The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-03-08

In insult to this court when you know
that what you are proposing to show
has been ruled out by the court, that
you try to bring it in another way"
81 think the court does not under
stand me-" said Erwin. 81 mean no
disrespect, and do not think 1 deserve
the reproof. I intend to abide by the
orders of the court, but I proposed to
show by this witness that Adry Hay
ward saw Miss Cling under circum-
stances that he could not forget
Relations With Miss Cling.
"Now," turning to the witness on
the stand, 81 will ask you about all your
relations with Miss Cling. State them
fully to the jury"
"Well,' said Harry in reminiscent
mood, ST was introduced to Miss Cling,
I think i'll January, 1894, by Mr.. Speak
er, at the boarding house. I met her at
first perhaps as often as once week.
After while I met her as often as
twice week. Then you might say we
began getting fairly well acquainted.
Things went on in that way during
April. We kept getting better and
better acquainted all the time; more
and more intimate. From July and
August on through December we were
what you might call lovers, I suppose"
"Now I'll ask you if at any time, while
you were lovers, there were any inn
proper relations existing between you
of any sort?''
This was objected to by Mr.. Nye, but
was insisted on and the court permitted
the answer to be given.
"No SIR" was the answer given with
more feeling than had yet been shown
in any of the witness answers. 'She
was
True and Noble Girl,
to the best of my belief, both towards
me and towards everybody else.''
Nov, did you go riding with her?
Describe to the jury your intimacy with
her.
"Well, I've been every place with
her. We've been just like any other
young man and young lady. I've taken
her driving; we've gone to the theater,
to suppers, and I've taken her to
church. I've been calling on her, and
we have walked together, on the streets
and everywhere. l guess we've been
every place together. I've taken her
riding dozens of times, and to the
theater. 1t would be impossible to
mention all the places where we've
BEEN"
Was Heavy Gambler.
estate the history of your gambling%
GIVE played in Minneapolis, st. Paul,
Seattle, Alaska, San Francisco, San
Diego, Los Angeles, Encinito, Mexico,
Colorado Springs, Manitou, Glenwood
Springs, Denver, Pueblo, Cheyenne,
New Orleans, Omaha, Kansas City,
Chicago, Duluth, West Superior, Toledo,
Cleveland, Buffalo, no, not Buff
falo; Syracuse -"
AS he got to this point, Harry stopped
to inquire:
"Would you count in the horse races?'
"No." replied Erwin, "you would
probably, but I won't"
"Well-New York city, the club house
at Long Branch, Anthony Park, Glouces-
ter, -"
"There," said Erwin, 81 guess you've
named enough. How many years have
you been betting on faro?"
"Oh, perhaps six or seven years"
"Now," said Erwin, ''the game of
faro is putting the cards all in box, the
first card pulled out loses, and the card
ON top in the box wins. That's right, is
it not?''
eyes," nodded the witness, looking
amused at Erwin's apparent familiarity
with the g me-, that's right.
Faro an Honest Game.
Erwin followed this with a description
of the game in extenso. AS he con-
cluded, he asked:
cit is held to be the most honest gam
bling game in existence, isn't it?''
eyes, sir; when the game is respecta-
BILE it is said to be the most honest"
"You have known great many men
interested in the gamer
eyes, great many men play
"Now want to ask you if your gam
bling has ever led to or been connected
with robbing, pilfering or cheating?"
mo sir; believe the squarest people
in the world are first class gamblers.
"Have you made much by your bet
ting?"
Sometimes made and sometimes
LOST
During your play, state whether you
often had large sums of money!"
"Well, when 1 started out always
intended to have large amount with
me. If I only had $500 or $40O, if I lost
it would be gone, but if had 81, 900,
could get it back. I had better chance
of getting it back"
''Now where did you carry your
money!
81 had two places of carrying it. I
usually carried large wad in my pocket
and I always had money belt. No,
not always, but generally I had it,
Knew He Was Gambler.
"Did Catherine Cling know that you
gambled?"
"She did, yes"
"Did she know it by remark or did
she actually know it?''
'Do you mean before she was in it?'
eyes"
''She knew it as much as any one
could who was not there"