The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-06
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS

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being asked and which had been answered
In the proper manner. Ia
What did you do afteT hAt?s
~, we came to Minnehpoifs and took
A letter was then introduced. 1t was
under date Of March 8, 1903, and was sent
by the witness to her -mothef, telling
about the marriage to "Saffas1 and secur-
ing rooms at 10S Thirteenth street south
He Writes Postscript.
On the second page was the following
postscript by Hargreaves:
Dear Mrs. Fitzpatrick: Viva has told you
all there is to be told and 1 am only ad-
S alng TINS postscript to assure you of my
be all that you can ask In your son-in-
law We shall try hard to get along
comforta ply and ! want you to feel that
this first letter brings to both Won and Mr.
Fitzpatrick the knowledge that / shall
care for her and love her all through NV
life. Faithful always.
Mrs Hargreaves then describes the
rooms occupied at Mrs. Strong's.
She had been introduced by him to sew
eraI as his wife. They went to church
several times together. and at the First
Presbyterian church she had also been
introduced.
The witness identified letter from
him while on business trip to Faribault,
June IT,
This was as follows:
shall send this at once SO you NAV
know where I am, and it brings you my
whole hearts love and every bit of my
LIES work. / shall be so lonely without
you, dear. and I want YOU every minute
$40 you see the gray hairs are justified.
This is a pretty little town, and hope
l may got something out of 1t. Love me,
dearie girl, as l love you. and know that
l am always your very own loving hus-
band. SAM
BiIIets Doux
A third letter was also abundant in
endearing terms. 1t reads:
My Own Dearest Girl-It is now II p. m.
and have been with the most prominent
wholesale merchant all morning 1t looks
as though am going to land him. To-
morrow night will decide. Be my good
do SO long to creep into your arms and
hold you close to my hearta for every day
love you more and more and you are al
ways my own dear wife. With my whole
hearts love, tfu SAM
July they had visited her parents at
Nevada, Iowa. II
Her father had several times visited
them in Minneapolis, and her mother and
sister Genevieve had mingled together as
one family. 40
Are you acquainted with DR.. Linda
Burfield?" was asked yes, 1 met her
o. AAdA 81 Ca FCo'
Kissing Her Goodbye.
He had left her Nov. IA, asking her
to be at his office at A. o'clock When
she called he was not there She found
a note saying he had an engagement but
would see her later In the day. He did
not return until the following day, Sun
day. Saturday night she had heard of
his marriage to DR.. Burfield. At this
meeting her father was present.
Hargreaves then told her she was not
his wife. He said: "You are my common
law wife, and said that there was no rec
ord of any marriage not Of the one in
st. Paul.
What did your father say?'
He asked him if did not believe I
was his wife, and he answered yes, but
said / was not"
A letter received from Hargreaves on
Nov. IS was introduced. This was to the
effect that he was going out to supper
with friend 1t closed, Lovingly. SAM"
DR.. G. E: Dutton knew the defendant
as Harsreaves. He had been called to 108
Thirteenth street south May 8, 1908, where
Hargreaves was i'll in bed He had re-
ferred to the woman present as Mrs. Har-
greaves. At one occasion he had been
introduced to Mr.. Kirkpatrick as Mrs.
Hargreaves' father" 81 83 dofa
Mrs. Kirkpatrick Testlfies.
Mrs Harriet Fitchpatrick,- Mrs. Har-
greaves mother, was shown the letter Of
March 8, 1903, in which the parents were
notified of the marriage, and identified 1t.
She had met defendant prior to this in
Chicago, being introduced by the daughter
as Hargreaves.
Another letter was shown, Identified
as having been received In May by MFR.
Kirkpatrick In it Hargreaves said he
had been i'll, and was trying to catch
up with his work. 1t closed, "Your low
ing son, Samuel G. Hargreaves.''
Another letter was to herself, being
written shortly after the illness. Mrs.
Hargreaves had BEEN indisposed. and
great solicitude was shown. They were
very happy, and he was especially glad
to get away from restaurant cooking. 1t
closed, Il am, faithfully, your son,
Sam
do you remember them coming to
visit you at your home in Nevada %
II do. They came the morning of July
s. and left the night of the 9Th:
After this visit another letter had been
received.
This was under date July 8. 1t de-
scribed the return trip. He had greatly
enjoyed the visit and his being taken
in as member of the family He felt
toward her as toward hisn own mother.
WIfe's Father on the Stand.
J. o. Fitchpatrick, the'father, took the
stand
]. o. Kirkpatrick the. father, called.
He is president of the First National
Bank of Nevada, Iowa, and for the past
four years has been state senator. He
has lived in Nevada thirty years.
He had visited Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
greaves May and 8, andiater in Novem-
Der.
He arrived Nov. 10, in the morning,
and had an interview EithTthe two.
The conversation was largely between
the others. She asked him: Sam, am I
your wife or not?" and he said: stella
you are not" Hargreaves then told of
marrying Dr. Burfeld.
She asked him: IF am not your wife,
am l your mistress?" He said: "You
are my common law Wife, 'You will
give me credit for believing I was your
wife" she said, and he answered that he
did. Hargreaves then explained that
there was no record of the marriage, but
at no time denied that there had been
one.
Edward w. White. Of st. Paul, an I'M
derwriter, had known Hargreaves since
last May. On an interurban car he had