The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-03-23

homicide.
..Where did it occurT' she asked
Reporter-In e. back room of the |
fourth floor.
s'The same" she exclaimed, as she
wr-ng her hands ''That was where
we signed that shameful agreemeDt."l
"What agreement
Il signed an agreement to become
Jones mistress. Ny husbaud was not
to knop Of il. No Que was to know
This was on the 23d of last November:
We stood up in that awful room aod
Joined hands upon Bible and swore
fidelity TO each other. We married
ourselves"
What reason did Jones give for
willing you to enter upon such an ar
riiI GementF
He warte son, Then he said,
too. he loved he, and thought that
God nor man neither had right TO
oppose q qualification of love-
What did the agreement containF e
''lt provided that l was to be as a
ife 10 him. To bear him a son, If
possible. and when the child was born
he was 10 adopt it, and leave it all his
property, and take care of ms."
How did Mr.. Pike learn of your
intimacy with Jones?"
"A woman named Mis- Robinson
lives in the house, who was Jones' mis-
tress for ten years. She has little
girl that called him father, although
he did not own her. Mrs. Robinson
WAS JEALoUS OF ME.
She told my husband of the thing, but
he would not believe it at first, but
finally lad his suspicious aroused. /
denied it, One day last week. how
ever, in the forenoon, he looked
through the window into my room and
srw Jones and myself in such posi-
tion as 20 leave no longer any doubt of
our guilt The window panes were
/ frrsted, ard he had scratched hole in
he frosting to which TO place his eye.
/ Oh, Tspept hours in that room and
Jones' back. room in shame with that
man. May God have mercy on US all.
He came ia and accused US, and ]
owred all in presence of both men. A
day or two afterward my husband
came to HE with written confession,
stating in the presence of Almighty
God thst Jones had willfully seduced
NE. l finally signed this confession in
the name of God. Then we left the
house wert to stay with friend.on
State Street and Professor Pike was to
90 on a tour lecturing. Nothing was
to be said about the matter.
No. had no idea of any such end
to the matter"
Mr.. Pike never nad any trouble
with any one before; lie was as peace
able as child. It's all my fault"
= And here the woman wrung hel
hands and seemed more than half de
! ranged.
II wish had died." she murmured
repeatedly. Becoming more composed
he resumed: 81 had no intimation oI
such a thing. Jones asked me if he
carried weapon, and l told him no
, He said lie Was afraid | was afraid
rather that Jones would kill my hus
, band"
How long had you known Jones.
About eighteen months. He USED
, 70 kiss NE aud fondle me, but he Wal
t forty years older than me, and
; thought nothing of it. regarded il
as fatherly feeling toward Inc. If ht
had been a young man l would have
been insulted long before, but he never
told Ine that lie had any feeling toward
!. me till last October. l was thunder
struck. l resisted him six weeks.
!. can not understand how fell. hat
! always lived in accordance with IN.
: belief before. lam a Roman Catholic
know it was wicked. The end of al
evil thing could not result otherwise.
THE MURDERED EDITOR.
The story related by the wife of Pix
y will need strong confirmation before
b. will be generally credited. Mr.. Jone
j has been well known for many years il
/ Chicago, and has enjoy ed the esteeI
and confidence of all who had an
;, dealings with him. He has alway
y been regarded as an upright, honort
e bic citizen, a man of great industry
n and benevolent almost to a fault IN n
o disposition. He was an ardent spin
uaiist, but an uncoInpromising foe t
Il the free love tendencies developed b
Il many members o. the spiritualist
9 guild He invariably and on all occ'
r sins denounced the doctrines advoc'
ted by Mrs. Woodruff, and 50 bite
were his attacks that he laid himse
oyen TO suit for libel, which Is sfl
pending against his paper.
y While he was conscientious oelir'
= er i'm the reality of intramuDdane con
. munication, he was at the same TIN
10 pretty well convinced that large pr
i portion of tie so-called mediums al
a frauds and imposters. His refusal
- indorse all the vagrants who eau
along was the means of his incurrin
:, the wrath of q host of these fall
= prophets. He insisted upon sublectin
/, mediums who came to ask his assls
- ance and encouragement to sevel
: tests. and when he proved them to q
= satisfaction to be frauds he denounce
- them to the public in DO measure
:, terms. 1t was 10 wonder, therefor
= that he had his enemies. But asic
=, :, from such ;,nimosities, Mr. Jones Wi
y highly respected, and bis private cha
a u acfer has ever been beyond reproac
- Mr.. Jones had large farm at 5
- - Charles. where his wife resides. 81
- wis notified of the death OF her hu
70 band by telegraph.