The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1879-01-30
Maggie cellars Attempt to Com
nit Suicide at the Vanal-
Stinc House, BelOft.
Seriously wounds herself in the Head
with a cartridge fired from
Seven Shooter.


lallC W canton last lali Win Den hlIi
from Eagleville, Missouri, and engaged
with Joel Hewitt in building the School
House. When boarding at the Harlan
House he became acquainted with Mag
gle Glllispse, while paying his addresses
| to Maggie she was informed that he was
married man and the father Of son
| living somewhere in Iowa. Mr. cellars
assured her that he had been divorced
from his wife, but the copy of the decree
obtained was destroyed at fire that occur
ed at Oskaloosa, Iowa some time since
The father of Miss Gillispic opposed her
marriage to cellars, not crediting his state
| mem about the divorce, but they were
| married as above stated Subsequently
they went to the Vanalstine House in Be-
| lott, where they were boarding at the tim g
of this sad occurrance
On Mondays train gentoely dressed
| lady arrived and registered at the Harlan
House as Mrs. cellars, from Malvern, Ia.
Upon request Capt. Harlan escorted her
tothe Vanalstne House where she inquired
for Mr.. Cellars. Upon being shown to his
| room and meeting him ID the presence of
Maggie and her mother she sprang towards
to embrace him, he stepped back from her
approach and requested her to retire to
| another room with him, which was done.
| After q briet absence she burst into Mag
| gie's room who was there alone, and, 1--WE
here give Maggies own words as related
to us..l "Shc rushed excltcdly up in front
OF me, almost touching my person. and
asked me if was Mrs. Cellars told
her l was. She ask ed me how long since
| told her since the Sd Of November last.
She then said, You won't be Mrs. cellars
| long and turned and left the room as rap
| idly as she entered | remained in my
| room a few moments, and resolved to meet
them both and ask her IN his presence if
she was his wife, and if they had been di-
vorccd. I went to the door of their room
across the hall and raped, cellars open,
| ed the door and stepped out into the hall.
She came to The doorway and slapped me
in the face twice. Cellars caught her hand
| and told her to stop such actions. said
only wished to ask her some questions
in cellars presence. She then loid me to
come in. We all went into the room, and
l askek her if she was Mrs. cellars, and If
she had been divorced. She said she was
his wife, and went immediate
ly to my room, got my revolver, jus as l
obtained it cellars came in, and motto ing
it it in my hand tried to take it from me.
He said he was afraid was going to shoot
her. 1 told him never had any such in
tention. He said he wanted her to come
in here and have matt tiers talked over, and
after some talk between us assented; he
went and got her and they came in and
commenced talking. was seated upon
the bed when ever said anything she
would become terribly excited and indig
nant at me. felt as if should 60 crazy
and finally told them both to leave me.
could not bear any more, they left ad,
justed the hammer Of the revolver, placed
it near my heart. was sitting upon the
foot of this bed. l concluded not to try il
there for fear it would not be quick
enough, raised it to my right temple and
fired. | fell backwards on to the bed"
The above was Maggies version of the
affair given us at her bedside yesterday
Her statement was connected and clear
with slight intervals, caused by intense
pain that would dart through her head
Having slept but little since the attempted
tragedy, which happened about dusk
Monday evening, and being disturbed by
frequent callers. she appeared weak and
d,sinclined to talk. During the entire IN
teryieY she cast no reflection upon Cellars
only saying that she believed his state
ment that he had been divorced was true
Dr. Brown is her physician. he has ye
been unable to find the ball, and the
swollen and inf1amed condition of the
wound, will prevent further probing uu-
Ill it su ,ides. The Dr. does not think
the injury Will prove 1aIal.
| Upon the complaint # Mr.. Gillespie
the girls father, a warrant was issued b.
Justice Reynolds OF Beloi,. for the appre-
hension Of J. W, cellars upon the chary.
of Bigamy, Fred Keep appearing as coan-
sill for the State, and J. w. Taylor for tn,
Defendent
The inquiry was proceeded with Tues
day afternoon at the Reynolds House where
an excited aud interested crowd WAS in a
tendance. The main and only witness pro
duced by the state was Mrs. Melissa Eel
lars who testified in substance that she hac
been married to the defendant and noH
lived IN Malvern, Iowa, but that "she ua!
diDorced from him in October kast" At til,
close Of her testimony g recess was taker
until evening when the prosecution de-
clined to proceed further with the exsmi
nation, ard proceedings were dismissed l.
+ The witness stated upon the stand that SIN
DID not come here to claim cellars or hav
anything to do with him further than Il
obtain some property belonging to hin
and to secure the guardianship of he
child. she desired no criminal Irosecu
tinp. and asked no sympathy from the citi