acted as no
decent men could act; that they have
visited these houses, and say so with
out blushing.
"And there is another thing, and
that is the threats that have been
made in this case; threats made
against this plaintiff, and l admire
her courage to stand and fight this
action out in the face of this outside
influence. They have threatened this
plaintiff with all manner of things.
They have sent detectives from Min
neapOlis and told her if she remained
here till the trial was over they would
have her arrested. Mr.. Smith has
made threats to her; has told her she
had better not stay here any longer.
They have made threats to intimi-
date her, to drive her away.
eff it were possible that all these
incidents had occurred in ST. Paul, as
alleged by these detectives, then both
the men and this plaintiff would have
been brought up before a court of
justice. They would have been con-
victed and sentenced; but there are
no records. There is nothing to show
the truth of their statements. There
are no records from Denver that this
plaintiff was arrested there. She
never was arrested, and these deposit
tions, like these bloodhounds' testi-
mony from Minneapolis and ST. Paul,
were lies. You can get any evidence
you desire from detective for a
sufficient sum. You can ruin any
character by their evidence. They
swear to anything for money.
"Much has been made of the letter
from New York. I won't read it
again, but give few extracts which
have been commented upon by coun-
sci. She had discovered this cooling
off and she was begging him to write
to her, and finally she came here to
find out what the matter was, and he,
the big-hearted boy, never let her
know that he was to be married soon
She left her certificate of $500 with
him after they had severed all their
relations She had made out will
in his favor after they had agreed to
separated She entreats him for
money. He never made a will out in
her favor. Oh, the big-hearted boy
"They said that when she was in
California and wrote the letter asking
for few dollars, what was his obliga-
tion? 1t was to support her, and she
proposed to help pay expenses when
she was able. But the main question
is whether any promise of marriage
was made. The defendant says she
once proposed to him and that he re-
| fused.
mo stronger proof could be given
than these letters. We have number
less letters not read-in each of which
he promises and promises that he will
marry her soon. His construction of
these letters is absurd-that when he
spoke OF speaking to his father he was
getting his consent to Mrs. STEMS