The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-09
BIGANY CASE GOES
TO THE JURY TODAY
One Witness Testifies He Saw
Gallick Marry Defendant
and Complaining Witness.

All evidence has been introduced and
arguments will be made this morning
by attorneys for the state and defense
in the case of Samuel c. Hazard,
charged with bigamy. The case will go
to the jury this afternoon.
The taking of testimony was finished
at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. This
was principally due to the brief time
consumed by the defense, which did not
exceed one hour.
Tn; feature of the days proceed
ings was the testimony of Fred
Koenke, young man who swears he
saw Court Commissioner Gallick of
st. Paul, perform marriage ceremony
between the defendant and the pros
ecuting witness, Viva kirkpatrick
Hargreaves.
Koenke positively identified the de-
PENDANT and the prosecuting witness
as the parties married by Mr.. Gallick.
DO you remember the date?" asked
Mr.. Jelley.
Il do not"
About when was it?"
In the spring of 1903"
AS near as possible, please relate
what was said after the parties were
all in the Office"
AS near as 1 can remember, MI.
Gallick said: Do you take this man
to be your lawfully welded husDand%
She said yes and Mr.. Gallick then
asked a similar question of Mr. Haz-
zard, and he said yes"
The witness further corroborated
Mrs. Hazards story of the ceremony.
GaIlck Doesn't Testify.
The defendant was not placed on the
stand. Neither was Court Commits
sioner Gallick of st. Paul, fact which
created some surprise, as he is the Off
cial alleged to have performed the big
amous wedding ceremony.
Further testimony was introduced
showing that Hazard had frequently
introduced Mrs. Hargreaves as his
wife
Women from all walks of life were
interested spectators. Women young,
women old, women small and women
tall; women sad and women glad; the
woman reformer and the woman per-
former-aI were present.
Viva Continues Her Story.
The complaining witness, Viva Fitch
patrick, was recalled to the stand when
court convened yesterday morning and
questioned concerning the two divorces
granted to her before she met Haz-
zard. The judgment rolls showing the
regularity of the divorces were adj
mftted in evidence
In the case of WAS last husband who
secured the divorce from her, her testi-
mOny was as follows:
Did you know of the tendency Of
this action?'
Yes"
tion?"
Il suppose 1 was"
This supposed judgment mentions a
stipulation. Was there any understand
Ing between you and Mr. Everhard as
to the securing of this divorce ?"
Wen, he told me that If 1 didn't
come home he would get divorce and
l said l wouldn't come"
Ihen you had an understanding? ?"
4 have told you all that was said"
Two more love letters of the defend
ant were read to the jury. One of them
received by Viva in Chicago lust be-
fore she left for the Twin Cities read
as follows:
My Own Dear Stella: Your letters
nave 1ust come and do need you and
get along all right, dear, and | believe
you can arrange it to come this week,
l am only going to write you short
note now, but viii give you larger one
tomorrow. l have to go to see several
people this evening. How I'd like to take
you in my arms and hold Won close - 70 en- n1a
my own grille 0'
Good night, and God love you, dear.
Sam.
Defendants attorney, Mr.. Stiles. then
started a re-cross- examination and
entertained the jury with a letter writ
ten by Viva to a Mrs. Smith, which
read as follows
Dear Mrs. Smith: Your letter came to
me sunday. There is nothing 1 can saw:
it is all too dreadful But in the siebf ~
the Lord and in my own heart sam is NV nv
husband, nothing can change that and
some day l am sure he will realize what
ana shall try earnestly to forgive ali
who have caused him to do wrong, / can
e os6n write end any % Bg feel that
Viva EStelle Hargreaves
Nevada, Iowa, Nov. 8, 1903
Viva Was Stunned.
j. A. Fitzpatrick was recalled and
when asked by Mr.. Jelley as to the
manner in which his daughter re-
celYed the news that she was not Haz-
yards wife, said:
She appeared very much stunned.
she breathed spasmodically and could
hardly say anything. 1t was fully ten
minutes before she regained enough
conlposure to talk intelligently''
Joseph N. Totten, an insurance man.
was sworn and identified an insur
ance policy taken out by the defend
ant in which the beneficiary was his
wife, Viva Hargreaves.
Harry Greesang, recalled, testified
that Hazard had said something to
MN about having been in worse scrapes
before and getting out of them. and he
guessed he could get out of this one.
David White was next recalled and
tod OF Hazard and his wife No. %
belng IN ST. Paul together Nov. 70
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