The Mankato free press., 1922-08-18
CHARGES HURLED
BACK And FORTH
NEW TRIAL Is ASKED IN
ROBERTS CASE
HEARING BEFORE DEAN
Braun and Pegg Figure Conspic-
uously; Affidavits Put In
From Several Parties

Fairmont, Mimi, August II
Judge E. c.. Dean in district court
Saturday afternoon heard a motion
for a new trial by Attorney J. Z.
Haycraft, representing NJ. F. Rob-
erts, whose wife was recently grant
ed a divorce, custody of their two
children and payments of $125 a
month for the children's support.
Mr.. Haycraft's motion was based
on the grounds that new evidence
had been discovered, as a result OF
which he charges Mrs. Roberts
with misconduct with r. E. Pegs,
an accountant, at Hotel Fairmont
and in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
latter incident in particular.
Mr.. Haycraft had an affidavit
from Mrs. Braun in which she
swore that she saw Mrs. Roberts
and Pegg in the same room at the
Braun home.
An affidavit bf Mr.. Braun sup
ported his wife'3 testimony.
Alleged False Testimony
Mrs Roberts lied twice at the di
vorce hearing July g." said Nj.
Haycraft. She said Pegg never was
in her room at the hotel. After evil
dence had been introduced showing
he had been there, she did not deny
it. She swore that she had no blood
relation either to Mrs. Stanley or
Edna Stanley. Mrs. Stanley swore
grandfather were brothers. Mrs.
Roberts never denied this when
she took the stand afterward."
Judge Dean took the case under
.advisement. Following the argu-
ments, the judge said No matter
what any mother has done, | would
rather cut off my right arm than
besmirch the lives of her children.
Deny Braun Story
In answer to the charges against
Mrs. Roberts, Attorney Seifert pro
duced large number of affidavits,
including one from Mrs. Roberts,
denying all allegations of miscon-
duct at Mankato or here.
Affidavits of e. +. Braun, Man
kato accountant, and Mrs. Braun.
that r. e. Pegg, an accountant who
has frequently been employed in
Fairmont, and Mrs. Roberts, were
guilty of misconduct in the Braun
Mrs. Roberts states that she IS
now living with her father anu
mother at Wakefield. Mass. She
says she is without funds and asks
that the court order her husband
to furnish her with money to come
to Fairmont to reply in person to
the charges made against her char
acter in the petition for reopen
| ing of the divorce case.
Affidavit BY Pegg
An affidavit by Pegg denies that
he was discharged from Braun S
employ because of an affair with
Mrs Roberts at the Braun home,
but says he left because he was un-
able to get his pay from the. Braun's
audit company. and that the COM
pany owes him at this time. He
says he is a competitor of Braun
presses belief that Braun is trying
to put him out of business.
Pegg further chrges that Braun
has lived in the United States Is
years and is still a citizen of Ger
many, and that he has persistently
tried to discredit and injure Pegs
so as to prevent him from getting
accounting jobs. in Fairmont, Man
kato and adjoining territory.
Some More Affidavits
s. A. Daniels, another account
ant, makes that Braun seeks to run
Pegg out of business and that he
owes both Pegg and Daniels fol
services; that Braun has collected
money belonging to Daniels and not
turned it over.
Pierre S. Duxbury, fourth ac-
countant, declares Braun is mot to
be believed under oath" and is
an alien.
r. B. McNab of Hotel Fairmont
affirms that the conduct of Pegg at
his hotel was without suspicion
and John E. Scribner, night clerk,
testified the same regarding Mrs.
Roberts.
| Two Fairmont girls made affida-
| Wit that Braun, who is married,
posed to them as a single man and
| took them to dances and other pla
ces of amusement while on business
| trips to Fairmont.
Several neighbors of Mrs Roberts
testified through affidavits that her
conduct while living near them was
above suspicion.