, 1873-10-18

then to Cincinnati. Ho died In Cincinnati on tho
20sh Of September, 1879, and after Ills doath my
husband brought hor to Nashyillo-.hor and her
oa'no s pDs Sss:k to to NaaSvllo, aont know Whore @
gho saw Richards, but aho did 800 him several
timon. Last April. sllo atartcd to koon
boardlng-llouso on Domombr9nn amen, @ btrcot. 6o-
twcen summon and High nSr .x, moIh9r ih , lSr
llor. I uaw richards Of hor houao one tiu,o
whom wont tloro, aud I told lior Bo ought not,
on Mary'a account, allow Richards to Wait THO
house, aud st,o uaid aho WAS not afraid Of Ills
5 sgng g ESm eng him ny II sr Il % o1s nosrS eF because
(Ilero old Mrs. Hngan interrupted with. II
liyod with Annie Jane all tho time anl noyor
snw nnything out OK Tho way.")
Mrs. John Iagan continued In July they
and ID mo5voa 5 to tl,ls house. I hoard a wook
aeo BaturilnY that bad etorios wore cir
cHlati1g about Richards and :Annto Jano, and
that tloy had boon soen out buggy-riding to-
gator Annie Zane ' ,e kew AZ greet mna'ny neo
out our knowing IT,, for Ahe usoti to DO out quito
what heard, anil she denied 1t at nrst and then
afterwards said tho reports wero truo. This WAC
Cincinnati mud that he would marry hcr tfore,
but told hor Bho mlat atand her. ground and
atny hero; Bllo said ho told her ho had al" "ays
wanted ller, but that Bho would mover conaeut,
nnd that now ho had hold on her elo would
will, A,snio Jane and ler little boy, Saturday.
He said swell, Mrs. Hagan, what can do for
you 2" said, Ntr. Richards don't want you to
do anything for NO. but for the family; I
aGsz g9n hn1w ;!ar ThHt thai Is Mq sn
told him then the storion Ind heard, md said
TINT Annlo had told mo they were trio, and I
natd, "You aro the ono to blanc for tho trouble.
You havo kept company with hor whom sho was
wantod 10 marry her." no aaid DO wouldn't
marry her II Gho language uacd by Richards
here, according to Mrs. Hagan'e statement, WAS
Of tho most bfasphemous character-not at oil
lit for pub1ication).. Ho said: "Mrs. Hagan,
body" said: " Knowing that, .why did you
take advantage Of q lone woman Z" 'uo said
tits a mans place to ask md q woman'a
place to rofuse." I asked him If ho had no
intontion Of marrying lor, and ho said lie had
that II ho should marry hor Ao would DO shot
within twenty -four hours. told Mr.. Rlcharda
that tho boys had not heard Of this yot, and that
1t was good for linn that my. husband wap dead
and conc, for if 10 was not ho would not lot llim
knew Of it there would DO trouble, for they
wouldn't want to live under such shame Us this.
ue aaid: "H they will shoot there aro others
that1l shoot too" I told Jimmie about it lasl
night, aud he Baid Annie must stand hor ground
givc llor money to help her away on the ]
O'clock train today. She hasn't beon at homo
since wo went to 500 Richards Saturday morn.
ing. She went md Bsaid at Mrs. -, on
South High street but sho knew nothing about
1t. holpod to get Annie Jano away to-day, for
ahe thought If sho could only get away thore
would be no trouble, but she know thero woulG
be ii eho Btaid. won't to tho depot with her
Richards gayo her SIT Saturday, and yesterday
morning ho sent her 35 mora to pay hor way
People That knew her warned her not to koor
company with Richards,
Tho following statement waB made to our ro'
porter by Miss Mary Hagan, . vcry interesting,
modest girl about 18 years Of age:
Jimmie came home to dinner today earle,
than common. 10 walked very fast and thon
know there would be trouble. I asked him II hi
wanted ILLS dinner, and ho said "no." We triet
to koop him In tho house, but we couldn't do 1t
He wont out to tho Decatur shops to look for tit
brother Hughey. Soon after that met linn a
the corner Of tho Fisk School, on Knowles ntreet
He Bays: "Mary. this is awful7" said
Jimmie, whore aro you going 2" He said ht
bo was going to see hfr. Richards. said
Jimmie, don't, 60; !; please don't 60 stay .
home for my snke aud for mothor's sake." Fl
said he would 20, and couldn't keep him. II,
would have killed Aunio Jnne ii he could hay,
found hfr than. know.