The Saint Paul Globe

WOMEN GO WILD AT
HART'S ACQUITTAL
Create a Regular Camp Meet-
ing Scene in Criminal
Court.

There was an exciting scene in the
criminal division of the district court
yesterday afternoon, when the jury
which heard the case of the state
against Emanuel Hart, the colored
porter, charged with larceny, brought
in a verdict of not guilty.

Hart's wife, a good-looking young
colored woman, who was sitting near
her husband with a babe in her arms,
became hysterical with joy and falling
over a chair, commenced crying and
laughing at the same time. Her emo-
tions so affected the defendant's moth-
er that she commenced shouting and
for some time the court room had the
appearance of a colored camp meet-
ing.

When Hart's wife was picked up
from the floor she ran to her husband,
threw her arms about his neck and
still crying and shrieking commenced
kissing him, the mother keeping up
her end in the meantime by shouting
at the top of her voice.

The two women were finally assist-
ed into the corridor, where they later
became pacified sufficiently to leave
the building in company with Hart,
who was given his liberty. The affair
created considerable excitement in the
court room and attracted a large
crowd.

Hart was a Pullman porter on the
Great Northern, and was arrested some
weeks ago, charged with stealing $100
from a passenger in one of the sleep-
ing cars.

The passenger said the
money, which was a $100 bill, had
been taken from a roll of $750. Hart
was arrested upon the arrival of the
train in St. Paul and was found to
have a $100 bill in his possession. His
defense was that he had found the
money in the car, and, following the
rules of the company, was bringing it
to St. Paul to turn it over to the com-
pany.

Hart's wife and mother have been in
constant attendance at the trial and
from their appearance it was evident
that both of them were suffering from
a mental strain which culminated with
their unusual demonstration when the
verdict of acquittal was brought in.