The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-08-22
ALEXANDRIA, La, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST %, 1877.

however, so the testimony says.
De Waters was Indifferent to his wife
from the first, and showed decided |
preference for his late honsekeeper.
The domestic troubles of the young
couple defed all the influence of the
two families to amicably arrange.
York De Waters declared he married
Ella Smith to please his parents
He did not love her, aud on her
birthday, few weeks after her mar
riage, offered her $500 and one-third
of his property if she would agree to
a separation. This the wife refused
to do. She had loved De Waters
from a child, and looked upon a sep
aratiou of the kind proposed as q
deep disgrace. So she bore with her
husbands GOODNESS and neglect, ho-
ping that time would overcome his
aversion to her.
| Ben MYERS continued to work on
the farm. On the evening of the
Goth Of June, 1876, De Waters, his
wife and Ben Nivers were together
in the house. About s o'clock De
Waters arose to 60 out.
Il am going over to Rhoad's to
get him to help me drag buckwheat
ground" he said; 81 may not be back
tonight"
He went away leaving Ben MYERS
and his wife alone together. Instead
of going to Rhoad's, who lived three
miles away, De Waters went to a
piece of woods near by, according to
| the story he told in Court in EImira
yesterday. He remained there until
after dark. Returning to the house
he went to the west window of the
: sitting room. His wife was playing
ON the melodeon, and MYERS was
near. Soon afterward the light wa:
blown out, and he heard Ella ane
MYERS 60 up stairs to her bedroom
together. De Waters then went tt
Chauncey Cleveland's, the father o
f. his first wife, and told him he want
ed him as witness. He then wen
!, to a farmer named Schnick, wher
Emma MYERS lived at the time, ant
got Schnick to accompany him also
, The three. returned TO De Waters
house. Entering the cellar by a
outside door, they crcpt up stairs i
e their stocking feet to Mrs. De Wa
ters's room. The young wife lay i
he'd asleep. BY her side was th
hired man, Ben Nivers. The hus
band cody awoke his wife and Nj,
ers. TO tue latter he said not wore
but to his wife he said, without an
manifestation of indignation, such a
> would have been natural under tn
oirn n,
SIS this the way you do when II
away?"
= Mrs. De Waters says that sh
V awoke, dazcd and bewildered, and NJ
b on seeing her husband and til
e strange men in the room, exclaime
!. in alarm:
e "Oh, York, what are. they al d
,fl ing here?" 10.
n MYERS dressed himself and wei
= down to the kitchen, followed b
,e Cleveland and Schnick. The thrt
W passed ribald jests over the stu
Ia ton. Mrs. De Waters hastily tire
J. on some clothing, and rushing dow
s. stairs, went to bureau draw,
1t where's pistol was usually kept.
10 81 will finish all thisw she e.
k claimed, and but for the interventic
or of the men would have shot hersel
IF 1t was between l and 2 o'clock
". the morning. De Waters ordere
D. MYERS to hitch up a horse and tai
f his wife home to her fathers. 81
lie was placed in the wagon in fain
,e ING condition, and when Nive
D. reached her fathers, at 4 o'cloc
+ she was seized with commissions al
pr lay unconscious for several hour
So swears her father in his tie
70 timony.
,e Next day De Waters came to 7
d. mira and employed counsel to col
n, mence proceedings for. q divor
H. from his wife. Pending action
he the case, the friends Of Mrs. De W
he tiers became convinced that her hu
rs band and MYERS had entered into
ge conspiracy to ruin her, SO that t
so husband might obtain a divor'
lis Accordingly evidence was collectt
a. and District Attorney Taylor pr
q cured the indictment of both
at Waters and MYERS on the char,
.. and the case is now pending beft