The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-18

In redirect examination by Mr.. Mum
the witness said he had heard personal
friends of Mr.. Lind speak of him as
an unbelieVer. and was about to con-
tinue further with his statement when
Attorney Pierce angrily interrupted
him and asked the court to instruct
the witness to hold his tongue and
give the attorneys an opportunity to
object to questions" Mr.. Hayes, in
reply to a question from Attorney
Pierce. said the first person to speak
to him of Mr.. Lind's reported in
who said that Mr.. Lind was member
Of the Turner's society and was there
fore said to be an infidel.
The next witness was G. H. Horn
berg, who said he had been a resident
of New Ulm for sixteen years and had
known John Lind all that time. He
was one Of the candidates in the school
contest of 1894 and had been re-
elected uDon the board. The Issue
upon which the contest was based. he
said, was the question of religion. 1t
was generally understood and felt that
under the old administration the pupils
Of the schools had been subjected to
at least indirect and perhaps direct
teaching in infidelity. Mr.. Lind. the
witness said had the reputation Of be-
ing an infidel and being asked by Mr..
Pierce what that reputation was based
upon, replied, upon the fact that Lind
did not attend any church or affiliate
with any religious body. He did not
think it was merely because Mr. Lind
was Turner that he was considered
an unbelieVer
In further cross-eXamination by Mr..
O'Brien, the witness said he had seen
Mr.. Lind in church and that he had
never heard him proclaim views
against Christianity. Speaking further
Of the school contest he said that the
principles of the opposing factions
known as the Church" side adopted
regular resolutions, but the other side
made no declaration Of atheism or
agnosticism The witness did not know
who Mr.. Lind supported in the con-
test, except from his own statements.
john Schaller, president of the Lu-
theran seminary at New Ulm, followed
Mr.. Hornberg. Prof. Schaller said he
had lived in New Ulm since September,
1885, and had taken an active part in
the school contest. He had been in
terested in securing a change of ad-
miniStratiOn, because it was under
stood that un-Christian doctrine was
taught in the schools. He had never
heard it said that Mr.. Lind was an
agnCstic or even an unbeliever, but
it was understood that he was a Turn.
that fact would signify as much.
Asked what he meant by un-Christian
doctrine, Prof. Schaller replied that
he had heard the theory of evolution
was taught by at least one Of the
teachers.
Prof. Rein, also of the faculty Of the
Lutheran seminary, gave testimony
and said it was generally understood
in New Ulm that John Lind was
Turner, and twas, therefore, believed
that he was also an inf1del
Elder E. Krooks stated that he had
lived in New Ulm since 1873 and had
attended the school. He knew Of his
own personal experience that Prof
Nix had advocated the principles Of
evolution and had heard him express
his views to pupils. He also said Mr..
Lind was believed to be an infidel be-
cause he was Turner.
j. >. VandlVer was next called, and
after setting himself comfortably in
the witness seat, stated that he had
written the article which formed the
basis of the suit. He said he first went
to New Ulm to make inquiries and
spent two days there interviewing bus
mess men and public officials, who were
old residents of the place and were in
ms opinion competent to give him the
information he desired. He visited
perhaps a dozen or fifteen gentlemen
and specifically inquired of a number
OF them as to the report that Mr. Lind
was an agnOstic or irGdel "a
In waiting for the article which ap-
peared he had used the information
which he had gathered on this trip, but
had not used all he heard while there.
The article which he wrote was. how
ever, based upon the information Sc
cured by him at New Ulm. While
there he was informed that Mr.. Lind
was a Turner and that he had par
tcipated in the school contest. The
witness also made inquiry as to the
issues involved in the school contest
and read the files of the New Ulm
papers published during the time Of
the contest. The witness also stated
that he had been informed while in
New Ulm that Mr.. Lind had scoffed
at religion and professed unbelief and
that he had believed what was writ
ten in the article. At this point Mr.
Mum again referred to the matter
clipped from the Ironclad Age, and
after he had specified that portion Of
the matter quoted in the complaint
the witness was allowed to state that
1t was taken from a newspaper and
that the newspaper was the Ironclad
Age. This consumed some time. how
ever, owing to the frequent objections
made by Mr.. Pierce to the questions
Of Mr.. Mum. The witness also stated
that he was sent to New Ulm by the
managing editor Of his paper and at
that time was a writer on the paper
and had no other employment Mr.
Pierce questioned the witness
severely and at times with some show
Of irritation and bitterness. When
asked to mention some of the men to
whom he had talked in New Ulm. Mr.
Vandiver named Messrs. Mullen, Sill
version, Krooks, Peterson, Hayes and
another man in the Eagle mill whose
name he could not remember He
said that the words used in the article
were not exactly those spoken by the
gentlemen to whom he had talked. and
Mr.. Pierce replied in loud and angry
tones:
mo. They are your own words;
that is very plain"
The witness said that the article. al
though dated New Ulm, was written
In ST. Paul after he returned.
Mr.. Pierce had not concluded the
cross-eXamination when court adjourn
ed for the day