The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-28
|, and gave me a dish OF ice

kitchen and gave me dish OF ice
cream" !
Were the children around there ?"
dishes. He took me through the FIRST
second. third and fourth doors"
What children came up on the
fourth fIoor?" II don't know but
know Drusilla. my little girl. was
with them"
IN the northwest room you re-
member Ward showing yoa a straw
berry patch" Yes"
was Mr.. Ward doing any Of
these things you speak OF when
the children came up?" mo. He
moved away from me-"
Afraid Of Scene, She Says.
When Mr.. Ward did these things
to you did you scream? No"
Did you holler?" mo. didn't
want to create a scene. Mrs. Stoke
was downstairs"
Did you tell your husband" No
he was too sick"
Weren't you nervous or excited,
or flushed when you went down
stairs" II tried to disguise my feel
ings."
did you tell Mrs. Stoke Mr.. Ward
was a nice MANI" No"
Anything about him having a
nice home for the children" mo"
Were you trembling when you
came down? Was your face flushed!
Were you crying" mo, tried to
hide my feelings"
Did you say goodbye to Mr.. Ward
and tell him he had fine home Tor
the children" No, / didn't"
Ward Visits Patient.
Questioned as to Mr.. Ward calling
her up, Mrs. Limberg said she could
not specifically remember dates but
he called her UP several times the
week OF August Is. She said that on
the Sunday following August "A, the
orphans had play on her lawn
and that MT Ward came over. When
she greeted him Mr.. Limberg heard
her and told her 10 invite Ward in.
so one week after Mr.. Ward had
insulted you, you invited him over"
Mr.. Limberg asked me-"
Judge Nelson interrupted and said;
Answer the question"
Mrs. Lmbetg said: Yes, MI:
Ward came over and stayed about
an hour and half"
Ward had insulted you August
IS, and you went back September
IL to get a loan of a man who had
insulted your" 81 went to talk over
a loan my husband wanted to make. J"
You went back to get loan OF
a man who had insulted you" Yes"
Senator Ward Tells Story.
Senator Ward said that on Au-
gust IA, last, he said Mrs. Lmberg
for the first time, when she came
to the orphanage to attend a play
given by the children, in which her
little girl took part. After the play,
he stated, he showed Mrs. Limberg
over the orphanage and visited the
room of which she told in her tes-
timony, but fiatly denied that he had
Rugged and kissed her OF made i'm
moral solicitations, as charged.
The legislator denied that he told
Mrs. Limberg that he wanted to
show her a bed on the fourth floor
of the orphanage. He said ii was
a hospital cot.
Attorney ]. E. Haycraft, for Il
defense, had the witness identf
letter received by Senator Ward
from Mr.. Iimberg. after the latter
had been informed by his wife of
the alleged attack. The letter said
in part: MRS. Limberg has told me
what transpired the night before
last" She was dressing to go out and
saw there was something wrong.
| asked her what was the trouble
everything" Had known what &C.
CURED, / would not have accepted
the $500 loan from you. II is too
late now. however, as have used
the money. I did not know when
asked for the loan that you were
going to exact such a terrible price.
You will be made to pay for your
perfidy, as | will Dlace, the matter
in the hands of my attorney"
Mr.. Ward said he received the l"'
ter the morning of September 16.
three days after the alleged second
attack on Mrs. Limberg.
introduction Testimony Ends.
Fairmont, Mimi, April 25.-ln-
PRODUCTION Of testimony was com
pleted at noon today in the trial OF
the $4,000 damage suit brought by
Mrs. Viola Lmberg against Senator
Albert l.. Ward of Fairmont, and
the case is expected to go to the
jury about four p. m. today.
Sweeping denials of all the charg-
Senator Ward when he went on the
stand this morning as the first wit
ness in his own defense. Three
other witnesses-an women-also
testified for the defense.
Just at noon adjournment the de-
tense rested, and District Judge l.
F. Nelson announced that when the
case resumed at 1880 p. m, one
hour each would be allowed oppos-
ing counsel for their final arguments
to the jury.
This calculation placed at about
four D. m. the time the jury prob
ably will receive the case, which
started yesterday morning. The
plaintiff, mother of four children,
rested her case last night, after re-
iterating on the stand her charges
that the eighty year old solon had
Rugged and kissed her" fcrcibly on
two occasions.
]. Z. Haycraft, FafTmont, counsel
for the defense will make the first
argument, followed by George Click
of Duluth. attorney for the plaintiff.
Indications were that the courts in
structions to the jury would be brief.
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