The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-15
NOES Of THE SPENI[RS
THEY WE'RE TAKEN UNDER AD-
VLsEMENT BY JUDGE JAG
GARD YESTERDAY
DEFENDANT TOLD HIS STORY
He Had Been Familiar With His
Help, but Had Not Abused
His Wife, He
Said.

Judge Jaggard yesterday took under
Amusement the Spencer divorce case,
which has been on trial before him for
three days.
Mrs. Spencer first testified that her
restaurant still owed about $3.50 and 5000
of borrowed money.
Miss Trockie, of Minneapolis, a sister
of Mrs. Spencer, was called. She is a
partner with Mrs. Spencer in the res
taurant business on Wabasha street. She
came over from Minneapolis to the VAL
entlne block to nurse her sister, who sent
Tor her, and when she had been there
three or four days Spencer invited her
TO leave. There was some trouble over
q girls wages, and when Spencer told
his wife he would throw her out of the
window, witness had said then he must
throw her out. Spencer had put witness
clothes out in the hall On Christmas
day, in Minneapolis, witness had noticed
the bruises on Mrs. Spencers forehead
Mrs. Spencer cried and told witness it
came from blow by her husband
DIDN'T he come to the restaurant and
ask Tor Mrs. Spencer to get a reconcilia-
tlon' and didn't you cry and tell him
you did not know where she was?'
yes, did cry, for I felt sorry for
tell him that did not know where she
was
Mr.. Doty-Was she not in constant
fear OF him, and did she not wish to
nave him arrested and bound over to
Keep the peace, and did L not advise that
that was not necessary?
Yes
Mr.. Allen-Did he not ask you to let
him see her?
and she said she did not care to see
him..
Didn't he say, For Gods sake, let me
see her %
Yes, sir. told him I would tele-
phone"
The witness was asked about certain
advertisement in the papers to the effect
that she and her sister had no connection
with the Fifth street restaurant, and ex-
planned that, when they opened their res
taurant, there was no restaurant by the
name of Spencer. Mr. Spencer had not
consulted them when he FAMED his new
restaurant the Spencer branch. HE
threatened to burn my eyes out with car
bolic acid" said the witness.
For the defense Miss Belle Homuth was
first called. She went into the
Spencer Mr.. Spencer had not
called on her two or three times a
week as Mrs. Pringle testified. It was
another man who strongly resembled Mr..
Spencer Dark, just like Spencer. This
other man had called two or three times
week and remained about the length
of time stated by Mrs. Pringle. Spencer
had called once on business. AS to the
incident related by Mrs Pringle, Miss
Belle said that she was wearing her night
dress when Mrs. Pringle came up ana
said Spencer wished to see her and had
told Mrs. Pringle she would see him a
minute at her door. Spencer had come
up and pushed the door open and entered
but by that time she had slipped on her
black working gown and Spencer had
not remained there more than two min
utes.
Mr. Doty asked her why she had left
the restaurant run by Spencer, and wit
ness replied because Mr.. Spencer accused
her of things she could not stand
Mr.. Doty fished a letter from the large
envelope and asked her If that was not
Spencer's writing.
81 don't know"
did not boy bring a letter to you
the day before you left?''
mo, SIR
And did not you tear 1t up?'
81 always tear all my notes up
Mrs. Spencer had come to see her and
get her to come back to work.
DO you not remember that while Mrs.
Spencer was there that some one brought
you note of four pages, purporting to
be from Mr.. Harry Spencer and did not
you and Mrs Spencer discuss it there?"
Witness could not remember.
Several employees of the Spencers could
not remember seeing the bruise.
The defendant testified that he was
thirty-three years old; was born in Ger
many, and had lived in Minnesota seven
years. He said:
81 met my wife six years ago when she
had just come from her country home.
We worked together. We had lovers
quarrels and were jealous of each other.
They were momentary quarrels. Our
relations before marriage were generally
happy. We went into business together
four years ago. 1 have been in the bust
ness for twenty years, but only recently
on my own account. 1 have never held
a!oof as 1 should have done from my
help. I have thought my help as good
as I was, and have been on familiar
terms with girls in my employ. I have
put my arm around girls, but before
other people, and have not tried to con-
ceal it"
Witness said that his wife's health be-
gan to fail before they married. On one
occasion witness had gone to get Ida
Pease to come back, and his wife had
followed him, and the door being unlock
ed she had come in and called the girl
some names. He had not called his wife
vile names, and had never called her
chastity into question, nor did he ques-
ton her character now.