The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-27

Fargo, N. D., Nov. 26.-Sensation
followed in rapid succession in tn
Hirschfeld case this afternoon. Th
court room was packed.
Mayor Ball, leading counsel for thu
defense. appeared for the first time
entering court contrary to the advice
of his physicians. The testimony o
the morning session was not of grea
| interest.
DR.. Alexander Moore, of Helena, ties
titled to Hirschfield's feeble menta
condition last year.
Superintendent Deveraux, of Mai
| Pinkerton's detective agency, testified
| to hearing Anderson, who said he wa:
paid $500 and expenses to swear away
Mrs. Hirschfield's honor, tell his story
Aaron Hirschfield was called and de-
MED sending any kilograms to Ander-
son informing him as TO dates, etc.
concerning events on which he was tC
testify. Witness was shown diamonds
which he denied purchasing for his
wife, but said he paid the bill. Letters
in which he attempted to bulldoze the
attorneys for the defense were also in
PRODUCED to prove witness was sane
enough to attempt to intimidate them
When plaintiff rested his case, mo-
ton was made by defense to strike out
all testimony concerning Mrs. Hirsch-
fields character as incompetent, irrele-
want and immaterial in the light OF
PLAINTIFFS testimony as to ante-nuptial
relationship, but this was overruled.
Motion to dismiss the case was also
overruled.
When the afternoon session opened
Mayor Ball moved that the court grant
defendant some money which had been
expended by her counsel in taking de-
positions, and $500 in addition to pay
her other expenses. The motion was
granted.
Zee Springs n Surprise.
Joseph Bee was the first witness
called. Bee was a Helena gambler
who had come to Fargo to testify on
behalf of Hirschfield. He had been en-
gagged by Jake Holzberg. Holzberg is
witnesses for the plaintiff say they
were employed. Holzberg met the wit
ness, and asked him if he wanted to
make a stake; if so, he would get it.
All he had to do was to go to Fargo
and give the right kind of testimony
in the Hirschfield case, and he would
be we'll paid. While the witness was
slant string of objections on the part
of the plaintiffs counsel.
Bee asked Holzberg what he was ex-
pected to testify to.
Holzberg said he should swear that
he saw Mrs. Aaron Hirschfield Ghen
Miss Hogan at place kept by Billy
Dings, in Helena, in company with a
man he did not recognize. 1t was very
important that he should remember
the date-from the 10th to the 18th of
August last year. If he gave the testi-
mony as arranged, he could get almost
any sum he might name. An agree
ment was entered into on the spot. Bee
was located at the best hotel in Hele-
ma, where everything was ordered by
HolZberg. Later he went to Billings.
About a dozen letters and kilograms
were offered in evidence. These were
sent by HolZberg, and nearly all con-
tanned sums OF money. Some of these
letters the witness was to copy and re-
turn to Holzberg, ass though he had or
iginally written them. Others gave in
detail the testimony he was to give,
and warned him to learn it by heart,
and above all, not to forget the date
which he was to have seen Miss Hogan
enter Ding's place. They also said the
do handsomely by him, but would adj
vance only expense money until "the
goods were Delivered as he was
afraid Bee would not appear in court
The old man was busy with the capital
fight, but would soon be ready to de-
vote his attention to Aarons case. An
other letter gave the kind of garments,
he was to say Mrs. Hirschfield wore.
"Burn This
At the end of each letter was. For
Gods sake don't forget to burn these
letters" The kilograms shown were to
inform him when 10 come to Helena
on his way to Fargo. One was signed
IL. H. H." and told him to meet him
at the depot in Billings, giving drawing
room II on the car Wadena as the
while hunting through the car was
stopped by a lady who said she was
Mrs. L. II. Hirschfield. She wanted
him to come on to Fargo with the
party, but he did not have time to get
his trunk and came on the next train.
Accompanying him was Harry Free
man, who was to give similar testi-
mony. Freeman is the witness who left
town after the mob attempted to do
violence TO the witness Anderson.
When he arrived in Fargo witness
stopped at the MeCrOpOle, where the
Hirschfield party is stopping. He met
Aaron and Mrs. l.. H. Hirschfield, VINO
wanted him to arrange the final details
of his testimony. Instead he put all the
correspondence in the hands of Attor-
ney Martin Ryan. Ryan put the cor
respondence in the hands of Mrs.
Hirschf1eld's attorney and the result
was that Bee was called to the stand
today. The witness said that as a mat
ter OF fact, he did not remember ever
seeing the defendant in his life. When
Bee had concluded, the plaintiff moved
to strike out his testimony on The
ground that it was not shown that he
(HirschfieldD had hired Eoizberg to get
other than legitimate testimony.
The court reserved the decision unit.
tomorrow.
On cross-examination, Bee told the
same story without contradiction
Max Shines Deposition.
Several months ago, the plaintiff took
a deposition from Max Slime, of Chica-
go. Shines evidence was practically a
duplicate Of that given by Anderson.
Counsel of the defense put detectives
on Stine's trail, which disclosed con-
elusive proof that he had perjured him
self, and had not even been in Chicago
when he swore he had criminal inter
course with Mrs. HirSchfeld. However.
when he came 10 trial the plaintiff did
not use Shines deposition, but instead
put witness Anderson on the stand