St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-30
DROPS IN A FAINT.
Dead GIRLS Sister in the johnson
Trial Causes Excitement.

Just as Judge Egan was about to Or
der an adjournment Of court in the
trial of DIR. johnson last evening, Dep
uty Clerk Sundberg glanced in the di-
rection of Lille Walton, the sister of
the dead girl, and noticed something
was the matter. She was thrown back
in her seat and looked as though she
had stiffened right out in death. Mr..
Sundberg made a move to direct at
tention to it, but the next second the
woman dropped over in a faint DR..
Pinnel and other physicians present
went to her assistance, and she soon
revived, so that she was able to leave
the court room, supported on the arm
of her aged mother.
The county attorney concluded his
case for the prosecution early in the
day, and when Attorney Thompson, for
the defense, was making his opening
statement to the jury, he charged that
Clara Bergh had been woman Of the
town. Judge Egan promptly called him
down for this, but it was too late, for
the shaft had already penetrated the
dead girls sister, who had been sitting
with a downcast look all through the
long trial. 1t brought the tears to her
eyes, and all efforts to drive them back
were futile. She cried bitterly for sew
eral minutes, and her eyes were scarce
ly dry during the remainder of the aft
ernoon. This strain may have caused
her physical endurance to give way at
the close of the days hearing.
Mrs. Johnson, wife of the defendant,
was the first witness called by the de-
fense, but she being absent, the defend
,o1o
The feature of his testimony was that
he had treated Clara Bergh In January
last, when she was i'll a few miles from
his home in Martel, Wis. He found her
suffering from hysteria.
reference was made in the testimo-
my of Johnson before the coroner's jury
to a conversation between himself and
Congressman Haugen, of Wisconsin,"
said Mr.. Thompson. II desire to state
that Congressman Haugen is here and
l am willing to allow the county attor-
ney to call him and open his case in
chief to have the testimony oZ Mr..
Haugen go in with reference to that
conversation"
Mr.. Butler-Dr. Johnson IS on the
stand and 1 shall cross-eXamine him,
and if 1 see fit to call anybody in re-
buttaI shall do so.
The Court-What have we to do with
Congressman Haugen?
Mr.. Thompson-Well, he IS present,
and 1 desire to show my good faith with
the prosecuting attorney and the court
by giving permission to call him.
Mr.. Butler-Why do you do it befNe
the jury, then? If 1 have no means of
protecting myself except by making
similar remarks, I shall resort to it.
Mr.. Thompson-I would have taken
you out in another room if 1 thought
you would have any objection to my
making the suggestion in the presence
of the jury.
Mr.. Butler-We have not subpoenaed
Congressman Haugen. He has been
called here by the defense. Let them
put him on the stand if they want
him. Why haven't you called Mr.. For
sythe here?
Mr.. Thompson-f do not know For
sythe.
Mr.. Butler-Well, your client does.
Mr.. Thompson-Your honor, object
to the county attorney making such re-
marks before the iSry.
Mr.. Butler-I thought you would soon
begin getting out of the way.
The Court-What do we care for con-
gressmen? Go on with your case, gen.
tlemen; go on with your case.
The examination of DR.. Johnson wa{
then resumed, and had not been COM
pleted before court adjourned in the
evening, though nothing Of a sensa-