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WICHITA, SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23. 1885NUMBER 44.NELLIE BAILEY TRIALThe Opera Houae Packed from Pit to Dome—Probably 1,000 People Prvtcnt-The OtherThe Defenae Wheel Their Artillery Int Line—Witneaaea (or the Defenae Talk—Nellie on the StandThe ai lb* viThe I'uitaJ State, district court. agrcen bljr to adjournment, convened ycsterdat morning promptly at 9 o'clock, Judgo Fo» ter presiding, and all the government office named in yraterday'» Eaot.c were in attend anrr. t wiug to tlie wretchedly inadequsU table accommodation, tin- day before twc large rough table, were arranged in tbi room yraterday. They were a tough looking layout and Col. Hailowell ordered on. of them Bred out and the Cither placed in a poaition covering the jury like a piece ol artillery. The juron already accepted in tle Nellie C. Uaily care took tbeir place, and answered to their name, as they ware called by the clerk; Uri Coy was called and proved to be a competent person to try the cae impartially.Tlii. la»t juror completed the panel, the fcffiowing being the list:C. J. Daigon, W. F. Henderson, K. C.Morrow. Warren Scofield. C. D. Hutching..Geo. J. McKren. W. W. Ilay., Win. Hhutt,Levi Gunn. T. II. Lyuch,Clariea Goodyear.Cri Coy.After tha jury were .worn. Col Hailowell suggested lo the court that indictments against three person, lor larceny had hern returned by tbe grand Jary, 1 quired but a .liort lime to dispose of them, he .uggratrd that they be Brat disposed of and that then all tbe juror, and wltn. ts*» except those in tbe Nellie Bailey ewe could be discharged. Tbi. wti agreed to. after which the dark read an indictment against Georg* Andrew,, who wa. charged with the larceny of two ponira in the Indian territory. The accused entered a pica of guilty and was sentenced lo one year in tbe Kansas •tote penitentiary. An indictment against Andrew Grimer. charging him w-ilh tbe larceny of one bone in the Indian territory, was next read and in this instance likewise llie pirn of guilty was entered.An indictment against Theodore K.»*e-1 Sedgwick Ci ' larceny of several articles of clothing , -aoo head o:minute account of .hat followed. Nellie's to Wichita; howguise of officers—denied lo nil her friends and relative, and under threat, and lions induced to surrender tha jew-Jeeds. He raid that #3,500 nr her s. invested in tho sheep; that the v one thought that Belly was dead, it has been found that be that if the government succeeded in making . cane which would compel him client upon the stand, .he would relate ilrange thing, concerning Bothemlr, an ber connection with him and convince e *ry body of hor inocence.It being now IMS court adjourned f«United State, courts have frequnelly been iharged with dilatorineu, but we mus n connection with this court the c couldn't hnld^wwtcr. JudgeFoster haa tod a remarkable determination to push natters through cv.-riince the opening of be session, and last night he cappei ■limax by holding a two hour's night after holding the day .ration fromsister and that all tbeir folks livod in F.n- Mr. Phillip, hnd taken deep interest In thin kindly; her and Dodion s gland; had no friend, in this country; he case, but had not mado any effort to inter- tbe lime, offered lo go and telegraph to her mother eat the British government in the case. lie Anderson Hans: Braided at Skeletwhon, .be raid lived in Liverpool; that Nal- had interrated the Brilirti minister at Wa.b- ranch when Bothemly was hurried Octal lie raid that abe would rather write to her ingtan, but that wa. for the reason that be 8th. '83; wa. there that day; Dodson a! heraeic Ha told about the burial; at Skel- could not have tha herd of sheep turned Mr.. Bailey m there; he worked on t leton ranch and how Nellie ncled; Botbemly , over to him as administrator from grave; met Rothemly a day or two bof.. w«a found lying on hi. back with left hand tho United Sutra marshal who had them on tbe road going south; he was sitting on acroaa hi. bresit and right hand raised with in charge after tho death of Bothemlr. The chair by the car; told him he had been b.id lira in hope, that a better day about taking a pistol and .hooting himself; gone to Europe, or nine other Muport. Thi. ■ ; no one ran prevent u. from a.ked If be couldn't give him something to it the last you will hear frem m* till we are in . redacting on the pleasures wa enjoyad to- put him out of tbe way. tbe territory, a* we will start in a day or two 1gather.” “Shall we aver meet again; this Cniu examined.—Might have talked un- now. Give mv kind regards to all inquiring 1 parting i sad, I pray God I will never have dor influence of medicine 1 gave him. He friends, ('lament sends hi. best rrepeet- to t « endure it again; don't forget your darling left the 25th of September was some better. Mr. and Mra Austin. With my love to you ii Sell; take care of jomsalf; take care of tbe 1 wanted him to .lay longer. Mrs. Bailey and kind regard, to Mr. Austin, I am. as leer babe a hundred thuiuand hhsaa-**NelL came hack after him. No one was with ber. aver, your loving N iu.lt.From SL leiuis, sha wrote: Brother Re-direct.—He talked of going before. Direct your letter to me u follows: HerI06p.n1ust beft*e adjourning for dinner Judge Foeter charged the jury to be carefulwing it.wa. a very important d excited wide intero»t; the local paper* iuld probably publish part or maybe all the tirnony and might maklt; mid therefore be better fo read the local pro**.j'clock sharp, ain the csit filled rnch ofthe floor, rapped for order and uid thaten reliably informed that the building ltd-nuncd. that it would be abscli dangerous to proceed while such a throng was present; therefore all who was not nbli o obtain scats must retire. They were firec ■ut and then Ili Honor sr.id, Gentlemen proceed with tin- rase.•tslrict Attorney Hailowell roso with acalled let them step forcall thi shotin tbe Indian territory was m il mod. In this mo| ease tlie accused pleaded not gulty. A jury • him was empanelled in bis ease and G. W. (' 1 [ur I one. assigned as his counsel. At this time'[lie grand jury came into court and reported g,.,.[heir labors ended. They were discharged. | onr. ,|K. Mr George SbamtL chief marshal, has ' .1 theiff the jurors and witnesses.The Roosevelt case was then taken up and .lie jury parsed. Tlie Government put four vitnee.es on the stand whose testimony made 1 bona fide case. Mr. June*, counsel for dr-endant placed his client on the stand; his estimony and manner clearly indicated a vook. Mr. Jones madeAfter this formidable array had been sworn,upon the stand and Mr. Hatton proceededy name is Wealev Vetter: age 23 1 at Newton fifteen yeare;1 Ohio: born in New York; r and Mr*. Bailey; knew Dodson; first Botbemly at Doty's ranch; woi Bnthrmly; his place is about two mil he bad a section of Ii hoop; worked for hitbe index finger pointing forward, woman who lived with Botbemly at Flor- with rheumatism but was getting better; Will___Dr. E. B. Allen was put on the stand and cnee died there and witnras now knows that Donaldson helped dig grave; ,aw Nellie and'; Planter.living Dodson laava that night; they were invited I thought lo stay over night; did not appear to be In I the man I grief; asked how much she owed him; lie ' would kill him, be Mid B would pul de- his store on North Miuled and thanked him. [ tectivra on mj track,” bo'll have a nice time package of jewelry which he reexpress. I opened the package; it comiilerable jewelry. Mrs. Bailey came 1testified thit if the ball had gone as dra- Hothemly hnxcribed It would pass through the base of tbe in England. Col. Ilollowell had told hi brain and cause instant death; that in that that be would have Pat Tyrrel work up tl vase if the man had shot himself his hand case, which he did, and not tbe Britisb gowould instantly (all limp by Ills side and'.hat eminent. j John w/Wt . ._it would be impossible for it to remain in Mrs. W. H. Phillips, wife of tho last wit-. knew C. I- Botbemly frem 1880; he was I One from Liberty. Mlt; the position in which Bothemly's hand wa* nras, was next called to givo an idea of the | sick at that lime. He afterwards staved at 'to the ..Id , She told him he had better take the 'Willie uid Mr. R. he wanted to go by wagon, as wrong; if he knew1 Mr. Rich, of Wichita, the next w bottom of it be | raid that in August,lie-direct—f waa brought hereaaawi Dcdson recalled.—We didn't talk aked him. tectivea on . Newton; finding me 80; he was I One fretsaid to be. Mr. Ady asked him if he had contents of the n t read authors to the affect that when in- marked “Miller” tnl death occurred the limba became rigid woman who itantly. He had not; liad attended three Mn. Botheinly,tha I. Botbemly. Port lie no, Inman u-ri- .nTttling OB our back from Sbehrt. ■ tory. Good-by.-.xt witnra* M:m Nancy Hull who lived with Dr. ed to go to Collins' ranch, and were arrer came to Dwight s family in M..unl Hope when Both- , about noon about fifteen miles fromI. haring a „m|v vu there, testified that .In- and Mr.. ranch.reived by Dwight waited ...1 Uulbcmly while lie wa. at Mra Dwight re-cwlW:-I hod a convscontained (bc bouse, henrd him say if hedidn't get bet- lion with Botbemly shout Uw sheep, he ' ter be would put a bullet through bis hra-J. be got money from hi. sister, didn't H)would stop niand gave some other particulars to enter into. At 6 p. ni. iaaion until 7:30.nlu that were my house from July, 1880 maband of Uic I 1881. I aui an Englishman:Florence as j an Englishman; Lixxio Taylor were stored 1 keeper for Botbemly before ho came to my j she was »! _ r----------_-.-'k of rich, house. I got acquainted with defendant nt would goin tbo stand cwtly, grand and beautiful articles. Tbe , Newton in 1879, before she married Shan- ■ R«b: she bright little blondo English i no Bailey; while Botlu id licr descriptions were full and vivid 1 house defondant was iulrodm• shewhad been perSHOUT aDMox. , ostly and magnificatIt being announced that me trial in the lacra and diamonds tlthe Nellie Bailey case would be continued milted to feast ber eyethrough an evening seation. there was a rush ; ty of her country woman. Tlie content* of by those interested nlong with n horde [ tbe trunk taken by the detective was teenriosity seeker* and at the hour of open- by her at tho station at Newton as “fbo hadte room was filled to its full seating cm- gone down on purpose to see those eantitnl parity. diamonds once more and they were theMr. Dodson was recalled to tbe stand ,atr.e as had been tlie property of tile would to interrogations stated that when he j man who bad beeti known at Newtoq and •ived at tbe car after tbe shooting of Both- j Florence as Mrs. Bothemlr. dj that there was no blood on the ' axTruixT'a rRn.xxi.tMin.hands ol tbe deceased, that there wa. none The United States district court convened floor of tbe car and that ho did not yesterday at 9 a. m. Judge Foster prraid-:le of the i„g and all the court officers present, exceptthat direction tbopistol was pointing as it then and there lay. 1 chirk Wilson, who had taken That there was a pool of blood on tbe bedfeet from tho pistol; a part of N,||ic Bailey was in court lookingwhich blood had bran absorbed by tbe „nj apparently in good .pints;blanket upon tbo bed There was no Wood friends and relntivre were there. Eight upon tlie stock of the piatol, but he thought, j chain inside tho railing. E-though was not positive, that there was wot in the house was occupied, me upon the cylinder and was sure Hist rniud State* OoamUoMT Shcarmai«re was some blood upon tbe barrel of that Wichita who officiated as clerk In tbe nb-strument of death. .once of Mr. Wilson, call the names of thoD. A. Mitchell was next called a« a wit- juror*. w|lu wore .11 prraonL Ths us. but being absent he was dispatched for thcn called on the government to n id KobL Reose was called.to the stand. ' with the case.Mr. Iteoso stated that he lire* jit Wauke- Tlie first witness called was V.ha, Wia., that he was born at that place. Harrow. He lived at Sedgwick City on August 29th last, be was 23 years of | Tey county: knew Hothemly: lived md that bit business has been dealing in ! ranch since '83; emtiie lliere about Jul os and organs. His father lives in the knew Botheinly during his life time:1 place and is engaged in tho hotel bus ,hl. pjr,.‘l “ acquainted withI her. Willie ■,y be. | Baileythere; after her inarringn to Bailey she and 1 bad taken pla Mr. Bailey visited Bothcmly at my house ; Her mind was once or twice; I knew tbe herd of sheep that j but »be «*m*n Bothcmly owned in 1880: Bothamly told me 'urb to he had 1.788 head; in 1880 he bought 108 | would go to t-an Francisco; Willie wi sheep at Dodge City, and paid SI,000 for i Denver, Colorado; ber parents wanted bet them. These sheep made a herd of 2,000 in , make up with B and quit acting foolish; all; he bought 21 rams and other sheep in , ‘bl! crperted to go to New York and Wichitn lliat fall; ll-ithomly toid me hr «r- { ro;^m Augu»t.ctc. “Thousands an. need here with $10,000; he bought the . b,,o* of kisie*. meat me in heaven,Msreli house in Newton for $5,350. and .old ^revt to Bertha L. Hailey. Wichita, it for $7,000; he owned a farm near Sedg- ’wick City; he owned some sheep when he Another letter from here said she • owned tbe Marsh house, and bought th# oth-1 tvouhlw. Mr. B.” would not fre er slieep after he wild the bouse; witnras did ' and her would soon depatl fo not remember when defendant and Shannon i b mnciseo; wished “Bob'jewelry; thoughtCity; expected B would find j worth S 1.000 or $1,200. There were hi ■ould not gain anything by it; j lets, rhaini. watehe*. dinmond rings, reary with ber troubl«; she , didn't notice directions on the box. It e Europe no doubt to protect ( (rom Indianapolis; paid no attention ___lid die to protect him; she was where the jewelry was manufactured. I was ^ ^ck to return to Rob, ike. ; acquainted with Bothemly axiut one and a 1 ,,jj(Inc letter from Wiebite, Kaa. said much ! half veare; ha introduced defendant as his Witto Rob.icd with much business | Mr*. Rieb, wife of fo llob. B had gone to substantially tlie same tea ’ ' band. K. Brown, of thia 1 Bothemly cam* to hia stoslifornia with her.table 1ork forpun next spring; in May, 88, worked n until the time of his death;In the bouse about two months later; 1 the house; Nellie occupied • there until they left for Texas;1 Bothemly; Bothcmly part of the time; Nellie stayed about oust, sometimes took rides; sometime nr Bothemly told him he was going to Itvrthii.his sister; he brought her lo the they left for Texas either in Aligns! or Mrr. They started with two yoke of three ponies aml'i-oOO sheep, car. stove Mount Hope Ilolli-•nt for his 1when tho Unitedck; a■ and tliwkli tbe sbeep towards the Territory; aw-slineer took tho Boor be knocked Wbre they got a little below Caldwell he re defense into a cswk.-d hsL The 1 ,nd Nellie went back to Mount Hope; bes given t.. the jury at 11:20 and in returned; to camp on the Polecat and theyiiles returned »ith a verdict of guilty cnmped there unUI Nellicand Bothemlv came jed In the indictment. The court10!;; hf^ lbrT were going to Texas o^ somc-d him to one year in the stale pen- where: Nellio eras gone after Bothemly two r with a fine of #1.000. which will I days; stayed in ramp three days; rne and m there a little longer. The jury In Dodson got to llwr Creek with the sheep: up; not a stormy killed; moonlight;sards- The court room was packed with a went into camp at 4:30 p. m.; Il jd-irnse, eager im«. of humanity, each dbow- l»tter go on as far asng hi- way t obtain a good poaition. sheep would go; there was a ditch near tbeMr*. Nellie C. Bailey, the center of etlrec- j ,-nr; it was right in tbe road; good traveled ...I, in that III! assemblage, appeared per-! r„ad; Nellie and Bothemly slept in the car: setly ralm while she took her position be-. trim and Dodson with the sheep. Nellie onween ber counsel. H-n. J. W. Ady.of New-1 Bothemly on springs; didn't knowor. and Hon. W. E. Stanley, of WirhiU.; when he left thorn: next as her at 3 o'clock lor father and two female relatives sat near ,„.xt morning; she was crying and hallooing: nth thoughtful mein. ! mid them to go to tbe car, something awfulThe principal members ..f the Wichita | had happened: he went to tho car. called; ■ar t./cether with a number of vodtor* from ; c,,t no answer; went all round tho car;didn't an.-us part- ..f the *ta!e. occupied «ents in- j c„ in; WFnt back: Dodson then went to tbe ida the railing and about the desks. ear, it wax about three-quarters of a milePrecisely at 11:30 Assistant United States j ;,,m the sheep to the car. after Bothemly listr.i t Attorney Chas. Hatt-n, of Wic hita. a,.d Nellie -aid she didn't know what to do: r,-e in a solemn man-.er and began to pro-1 Uwy pajsed Collins tlie evening before: -ml tbe rase lo the jury in behalf of tbe Dodson went after him: Collins come, Col-overntnent. He entered very minutely in- ] |jtl, was going to Caldwell; don't know who ■ the details of the case, detailing every .t/.pped buri; be saw Botbemly when he was wint tbe government expected to prove. Uid out; examined tho lied; saw tbe piatol: I- detailed Ibr revere! entangling matri-! u.e witne« was then shown a Colt's 45-xorial alliances into which the defendant calibre revolver, said: that looked like the ad entered, traced her eventful career and , pistol; it was all loaded except one dumber; mounted her connection with Botbemly, tbe that lie supposed wxs tlie ball that killed sweated, told of the sums of money tbe had B-thcmly: found tlie ball; rolled it up in th* o', and the jewelry wbirb she is alleged to blankets; it got shook out. heard Nellie and have got from Bothemly: told bow she J Collins talking; slie bad her shoes on when ad assumed tbe names ol Bertha M. Both- .h- came to them after the shooting, she had mly and Sarab E. Iuwes: bo» she had sep- a Smith Wesson pistol; leaded nil full; rated from lier I,'island in IHkoU; bow they t.w.k the body to Skelleton ranch; Nellie became acquainted with Bothcmly: hW |„. „r.d Bothcmly iiad fired shot* that evnn-U*icr; how she left him telling him that she tin- ear and she at the back berry; Botbemly ied business in Kansas by which she would | Urod out at the window; knew Mr. Terrill wcorae possessed of $19,008, after getting ; «),„ was pointed out in court: went with rhich she would return to him; how she j bun afterwards to the seene of the tragedy sms to Kansas arid in company with Both-; t,, locate tbe point* while he look a diagram mly visited Wichita, assum'd the name of | —diagram shown witness; the locations were ■era K. Isawes and re-wived a deed of Both- ' right:—Objected to by Mr. Ady. Objection mly's property: made the arrangement with overruled. The lt;wr was taken across tbe Lthemly to go to Texas, and tbe event* Harklwrry after he was killed; Terrill and hat followed up to the time of her arrest ! witness stepp'd If the distances: didn't re-y the United Slates marshal on her any to . u„.inlsrr how many step*.—Objected to by xa-. alter tlie tragedy. What occurred Ady: discussion n the point-.—Don't n-fter her arrival in this city; how stir sure member any of the distances: Nellie didn't endacrd tie- jewelry and the deed to the | rliange her clothe* after tbe killing; it was slate of deceased. ' about 50 miles below Caldwell; 12 milesHe wa* followed by W. K Stanley tor tbe „..rth of Skelietoa rand.: none but Both-efniw, who claimed that by far the greater , mr'y and Nellie in tho car that night; didn't ortion of I lie allegations were utterly false. | ihmi. Nellie wa* excited, hat it would U: found that there was a lack The remainder of the boy's testimony f proof in nearly all the leading pointe re- was unimportant except that he raidminted bv the prosecution; that the defense I Nellie often advised Bothcmly torould show a totally different state of facia p. by train; that Botlwnily I. f. rred to tho marriage of tbe defendant r-'fiucd, alt-) that Dodson went bark to, it la Bailer, their se|antion in Dakota by , Caldwell from Polecat and that Nellie gare■hich she beca-ne p-osessc-I of $4.(tlft. How , him a letter to mail; that she put a deed in [.ithduly Lad lived at Newton with a wo- 11he letter; he aw the deed; H was for the .an whom be brought from England when s-dgwick ranch; Dodson went away and e -inserted his lawrful wife, that everyone at [ forget tbe letter; Ne.nc ther. Hid it could lewton, who knew him, tha Britiali ialion of which he'■as led to beliese that thit woman was bis I oa to go to lexas was 10 gei more range— ,r... now M's. Bailey before going rw*L j also wan to get awav from Newton. II#are B-thcmly a large sum of money and never knew that Nellie wanted to get an-nvived the jcwelrv, bow she left part of ; other wouan to go along. Nellie appearedic jewelry in the oat and had it to follow to ba greatly Interested Nellie Bailey. Met her llrxt at a dance in the home of an aunt, Mr*. Sweat, at Waukesha. This was early in February. 1883, and they were introduced by Mr. Sweat. They wards often met, be frequently calling upon her until on April 11 they were married. The ceremony was performed by J. R. Spencer, a justice of tbe peace, at bit hi Wcuketha, and was witnessed by Mrs car and another lady whom the wilniTho marriage certificate wa* here produced and the witmos uid that be was not certain that it was thr original and true certificate of their marriage but that it looked like it. Tbe instrument in question idonce by the prosecution and read to the jury.Nellie Bailee, or tbe then Mrs. Reese ift her husband and home on June 6tb, ful-•w ing tbeir marriage, the witnessed stated, go to Newton, Kan., to look after some property which she there owned.To questions from the prosecuting atlor-y *t to whether he did not testify fore the grand jury that he had id tliat when Nellie returned she would bring with ber ahoti’. $18,000, he replied dated that when she disposed of her property there and collected together all of her jewelry and personal effects, that she ■bould return with about that amount ofe-pond«d regularly forf hithe did it 1 free will and accord, ong testified that lie was in August, 1883, assistant cashier in tlsc Kansu National bank of this city. That he bad a notaries commission, and that duringSarah A. Law*, an unmarried woman of narvey county, to n certain instrument, and that the defendant in this case si 'tied thr document as Sarah A. laws. She came alone to sign and witnras refused to attach the noteric's seal until she should h« identified and that she afterward was identified •by Mr. Fred Blackman. Witness did not remember tbe date upon w hich this touk place, but thought it was th# lfith day of August. 1884.W. 11. Phillips, of Newton testified that be knew Clement C.Bothvn.lvand the woman who was living with him in '83, at Florence Ks., as his wife, thought then she was his wife, now knows tbo was not They stayed three ur four weeks at tha hotel of wilnues at Florence. Rotbunly was from Kent, Eng-„ _ .1 proper limits of a cr.-H examination. land, and had twenty-one largo-tised trunk*woman in England because J. C. W\ Donaldson eras next called; he , at tha hotel. Ha purchased the fln«t reti-1.. !U(,,-riird large meant: he explained . bved in tbe territory at that time about 110 1 dence in Newton (hat originally cost from bout tbe name -f Sav. A. Uwt. telling mile* south of Caldwell; in the cattle buai-| $8.00) to $10,000. He paidbat Botbemly had designs aud |ifc should nsai from Europe er share of «: how die deedsWitm with hithe received the last letter from her. He had risitcd ber sin or here in jail and had convened with her on several occasion*.I). A. Mitchell, who had previously been called, at thit time appeared and Mr. Recsr gare way to him upon the stand. Mr. Mitchell testified that he knew Nellie Bailey, that ho first saw her at his law office in thi. city on August lfith, 1883, nnd that *be then known a* Bertha, orBertha I- Botl.-alone to b» tlie object of hiand thblankwarranty deed which she produced to as lo convey a certain tract of land situated in Harvey county, Kansas, from Clement C. Bothemly and Bertha Bothemly to Sarah A. Law*. The witness did tbe Decenary work upon the instrument of conveyance. Tho consideration in the tranfcr was $8,500 or $13Jg)0. subject to two mortgages upon the property aggregating $5,000: Tlie lady who wa. having the deed executed stated that the would have Mr. Bothemlv come to the office and sign the papers, and before dinner the presented at tbe office a gentleman whom she introduced as Mr. Bothamly and that this person signed the deed. The lady paid the bill. Did not know which took the deed. Did not tee the Sarah A. 1-aws concerned in the transaction.Tbe deed aras here produced in court and upon inspection Mr. Mitchell .aid it was the same that he had made except the date had been changed from the lfith to the 10th. That he knew tbe date upon which the deed was made by another article that lie bad partially finished when the lady in question came to his offlra and that both instrument* were executed the same day.The deed was read to the jury and described the land a* being located in 29-24-1 west. Harvey county, Ka*. Tlie deed wa. filediked if lie wa* not generally -cssod with her—prosecution objected; the question caused a laugh—objection sustained. Tbe first trouble I hnd ritb her was about sanding letters out wilh-iut passing through my hands; she wrote 0 a colored prisoner who was sentenced to he penitentiary and who was confined in ■is cell- I intercepted note* passing beacon them; also one addressed to a jilJge t Atchison; couldn't tell how many letters he wrote but thought there were over aDetective P. I). Terrill next took the stand —Lived in Topeka: was a special agent of1 this case by the department -f justice; xa assigned to that duty about December 1883. but having other work unfinishi J till the 28d ofUper■ord .him through a alien, and finally I gone Car beyond theraw the parties tbe day of the tragedy tor it and afterward sold it foe fire. Botb-, about 55 or £0 miles south of Caldwell;; araly left tbe hotel for his farm near Fedg-, Dodson came after him the next morning wick during the abteoce of witness. The U Botham! y was dead; it next be heard ol him was of hie death, by aCaldwell.•fourths of pointed administrator of tbe ile north of tbe Havklirry. lie de- ^ deceased and bad hia land and person ted the wound at being about tbo eixe fecta, which consulted of jewelry, wriases areumed at tbe dictation f thi* man. He entered into details of the rrangetucnt* lo go to Texas, where he in-mded to make Nellie bis wife. He charac-,rii-d the marriage with Raise m Wiscon- of a silver dollar. there was in, as a joke, that Keue was in court and powder on the eyebrow; he washed him and rould to testify, that before setting out for laid him out; the ball antercd below the rexas Nellie divulged all their plans to a right eye and came out at the lower left riend. stating she had the most implicit j tide of the back of the bead; lie thought tbe ol.tiiici.cc in the man; that, she, o£ all per- wound could not be made by a man with a on*, had the least motive in killing him- pistol in his own hand without inverting the Ir said that Bothamly was afflicted in body pistol so as to have tbe trigger side uppc-r-nd mind—that hia relations with the woman n..»t. Ha was shown the pistol in court a England preyed upon lue mind; that tie and said that mas the same kind of a pistol ad said in the presence of a doctor at Ml that mado tlie wound, it is impossible to lope, while he lay there sick, that be in- give all bit testimony at this time. Ralph ended to take his own life; that Mrs. Bailey P. Collins was nlto pul on the stand and ad urged him to go by train with her to testified about the huh as Donaldaoo, alto rexa* and lat the boys drive tbe sbeep. He stating that Nellie told him aha raced thair movamonto to tha a cans of the! knowapparel, trunks, sheep, appraised and took it into bBailey claimed tbe contenta of the trunk that they had with them on tbe trip n tbe car, which comisted of rich and beautiful silk, satin nnd velvet dresses various articles of wearing apparel and an elegant lhra 0/jewelry, that would on no estimate ooat from first hands from two to three thousand dollars, but second band would ba worth but from four to five hundred dollan.Bothemly and witness were both Englishmen and belonged to tha British lion, which waa formed for social advantages and mutual assistance to Englishmen.saw her with Bothemly, raw her before 1 moved there; hoard him ray she was hit ter; they left for Texas August 22; raw M Bailey go tut to'oelimos on horseback: asheep: raw her riding with Bothemly; did not know who she sou; couldn't remcmbci how she wa* dressed; slie wore a cloth ma*i when they started to go to Texas; the mail covered her face and had hole* for the eye* •lie wore a revolver in a belt; they were al armed; Bothemlr always spoke of tbe sheepCapL K. M. Curtis was the next witness: I am a jailor at Topeka; Nellie was in mrti-ms with her; the did not say she killed an Englishman, be had trouble with ber about cleaning some rooms on account of which he locked her up; heard her ray if she had a revolver she wonld site would blow somebody's brains out; it was a dark room; she dothing; she waa not generallyWichitawith m: itayed 01• the jailight i. StanleyDr. Pnbriquelytirhui aud surgeon; in my opinion person shot as Bothemlv is said to have been, would die instantly: a bail passing through tlie b»*e ol the brain produce* death at once. Witness was given illuslra- j curl oemurreo anwas I»r. Allen yesterday, and asked “id il ould necesssry to hai hand would (all. He thought the D»'gb« f-r a witncs before they pr uid fall limp at his tide; thought H“ Un,,r remarked that under It the raised hand in death would be rather cumsUnrea he would grant tbe r unnatural, but sometimes the rigiditv of iCu,m then adjourned.:he muscles caused an arm or limb to re- in ‘beeveningjludge Foster gave 110-main in peculiar attitudes. Rigor mortis tloethat court would open in Ihe opera bouse •els in various length, of time after death. Monday morning at 9 o'clock.iny institute, but have practiced nineteen Long before the appointed hour for begin-rears; have seen men In the army killed in- ning of the great trial people began to pour itantlv by gun shot wounds; never studied int.. the opera house, and before the trial sbout attitude* of G.e hands of suicides, as to opened the hall wa* filled to suffocation, •lutchlng weapon, tbe hand of a per- Judge Foster arrived promptly at the ap-hjd shot as Bothemly . might remain cle-. pointed hour. Col. Hailowell and Mr. Hat-. 1884; emined th1 of thek Nellie had with her in the territory it at the Sunflower ..ffice at Newton found several letters and other writings o of lier's in the trunk; counsel showed him 1 intall diary; hr uid he found it in tha trunk rhle caused a flitter of excitement. Th liary was -hown to Stanley and lc and Nelregister of deads; in tjetober. W, I received letter dated at Caldwell and signed Sara Laws—letter shown witness; that wa* the ter; letter read:-“Caldwell. Knru. Sept. !; Register of Deeds, Newton. Kan:-Kn-■sed find deed and $2; don't kmRobert llccse. recalled—Nell 5(h; think she wentChicago. [Shown telegram it.] Before leaving Waukrshi wa. going to Newton to attend to her I ind lot lliere; the raid some one had m f hers out here; the did not say when aould return; it was not understood bet. wr and mvsclf that the would retura arod; 111 deed at Reno, Indian f. Sara A. Laws. This was the euted before Kaquire Mitchell atVeils—Live in Indian Territory at Skeleton ranch; my husband . prirtor of the ranch; wits ther '83; Mrs. Bailey wa* there and stopped at III house the day Ilothrmly wa, buried; Nelli1 the proin lt;h-t uber,dusk; would notr all night: lt;o Collins.S. llayne*.—Live in C id September. HO. kepitaw the Botbemly out9 rould find Indi of jewelryodd;id it; had r; wanted an Iteaer-ire a man's hat with a cord art jx shooter in a bell around know how Tar it was to tbe It tkm; had a lot of jewelry to trade for pore; witness asked if she was not afraid to among the Indians; she said site was able protect herself; saw Botbrtuly patting by horseback: saw the others with the sheep;Nellie and Btithctnly fired several shots 1 there; teemed to he handy with pis-M-examined:—Thought she wa* .lrv»s-G. Well*:—Live in Indian Territory 50 1 south of Caldwell; wa* al Skeleton •b, October 8, 1883, when Bo'.hemly was buried; lived at Caldwell at the lime; was at Skeleton ranch when the body waa taken up; uw Nellie there; helped lo guard Itertiling to talk; was nut present when the was arrested; detected her whispering with Dodson while in tbe room under guard; tbe body was taken up tbe 13th or 14th ol Octo-sr; the made several efforts to talk secretly ith Dodson; I stopped her; other guards .ughl them whispering; Skeleton Ranch is 1 mile* south of Caldwell on tbe road lead-g to Teaas; after leaving Caldwell the first nch is at Pond Creek; next Polecat; next Skeleton Ranch; w here tbe tragedy occurred ia 77 mitea north of the Canadian. Col. Ual-lowell asked him concerning location with refsrrence to Mtablishing the jurisdiction of tha court.—was born- in Minnesota; is a Sioux Indian; Hollister and McMillan brought tbe prisoners to tbe ranch under guard. On cross examination ba laid Hol-n* not rude to Nellie; didn't have bar bead* tied with a rope; aha waa treated, told Boh thlo Recsu from the jail al T. nmenl had all her 1 Ir to *,ld property: her bond was $10,000, and the ,b* expected it would be raised. She raid , nf; poor Mr. Bothcmly shot himself accident-ncss •Uj’S ,b d‘d Dul think be committed suicide, hen lie 1 b' teld Bob not to write except one letter y bought I ,b*1 would he to her advantage In Kansas: th It.,use. 1 “J lb*l thw 0'erru.ge waa in fun. etc.: to be careful or they would impli-when he “knew nothing about iu rntng the marriage Reese raid:—Itmarried.I—Bothemly was n. great deal of trouble to'me. lie walked with a stick; bad rheumatics it knee; he got me fra.iucr.tly to go dow the ranch for him. as he was not al attend to Hie ranch. Witness never ta. deed given to Botheinly in the purchst the Marsh property- B-.thrntly told wt he paid cosh fur the Marsh hot •old it be got $2,000 cash. Botl th thn.p after he sold the Marsh house. I ‘l’ **.'Mr*. Bailey and her mother. Mra Bentlitssen. t,,'d b| visited my house once. 1 don't remember ,,l“ bi of having told Ihcnt that Bothemly wa* a *-niKo-direct—Don't know bw long the w,,rk t,ul1' “1.TtWBetitbusen’s lived in Newton before moving ,,nl from • Uw.'rr that Ito their place near Hatfield. “ 1 «uld 'ricd to |Mrs. Weaver, wif# of the preceding wit- P* ,'ck “r'« ««d dropped iL I did not un-ncs*. testified to the sulxtantial facts given 'lcr.tan.1 that .he wasu. comeback to Wau-bv licr husband. kcsha—1 did'nt intend to be lliere if she did.Abraham lt!iode»-I reside at Caldwell;1 [Laughter.] know tbe rood running between Caldwell Rc-diroct—I promised Nellie to get mar-and Ft. Reno; defendent was arrested Octo- and we went to the .quire and got tied12, 18KI; I found bed-clothe* at Uackbemr “P- Wc were interested in a small Ihvaln-creek, where th# car ramp was; I fount; *e at Waukesha,pillow on tbe south side of Harkberrr creek Kv. roH—I did not find out before Nelli,while I ramped there; found the tick of tho •** Waukesha that I was married to* sure; pillow in a little valley; there was a hole in diJ m,t K1’ through with the proceeding, for the tick; one end was torn about six inches divorct-. the babe tliat Nell referred to wa. from the end; I left the tick on the prairie; Mr- Austin'* child In Waukesha; witness the hole wa* about as big as a five cent piece P°,M^ * UdT “ bi* *if» ln Waukesha; cohabits ted with ber.Hailowell—“A. you did with Nell*#! tw tick Witness—“I never did with Nellie.pillow At 3:20 p. 10. Col Hollowell Hid: “Tourlick down on the prairie and left ft; didn't 1 hjri-'r «• n«» f**» «ur cnaa. 'think anything about its importance at evi- Tb® couwl f 'r d«fen*e appeareddencc in this rase. thunder-struck and went aside for eon-tuured bv Hollistei -----.--a 1ndthe.r. Stanleytying Ist they wir guard at tbit unexpected mo wcution. He asked for an adj consultation, and raid that I i consultation was through time to adjourn anyhow.of thesti-d toly for busieft Wau- Mr. W. E. r way of j 9:20 court was called to order. Soon after ont her al J. W. Ady arrived from Nawton and took identified , his placo by hi* clienL Tho defendant was ' said she I in court looking well and apparent] v in good her house spirits. Mr. J. F. Shearman. United State*ier. of ll:to first wbehalf of the prosecution, who ificd that he heard defendant testify as tont I- Bailey: heard ber teotifv a* to the time theyparted, but couldn't tell the exact date as n the ' the incidents occurred so long back; couldn't dead- tell whether in '82 or 83; ale. beard her letter office. Assistant District Attorney testify at to goingto New York, New Jereey,ceded to open and hand them to Wisconsin and numerous other place*,tlie witness: there were fourteen nf them. Detective Terrill was the next witness. He d in dtflcrM.t place* and addreaacd to | stated that defendant tulil him that sha *ep-■e and signed by Nellie. There were , anted front her husband in Mar, '82. at Do-fourtcen or fifissn of them; Attorney SmiL Dakota Territory. Got thia Infurnta-llatton pri-ceed.d lo *!.nw them to the lion from her at the jail at Topeka.identified them #• re- Thit closed the testimony for the prnse-n front Nellie. As cution. Mr. Stanley, at 9:30 a. in.. beganificd they were passed t° call the roll of witnesses for the defensefordefense .id tbeir ctrad by Nel* | •L After all had been identified and examined bv the defense. Mr. Hatton proceeded to read them to the jury.. At this funrtura. Charles Elwood. who as found guiltv a few days ago of stealing COW from Drury Warren i crrilorv. waa brought into t tked by tlie court if he had anything hy sentence should not be pa-“l t be had not; “I will send you for tho tlt; the Kansas Penitentiary,Fred Slackman, of Wichita, was the tint called by the defense. Ile said he knew Botheml v in '82, that on August 18th of that year lie met him on the sidewalk in this city and that Bothcmly wanted him to go and identify him, as he was getting some deedshe bank. Prosecution had no qu«*ti»n Ire. Taylor, of Elgin. 111..,Edward Smith, alias Edward McSw. .Idler dressed in bis uniform, sc roughl up and Commissioner Shin indictment Iof dcfrml-1 fondant; she was at her house from June .. 13th. '83, up to the middle of AugusL Knew earn tan ! she lutd a considerable amount of money, im that ' but couldn't tell how much; hw her have barged -serai bills of the denomination of 20s and ritb the murder of Mrs. Mary Elliott at Ft. 50*. She left them with her on one or two Rero, Indian Territory, last summer. lie ; .teCasions, they were rolled up in a napkin, entered a pica of not guilty. J. D. Houston hut she did not count tlie amount, hw cor-f this rilv is his counsel, who said that time 1 tiers. Mrs. Bailey told her she ntmc from •Itould he given him to gel wi titrates. The her father's place in Kansas. Heard her say rase was put down for March 9.1885. . site was the wife of a man named Bailey, toldCol. Hailowell requested the court | ber Bailey waa ia the mining iSaWeta, didn't j) place the government witnesses under i tell where she got the money, got a trunk bond* to appear at that tirnc. Their own , soon after her arrival, tlie trunk cama from ognlxartcw were accepted. 1 Marysville, Ohio. 5bo went to Chicago•he court now ordered the Bailey case to , from her place, couldn't tell if sbo had proceed. Mr. Hatton proceeded to read thr j $4,000.letters, all of which were couched in the Mrs. Sweet, of Waukesha, Wts., next took t endearing terms, indicating that' the ,untL Sha is a cousin of defendant truiing little Nell.” the great wanderer, j Mra Bailey conic to her {Jace in February. , to use a common phrase mashed on . i«m, and remained in Waukraha until about man, who, according to his own trail- (he middle of June. She had a large ty, ought to be al Sail lake or in tin'! amount of jewelry , consisting of watches, penitentiary . He boldly declared upon the bracelets, broaches, rings,etc.,ia fact enough .dry to start a little store. Sha had two nks lull of very fine clothes,ter go by rail, but he was bound to go by buggy. *l» wanted to hire a man la go with the sheep. Bothemly kept a pistol over hia bed in the room, be whirled it around and rould put a bullet through hit head, stated that Mr*. Bailey offered bar $2 a week to go along with them to Texas r witness gave j hot she didn't go, she thought tlie defendant ony aa ber hu*- very kind to Bothemly. Thoy stayed there I with tbe sheep from Friday till Saturday, testified that (bey come Friday morning, Bo'.hemly was me to hia store in August, '83. ' bad with the rheumatism, ho got better be-» revolver, the revolver in court | foro be left. He didn't go till two ur threwr, and that he discharged an- day, kner Nellie came hack for him. tv accidentally in hia store. Mrs. Porker, dressmaker, of Wichita,Mra Sweet, recalled:—I knew Mrs. Austin 1 „,tcd (bat in 82 Mrs. Bailey came to her in Waukesha when Mra Bailer was tlusre. pb»ce with a lot of In-sot to be made over. Mrs. Austin showed her a letter she received ; (here were several silk and satin dresses and from defendant. ( ,he bought some new goods andMr. Stanley hero handed the defendant a over, didn't know exactly how letter, she recognixad it as the one referred plt;jU ber for the work and good*, thoughtto. AmttSMiOn lt;T—-examination Mra Sweat mid tlrat Mn Dr Dw.ghL of Mount n..pe, tbo ordered Nellie away from her house be-. ^ mu,h the ,lm„ bu.bud ancause Robert Rcwse wa. coming there, and ( ^ Illlv ulk,(Ithe knrw from what Mrs. Bailey told her .^,1that she had no divorce from Bailey. She . h)I.jevted to Reese coming to her house, and I hen Nellie went across tlia street to Mrs. ' f_Austin's. Never heard anything about #J Bothemlr at all. Nellie received two or' w letters from Sedgwick, Kansas, markcl1 wmedicine and suffered 1■n Mr*. Bailey n.e defendant tekra tbe stand: —My nan.is Nellie Bader. I waa 22 year# old the 1511. of last September, first got acquainted witli Bothemly ia 1880 at Nawton. al Mrs. Weaver’s house, Mra. Bailey and I rr.it.sl Mvr before going wset, I knew Mra. Waavaruriv ‘79, never knew Bothemly before that t.u, next met him at Emporia in *82, met him next in St Louis in Auguat. 82. when 1 we* coming from Bgin. HI., went to hia ranch, stayed there threw weeks, he represented me to be hit aiatvr. I first Ihongfat he was a widower, but found out bo n not, be want'd me to act aa hia sister, I gave him $3..W, .he then stated be gave her the jewelry and clothing already deaenhed, and how th* Ureases were changed by Mra Parkas !, that Wichita four different times getting ready to gn to Tetaa. Explains about making the deeda al Wichita. S!,. Hid that she took all ber things caat er it), her and that they rorreaponded regularly, that she stayed raat from the 3d of (letober till the 14th of February, sha left two ringsC. B. She got hoard lie id the Heard 1iv whexuld nwithagain, knew nothing about her money. I heard her hv she had been in Dakota ar ' told her she had re pent ted froi Bailey. Understood slie never hw Bail) separation in '82. I never spoke I she left my house. Never saw ar letters from her but thia one. Didn't notiiMin Hull recalled:—Bothamly said half(gavelived in Usr.that hbark again but he came hark ss before. He ! thcn went himself, opened tbe door and k called eett.ne n,, answer IT., went in an.ltbern the night of tbe tragedy, that it wa half mile or a lit'le more from the sheep P01' * the car, that ho had been asleep and s■»? w„lto up hy ..me one hallooing and cryilt notice t)mt |w WMlJ Ul mwi [h, person and rNellie about one hundred yards from wh. counsel 1 arere. tliat thi'was scared and said son aa to the letter being competent evdcncc.! ^ wfu, hJ ,mprnw, „wCol. Hailowell showed it to the court, and wnt v,„pn ^ lhe „r but ^ „mr S(II7 I™ kite’”11,1 ^ d’ Th* f° ‘■-r,nc h ro,lld ■* answer; sent K • * • Winnr*. Aug. 18. 1883.irs. Austin—D(.x Funro-Yottho 18th nf Inst month was received and its1 foun(J’£iih(-IT1|v l,.nd, Ivingon hi. back with tent, perused with plramre. I presume , ,fft ^ hrT,.u ri ht b„d hy hi.bvpu, to think I had forgotten you hy ,id# ^.p,, h,,;,hlm Mtbe right arm. Didn't know if ba waa oold at the time; didn't examiue revolver then, did after, found onr load gone, the pillow and bed clothe* were itained with blood. Wben he went back Nellie was erring, na in preparing to start for our trip acromilbe ^ th. ^ „r lhfT« m,irt (oniniry to Texas. It is quite a task. Mrs. „ Donaldoon was camped, and brought ustin, to get rradv for such a journey, but him (,.lk ^U, him. during the burial.be ■ are now ready an.l expect to Stan on the trouMrJ_ nU|21st of this month. I wish you could see Bolhp,nIv friendlv. when .Iu outfit. Clement ha. spared no pain. • bim M|Jin fitting it up. It i. a nobby llw ,„u,r wrtb lirahim to tee if she was shot, he lit a looked at it. There were wolrra 1 the prairie. It was a dark cloudyh is \ .ughte, n. answer your letter raany times a -lay. fly back to where I spent so many plcwnnl inie ha* been wholly uccupiedsite m task. Mrale. I tell you. We have w style. We have twomly bo in usewe camp. We bare a cow with uw Crotweumined:—Began to work for Both-Clement and I each have a riding mW thr ,„j „f AltgIUI_ a,, w„ and I will nda horaeback al. the time. wj,b tbr bw Didn't work f .r him before. We have 2.200 sheep. Two young bora will I livrd thrrr „r f„ur mil„ „( t6e, left. He told me (hat Vetters and hit sister going along. Vet ten*, Bothemly, Nel-id myself left August 22.L I didn't carry arm*. Botbemly had a six .hooter, they lira I will write you a de- didn't recollect if the bad a piatal. didn't go ill them, | b(Jt „ mnt „r tm ,Uv. Bothcmly. Nel-ount or our trip m general uJ Vetter..ternl with the carthnt night, 10 one has rvevgnued me ret , wfflt b,ot thl. h„llw; „ wrnt three tnty, notwithstanding I am or f|jur mi|r, d,,-. ^ nis,lt Mrs. B. snly fifteen milra from jn lbe j,, ,nd Botbemly in the buggy.ripthm of Indian life whe'here father live.Bull Iany of L I know, to let them knowThere are some things connected with Clem-ffaira that requires this to be kept a for a while. Noit you, Mrs. Austin, and I trusted and confided in you. feeling assured you wouldil Mra B. oofs r away from the sheep a* on the night he was killed. It was dark when we stopped, 1 beard pistol shots, but didn't know who shot: Mrs. B. wasn't with him when tbe lo be kept a j ,b.as were fired, supposed it was a signal, :nowt where I | |bc (h„ direction of tbe car, Iasked Vetters what it meenL I got suppereortd to know■self, till 'it the «0: get her. she w-a* with th• and I wAnd Mra 1 prevent me going wit trust him and know I aiwas going this earth■L I Clsafe, and I hasrorld in bim, feeling assured all will come ut right in tbe end. Clement acta to hon-rably with me in every respect that 1 am .illing to risk all with him. Clement says e will come with me next summer and take you a visit. You and Mr. Austin will ike bim I know, for he It splendid company, nd ia lively and is to nice. He it real good-looking and is stylish and highly educated. f course, I think he ia perfection. He it ery find of travel.ng. We wi•beep and Bothamly ode principally on riding together at * shooting. 1 didn't •wear before tliat it w«s a bright night nnd tbe moon shining brightly. Didn't say that I could see the car from the sheep. It was abont half an hour before day when shedirect line from the car, there was no running water in the creek. I hw Mra H. first. 1 heard her distinctly four or five time* before I woke up. I found her standing up: the said, somebody go to the car, quick: something awful has happenro. She said she didn't know what was the matter: the heard tbe report of a•w. didn't know how. He didn't“h**1 hardly km.Jn't go the IIafter tlie stork. We expect to make Iota of |iret started in Texas and j lbo^'d,y»ght when Vratere rame bac Clement expects quite a sum of money from don't remember if Bothemlv'. leg. we England in tbe spring. I am not afraid but | rlhtTrtl ,ip. h,d l.mp in the car when examine'. .L I couldn’t see tbe lantern c the car from where tho sheep were, tl the wound was under tbe 1hat Cle* umo and be good and kind to m by the lint of January wa will bare•tend that he had lived in adultery other woman since hit amour with tailor. According to his own tosli-rase of iK-rjiirr could be successfully brought against him. Nellie Bailey's letters thit vile wretch begin and end in the most idearing terms, conveying hundreds andNellie!nail cpUUDuring the reading of three letters the Ue-nilanl manifested emotion fur the first time since her trial began. She bent over iu her resting her elbow upon the arm of tbe ind her face buried in her band: her handkerchief went frequently to her eyes id she looked sad. The band was dis-hich added to the solemnity of tbe occa-Jtt. Her btber sat by with mouth agape id sum.- of the ladw* who sat by were oved to tears.In the postal cord written on the train bora she reached Chicago, the called thit fellow “Darling Bob,” lt;ud said sha was lonely and wished to be with him, toUF bim toetc. (she wore ber jewelry all the time she was there. Mr. Stan try tan] be wanted witness to identify a letter he had tent for. CoL Hailowell waived croea-examinalion until the letter would be read.Dr. Dwight, of Mount Hope, wes then called. The first timo he hw Bothemly was in 1883. about a mile and a half from Mount nope. He waa tick in tbe cor. Next morr-ing the outfit came to his place, and at Hoth-place till he got better. They came to bit place on Friday, and defendant and too boyi left about noou Saturday. Botbemly n-.ixc of a dollar, he looked natural it facing south: 1 entered at tha bead was toward the front end.•pruigsettled up so I can write to pa and ms nd tell them 1 am married, and who to and •here I am. I 'lemeirt hv • to. providing we et through to Texas at soon at we expect, nd I think we wilt Mrs. Austin, 1 told Clement about the larrytng affair in Waukraha, and told him how it happened. I told him about going with Robert, and he said he didn't expectto out in company nnv. He said before we left Uw I fork berry Collins me lo go tn company and try and Anderson Hans helped dig tbe graves Nellie :lf while I was awav He Hid he m crying al the house: didn't know if she confidence in the world tn tn*. 1 wrote letters: we started hack about tun-trust me anywhere. Clement | down: don't know when we reach-d camp:Uughe.l when I told him and said the worst ' drove pretty fast; we stayed at I lac a berryof the joke was on the young man. He said j ,hrce days I and Vetter worked under her really legal I could easily get a di- directions; I cleaned up the car; I threw pit-Texas. Clement said he would , )ow-.lip on tbe praine. consult a lawyer when we got there. I its- Adjourned tilll 2 o'clock.•lore, Mra Austin, that was such a foolish After noon every inch or the hall waa fill-rick lor nm to do. even in fun. But I did *d with people, among whom were a num-ipencer was a justice of the peace berofladira. The gallery waa alto filled.Dodson again on tha stand.—1 erasbed in fun that turns out to be serious. lh, dothe* next day after we got back. W. But now I am going to seUlo down to the ,(*yed there three day*-9th. Ukh and lltkreality of married life; no more flirt- Hollister arrested us about noon tbe nextI didnVmy. “Birdie, don't be afraid, xn't hurt you;” I didn't my anything a her up: never met her bafo be ranch. Know Botbemly iwo orfriends about hia death. Don't remember stating before Sherman and Terrill, at ». that it wo* a bright moonl nighL Didn’t my so to Hatton in prcxs of other tm.Tichnhr. ef Patlenon, N. J., tartifo.fi that Mra Bailey we. at third of October til! the 14th day of Pebro-1883. She had a lot of jewelry, watches, brooches, chains, rings, etc- diamonds, solitaire*, cameo ringe. He., satin and dreraes. Described soreral article* of ing apparel; also silverware.I have had an awful raatlres disposition, and been dreadfully discontented fur tbe hut four years, notwithstanding 1 have been traveling to much and had everything money could buy. But, Mra Austin, money cannot buy contentment nor happiness in this world alone. No oae baa aver known what maoa IDS so discontented, nor ever thalL But now I am perfectly contented and happy, and will enjoy life Clement hat a disposition like my own and ia a man I can life happily with. W ben we once get MUled. so pa andsee me, I shall expect you and Mr. Austin to come and see ua, a* you promised me you would. Wa will be there to tea you not summer, Clement and L sure. Do not worry when Mr*. Bailey returned. Bothemly was 1 about me, Mrs. Austin, for I am in safe to bad that Nellie wanted him to stay a few hands, with Clement. Thera ia no .feegee in days longer then go to Caldwell, and let her | going through tha territory. I will write to hire a uian to go on with the sbeep and that you at often as possible, they. Bothemly and defendant, had batter go Did little Florence receive tha ring we sent on to Texas by train. He didn't bear ber ray her! Clement thought she would he pismsrl anything regarding hia mind being bad. He with il and so I got it. He islartail il Dues was suffbring a good daal; sooetima* he . v •*thought ba wasn't sane; ba talked one*lie was absent from ber bout* part 0* ths lime. Didn't know who she married before she come to my bouse; the Vrld oh tha didn't know where Baiiy waa. she race great many letters, never told ms who wrote than. 3be didn't tell ber tbe punch bowl came from England. 8b* had a difficulty with ths dafandanl on account off soma manI aboutgot money on them: had them sent to Wich-tha name of Bertha M, Botbemly, Hying that the had married to a man of that •he corroborated the testimony ot Mr. and Mra Rich and *U Bothemly trading two 1i’s and shooting on* off accidentally, nearly killing tbe clerk- She thought flr.t Botbemly was a widower until he pild her had a lawful wife and two children in London. England. On account of that woman he wanted to get everrthlng out of hia hands She told the story of tbeir leaving inch aa the others did. and said slabs mask to disguise herself so folks there wouldn’t know her. A man's felt hat• showrtheyin old str hai; .her’*;!■• hat mrot She described the lount Hope as Dodson did and told • Hme Story of the everts that fol-did Dr. Dwighi and hta family. Dodson, VcMert and a on down to the irabl spot where the tragc.lt urved. ng that she frequently requestedtold about Bothemly's infirmities andnorphlna for which she mnon*ti*tad with lim in rain. She described how she made ip his bed on tbe night of the tragedy. Tbe events which followed she told a* Dodson know what happened when tbe beard the shut and didn't know IW she got out of tha cor. She corroborated Dodson’s story about meeting him and rending V iler to tbe cor and what fo.iowod-ihe told someone to go quick, that Clement rot dead.in McHenry county, nt.. and was 22 September; came P. Kansas m '71 near Halstead; met Bothemlv as before stated in direct eeamraati. n. Told the about meeting Bothemly at d that tney ate breakfast r.s-gvthcr. She knew where he was from before; she knew th* supposed wife P. be an estimable lady. The cross examination eery little that had not beenn before. Thisy held tbeun«el. Her ramble* a •eogun* lt;naldWhen it her about those loving letters to Robert Reeve, she said tbe cored nothing him. and that th* love and kisses were teffev—that she loved Bothamly all that e. Her momage with Rare* she never regarded as see too*.Hatton aakrd her about her brother Willie, whom she wrote Ke», met Louis, she said that eras all stuff! ed 11 ths had a brother Willi.-, and she said she had. but had n»l heard from for some tuna, and didn't know at that where he wap On being pushed to the however, ah* admitted that he waa in the penitentiary.the eonciusssn of her testimony, the prosecution put Detective Temll . stand, who testified to getting DialsorMr. Shearman's office, and that be • night of the tragedy vu a cisar moonlight nighL That statement was niada m Mr. Shearman • office u this city tbe 25th of tort January and that Dobson didn't refbae to make thr statemev-i. .itstoner Shearman rwnobnrated r iv ly at to the chancier of the night in question sa regards moonlight, clear night.Judge Foeter alloted two hear* to asi h videthe
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Fri, Jan 23, 1885
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