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

Just left me was Mr. Gordon. tod Mr..
Goodnow Of the occurrence when he re-
turned, and he became confused and said il
must me mistake, but that he had been
called Mr.. Gordon at times Mr.. Goodnow,
however, got the package, and she afterwards
ascertained that it contained face powder.
Did you ask him how it came in his pos
II did, but he declinedEto enter into anv
explanation of the natter
This concluded the direct examination, and
Attorney WEIGH began the cross examination
for the defense.
He asked Mrs. Goodnow If she had not OBJ
tanned divorce from her former husband
Mr. Powers. She said that she had but could
not remember the exact date. 1t was some
time during the years 1890 and 1891. An at
tempt was made to find out when the divorce
had been obtained, but an objection from
MRS. Goodnows attorneys was sustained by
Judge Russell. Under the questioning of At
torney WEIGH, Mrs. Goodnow told of her com
Ing to Minnesota in 1885 and gave detailed
account OF her actions up to the time of
her marriage with Mr.. Goodnow.
After the noon adjournment, Mrs. Goodnow
resumed the stand.
Attorney WEIGH asked her if she had re-
NAMED in the room with Mr.. Goodnow on
the night Of her marriage with Mr. Goodnow.
She answered that she had, but that she had
not retired with him. in fact had occupied a
chair near the window all night long think
ing over the situation. Asked if she had
on any subsequent occasion assumed actual
marriage relations with Mr. Goodnow she
said that she had always adhered to her
first statement to him that she would h.
come his wife in fact only when he received
her as such before the whole world.
MI Goodnow did not support her until she
was taken Ill in st. Paul. Since that time
ne mad contributed to her support
The extent of Mrs. GoodnoW's relations with
Mr. Martin were entered into extensively bv
the defense, but it was shown that he was
Simply life long friend, who had cared for
her as a brother
The defense attempted to make Mrs Good
now acknowledge that she had proposed a.
settlement with Mr.. Goodnow. but she in
sisted that the first overtures in that di-
recuon had come from the defendant She
had then offered to accept S. 900 and allow
him to procure divorce. or she would pro-
cure 1t, providing he would bear the expense
Mr.. GoOdnOw had refused.
During the giving Of this testimony corre-
spondence relative to it that had passed be-
tween Mr.. and Mrs. Goodnow was introduced
in evidence
Attorney Welch asked Mrs Goodnow if she
had ever had any conversation with Mr.
Goodnow in Chicago in regard to living there
She said that she had: that on one occasion
when she met Mr. GoodnoW in Chicago by ap-
pointment, he had tod her that he expected
to go into business in Chicago. He said they
would rent fat and live there. and that their
HAPPINESS WOULD BEGIN.
He told her to ascertain what the cost Of
furnishing a fiat would be. and said that he
would sent her a draft for the amount from
Minneapolis. and that she could go ahead and
get it ready for occupancy. She had found out
the cost and written to him. and receiving no
answer, had telegraphed, and received an
swer by telegraph that her letter had just
been received.
Becoming suspicious l went to the Great
Northern hotel and asked for Mrs. Goodnow."
She left last night with Mr.. Goodnow,"
was the answer of the clerk.
Where did they go?' | asked and he
swered that he thought they had returned to
Minneapolis. He said he understood that Mr..
GOodnow was the base ball man from Mime
apolis, and had been in Chicago with his
wife, attending to some base ball matters.
81 asked the clerk if he certain that
Mrs Goodnow with her husband, and he
showed me the register, where l saw writ
ten: Mr.. John Goodnow and wife "
Attorney Welch attempted to have all that
the witness had said stricken out of the
records, but Judge Russell decided that it
was good evidence and should remain.
The cross examination was concluded with
a statement from Mrs. Goodnow that she and
Mr.. Goodnow had had stormy interview
at the Holmes hotel, in Minneapolis, in which
the name of Abbie Gordon had figured quite
prominently.
Court adjourned for the day with Mrs.
Goodnow still the stand.