The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-27

professional visit to the house and find
ing MIR Cunningham with her thigh and
abdomen badly bruised. The husband
told him that she had fallen off a step
ladder. A neighbor who had been called
in to nurse the wife saw no stepladder,
the house was in confusion ana there
looked as if there had been a family
quarrel.
The fact that Mr. Cunningham had re-
duced new oress belonging to his wife
to shreds, because it dil not suit his
fancy, was substantiated yesterdas after
noon by Mrs Emil. Todd of 14S Ramsey
street who had been secured to make
the dress by Mrs. Cunningham
Il made two waists for Mrs. Cunning
ham," said the witness. which under
stood were to be ready in tine for an
entertainment. The next day after they
had been delivered Mrs Cunningham re-
turned with one of them badly torn and
asked that it be made over She was
heavily yelled. AMI when s7ace removed it
aH that her face was scratched and
red as If she had been strdch b. some
thing. l took the bill for the garment
to Mr.. Cunningham at his store, and
when I presented it he became very an
CRY and refused to gay the amount. He
told me that if were a man he would
wipe the floor up with me- for attempting
to disgrace his wife.
Mrs. Todd snapped out her testimony
in vindictive manner, and this caused
Mr. Cunningham s attorney Ito ask her if
she was not taking more than ordinary
interest in the case; in fact, If she had
not conversed with Mrs Cunningham
and the children as to their rights in the
matter. ts,..tes 49,
Mrs. Todd denied the first imputation,
but said that she had informed one of
the children, Florence. who, she under
stood, sided with the father that she
would come to bad end if she testified
against her mother. This conversation,
she claimed was forced from her as
she came through the hail to the court
room. She was with Mrs Cunningham
end passing thesdaughter the mother ex-
tended a greeting. Florence returned
the mothers advances rather contempt
uously, and this act had brought out the
remark she made.
FAMILY Is DIVIDED.
As the triat~continues the fact that the
family is divided between father and
mother is more than-.aS parent of the six
children, the younger siding in manner
with the father. This was shown yes
terday when Florence, a ffteen-year-oId
daughter, was summoned to the stand.
While her testimony was being taken
the parents were excluded from the room
and the two remained in the hall The
wife betook herself to one of the empty
court rooms with the children that re-
NAMED faithful to her, while the husband
stayed in the hall and smoked.
Florence was a most reluctant witness,
and much time was consumed in receiv-
ing replies to the avalanche of questions
hurled at her. She related several Incl
dents of i'll treatment received by the
mother and told how on one occasion
her father had tried to choke her She
said her father often cursed. her mother,
and that on one occasion he had thrown
the sewing machine at her. She denied
the knife throwing incident Though she
failed to throw light on several of the
happenings alleged to have occurred, suf-
ticent testimony was secured to show
that the children were not strangers to
the many things that had taken place.
During the afternoon several deposit
tiCns were read from absent witnesses.
The trial will probably be concluded to-
day The argument to be introduced
blythe husband is that his wifes mind is
AFFECTED.