The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-31
TRIED In THE FOREST
MOCK COURT HELD IN THE VIR-
GIN WOODS OF PAYNE
AVENUE
SENSATIONAL CASE AT BAR

bridget MuIIfgam ASKS for 100000
for Damages to Her Young Heart,
Inflicted by Ole Olson, but the
the Testimony Relevant, and
Some Besides.
Bridget Mulligan. for forty years res
ident of the First ward, last night lost
a breach Of promise suit against one Ole
Olson, also a First ward resident, after a
spirited legal battle before the supreme
court of Judicature, United Order Of For
esters, in special session which convened
in Odd Fellows hall, Payne avenue and
Wells street, under the care and protec-
ton of Court Landmark. Judges James
Schoonmaker and Louis Nash were upon
the bench and directed proceedings, while
H. Oppenheim, formerly assistant city at
torney directed the defendants case i'll
opposition to the efforts of Z. s. Olmstead,
who represented the plaintiff.
The trial Of the action and it's somewhat
sensational nature attracted a large au-
dience and standing: room was at a pre-
MUM. subdued hush gave signal Of
coming developments as Sheriff Geo. II.
Woolsey called the court to order and the
eminent eApositors of Jurisprudence took
their places upon the bench. The en-
paneling of the jury proceeded without a
Mitch, six women and six men being cho-
sen. The counsel for the defense waived
the right to challenge, and the only in
cident to mar the quiet drawing of the
twelve tried men and true women was a
summary challenge from the prosecution
to the seating of Juror Bartlett, who
openly acknowledged that he was not
prepossessed by the appearance of the
plaintiffs counsel.
The pleadings in the case represented,
among other things, that Bridget Multi
gan the injured female claiming $1OO. OOO
damages for the laceration of her virginia.
affections, has been for forty years q
resident of the First ward and is a lady
or verac1ty and intelligence. That the de-
PENDANT Is ward politician, who by rea-
son OF versatility as a CRATER and ability
10 gain the confidence of prominent men,
has been alternately the recipient of lu-
cratlve favors from four political parties.
from which he has amassed O fortune.
That without provocation, he made mat
that she. believing in his faith and integ
rity' and without the prospect of other
matrimonial alliance, accepted his suit
and consented to their marriage at his
earnest solicitation. That the defendant
after she had expended the SUM of Sis
for wedding garments. without reason
broke his pledge and troth and refused
TO marry her, by which circumstance
she was injured in the sum mentioned.
Inc defendant made answer to the eff
fect that upon first meeting her she had
appeared lovely woman, of perfect feat
ures and winning ways, but that he had
afterwards learned that she was in the
habit Of embalming her face, and after
securing his promise she appeared In her
true form and color, >inf1icting upon his
tender sensibilities a severe and unlocked
for shock. That for this reason and 9TH
ers. he had refused to marry her. his
promise having been secured by fraud
ana deceLSeon. Furthermore, that upon
this discovery he had upbraided her and
she had replied in language of a negligee
color, In which the noun dam had an
peared In connection with varied as
sortment of 'adjectives. @ts2
The plaintiff testified In her own behalf.
giving lurid account of OIe's unfaith-
fuiness. She admitted that she had mis-
stated the amount expended for wedding
iiiChtS anu lidI portion OF the
money had been used for the purchase
of chewing gum. Just at this juncture.
the court discovered a conspiracy be-
tween the counsel for the defense and.
the jury to defraud justice and ordered
the jury and attorneys in the case to be
searched. A receipt was found upon one
OF the jurors showing that the counsel
Tor the defense had given money as
bride to the juror. A sensation ensued.
which resulted in tha
court that If an equitable distribution
OF the spoils was made, that he would
overlook the occurrence
An irish copper, who had attended
Mayor Kiefer.s German school," was
put upon the stand to give evidence re-
gard1ng the unseemly conduct and DO
litical methods of the defendant. He tes
titled that Olson had bribed the mayor,
had received hush money from Billy, 9th
erwise known as William Johnson. coun-
ty auditor, and had assisted Alderman
Alex Llndahl to the topmost round of
his acknowledged brilliant political ca
reer Regarding the plaintiff, he testified
to having seen the defendant impress
upon her chaste countenance sundry ca
resses, which in his opinion ought alone
to nave prejudiced her against him He
admitted having beguiled the mayor into
appointing him to the force on the
strength of his German accent but said
In extenuation that the mayor had told
him that while he knew he was Irish. he
couldn't help admiring his stupendous
nerve In asking for job under the ad-
ministration The court took exceptions.
| and with the aid of the counsels con-
cerned nearly secured the witness i'm
parchment, eviction, disbarment and sew
eral other things, when Jim Smith 81
years old and the father of a family, ap-
peared to tell the story of his wandering
daughters fall, under the seductive as
saults of the blandishing Swede.
The minor excitement was swallowed
In the Importance of the tale about to be
unfolded and the copper took his chance
in hurry and made his exit Papa
Smith swore that his daughter had said
after her final agreement to disagree with
Olson that she would not marry the man
IT he were the last upon earth or Tim
Sheehan. The court decided that such
statements from a witness were danger
GUS to the public morals and incendiary
and ordered the testimony stricken out
Ex-Ald. Lindahl was called to testify to
the qualities necessary to the success of
| ward politician and went on record
with the statement that 1t was simple
enough and that the whole secret of ward
politics was in being on all sides of the
question at once.
The defendant was then called He re-
hearsed the course of his young affect
lions and told in measured phrase, the
story of his relations with the plaintiff
She had played the Jekyll-Hyde racket
upon him and he would not stand for
the bluff. He had askede her to marry
him under Misrepresentation and when
he became sorry. had frankly announced
the fact to her and told her to look else
where for man. She had objected and
used stevedore language to him. His
better nature had asserted itself over the
course which his feelings would have ad-
vocated, and he had departed from out