Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-12-11
For the Marshall County Rep
COMMUNICATION.

LAPORTE, IND, Dec. OH, 10.
The case of the State ofIndiana, against
James Donnelly, who on the 26th day of
for his wife, one Arvilla Rogers, Of Porter
County, has been the principal converse
ton in our city, during the past ten days.
The case was to have came of on Wednes-
day, November 25th, 1878, and did come
up; but by Donnelly's filing two affida-
Wits, one to the effect that the people were
prejudiced against him, and another that
the Judge was also prejudiced against
him, he succeeded in getting delay of
one week But there is time when the
penalty of our sins aciH overtake US, how
ever fast we may seem to run our ungodly
course. So it happened, on Tuesday,
Dec Sd, that James Donnclly's day had
surely come, in which he should realize
the a,cfuliaeSs of his crime. He was Civ
en- a most careful and impartial trial,
which was in part as follows
The State of Indiana proved, that he
had lived with for several years as his
wife, one "Addie, or Addie Donnelly."
that they had cohabited together, that
children had been born TO them, that he
had introduced said Addie TO his friends
and lneighbors, to society and visitors,
calling at his house, as his wife; that a
marriage certificate was framed, and was
hanging in his hcuse--that he showed it
to several witnesses and asked: what
do you think now of Addie being my
wife," That Addie Donnelly signed a
deco, drawn on the 4th day May, 1870, in
favor OF G. E. Fay, of Royal Oak, Michi-
die, had boarded with him, (Fay) for
months that in his introductlons he used
the terms Mr.. Harger, (or DR.. Glasier, or
Mr. Foster, or Mrs. Harger) this is my
wife, Mrs. Donnelly; that he passed her
off as his widowed sister," hence COM
mitting CRIME tenfold worse than biga-
, my-tha. of incest with his own sister :;
that he acknowledged the child now liv-
ing as his own, that he did for years un-
blushingly, cohabit with and treat as
wife, this woman Addie which upon the
witness stand, he swears positively as
God is his judge, she and he were never
married Mr.. Editor, what do you-what
can you think of so desperate villain, as
this evidence pictures him out to be?
Upon the witness stand, he swears that
DR.. Glasier, or Mr.. Harger, that the time
they were at his house there was being
had ''dutch Dance" and that Dr. Glasier
and Mr.. Harger were so drunk that "they
couldn't tell marriage certificate from a
railroad map" He certifies that he has
no recollection of introducing her (Addie)
as his wife, tho might Of done So" to
the counsel for the State, who asked him
the same question over and over again as
many times as there were witnesses who
swore to having been introduced to her
(Addie) by him. Donnelly answers as
above, Il don't recollect, I,aight hace done
So"
Now, Sir, Mr.. Editor, the fewer of his
clan we have running about the country
wooing, seducing, and marrying young
and trusting maidens, thus blasting their
every hope forever, say the fewer we
have of such men, the better for the peo-
pie at large; but 1 will give no more of
his testimony, which must but seem adam
nable to you, save the following letter,
which will speak for itself to-wit:
VALPARAISO, INDIANA,
September 10th, 1878
To My Old Friend Hod.
/ GOOD MORNING:
/ Well, Know Hod TO Business; The
girl / Lived with at Royal Oak, (Addie, J
was Not my wife. / suppose You Have
heard all about it before this time
/ wrote several Letters To your place
But have Never Received answer, from
some Cause. so write to You and You
} tell Fay for Never to Let any one have
that Dead or say That he Ever thought
she was my wife. for they have got me
in a>tight place. besure and attend to il
for me and write and let me Know all
about it and Ceep every thing quiet as q
Mouse Thare and work like Cuss. see
Merrial Robinson and tell him as he came
: Down on the train with me the first time
: / ever saw her. addie is here and will
g sware for Me her SELF But there is loads
7 of money against Me and they Will hire
Iall the Rough Dogs that they can tc
Il will N oh 10 Io1l