The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-02-14
NJ. +. SPADES.
BOSTON STORE
6&7 w. Washr& IA S. Merid n SITS.

buggy. went into the house. took the baby
on my lap and cried. L set there and cried
awhile, and then got up and washed the
dishes. Did not clean up the blood. Saw no
blood in the house. had set my watch and
turned 1t was just 7:sO. Wade told me
Reoos ne t9ok 1,9,s the the, BODY .s out to TO- the
anyone saw him at the tollgate. He said "No:
drove so fast that no one came out" He said
he only met one two-horse wagon. Said he
went on on the Brookviile road to the next
gate on the National road, then turned east TO
the first road going north. He said he didn't
take the body from the buggy, but left the ve-
National road, and let the reins drop over the
dashboard and made the horse git up and 20
fast. Then he started home. he said he
I'll ought the horse would go INTO town, as he
had often been driven that road. He said he
come on the Brookville road TO Sinners, and
then came across the fields. Said he had gone
fast, and he seemed tired, AS soon as Wade
returned we started over TO Smiths. Just be-
fore we got to Smiths we met a wood wagon,
which / thought belonged TO Reading, and
told Wade SO. i thought from the whistle
that it was one OF the Reading boys. When
was about an hour slower than ours,
as 1t was 10 minutes until by their
time. When we got home ii was 10 minutes
until y; the chi dren went 10 bed at once;
Wade and sat up until after IL o'clock; Wade
did not clean up any blood that night; moth
t.Id him he had left me in bad way now
with my three children; He SAID, "Never
what he thought would be done: he said
'They will arrest me, but there is no danger
for YOU" and that he would prove himself
clear by the Smiths | did not want to go TO
Smiths, but he said L m Ist go there would
be danger for both of us; 1 went TO bed after IL
o'clock crying; had kind OF fainting spell;
when l came to consciousness wade was
standing over me with a cam phor bottle; he
had seen me have these spells before; he asked
me If / wanted camphor, and slgn1fied that
did; / didn't get up for about an hour; after
got up L told Nade 1 didn't think could
stand it; he had made a fire; he said must
not think about ii, and added: "There is one
who loves you." asked him what he struck
Brown with; he said he struck him in the back
of the head with mallet which Brown had IN
the shop; he said IL was done out of doors.
When we came back from Smiths Wade put
the mallet in the stove. didn't see whether
there was blood on il or not. L sat up about
an hour and went back to bed. think Wade
had his coat on when first saw him at the
gate with Brown. / think Brown bad his
money on his person when kilIed-s4O in
paper money and some change It may be
the $40 was not all in paper money. The next
fire, and asked me how felt / told him
had the headache. He said: "You had better
go to town 10 look after Brown, and take Rob-
bie." told him could not, and asked bin
to go. He said: mo, l will stay and take
care OF things" He told me TO inquire at the
toll gates for him lBrown) Told me to say
that Brown was going TO town after his BROTH
er. 1t was daylight when we started. That
morning l saw Wade go out to the gate with
out at the east gate; couldn't go out at the
gate where Brown had laid. / didn't see
whether the plank had been taken up or not.
Wade said he would get cleared on the prelim-
mary trial. Told me not to get excited or tell
anything on him. but TO go and get drink of
whisky and bring some home. be said If
got excited and told anything on him he
would kill me.
After Brown came home from prison told
him thought Wade would kill him. He said
he did not believe he would. Wade wanted
me to get q divorce from Brown while he
in prison, but told him woul6 not. When
house Il
Brown that he was there, and told him IL was
because was afraid to stay alone. After 1
told Brown that Wade would XIII him, he
(Brown) said: "We must try and get HIM
away" After that spoke to Wade about GO
ing away, and told him Brown was jealous Of
him. He said he lid not want to go, but if he
went he would go clear out OF the State. He
wanted me to go with him, and said he would
steal the children: l did not expect Wade to
murder Brown when IL occurred. He did not
tell me that he used anything but the mallet
he was going to Irvington to sell the horse !
got him the robes. Mr.. Brown said to me:
"Mary, get him the robes" / did so, and
Wade took them with him when he started 10
get the horse. 1 sent the children over to
Smiths because / had promised them they
might go the previous evening, out ii showed.
was going to Irvington. When he spoke OF
going, Brown, the baby and were still ar the
ns pIs the stoV Wien ap anf %
child 10 the ash hopper i was not expecting
any conflict between Brown ana Wade. They
never nau mao any Snafp WOrus.
ADDITIONAL.
When Wade sold his saloon he got two lots
for it and s4o lone lot In Illinois and the other
| In this city,. He put the city lot in my name.
and his reason for SO doing was that he owed
a man 500 for beer, and he wanted to keep
| from paying 1t. The reason bought the horse
| of him was this: He owed part on il, and the
man was going to take II away from him.
| When Brown came back home had a CONVEX
sation with him (Brown), and he wanted him
| (Wade) TO leave. i told him If he could sell
the horse he should have the money, and
would release IL, as had bill of sale of the
| horse, and came to town twice with him to
| try and dispose Of the horse and lot. When We
| could not dispose of them, he said
| he would not go away, but would stay all
| summer. About two weeks prior TO Brown 's
death, Wade came into the room where we
| were In bed Brown and ID. He told me the
| same day that if he had seen auy intimacy
between Brown and me he would have killed
| us both. told him he was my husband, and
he said he didn't care. / told Brown this and
| wanted him to come into town and get Nc
Kinney. He had seen me crying, and asked
me what was the matter, and tOlo him this.
/ wanted him lBrown) 10 get Mckinney Il
come and take Wade away. My reasons foI
not telling all OF this last Saturday 10 the cOro
ner were these: was afraid that Wade would
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