The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-01-21


Mr.. Murdoch now lives In. Met him the see
Ond time ut Mr.. Fraker's. He came with his
church Mr.. Fraker was preaching at that
time for the Methodist church. Mr.. Fraker
married my sister. met him every week from
that on. Towards the latter part of the year
he came two three times n week Some
times we went TO church twice, on sunday,
and TO Wednesday evening prayer meeting. 1t
was about the 10th Of December, when he pro-
posed. Mrs. Fraker was in the room, but was
sleeping. 1t was about o'clock in the even
ing. Don't know how many times We had
talked about marrying, but 1t was as often as
we met. He was all the time making love.
Expected he would propose before he did.
Said he thought more Of me than he did ofany
one else. l asked him If that was so. Had
spoken In that way often before making pro-
posal. had no doubt of his intentions. No
body was ever present when he was making
love. Persons were in the room, but did not
hear. DIR. Moore and Clara were in the same
room one evening. They did not hear what
was said. nor did we hear what they said.
Proposal was made OH Thursday evening. We
did not go to prayer meeting that night. Mike
said he had once thought he would never mar
ry, but he had changed his mind, and asked
me to be his wife. We vowed 20 remain true
to each other. He usually led off in our con-
versations In that direction. / don't think
ever commenced conversation on this subject.
1t was in the house were DIR. Moore now lives.
DO not think he kept company with any one
else after the proposal. He did net go to
church with anybody else but his sisters. /
quit going with other parties about a month
TO Anderson county in April, 1861. He re-
manned there a week. We arranged that he
should come after me when he was ready to
marry. Ny folks moved to Emporia in the fall
Of 81. Weaver came to our house the next
evening after our arrival. We talked about
the marriage, as we always did. Met every
week once or twice. Net ut my mothers gen.
orally. Met him ut other places. Always
talked of marrying. We lived in town near
Mr.. Ratess in the winter Of '62. We then
moved to Maurer's farm. Lived there two
~ there Tan a OT
twice a week. Went to Il soldiers dinner to-
gether ut Neosho Rapids. think this was in
'G4. 1 never went with any one else. He
sometimes went with Quaker girl, up the
river. That was In "a, and all through the
year. Do not know Of his keeping company
with anybody during the two years we lived
there, except the Quaker girl. He sometimes
went with my sister, and said he did 1t TO blind
people. After we left Maurer's farm, we moy-
ed TO Mixes farm. We lived there until the
latter part of '6S or the first of 3d. 1t was just
east of Mr.. Viewers. While we lived on his
farm, he slept at our house and ate ut his moth
er's. Don't think he slept there until we mov
ed there. 1t was in the spring Of 1863 that we
moved therein March, think. He and
went TO church sometimes, not often from there.
We went to the Literary Society ut the Normal
School together. Sometimes some of his fami-
ly or mine, or some of both, would go W tn u.s.
went once with George Shields and my sis
| ter. l never went with Mr.. Wicks. While on
the Maurer place, the subject of our marriage
was mentioned every time he came to see me.
He pretty much always commenced the sub
| jeet. We talked usually about going to house
keeping. and laid plans for the future. In ten
years, we thought, of course, we would have
| everything very nice. He put of marriage
| from time to time, on the ground that he was
| not well enough of. We would marry, he
1 said, when his house was built. He built his
| house in "a. We lived on his farm over three
years. Received the ring ON July 4th, 1861.
| Have worn IL ever since; here it Is, (holding
up her hand.) No person was in the room
| when he offered me $40 for it l allowed him
to take the ring OF my finger on condition that
| he would put 1t back, which he did. / accus-
ed him Of going TO marry Miss HaywOrth, and
he denied It. He came a little before dinner
| and staid until half past O'Clock. He always
denied his intention TO marry Miss Hayworth.
| / had heard of IL year before. 1 spoke of it
| in joking way. Did not know there was any
| truth in the report. Had 10 suspicion that he
was going to marry the girl. rs she was but a
child. My suspicious were afterwards aroused,
l and joked him once in the presence of Miss
| Hayworth. In conversation with Mrs. Hay
| worth once, she said she would not have him
| marry her daughter for her farm. She said
| there was nothing Of it. l think IL was on the
/ 9Th day of February, the day he was married,
| the he spoke Of buying the ring. Do not know
| that be was married that day, but saw it in
| THE NEWS. He said, during the week, he was
going to church that day, but he did not 60 to
church. l think he went from there TO the
| Parsons. His making love continued from
the day of our engagement TO the day Of his
marriage. Had asked me two weeks before 10
go with him TO buy cook stove.
Court adjourned until half past one p. M.
SECOND DAY-AFTERNOON.
| Anne Z. Nichols cross-erdminatiOR resuna-
ed.-Weaver gave me the engagement ring in
Anderson county, and was to wear it as long
| as wanted 10 wear ring. IL was the only
gold ring he ever gave me. Never wore an
other ring of his. Am acquainted with Geo.
| Shields. lie was here before, two years ago,
| and stopped at my mothers. went TO several
places with him. Mr.. Weaver consented to my
going. Was living on WeaYer's place at the
time. Never said to Minda Keith that could
have George Shields If wanted him. Question
Didn't you tell Minda Keith, in the summer
Of 1867, that George Shields put his arms
around you while Sitting OH the lounge in
| Mike Viewers housef Answer-I have no
recollection of it. Weaver wanted to break
the contract in 1864. told him would moi
consent to it. DO not know how long lie had
been going with the Quaker girl. The subject
Il of breaking the engagement was not mentiOne d
again until 1867, in August. He brought my
ambrotype to me, and said If l thought more
Of George Shields than did of him, Ihad bet.
ter marry him. told him / did not. l often
wanted to know II he was going to comply
with his promise; didn't think it best to lei
tt run Su forever. Tie said need not be un
easy. did some work for him, and he paiC
me some money. Helped him TO set out some
trees. That was partnership work. 1 did not
object to his gong with these girls. and tolt
him he had better keep away from the Quaker
girl. never intended 10 release him from th'
engagement. a little over u week before hi
was married he asked me II did not think W.
could always live happily together, and told
him thought we could. We talked frequent
l
the long delay. Don't believe in these Ions
courtships. Question-Didn't you tell Mrs
Keith in the summer of 1865, when you wer,
berrying in the woods, that you and Mike HAD
broken of your engagement? Answer
never did. Never told her that Mike said h,
didn't think much OF me, and that he nigh
go. Did not make the statement to Mind:
Keith, nor that Mike and had n falling out
. Perhaps had some conversation with her
Question-Didn't you say to Mrs. Hayworth
in the summer Of 1868, that you would hav,
Mike or half his property. you didn't care
darn which: Answer-No sir; don't us
such language. 1 said that any young mar
that would play of on me like that, If Their,
was law for him. he should have it. Die
= not say to Mrs. Rickabaugh that Mike would
never get married, and that if he did it woulC
Kill him, Did not tell +. G.. Hunt thai
Mike got mad about young man from Gar
net and that he might go. QGestiOn-Didn't
you tell F. G. Hunt, on about the 10th o
February, that after the falling out of yoursel
and Mike, that you regretted il, and went bacl
20 him, and that he would make no new prom
ises; that you then told him that he ought q
give You something, and he promised that b,
would If you would behave yourself? Ans
wer-I never had any such conversation
Question-Didn't you have a falling out witt
| Mike GAP AnSWer-NO- sir. nor in rs.