The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-10-08

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aim to swear to lie aud did not my
husband would not let DR.. Mehrine
doctor nv children, but he said ]
could have whom liked, and Mr..
Mehring vas mv choice as q physi-
clan. I knew nv husband was opposed
to him doc.oring me. when DR.. Meh-
ring came in. the d~r was half opei,
and there was no light. the NOM was
shining. my window was up. would
not have invited him to come If my
husband had been at home. told him
in the daytime that my husband
would not be at home. In answer I"
a question rs to whether friends had
not prevailed on her to come aud
make q statement which would he
favorable FIR her husband. the witness
said: All thst NV friends have said.
is, that the case was just as bad as it
could be. and it would he hest tn &C.
knowledge the whole truth and
nothing else. that l was slurred and
degraded as badly rs | could be. and
might as well acknowledge it all.
When DR.. Mehring came ] was in NV
night clothes. DR.. Mehring did say.
Do not kill me-" / think he said So
twice. I saw nv husband. At that
time DR.. Mehr!ng was fondling me.
and l believe nv husband saw it. The
witness then left the stand.
THE HUSBANDS TESTIMONY.
w. j. White. the prisoner, f.llowe1.
His testimony was As follows: On the
18th of september I told my wife |
WAS going to Upton, but I came home
about halfpast 8 and secreted myself
under a bed. Abuut 10 o'clock ]
heard a footstepon the porch. l vas
quite quiet. I thought if there was
anything wrong had be,ter see what
it was got out as quickly az | could
and moved to the bedroom .i.s,r. l
saw two human beings in q f'ndIing
embrace, stopping on the 6nr. NV
wife recognized me and said. MY
God! what has brought you here at
this hour of the ni.ht:" sail anne.
thing like this (my suspicious had been
aroused and wanted Ia end it OUT -
said I. "Who is there?" There was
no answer. The third time | asked
the man. whoever he was. l did not
know then. He threw himself on me
and threw me on the Aoor. While We
were struggling I got little cork-
screw knife out Of my pocket and
halloed,
"MURDER, THIEF AND ROBBER."
| struck him on the jugular vein, and
then he cried out 1T is DR.. Mehring."
Nv wife said So at the same time. Al
that moment Mr.. Cullom entered the
room and cried out. "What dues this
mean ?" said. 1T is DR.. Mehring. it
is my family physician. He has out
ragged my family, but he will never
outrage another one. ] have fixed
him." I called for the light. and
when the light came and my wife saw
the body Of DR.. Mehrins, she said !:
NV God! kill! me. tool" | said.
mo my darling you have got a settle.
ment to make with your God. / hope
you can make a balance sheet" said,
IL have done nv duty to myself. my
God and society" 1 could not 4"
otherwise. lexpect to he murdered
The officers came, and l surrendered
myself.
LOUD APPLAUSE.
The witness was then asked tn state
the reason he had for the suspicious
he had entertained.
The district attorney objected 70 the
question on the ground that there was
no law for such question.
Mr.. Wigginton There is Law that
is above all statutes there il q Law o:
right that God has planted in tae
breasts of men that ought Ia near the
name Of men. There j. a higher and
holier Law than man can place ON the
statute btnks.
Loud and continued applause follow
ed this. which could not be suppressed
for some minutes.
Judge Clark said IL such q thing
occurred again he should have the
room cleared instantly. The court
finally decided that the question Was
irrelevant.
Upon cross examination the witness
said: At the time told NV wife Was |
going tn Upton I had not intended t"
90. told her ! was going because |
wanted to find out If I had q true
woman. When I went into the room
DR.. Mehri1y was in kneeling or
stopping position kissing her. | com
menced cnttinge him while We were
on the A.sr. He threw me over a
chair and had hold of me by the riyh,
arm. have cut on nv hand now,
hut 10 not know whether that was
done by the doctor or myself. He
had me in his pnwer at one time. and
I cried Murder! thief! rubber! and
called for help. I d" not remember
his telling me not to kill him. | made
two strikes at his threat with nv knife.
He had nv LETT arm over his neck.
lid not know then whether he had
hurt me or not. / was in such passion
that
ibid NOT REALIZE ANY PAIN.
Nor ANYTHING Of the kind. l expected
tn die. / saw. before God and man.
that / intended. If found any one in
her room. to saw. Go your way IT.
joicing." As Gh is my Judge. did
not intend tn kill him / cut his thrnat
n save mvovn life. He attacked me.
did not think Of saving my life. I
lid not want to save myself. If the
ioctor had not wanted To assail me he
,ould nave gune out Of the window.
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