The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-22
PINS AND POWDER
MRS. MARTIN KICKED BECAUSE,
THEY WERE THE PROPERTY
OF MRS. GOODNOW.
THAT VISIT TO BOSTON
DETAILED IN THE DEPOSITION OF
THE EX-WIFE OF MRS. GOOD
NOW'S FRIEND.
DRY DAY IN THE DIVORCE CASE
Judges In the Bench Show Make
Avards-Nevs of the Mill
City.

The proceedings of yesterday in the
Goodnow divorce suit were confined
strictly to the reading of dispositions,
but, Notwithstanding their routine
! character, the crowd was by no means
discouraged, and every seat in the
court room was filled during the en-
tire day AS usual the Women's Rescue
league was well represented, and the
plaintiff was surrounded by a group
of ladies who appeared deeply inter
ested, and from time to time exchang-
ed meaning chances or whispered re-
marks. The dispositions, as far as
read, are from Boston and bear upon
the conduct and movements of Mrs
Goodnow during her visits to that city
with special reference to her relations
with Frank Martin.
Most important among them is that
OF Mrs. Martin, who relates at great
length, with much redirect and re-
cfoss-eXaminatiOn, the most trivial oc-
currenceS of her acquaintance with the
plaintiff, which began in childhood
me deponent first knew the plaintiff
IN 1875 or 1876, at which time she was
twelve or thirteen years Of age. She
did not know how long her husband
had known Mrs. GoOdnow. but was
often heard Mrs. Goodnow refer to
Mr. Martin as brother, but knew that
no such relation existed. Once before
and once since their marriage her hus-
band had told her that he had received
letters from plaintiff. At one time,
after deponent had been away on a
visit to the seaside, she returned home
and found face powder and hair pins
in her room. When she demanded an
explanation her husband told her the
plaintiff had been there. This was in
October, 1892 or 1893, but she could not
say positively which year. There is
also related in the deposition a long
story of unpleasant domestic relations
between Mr.. and Mrs. Martin, includ-
ing an assault upon her by him in jan
uary, 1894 and eliminating in divorce
proceedings in January, 1896, in which
one Alma Burnel appeared as core
spondent with Mr.. Martin. In cross
examinat ton upon this subject Mrs.
Martin admits that no other woman
was named in her complaint. and that
she did not at any time have proof that
her husband had been guilty Of infidel-
lty with any other woman, although
she had many suspicious
In regard to Mrs. GoodnoW's visit to
Mr. Martins house in Boston, the de-
position sets forth that Mrs Martin
never knew the door of Mrs. Goodnow's
room 10 be locked when Mr.. Martin
was visiting her there and that the
door was usually left open. Mrs Mar
tin saw conduct between her husband
and the plaintiff that made her sus-
picious, but none that would prove un-
due intimacy. She admitted that in
1895 arrangements had been made be-
tween Mr.. Martin and herself for a di-
Vorce, but in cross-examination on that
subject could not remember whether or
not she had been advised by her at
torney that she had no legal grounds
Another deposition by Sydney F.
Sherwood, also of Boston, was begun,
but it had not been concluded when the
court took a recess until 10 O'Clock this
morning.