Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-09-29
CONFESSION OF JOHN S. WISE.

! Ihere Is now progressing al Palmyra, Mo-. al
examination of John S. Wise upon the charge oi
recently numbering Thomas b. Hart. The ac
cused through his counsel, has made the following
! statement; of the circumstances, which appears tc
cover the whole ground
| think it in the summer of 1913. that
frst became acquainted with Thomas B. Hart, in
the CITY of ST. Louis was then -GNina in said
said Hart before any intimacy grew between US.
The way OF our intimacy was this Hart was IN
the habit of visiting some nieccs of my wife's
step-falher they the girs) in visiting my family y
brought Hart with them, and SO the acquaintance
and friendship (as | ,hought) of Hart and my
family began. During last spring; while myself
and wife were boarding in ST. Louis at place
with which we were not entirely satisfied, Hart
knowing that fact. came to me, protcssed TO be
friend, and asked me 10 dine with him at Mrs.
Mudge's, his boarding house. | did so on his in
vitatiOn more than once. | was pleased with The
table, and he set to persuading me 10 bring my
wife and board at Mrs. Mudge's. | believed Hart
was acting from motives Of kindness to us, and
never having the slightest Suspicion that Hart had
base design upon my wife, or would do her the
least injury even if he had the power, and not
thinking of any such thing al all, about the 3Oth
of May last, myself and wife took rooms al Mrs.
Mudge's. After boarding there about three weeks
determined, in the month of June, and owing 10
the cholera then prevailing in the city, take my
wife, we having no children living, to the country,
TO my Brothers, in the county of Marion and in
the latter part of June, accordingly, we went 10
my brothers.
After remaining some week or len days, | re-
turned 10 the city, and resumed my business as
clerk in the post office, leaving my wife with my
brothers family in Marion. | met Hart on my
return, and he seemed to be very friendly; | be-
leved he true and sincere friend. Hart
left ST. Louis about the 3lst July, and when leaving
- e. ba 10
TO remain a week or two and l. being clerk in
the post Office, he requested TO send his letters
and pupers 10 that place. Hart, before he left, had,
as | understood, a difficulty with some of The
boa rders, and also offended the landlady while |
absent from the clearinghouse. They were
speaking har arshly Of him. and | made re-
mark in excuse for his conduct. A lady remark
ed, in reply TO me, that was taking the part of a
man did not know-that Hart would ruin me or
my wife, if he could. ] replied that had too
much confidence in my wife 10 entertain any fears
on thai subject. The lady then said that did not
know all that going on; that when was at the Of
fee, Hart spenthe of his time with my wifc;and
that | would find out some day that Hart my
enemy. / replied that could not entertain the
idea for moment nor did | believe that Hart
would do me an injury if he could. On the day
after Hart left town, and when the mail was maxi
ing up, discovered letter addressed TO "Miss H..
Sapho, Palmyra, Mos The singularty of The
name, having lived several years and been often
there since, and having known of no such person,
and believing that knew the hand writing, and
remembering the remarks of the lady, dreadful
suspicion took possession of me. ! then remem-
bered of Hart receiving letter, two or three days
before, from Palmyra, and near which place my
wife had been left. became very much excited
to know more, and determed to oper the letter. j
did so. 1t disclosed to me the fact of an actual
correspondence between Hart and my wife, and
that Hart, instead of going to Carrolon. had gone
to Quincy, ILL.,. My feelings on reading this let
Ter were such as no human language can describe.
left the Office and wandered about the city for
some time, then went to my boarding-house, paid
my board, and called to see female relative of
my wife, 10 whom named the subject of my dis
tress.
She reminded me that had no evidence tha,