The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-28
GOODNow EVIDENCE ALL IN.
Arguments of Counsel VIII Be Made
Today,

The testimony in the protracted Goodnow
divorce case was concluded shortly before the
adjournment of court yesterday afternoon,
when the defense rested. Arguments of coun-
Sc. VIII be made today, when at the opening
Of court the defense will sum up, being al
lOtted until O'Clock in the afternoon, when
W. II. Williams will address the jury for the
prosecution. 1t is expected that the ar6u-
ments will be concluded today and that Judge
Russell will deliver his charge to the jury
Thursday morning. Late yesterday afternoon
Judge Russell announced that only two ques-
tons would be submitted to the jury:
First-Has the defendant been guilty of i'm
proper conduct with the correspondent, Eliz-
abeth Gordon.
Second-Has the plaintiff been guilty of i'm
proper conduct with Frank Martin.
The statement of the questions to be sub
mitted was made to the attorneys in the case
after the jury had left the court ROOM
Almost the whole of the morning was oc-
cupied in an effort of the defense to secure
the introduction of expert medical testimony,
upon which it is thought much Importance
was placed Four physicians were present 10
testify for the defense and a number Of large
charts, Illustrative Of the offered expert testl-
mony. As soon as the nature of the testl-
mOny made known Mrs. GoodnoW'
attorney Immediately requested that the jury
be excluded from the court room during the
argument upon the objection to its admission,
which was entered. Judge Russell granted
the request, and, after listening to the argu-
ment, ruled that the offer and the testimony
I'm its entirety be excluded from the case, de-
Of Judging the matter involved as experts.
With Mr.. Goodnow on the stand in the
afternoon to deny that he had accompanied
the correspondent to Yellowstone park, At
tornev Schriber INDUCED in a bit of sarcasm
at the defendants expense.
Have you ever been to Yellowstone parkF
asked the defendants attorney.
NO, sir; I never have replied Mr. Good
now. :,
well. you ought to go there some time, .
retorted Attorney Schriber,
Mr.. Goodnow denied that he had spoken to
Mrs. Root of Abbie Gordon as Mrs. Good
now the night Mrs. Root called at the house,
or that he afterward went to the Rescue home
20 speak to her. Witness admitted CONVEX
sation at which Christine Hansen was present,
hut claimed he had spoken of the correspond
ent as Miss" Gordon.
Christine Hansen called to the stand
and asked as to what passed between Mrs
Root and the defendant. She swore Mr..
GOodnow said Mrs" and then corrected her
self using in her testimony the word Miss, !"
q slip which will be urged by the prosecution
TO show that the girl knew the correspondent
as Mrs" Gordon.
The plaintiff was called in rebuttal, and
testified that the night of the parting, at
the Pfster hotel in Milwaukee, the defendant
had spent a good portion of the night with ms
head on her shoulder.
The plaintiffs attorney attempted TO snow
that Abbie Gordon had returned from the st.
Louis convention with Mr.. GoOdnow, on the
steamer St. Paul, after remaining in ST. Louis
during the entire convention, instead or Two
DAYS as she claimed, but two witnesses were
uncertain in their testimony, though Joseph
Rogers a passenger on the boat, tesuhed that
GOodnOw was with woman who very much
Tesembled Abbie Gordon, the latter being IN
court for Identification.