The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-06

te0t OF IN III A0Do9t00 x01t.
The RAzoo gives place to the rubjoined
communicated from Mn. Jennie Miller
inasmuch ~ The subject matter Of il bas
been the occasion Of previous newspaper
comment, and to the end that her side oil
the case may be put before the public. II
il Mr.. Millers statement. and as
PROCEEDINGS FOR DIVORCE
have already been begun By the husband,
ias the BAzoO has bcen informed by his At
torney) the. lady certainly has right 10
rise and explain. Without further preface
then, the letter is inserted as follows:
1 MEs. NILLER's STATEMENT.
F; EIik.. Bd-.s:
Will you kindly allow a prosecuted
woman 10 make statement 10 the public
through the medium OF your columns ?
This will he the first article published ~
INV in-tisaiion or that Of any friend of
mine. notwithstanding the accusations to
the contrary. Ii Is very painful for me to
ie obliged to bring myself and my troubles
before the public, but the time seems to
have come when To remain silent, Is doing
. great injustice To Others A. we'll as myself.
There are so many rumors afioat and 50
many false statements have been made,
that public opinion seems to be very unfa-
vorable TO me, and to decidedly con-
denim the ceur-e that have taken in this
unhappy
FAMILY DIFFICULTY.
Before proceeding farther, I would here
state that am not las has been publishedl
! an insane woman. 1t Is true that my
mind h 3 beem unsettled by the rigid,
ausire, nnsympa,heiie treatment OF my hns-
hand. and not by religious excitement, As
most persons think. Mr.. Miller sent me
las pauper) to the insane asylum at Full
ton, and I remained there at the expense
Of Ps,iis county Taxpayers. until ]
was pronounced cured, and ] firmly
believe that my mind is in a
clearer and better state now than
il had bern Tor many months proceeding my
,rip to Fulton. Nor do believe that thee
is m intelligent physician in Seialia, who
would pronounce me crazy, on proper ex-
animation. Some Of Mr.. Niller's friends,
and lin.l that most OF the male members
oi the NJ. T.. Church) have asserted that my
family physician has pronounced me
OF rNsorND MIND.
They alluded To DR.. Bronson, who had not
beea in my house, nor had he once con-
versed with me anywhere since my return
from the asylum, where he vas called as
q member Of an investigating committee,
which met to decide on the merits Of our
respective grievances a few weeks since, AZ
Mr.. Gor,ion's, in Cotton's Addition. The
Gentlemen comprising the above named
committee were Mr.. Gordon, Mr.. Simmons
and DR. Bronson, Of the NJ. r. Church.
Mr.. Marshall. the pastor, presiding. There
were nO ladies ON the committee, and as
Mr. Miller
l. An Ex-PREACHER,
perhaps il Is not To be wondered At that he
made better impression On the committee
than I did, a they have asserted. think
that all unprecedented persons acquainted
with his sad affair will be willing to con-
cesie that I have shown considerable
strength Of mind in bearing what have
had to bear recently, without being posi-
lively insane. The origin Of my difficulty
Is this Ny niece, an orphan, for whom !
have had great deal Of care, Watching
over her in childhood for = number Of
years, came (by Mr.. Miller's invitation) to
make her home with Us. Here is An ex-
tract from
ONE or THE LETTERS
which he wrote, sufficient, think, Ia prove
his earnest desire 10 have her come into cur
family. The first letter hears date Of March
9Th, "a.
Mr. D,g Friend Lille:
ireceivei yoar communication and re.
turn answer forthwith. Now, dear Lille,
il would he a great source OF comfort Tor
me 10 have You here, il tn stay, but il to GO
away again lmark this) II would only add
to nv discom :oriure, and know it would
he = great source Of comfort TO your aunt,
when she is capable Of realizing il, 10 knOw
that Won are coming home Ia stay. Now,
in regard to your future. l will say, and
know il is Just what your aunt would say IL
she were nj herself, that you come tn stay
Jennie,s things shall all he yours, and our
home shall be your home, and ! will pro-
'ect and care for you for dear Jennie's sake.
rs though YOU we're my own dear child.
But II you can't come to stay, better not
come at all, for it would be glad meeting,
hut il would be terrible sad parting.
: ;Siened.) W. J. MILLER.
There Is another letter in my possession
written on March 10Th, alan, one on March
18th, full ri aliectionate solicilnde Tor Lille
and promises OF protection and care. Mr..
Miller now claims that Lille is
A rSrRPER OF his RIGHTS,
and the destroyer of his domestic peace. ]
claim that she has been ~ faithful da0gh-
ter TO ms, and that she has toiled for SIX
long months for us, without one cent OF ne
numesatiOn except her board, and that Mr..
Miller has broken his written pledge and has
treated her in the most shameful nHanne :
he has ordered her to leave the hoCse, and
threatened to have the officers al the Law
called 10 throw her into the streets and
4. relelled against IL. could not sec INV >is-
ter's orphan child turned out of doors Tor
nothing but to gre tiiy very mean mans
whims. and took decided grounds, and as
Tar rs weak suffering woman could do
have maintained il. When Mr.. Miller
found that I would not be governed ny his
will nor the will OF his friends, in this mat
ter, he Left me, taking from the house, IN
ms temporary ai-ences great many arti'
(: cles, some Of which could not have been
very useful 10 him, Is he took one Of my
dresses, the clothes line. slop bucket, fev
milk tickets and 80 cents worth of sugaI
that happened TO be in the house. He ala
took the bureau and many other articles o.
of furniture. lie proceeded to "Po~t me-
an informed the pnblic that had "forcet
him
=. TO ABANDON NE"
! sincerely hoped that he would sta,
away, and felt relieved from the great pres
sure that ha constantly irritating cooduc