Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-23

because there was not money enough to take
/ us all. | heard from them by letter in q week
after their arrival here. My husband stated IN
the letter that he was waiting for tie next
steamer, as ne had not been able TO make his
arrangements before. In few days after
the receipt of the first letter, l received let
ter from my husband. or rather from the de-
ceased, telling to ipack nay trunk and be
ready to leave for this city the following
Monday, and to Re ready TO go in the steamer
with them The deceased wrote all the let
tiers TO me- They finally wrote that they aad
expended so much money that they would De
unable TO leave on the steamer, snc toid NE
TO be patient as he expected to get q situation
soon I remained il Cisco until the last week
10 September when / left and came 10 tkis
city unknown to them, and borrowed money
to bring me here. They had given me their
address, No. % Kearny street, and | found
them there on the day alter my arrival met
the housskeeger when went to the house AID
| described the deceased to her. She directed
me TO room n | found the deceased il bed
and my husband had just got up and was
dressing himself, It was s o'clock IN
the morning when | went to her room. was
surprised and angry to find them occupying
the same BED, and | had words with them.
| thoaSht it pest to keep the matter qulet
| lie told Inc then that be could get situation
on the following Monday. took room Ia
the house that day on the same floor as their
roasn. They continued to occ0py room Il
together. The deceased and [ became
| acquainted with MIR. Peekhan in Cisco. He
was very attentive to her all the time We
were at Cisco. He was net engaged 80 de
ceased 20 my knowledge, The deceased gave
me to understand that she did not like him
sufficiently to marry him. Sir. Peckhanl's
attentions to the deceased annoyed my hns-
band very much. Two or three days before
| left Cisco Mr.. Peckham talked about com.
/ ing to this citv to see deceased. MIR. Peck
ham arrived here last Saturday. My sister
expected him. as he bad written to her. He
was very attentive to her after his arrival
| here He took room IN the house the next
day after his arrival. Mr.. Wheeler objected
to Mr. Peckham's attentions to the deceased
| here and the deceased and Mr. Wheeler had
many angry words with each other Mr.
Wheeler had threatened to murder MIR Peck
! ham for calling him coward. lie also called
him gambler Mr. Peckham told me ne
wished to take the deceased to Sacramento,
| and deceased told me that shs would never
| leave the city with him. Mr.. Wheeler knew
! that Mr.. Pecxham wanted to take deceased
to Sacramento. He told me that he over
| heard Mr.. Peckham and deceased talking
! about It two DAYS before her death. Ga
| Wednesday last Sir. Wheeler came TO me in
the forenoon and said that officer Morehouse
had told him that be had room in his house
that deceased might occupy, or that she
might room with his daughter, 90 years OF
age. aud he proposed that deceased should
| take the room. This was to hide her away
from MIR. Peckham. The deceased consented
| to 90, and went to the house in companywith
| Mr.. Wheeler the same day to see the room.
! She returned IN about an hour or two, and
! deceased said that she would take the room.
She appeared to give her consent freely.
MIR. Wheeler left her at officer Warehouses;
residence.