The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-24
JURY WANTED TO SEE.
Will Make Trip of Inspection to
Miss GOrdOn's House.

The chief material discussed in the Good
now divorce case yesterday afternoon was
the visit made by the plaintiff and her star
witness, Miss Lewis, to the house on Eighth
Mr.. GoodnoW, Thursday evening. At any
rate, Victor WEIGH Mr.. Goodnow's attor-
ney, stated to the court yesterday morning
that such a visit was made in company with
a number of the Rescue home people, and
that the visitors were denied admission to
the house
Mr.. WEIGH stated that the defendant was
anxious to have the house examined, and
wanted the court to permit the jury to go
out there and see it. The defendant how
ever, absolutely refused to permit the Lewis
woman to enter the house. The court &C
cordingly said that if the attorneys both de-
sired it, and they both said they did the jury
should inspect the house, one attorney from
each side being present and no one else.
The object of all this trouble is to establish
the fact that no one standing in the triple
window in the Rescue Home could look into
the window in the Gordon house, as Miss
Lewis claimed 70 have DONE and see into
the front chamber up stairs.
County Surveyor Abbott was put the
stand to prove This fact, and stated that
he had stood in the front chamber door way
and could not see the Rescue Home triple
window"
All the morning Christine Hanson was on
the stand. She proved to be a good witness
for the defense. She stated that last July
she came 10 Minneapolis from Princeton and
obtained through an intelligence Office place
as domestic with Miss Gordon at 1410 Eighth
avenue north. She struck bargain at 81. 80
week, after being told that the family con-
sisted of herself and a boarder Four days
later she began sleeping with Miss Gordon
in her bedroom, and had slept there every
night since and every night that Miss Cor
don was in the house. Last Thanksgiving
Miss Gordon had gone to Homer To-. for a
two weeks visit. That evening Mr. Good
now left the house and did not return for
about two weeks. He returned two or three
days before Miss Gordon. Further than this
there were no pereginations that the wit
ness knew Of
Christine Hanson's acquaintance with her
predecessor in the domestic line Minnie
Mortenson, was very limited. She had gone
to the Peterson house in South Minneapolis,
where Minnie had worked, to help her get
her clothes. In fact, she had been there
twice, and once went to Mrs. Sather's. Aft
er the trip to Petersons Minnie had gone
to the Gordon house and remained four days
fixing up her clothes. Christine and Miss
Gordon both helped her, but the garments
were old dresses that Miss Gordon had given
her.
Just before noon the court and jury de-
termfned to go out to the Gordon house
before dinner, and accordingly made the
trip, Judge Russell acting as cha3erone for
the party. After o'clock Christine Han
son resumed the stand for a few questions
and she was followed by Miss Gordon The
latter's evidence related largely to the sash
curtains in the various rooms, which she said
had been up before the windows ever since
she went to the house, with the exception
of two days house cleaning.