The Republican journal., 1877-09-13
a Curious Rural Scandal.

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nrominenoa Tbeir far,ns aro +nia I 10;
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of E;rn T,l IN tb S,i, - ~ ll'slile
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mate was arr,inrpG trhr, ,ynra n,,rr;od ~ +bo
2,th of January 1876 alo1t a vear ottrr he death
of the first wife Em,nD \ivcr returned to her
fathers and the npw Mrs Do Watrr assumed
charue of the farm Matters djd NOT 90 we'll how
ever SO tine testimony SAWS DE- Water v,ns in,lit,
frrept TO HIS wii. from file 6r,t mi showed n dr
cided preference for his LATE honsnkcepcr Tho
domestic troubles of the youny couple detied MI the
Influence of the two families to anlcobl,. orranmn
York De Water decided that he married Ella smith
to please his parents IIr did not lnyc Her mi ON
her BIRTHDAY a few weeks after MARRIAGE olerrd
her ~1nO and ouethird of his property if she would
agree 10 a separation. She loved Dc Water from 4
child and looked upon a separation of the kind
proposcd aS deep disrracr So She bore with her
husbands coldness and neglect. hoping that time
wonli overcome his aversion to her
Ben Niyer continued 10 work On The farm On
the evening of the 2Oth of June, 1876. De Water
his wife and Niver were together in the house
About 5 o'clock De Water arose to 90 out
II am going over to Rhoads to sct him tn helm
mo fIr,tr burkwhpat rrolnd No said ,.and ,na,,
not be back to night"
He went away. leaving Ben Nivcr and his wife
alone torethur Instead of roin,r to Rh0ads' who
lived three miles awav De Water went TO u nier1
of woods near bv according to the story he told
in court in Elnira ycsterclav He remained there
until after dark. Returning to the house he went
to the west window of the Sittinc-room His wife
was plaving on the meodcon and Niycr was near
Soon aiterward the light was blown out. and he
heard Ella nul Niver 90 nm stairs tn fnr bedroom
together De Water then went 10 chaunccv
Clevclands the father of his first wife and told
him he wanted him as Il Witness He then went
TO a farmer named Scbriick where Emma Nivrr
lived at the time and rot Schnirk to ACCOMPANY
him also The three returned to De Waters house
Enterinr the cellar by Am outsd, door they orrnt
=
up St''irS 81 III lelf stocknS iee' I" MIS- We WatrtS
room lnt young NIle i1t III pea 'Si1"P' by heT
sue was tit Hlfe" nan Del! NlNtla ne HlSoaiIo
cooHE aWokc AlS Wlle ana NNef. 10 tne latter ne
Sald NOT Il word out to ms "llc ne SAID "lh"ut
any manifestation OF lndl@hail"n. Snch as would
nave pech natural under the circumstances;
Us thiS the way You DO when am away
Mrs De Water SAYS that she aWoke dazed and
beWlldered ana upon seeing her hlsbanG and the
strange men III the room, rNtMlmcd III alarm
oh, l ofk what are tltv all dong mere
Nlver dressed himself and went down to the
kitchen, followed by Cleveland and Schnck. The
three persons nbald tests over the situation Mrs
De Water hastily threw on some clothing amt
rushing down stairs went to bureau draw where
pistol was usually kept.
Il Will finish all this. she exclaimed, and hut
for the intervention OF tine men would have shot
herself.
1t was between one and two o'clock in the morn
ing. De Water ordered Nlver to hitch up horse
and take his wife home to her fathers. She WAS
placed in the wagon in talntng condition. and
when NiHer reached her fathers, at four oclock
she was seized with convuSlons and lay mron
Next day DE Water came to Emra and enploy
ed counsel to commence proceedings tOr II divorce