St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-07

NOW, DOCTOR, tnere Is no use FOL
you to try to evade. Did you love this
Woman?''
II did to certain extent.'
Mr.. Hall took the witness in hand
again to bring out the fact that al
though Mrs. Perkins might have been
able to visit DIR. Gates office, as
claimed, her voice would have beer
hoarse and pulse very high, and~could
not possibly have passed a successful
examination for life insurance.
CHARLES F. L1TTLEFIELD,
coroner's assistant, was called. He
stated that he was in his office on
April 8. He was sitting in the office
alone with DR.. j. M. Kistler when Mrs
Hawkins called. DR.. Kistler came ir
shortly afterward. He was not sure
1t was the 9Th.
Herbert Smith, the druggist, was
called and testified that on the after.
7 noon of the 9Th he visited the coro-
ner's office some time between and
.. Mrs. Hawkins was there. When
DR. Charles Kistler came in he intro
duced Mrs. Hawkins and said he
thought it was Mrs. Perkins.
II move that that be stricken OUT -
cried Mr.. Peterson, but it was of nc
use.
Continuing, the witness related the
conversation between Mrs. Hawkins
and DR.. kiStler and the filling out OF
the prescription. 1t was compounded
later by his clerk, Bennie Oberg, who
is now working for S. j. Horn That
same evening Or. Kistler came in and
got the prescription. The witness
Identified the prescription slip. He
was shown a bottle bearing the same
number as the prescription, 1882, and
identified it also.
On the cross-examination, Mr.. Nye,
taking the book holding bunch of
prescriptions, called attention to the
fact that near the prescription in
question there was one without a
Date, and that the other, being the
9Th, was yet between two marked the
9Th. The witness explained this lat
ter fact by saying that they were some
times ineXact in the dates on pre-
scription slips.
On the redirect examination, Mr..
Hall took the blotter- and showed the
entry to the witness. He said that it
was made on April 10, but, on the
states objecting, got no further. The
journal was then produced, and the
entry of the prescription therein was
admitted, as the witness had made 1t
himself. Going back to the blotter
again, the witness identified his check
marks opposite the entry, made at
the time it was copied to the journal.
Mr.. Hall referred to the journal, and
asked the witness to say when the
prescription had been entered, re-
9freshing his memory from the day
books. Mr.. Peterson@ objected, and
was sustained.
Mr.. Hall got hot, and accused the
court and counsel of not having read
the statutes Mr.. Hall argued that the
entry and the book were the best pos
sfble evidence of what they con-
tanned.
II am sincere, your honor" con-
tinued the angular attorney. 1.-The
court is in error, and so is, the coun-
BENNIE OBERG,
the clerk who made the original entry
in the blotter, was called to settle the
trouble. He recognized some of the
writing on the prescription slip as his
own. He also recognized his entry of
the prescription in the charge book.
He entered 1T on the morning of the
to identify the ledger and its entry.
Mr.. Hall then offered the. journal,
ledger and charge book in evidence
At this period the noon recess was
Aaken.
Henry Anderson is the name of the
f1rst witness examined after noon. He
told the story of the fatal fire as he
saw 1t. In answer to questions, he
stated that the women looked very
much alike, and that strangers often
mistook one for the other.
Deputy Coroner Mayer was called.
He said that some time in the spring
he had driven to the Perkins house
with DR.. Charles Kistler. He couldn't t
or some other day. He sat in the car
r1age while DR.. Kistler went in. A
woman came out and talked with
him until the doctor returned. He
thought 1t was Mrs. Perkins, but the
doctor told him it was Mrs. Hawkins.
He had met both of the women two or
three times before this.
Wy. .. thompson, now a. bookseller,
and formerly a solicitor for the Met
ropolitan Life Insurance company,
mas written insurance for Mrs. Per-
klns, with her sister as beneficiary. He
mad called at the house, and Mrs.
hawkins declined to take out more
ms insurance stating that she was carry
ing as much then as she could afford,
In cross-examination he admitted he
did not know 1t was Mrs. Hawkins he
vas talking to, other than that he had
called for her.
FRANK DICKINSON,
an employe of the New England Fur
nfture and Carpet company, was a.
member of the Spanish class. which
also included Mr.. and Mrs. Pattee, Mr..
Herugs, his wife and himself Shortly
oeIore July he had a conversation
with Mrs. Hawkins as to life insur-
ance: The state objected to the intro
auction of the evidence ON the ground
that 1t was hearsay evidence. Mr.. Hall
contended that the words of deceased
persons might be sworn to by parties
having no interest in the case, and
went out to produce the statute. He
returned in short order and read from
ane statutes prohibiting parties to
cause from testifying to the utterances
OF deceased or insane persons.
Evidence has already been given of
her Statements" said the court, land
think I'll stretch the ruling. %
WeH, said the witness, lone even
ing at the class, we talked of life in
surance was going to Mexico, and
Mrs. Hawkins said in that case 1
ought to have insurance. She said her
sister was soliciting, and any favor we
Gould show her would be appreciated.
She called her sister, and she showed
me policy on Mrs. Hawkins life.
1 don't know what the amount was, or
whether it was life or accident, but I
think 1t was about $5,000.''
VINO else was present?" asked Mr.
Nyei , r,.. A.. ~,
and my WIFE"
That's all" said Mr.. Nye.
A. ]. WILLIAMS,
Hawkins on the 18th of July on an
elevator in the Guaranty Loan build
Ing. She got off somewhere between
the sixth and tenth floors.
Cross-examined, he said he knew
both Mrs. Perkins and Mrs. Hawkins
by sight at that time, and had often
seen both together. He had often been
In the Guaranty Loan building, but
remembered this occasion particularly.
The first day of the hearing he heard
man on the stand say that Mrs.
Perkins made a payment at their office
on the 18th of July, and remembered
that he had seen Mrs. Hawkins on that
day He fixed the day, because he was
going in to do some business with EN-
erson Cole, and had memorandum Of
the transaction. He also remembered
that it was his birthday.
BUTCHER WAS TOO SLOW.
Mr.. Hall here announced that he
would soon produce another witness, a
butcher, who sold Mrs. Hawkins some
meat when she returned home April g.
he had just learned of the witness, and
had sent for him.
After few minutes wait, Mr.. Hall
said the state might put in rebuttal
II 1t wished to do so.
What do you wish to show by this
w1tness?" asked Mr.. Nye.
Il will show that about O'clock on