The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-16

wished to avoid, and he sent me to an
old bOyhOOd friend, named Frank Mar
tin" answered Mrs. Goodnow
Mrs. GOOdnow said that she returned
to st. Paul in July of that same year
and then told of her Wanderings during
the next few months, when she had
made Chicago her headquarters anG
had also spent some time in White
Bear during the summer In speaking
of her trips she said: Il went to Chi
cago after leaving White Bear and
stayed there until March. 1896. and
then at the request Of Mr.. Goodnow
came to Minneapolis. He gave me to
understand when he sent for me thar
the time had come for him to acknow1-
edge me as his wife, but after two
days in Minneapolis he had changed his
mind and still refused to publicly admit
our marriage. l returned to Chicago
and Mr.. GOOdnow came on there. When
| met him l asked him how he was
living, and he seemed to sink almost
into himself and replied: Flora, | swear
to you l have not been with that girl
since last saw YOU | was not aware
that L was to receive such an answer
to my question, but l asked him who
the girl was, and he said that she was
a granddaughter of Mrs. mckinley. He
said that he had made a mistake, bur
would not repeat 1t. I told him that
such a scandal was a nice thing for
me to have to face, but that he had
better send for me as soon as he re-
turned to Minneapolis, He told me that
If L returned at that time it would Gre
ate great family troubles, and would
ruin him, and begged of me not to
think of such a thing, as he was very
ambitious. Then the matter rested for
a time"
She saw Mr.. Goodnow next in Chicago in
June, 1896 Il directly accused him of living
IN 1nhdelity with woman known as Abbie
Gordon. He
DENIED THE CHARGE
and told me l must be crazy, and started to
leave the room. / took him by the coat
collar and told him that the time had come
when l wanted a little truth from him He
told me that he would refuse to stay any
longer III the room with me- but | persisted
and when he attempted to wrench my hands
loose from his collar l. became angry and
boxed his ears. He then admitted the truth
OF my statements, but begged me not to be
too harsh with him, and told me that he
would yet prove TO me that he was a man
He begged me to forgive him and give him
another chance. l refused to listen to him
with pair of tongs. Mr.. Goodnow and I
then returned to Minneapolis and engaged
apartments at the Holmes hotel"
DID you not enter into some agreement
with Mr.. Goodnow before doing this?''
Il did. / had an agreement written which
he signed in the presence Of witnesses and
which 1 now have in my possession
Attorney Schriber asked for the document
and after placing it in evidence read it to
the jury. 1t stated that Flora E. Powers and
John F. Goodnow had been married but had
been living apart, in fact, had not for long
time assumed the relations Of man and wife
Owing to conditions that had arisen it was
deemed necessary that they should assume
such relations, but that on account of rumors
of infdelity on the part of John Goodnow
that had reached the ears Of the plaintiff she
refused to become q wife in name only. That
they were to live
UNDER THE SAME ROOF,
but were to occupy separate apartments. that
such state Of affairs must not be under
stood as condoning or forgiving Mr.. Good
now by his wife and that the contract should
remain in force at her discretion
This document was dated March G. 1895
and was signed by John Goodnow, in the
presence of witnesses.
Attorney Schriber then asked Mrs Good-
now If peculiar situation had not arisen
on an occaswion in Chicago, when she had
met Mr.. Goodnow at the Great Northern
hotel, and she answered that such was the
case.
II had been talking with Mr.. Goodnow
and he had just left me when the clerl
came TO me and asked If that was not Mr.
| Gordon. referring TO Mr.. Goodnow.
answered no."
" Are you his wifeT he asked.
II said yes; but his name was not Gordon .
He said he had package for Mrs. Cor
don and thought that the gentleman who had