The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-05-04
The Widows COnflict--SOmc Queer Stories
About Members of the Legislature.

came up again, on Sat Drday last, the
case of the succession of Walter Whey
land, the murdered Legislator, in
which the principals are the two alleg-
ed widows, both of whom claim the
mileage and per diem warrants due
the late lamentcd.
The first witness heard was Mr.. ---.
lie said: knew Walter II. Wheyland;
on Christmas day l met him on the
street. l told him that he was dressed
likca Il married man; he replied that he
had been married the night previous
to Mrs. Luc Dudley. l asked him,
WHAT "CIIAP' MARRIED NOU:' lie
answered, Justice G. \. Meyers.
Justice c. "A. Meyers brought into
court the Sixth Justices marriage
license book, in compliance to Il writ
of of subpoena duccs tecum. Pages 2:H
and 297 of of said book We're missing.
Judge Meyers said: i cannot account
for those missing pages, upon which
were inscribed Whcyland's certificate
of marriage and the bond by him fur
nishcd. That book is always left in
my desk drawer, which is not locked,
and to which every lawyer and every
party interested has free access.
The Judge further said; desire to
correct the statement made by me the
other day. l was mistaken when l
said that lawyer Earnhart spent the
night of Christmas eve at my house.
l meant to say New Year eve. DR..
mas eve l again most emphatically
declare that l never married Whey
land to Mrs. Dudley. l would not be-
lieve under oath, Mr.. IIubbart, Mrs.
Dudley, Mr.. Bean and other witnesses
who signed the pretended certificate
of marriage referred to.
Mrs. Luc Dudley being called on
the witness stand, says: 1 most emphat-
ically declare that on the night OF
Christmas eve was married to Whey
land, as before stated. l never was
very anxious to marry him because he
wanted me to withdraw from business.
l did not feel like doing so because l
had not enough money, and Whey
lands salary as member of tho lcSis-
lature was far from being sufficient to
meet my expenses; but in order to
avoid the renewal of such scenes as the
one which took place in my house
when the divorced wife of Whcyland
came to sec him, l finally consented to
marry him, and on the night of Christ
mas Eve the marriage was celebrated,
as before stated by me. The pages up
on which my marriage certificates and
license We're inscribed were destroyed
by Judge Meyers for political reasons,
and because Judge Meyers was bri bed
by Mortimer Carr, Il member of the
Legislature, who bought him for $500.
Had l known that, l would have Civ
en- $500, and the book would have re-
mained undisturbed. Mr.. Carr, when
he learned that ! was summoned rs
witness before the Congressional Com
mittec, came to me and offered me
$4,000 if | would consent to go ont of
the city during the presence of said
committee here. | accepted. r"c"iV-
ed the $1,000. Montimcr Carr knew
that could testify that Whcyland
had not been killed by Mccullough,
but by his divorced wifc's brother,
who was II member of the police. He
knew that my testimony would have
been of great weight, and he told me
that he would manage to destroy the
proof of my marriage, so ~ to place
me in II bad light before the commit
tee. Montimcr Carr was my bitter en-
emy. ] had by my influence defeated
several bills which he was trying to
pass before the Legislature. For the
last four years my house was the head
quarters of the members of the Senate
and House of Representatives, and po-
iiticaf matters were always discussed
freely in my presence. When Gen.
Sheridan asked me about the ccrtiti-
cate in question, | went to Justice Mry-
crs' office, and here he gave me u copy
of the same, which he took from his
book the book which is now in court.
On that same night Justice Meyers
spent the night in my house, i'll my
front room, no. >. ON that occasion
he owed me so. Which afterwards
several times claimed from him, and
for which he is still indebted to me.
Mrs. Dudley further states that she
had $4,000 aud would spend every
cent of that sum to avcngc the death
of Walter r.. Whcyland.
On being asked how she happened to
go by thenanc Of Lu Dudley, answer
ed to Counselor Crane: sEAlthough it
is none Of your business, shall TAN
swcr. Mr.. Whcyland was very jcal-
Gus man. After my divorce he could
not suffer that / should be called by my
late husbands name. He then called
me Lu Dudley, and since l have gone
under that name.
Mrs. Wheyland No. being called
on the stand said:
That after hayipp been divorced