The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-23
PARK JURY STILL OUT
WAS UNABLE TO REACH A VER-
DICT UP TO MID
NIGHT
CLOSING DAY OF THE TRIAL
tffy to the Good Character Of this.
PrisOner-He Also Gives Some
Additional TestimOny-The Ar
Eumenfs in the Case Were Com :
cIuded at 5 O'Clock.

cIuded at 5 O'Clock.
The third day of the Park trial drew
a crowd of spectators that bore witness
to the general interest that Is being
taken in the case. Carl II. Park, the
defendant, who is being tried on a charge
of receiving stolen property. was on the
stand during the forenoon. continuing
his testimony In his own behalf, and ne
was followed by a number of witnesses
who testified to his general good char
acter Then the state placed Chief
Schweitzer and the detectives on the
stand in rebuttal of some of the defend
ants testimony, and the case went to
the jury shortly before D. m. No agree
ment was reached up to midnight.
Park. who is good-looking fellow
with well-shaped head, but eyes that
are intense as Goals. resumed his testi-
mony under cross-examnation with an
air that appeared as though the pro-
ceedings were bore to him. He told,
In an off-hand way. of his relations
with the colored woman, Hannah Idlett
whom he claimed as his common law
wife. and who was indicted Jointly with
him.
w ueu we began living IOSeUner We
discussed the question of marriage" he
said, ''and L explained to Hannah what
constituted a common law marriage. l
told her that it was only necessary for
us to recognize each other as man and
wife, and that we should be introduced
as such Hannah introduced me to a
number Of her friends as her husband
L always spoke Of her as my wife and
We lived together as man and wife"
The witness said that ba toll
the detectives who made the arrest that
he had been giving the woman consid-
cradle money TO buy things to wear.
Then he gazed down into the big heap
of bright colored silks and female gar
ments at his feet and identified one ta-
BILE cloth and a lap robe, both Of which
he said had belonged to his mother for
several years.
Haven't you made calls on st. An
thony hill?" asked Attorney Zollman
Then for the first time. Park flushed
NO., he said. Il have not made any
social calls for the past two years"
Fark was followed on the stand by
Arthur B. Lathrop, an attorney, who
said that he had known the defendant
for ten years and had always thought
him possessed of a high moral character.
Fart OF the time Park had desk in the
same office as the witness. Then B. F.
Wright said he had known Park for
eight years and thought his conduct
during that time to have been exempla-
ry. Z. B. Curtis manager of the Eureka
stone works. had known Park for ten
years, during part Of which time the de-
fendant had been in his employ.
James E. Trask. an attorney, had seen
considerable Of Park during the past
nine years and knew of nothing to his
discredit. David F. PEBBLES had known
both the defendant and his mother and
| thought well of them. H. s. Johnson a
patent solicitor. with an office in the
Pioneer Press building, was the last
witness called by the defense
L have known Park for seven years"
he testified. He has desk in my office
and l have done business with him. He
| has had access to the safe and 1 have
always believed him to be an honest
man."
In his testimony Tuesday the defend-
ant had stated that the detectives who
made the arrest had drunk whisky at his
| invitation, and, with a view to rebut-
| ting this testimony, the state placed on
| the stand Detectives HolloWelI Werrick
and Wells and Chief Schweitzer All
swore that they had never drank any
whisky nor used profanity in question:
ing the defendant
Il never even smoked" said Detective
Wells.
After the jury had retired, at the con-
clusion of the closing arguments, it re-
qu1red a half hour for Assistant County
Attorney ZOllman to bundle up the mis-
| cellaneous lot of stuff that had been In
| troduced as exhibits