The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-28

our muse the following SUNDAY. ne
had sent word by one of the orphan
age girls on her way home from
Sunday school for me 10 come to
the orphanage. I said. no | could not
60 because Of Mr.. Limberg's illness.
MI. Ward came over and stayed I'M
till about o'clock. He talked to
MT; Iimberg and I. Muriel Stoke
and Sadie Thiemann. Up to that
time ] had not told Mr.. Limberg
what had happened at the orphan
age the Sunday before.
Wanted To See Her.
He called UP several times dur
ing the following week. On Thurs
DAY he said he wanted 10 see me
before he went east. He said to
come tomorrow night-Friday. |
made some excuse. On Friday night
after | had gone to bed he called
UP. The girl answ ered the phone.
She said: It's that Mr.. Ward; |
don't care to speak to him. l went
down and told him I didn't care to
come over. He said Are you com
ing over" | said no and hung up"
ION Friday Elsie Hagan came
over from the home and told me
that Mr.. Ward was leaving for the
east on the $50 train and wanted
me TO come over He told me to
tell you to come over and get some
tomatoes thought he was going
to leave for the east that evening
but he did not go until the next
day.
"Mr. Ward was gone east for a
week. After his return on a Sunday
he called me up on Tuesday. He
talked Of the death of his daughter.
Mrs. Pfffner and asked me to come
over. told him Mr.. Limberg was
not well and ! would stay at home.
Almost every day he would call me
up or send the orphanage girls over
with vegetables and have them tell
me he wanted me to come over.
81 went TO the home the evening
of September 10 TO talk to Mr.. Ward
about making US a loan on our
household furniture because we had
TO have money. / did not stay long.
Two Of my children were with me.
Nothing occurred that time.
She Could Have Money.
The next day Mr.. Limberg wrote
Mr.. Ward letter asking for a loan.
That night he sent the girls over to
tell me 10 come to the home and
talk about the matter Of the loan.
That was the night of September Is.
Miss Ward received me and ! was
going to the sun parlor, expecting to
find Mr.. Ward there. Mr.. Ward
called TO me from his study and told
me to come in there. We talked of
finances. He told me 10 tell him
our exact circumstances.
The study door was open and
the children were making some
noise outside. He emit to the door,
told the children not to be so noisy
and closed the door. | told him all
about our affairs. He told me how
hard times were and how he had
to refuse all loans. But he said
This doesn't apply 10 you. I am
going TO let you have the money
without any security because ! like
youI He said he had looked up
affected a man. | began TO cry. He
BE brave
He said Have you seen my den?
He took me in there. He said Let
me love you a little. you know how
much ! like you He Rugged me and
kissed me. He pulled me over to the
bed. resisted him"
Then followed details of an attack
that cannot be printed.
Sent Note to House.
When ! refused and resisted him
he said Will you come over some
other night when / have everything
ready? said yes, because wanted
to get away. He said he'd send the
note for Mr.. Limberg and to sign
the next day. got my little girl and
went home.
did not tell my husband that
night. We signed the note the next
day and | got the money at the
bank after Mr.. Ward wrote some.
thing on it. After l got the money I
went home.
About dinner time Mr.. Ward sent
a girl over from the home with a
bouquet for Mr.. Limberg. She said
Mr.. Ward wanted me to come over
that night. | did not go. l never
went there again. Mr. Lmberg
wanted me to go over or Mr.. Ward
would think US ungrateful. When
he said that I was downstairs and
was crying. He heard me and called
berg all about it."
At this point three exhibits were
introduced-the note which has
been paid. a notice from the bank
that the note was due. and the let
ter from Mr.. Limberg asking for the
loan.
Asked how the second assault az
fected her physically. Mrs. Limberg
said MY body was sore where Mr.
Ward pressed me against the wall
and was terribly nervous for sew
eral days"
Did you in any way encourage
or consent to Mr.. Wards advances?"
No"
In Fairn,ont Two Years.
Cross examination was begun by
Haycraft.
How old are YOU" asked Mr..
Havcraft. Thirty one"
Where were you BORN" Mime
apolis."
+When did you come to Fair
mont p About two years ago"
How long have you been mar
ried :" Thirteen years, in Novem-
Der"
Are you sure it wasn't in April
1910. you were married." No, not
on that date"
"As a matter of fact weren't you
and Mr.. Limberg married April 20,
1907" Eyes, we were married by a
priest. We were married first by a