The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-25
PROB PUD0R {:
Some Fu: tlier Information in
iiegsrd TO he Scandal.
Ptndgry ana ilrs. BIC uity Keep
Silence,
But iiensiey Comes Out iiith A
Statement.
Affidavit OF rank NcNuity.

The interest in the lmous scandal which
is now agitat.ng H., social community,
remains the same, and every scrap Of infor-
nation in regard to it is eagerly sought
and read with ayidity. The coolness dis
played by the principals in the case, and
the imperturable sing .Eoii with which
they bear the scrutinizing glances Of the
curious, has completely baiEled the mot
willy OF the scandal-mongers, and set them
on the alert for anything which may tend
toward fixing guilt upon the accused. The
letters published in our issue OF yesterday
morning are The only ones obiainable bear
| ing upon the affair, and notwithstanding
the fact that Young McEulty in his affida-
Wit, says that the letters addressed to his
mother we've postmarked, Washington, ID.
CT and the afirmations Of HensIey,
that there is ind;sputab!e evidence that the
rnissives are in Pendery's handwriting, the
Judge denies their authenticity, and saws
he has no knowledge of them whatever.
except the one written to Mr.. McNulty
bearing in full his signature, and written
for the purpose OF sending to her the letter
from Henslcy to him.
For the purpose of settling the vexed ques-
tion as TO NOW the letters came into The nos
session OF the father, We append the follow
ing afiidayis made by Frank McNuIty, be-
fore Notary Public:
STATE OF KANSAS,
County of Leavenworth
|, Frank McNulty, residing in the city
OF Leavenworth, do solemnly swear that my
age viii be fifteen years in October. 1875,
and swear that | have received eight Isl
letters from The letter carrier. addressed to
my mother, Mrs McNulty, and tore them
open and read them, and then took them to
my grandpa. These letters were postmarked
Washington, ID. c. | also took two similar
letters from my mothers jewelry box, which
gave 10 my grandfather. TheSe letters
were broken open when | obtained them
Some OF these letters were signed Pendery,
some T., and some not signed at all | have
been in the habit of receiving letters from
the mail carrier for the family had no
instructions from any one about getting
these letters. | received them Just as | did
any other letters. | broke them open from
my own notion, because | knew they were
from Pendery, and he had no business writ
ing TO my mother. | gave them TO NV
grandpa because | did not know what else to
do with them. | never obtained any Of these
letters out OF the post-oflice. Nv grandpa
did not ask me ior these letters lie did
not know anything about them until gave
them 10 him. FRANK MCNULTY.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this
2jd day OF March, \. u. 1870.
J. y. PATTON, Notary Public.
Following this affidavit OF Frank, We pro-
duce a statement, written and signed by
Mr.. iEen-!cy, co-ro5orating the story af the
boy:
LEAyENwoRTH, March %, 1875.
never onquircd At the Po.t-olIice for !
ters addressed 10 my daughter, and never |
received any letters from the POSt-otiice or !
the letter-carrier except those directed in |
my care, which | invariably handed To her |
without opening. | never opened anv of |
her letters. All the letters on the subject |
which ever received, came from the hands |
o1 Frank McNulty. | never knew of the |
existence of the letter., or that Penderr and |
Mrs. NcNulty were corresponding until |
Frank gave me those letters from Pendery. |
L. IIENsLEY
We await further developments in this |
most lamentable affair." There is not much |
more to publish, as all the letters purloined |
by the son have been published, and after a
short time the scandal viii die away, and