The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-13

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sion of the farm in the spring Of
1917.
rs 1t not a fact that after Mr..
Greisinger had rented the farm to
Harding you would have to move and
that Mr.. Greisinger told you that IL
Harding backed out you could stay2"
asked Attorney Arctander.
Yes.
''And then you never refused to
stay because of lack Of conven-
fences of any kind?''
Did not Mr.. Greisinger tell you
that it would be hard place for you
to work and not as easy for you as
about eight hired men on the Curtis
placer"
"Yes, we talked the matter over a
little"
Kind to Her Little Boy.
At this juncture in the case, Attor-
ney Arctander sought to show the
happiness at the Greisinger place and
how the defendant sought to make
things agreeable to his housekeeper.
Joe was kind to you and also to
your little son, was he not Mrs.
Robbins
Joe, was gentleman"
"And did he not teach the little boy
the letters and also teach him how
to tell the timer"
Eyes"
He was kindly to your little boy
and treated you ali right. too?''
Eyes"
you were willing to stay as long
as he wanted you to remain"
Il promised him that I would stay
for awhile"
els it not a fact that you knew all.
the winter and the fall Of 1916 that
you would have to find another place
in the spring of 1915. and that you
would then cease to be a housekeep-
er for Joe?n
Eyes"
did you not learn from Mrs. Hog
ness, the postmistress at Karnak,
that Curtis wanted a housekeeper."
Mrs. Hogness was out to Greis-
myers place one afternoon and said
something about it. Mr. Greisinger
said he didn't think Mr.. Curtis would
need a housekeeper as he had sis
ter by the name of Hattie. That was
in January Of 1917
First Time She Heard Name.
Mrs. Robbins testified that that was
the first time she had heard the
name of Curtis. She testified that
she called Joseph Greisinger simply
Joe" and that he called her by her
given name.
''At that time, Joe did not want
you to so to the Curtis place?
why certainly not"
Curtis Makes First Call.
Curtis, she testified, came for the
first time to the Greisinger place
while she was there in February and
talked over matters with Greisinger
N the pasture. It was reported then.
she said. that the Hardings would not
take the place and that she was dis
by Greisinger from going
over to the Curtis farm. She said Cur
It's never entered the house to see her
and that afterwards she learned that
the Hardings were TO come and start
ID to make inquiries about the place
and the kind OF work and other mat
Lers.
Joe told me" she asserted, that
he thought 1t would be hard because
20 many men were working on the
arm which consisted Of a section
and a half of land.
II asked what kind OF a fellow
Freeman Curtis was and Joe said he
was a very. fine man."
Joe never assured you IL would |
be easy for you there2"
Certainly not. !"
Joe was like a big brother to you
and you consulted with him on per-
sonal matters r.
Yes, he was a good man."
''Will you say under oath that Joe |
insisted that you were to take work /
On that plaoa2R ssffN.ts#sstt
mol"
Leaves Greinainuer Place.
Mrs. Robbins then told of Curtis
coming over to the Greinsinger place
10 see her when Joe was ..out of the /
house" and talked about keeping
house for him.
Il told him / had little boy and
wanted q home for him. He never
made a bargain with me but said
vas to- come as soon as / could.
The Greinsinger auction took place
IN March 20. 1917, and she stayed on
he farm until March Is, and then
vent over to the Curtis place.
'.Isn't IL true that while you stayed
It the Greinsinger place YOU
we're treated Ike one Of the family 2"
Yes
Things were just as though you
we're q member Of the famiiy2"
HYee"
'If Joe was invited to a neighbours
lome for some dinner you were in
.luded As a matter OF course. were
rou not ?"
yes
Recess Until O'clock.
The court ordered a. recess until 2
fcloelg The courtroom was filled
With interested spectators this morn
ng, for the most part from
zriggs county. For a while this
corning il was thought that the case
would not be continued owing
8 the Illness of Attorney
Arctanger Of minneapolis. who mas ]