The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-03
HAZARD BIGAMY
TRIAL BEGINS TODAY
West Pointer Must Face a jury
-Rumored Case Will Be
Dropped.

Samuel G. Hazard, the West Point
er who has been in the Hennepin county
Jail for several weeks on charge of
bigamy, will be placed on trial today
before Judge Brooks, in Minneapolis.
The case promises to be interest
ing in view of the fact that both sides
to the contest are confident that they
will come out triumphantly.
Dr. Linda Burfield Hazard, the fast
ing specialist, who was the last to mar
ny Hazard, said yesterday that Mrs.
Viva Kirkpatrick Everhard, the alleg-
ed second wife, who appears as the
prosecuting witness, will refuse to go
on the stand against Hazard.
DR.. Burfield Hazard claims that her
detective work in St. Paul, where Viva
kirkpatrick Everhard claims to have
been married to Hazard by Court
Commissioner Gallick on a certain date,
has brought to light facts to prove
that there is no truth in the story, and
that it will be made plain in court.
1t Is stated that a package of letters
has been forwarded to the Fitchpat-
ricks by the New York woman who re-
Gently secured divorce from Hazard,
and among the letters is a telegram
from a Minneapolis man which makes
a request of the New York woman not
to come to Minneapolis to testify
against her former husband.
The Minneapolis man was looked up
to verify the telegram and he said
that he denied ever having sent any
presented to the F'itchpatricks is who
sent that telegram.
State Senator kirkpatrick, with his
wife, is in Minneapolis for the purpose
of attending the trial, and, together
with his daughter, Mr.. kirkpatrick
came over to st. Paul yesterday for a
conference with Court Commissioner
Gallick, whose evidence, substantiated
by that of the daughter, was largely
responsible for the Indictment return
ed against Hazard.
GaIIick Says He Was Mistaken.
Since his appearance before the grand
jury Court Commissioner Gallick has
convinced himself that he was mis-
taken in Identifying Hazard and Sem
ator Fftchpatrick's daughter as a cou-
pie who had been married by him in
ST. Paul on March Z of last year, and
it is stated that there is little evidence
upon which to base the charges against
Hazard.
Senator kirkpatrick admitted, when
in st. Paul yesterday, that there was
little hope of securing a conviction and
he stated that the case had been pushed
against Hazard largely upon the ex-
pectation of having Mr.. Gallick fur
nish testimony which would convict
Hazard.
Senator kirkpatrick, while willing to
admit that it would be a hard matter
to convict Hazard, said he could but
believe his daughter, and ne has in
sisted that the case shall come to trial
The statement in circulation a few
days ago to the effect that Mrs. Viva
kirkpatrick Everhard would refuse to
appear against Hazard was vigorously
denied in st. Paul yesterday afternoon
both by Senator kirkpatrick and Mrs
Everhard herself.
The woman still sticks to the story
that she was married to Hazard m
st. Paul, and that Court Commissioner
Gallick performed the ceremony, but
Court Commissioner Gallick stated
yesterday that he would not be able
to give any testimony which would be
of assistance to the prosecution.
It was rumored in Minneapolis yes
terday that the case against Hazard
would be dropped when called in court
today