The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-26
prevail. He had also at all times been
extremely Jealous

prevail. He had also at all times been
extremely jealous.
''At one time,'' said Mrs. Stocking,
my husband introduced me to an eld-
erly friend of his, and later l met him
when on my way to Eau Claire. We
had quite lite chat on the train, and
WREN l reached my husband I told him
of the occurrence. He was very angry
and stormed about it, and said that he
did not know when he married me that
he was marrying a. pickup"
This last statement Attorney Ker-
ruish seemed unable to understand, and
he insisted that Mrs. Stocking repeat it
several times.
AT another time in this city Mrs.
Stocking said that she had been on
street car when an accident had hap
pened and she had asked the conduc.o-
about it, but he did not answer her,
and an elderly man sitting in the seat
with her explained the matter to her.
They had left the car at the same cor
ner, as he lived but step or two from
her home, and had walked a few PAGES
together Mrs. Stocking said that she
related this occurrence to her hus-
band.
"It was a habit I had to tell him
everything" said Mrs. Stocking. HE
became very angry and told me that I
had lowered myself to the level of
serveEt girl, and that he had worked
up hundreds of affairs with women by
add1 essing them on the street cars. /
explained to him that the man 1 had
spoken to was an elderly gentleman,
but that only seemed to make him the
more angry, and he shook his fist in
my face and said that he was con-
WINGED that I had the elements of
bad woman in me-"
Mrs Stocking told of a meeting Of
clergymen in this city and of her in
vitirg a number Of the visitors, through
her minister, to stay at their home
while in the city. She had afterwards
spoken to her husband about the mat
ter and he had protested, and said tf at
he would not permit the ministers in
his home.
II asked the reason why" said MS
Stocking, land he told me that he had
a friend who had said that he would
trust his wife with any class Of men
but ministers and travelling men, and
that those were his sentiments. After
wards he relented, and the ministers
came to our home and stayed three
days, and at the end Of that time Mr..
Stocking said to me that if any one
had told him that his wife would be-
come so familiar with q man in three
days time he would have killed him.
What did he mean by familiar?"
II have not the remotest ide a."
Mrs. Stocking said that while .Sey
were living at the Albion Mr. Stocking
had insisted that she meet former
woman acquaintance of his that she
knew to be a bad woman. HE wanted
me to make her my associate, and
begged him not to force me to do any,
thing of that kind, and finally he inv ted
her to dine with u.s. telling me of 1t aft
erwards. Then I refused point plank to
meet her, and told him that he might
have her there if he wanted to, but
that 1 would not be there. That night
he scolded me for a full three hours
about that, and finally he began to
cry"
"We1l, how long did the water works
remain turned on?" asked Attorney
Kerruish.
II don't know. I cried myself, but 1
guess that it was daylight before it was
all over.'
At another time, Mrs Stocking said
that she had wanted to make a trip
South, and that Mr.. Stocking had
promised her that she might do 50
up to the time that she had selected to
go, and then he had refused to allow
her to leave him. She had begged him
to let her take the trip, and finally one
day he had taken her to her room and
said in very dramatic voice:
woman, woman, you do not know
the outcome Of all this Some day you
will leave me never to return
Il told him not to be a goosie," said
Mrs. Stocking, land then he became
angry and said that he had stood a
good deal at my hands, but that to be
called goosie was more than he could
endure, and that he would not have it"
well, why should calling him a
goosie have caused him such anguish ?'
asked Attorney Kerruish, you did not
address him in @ rude way, did YOU ?''
mot in the least The way in which
he had spoken to me had seemed fun
ny to me, and my reply was more play
full than anything else"
Mrs. Stocking said that about five
weeks after she had been married she
had noticed Mr.. Stockings apparent ill
health, and the liberated state of his
mouth and gums. She had asked him
at the time what the matter was, and
he had told her that he had taken a
great deal of mercury and lemon juice,
| and the two combined had caused his
mouth and gums to become salivated.
| She had felt sorry for him, and had
tried to help him until finally his teeth
| began to bother him so much that thew
could almost be plucked from the gums
with the fingers. They were in Chica-
| go at that time, and Mr.. Stocking had
said that his mouth was troubling him
| so much that he would have to return
to ST. Paul for treatment, and he had
| left her. A very short time after, her
own health had become affected, and
| the condition of her mouth resembled
that of her husband. She said that she
| had gone to physician in Chicago
and had been given medicine that had
| helped her. Later she had explained
| the matter to her husband, and he told
| her that he had not told the truth when
he said that the condition of his mouth
was caused by taking mercury, but
that the trouble was disease of the
| gums.
| AT o'clock Mrs. Stocking was still
| on the stand and this morning she
| will resume her story, and 1t Is proba-
bic that part of her testimony will
have to do with the letters written by
her to Mr.. Stocking during her absence
| from him.
Mr.. Stocking was on the stand but q