The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-03

prove that Mrs. Taylor had often tried
to get her daughter out, but had been
unable to do so.
Mr.. C1app asked if Mrs. Taylor saw
any acts Of violence done toward the
plaintiff, or If she was a witness Of
any acts tending to restrain plaintiff
from enjoying her liberty.
II don't believe witness ever saw the
plaintiff" admitted Mr.. Butts.
Then Mr.. Clapp objected to the testi-
mony, which he said had been intro
duced to establish a. prejudice in the
| minds Of the jury The point was ar
gued at length. The court finally sus-
tanning the objection.
Miss Winnie Haberkorn, age TWEEN
ty years, was asked how she happened
to go to the house. She admitted
frankly that she ran away from home
Attorney Charles M. Akers was
sworn and asked concerning the i'm
| prisonment Of Bertha Self, who nom
inally was his ward. Witness declined
to answer anything concerning his eli
ent, claiming such testimony was ex-
empt.
Agnes La Ruehe, age twenty one
years, who was Agnes Taylor before
| marriage, was the first witness OF the
afternoon session. She was placed In
the house by Mrs Root. Defense OBJ
jected to any testimony from the wit
ness unless it concerned her positive
knowledge Of acts specified in the COM
plant, or unless she had accurate in
| formation cocerning such acts. Wit
ness was in the house four years, and
entered at seventeen years of age. She
had known Selma Clewett since her
childhood. The two were in the Sew
ing class short time, and had an
agreement to assist each other to es-
cape.
On cross-examination, witness said
she worked three months in the laun-
dry. When she entered the place, she
did not know it was the House of the
Good Shepherd. She entered the sec
ond time of her own will. She asked
Mother St. Zephrine twice to get out,
but was put off.
Mrs. Anna Gray was the next wit
ness. Mrs. Gray lived on Como ave-
nue. not far from the House of the Good
Shepherd. The witness knew girl
named Sarah Jane Ryan, eleven years
Of age, who lived with adopted parents
named Mcdonald. The McDonalds' put
the little girl in the House Of the Good
Shepherd eight years ago this fall, and
she is there now. Witness said that
Sarah was an innocent girl when put
in the institution.
At this point Mr.. Butts declared that
he proposed to have the girl produced
In court in order to secure her testi-
mony. Mr.. Butts called the courts
attention to the fact that the witness,
Mrs. Gray, was a Catholic.
Judge Brill-WIhat difference does
that make?
Mr.. Butts-It makes a good deal Of
difference when the institution Is so
bad that one of their own faith goes
back on it.
Judge Brill-It doesn't affect the
credibility of the witness, whether she
is Catholic or not.
Mrs. Gray testified that she had visit
ed the House of the Good Shepherd at
different times to see Sarah, who was
an orphan, and had no one to look after
her. The witness sympathized with
her. Mr.. Butts tried to show that the
girl was placed in the ward with GRIM
inals, but all questions put to the wit
ness regarding conversations she had
had with the sisters concerning Sarah
were ruled out.
Gen. Clapp then recalled Katie Con-
molly. Miss Connolly told where she
had worked since leaving the House of
the Good Shepherd. She admitted that
after leaving the house she became
lonesome and wanted to go back. She
told the woman for whom she worked
that the sisters treated her well until
she got stubborn, and that the food
WAS w UOltSOI1e. hdlle was POoIIlN u
however, that she didn't tell her mis-
tress that the sisters treated the other
girls we'll
Ask<l if she hadn't told her mistress
that sh\ had never seen any whipping
in the institution Katie lost her tenn
per and answered with much asperity:
II didn't say anything about whip
ping. It's a lie"
Judge Brill--What did you say?
The witness remained silent.
Judge Brill thereupon asked Court
Reporter HilIman TO read Katie's an
swer Mr.. Hillman did so, and as he
did, the. court remarked:
81 thought So Then addressing Miss
Connolly in stern tones. Judge Brill
said:
you will leave out your profanity
when you come into court. If any such
outbreak occurs again, you will be
committed for contempt. 1t is highly
improper
Katie looked very much hurt, but
didn't break down. She was excused
moment later.
Rev. Carl A Hultkrans, a Lutheran
minister, and the superintendent OF
Bethesda hospital, was then called.
The witness knew a girl named Mollie
Hart who was an inmate of the House
of the Good Shepherd. She had writ
get out Mollie was about twenty
years old. Witness went there and re-
auested permission to see the girl. He
was admitted after some delay, and
allowed to interview the girl over
partition of lattice work. Witness then
took her away to Bethesda hospital.
She had very old clothes on and was
in no condition to appear on the street,
so other clothes were sent her. She
said she had been in the House of the
Good Shepherd for eighteen months or
two years. She was committed there
by the police court for ninety days. She
told the witness she could not get out.
On cross-eXamination Rev. Hultkrans
said that Mollie had no relatives in
this country to demand her lease. Her
parents lived in Sweden and MOllfe
came to this country with a man to
whom she was engaged to be married.
Witness understood that they quar-
relied, and that the girl deserted him.
Witness did not know whether the girl
had the typhoid fever while she was
in the House Of the Good Shepherd.
She had never mentioned it to the wit
ness.
Winnie Haberkorn was then recalled
by Mr.. Butts. Again the court sus-
tanned the objections of the defense to
any testimony being given by this wit
ness, who left the House of the Good
Shepherd two and one-half years be-
fore the plaintiff entered the institu-
ton.
Mr.. Butts then announced that the
witness he next desired to place upon
the stand could not be present until
the next morning. Upon the assurance
of Mr. Butts that he would finish put
ting in his case today, court adjourned
until fbiS morning ar the 11Sna1 hO11T