The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-05-14

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4 thirty inmates, | heard some one
coming towards ne from the back
part of the garden. | was a little
frightened when | discovered that
it was man. When he came near
the summer.house he stopped, and
the rays OF tie moon fell full in his
face, and | then saw that it ives Mr..
BoWles. He had not been there
more than five minutes when Miss
Bramlett came from the house, and
went directly to where be was
standing. They entered into a
whispered conversation, all OF
which | could not distinctly hear,
but she was urging him to fulfill
his promise of marriage, which she
contended he had often made. He
assured her that ne would marry
her. They then talked a great deal
about love matters and finally
heard Miss Bramlett ask Mr..
Bowles iii doctor could tell when
a person had died from the effects
of strychnine."
"What' was the reply to that
questions"
~Mr. Bowles said he did not
know, and then he asked her what
caused her to PROFOUND such a ques-
ton. oh, nothing in particularly
she replied, 'oniy l wanted to know
Mr.. Bowles then said, tViola, l do
not like to hear you ask such qaeS-
tons Then they began to talk
about love matters again. After
they had conversed there for about
Thirty minutes they went away;
passing out through the back part
Of the garden into the street. He
asked her to go with him to his
house, and suppose there is where
they went"
"You may take the witness, Mr..
Rockland," said Outlet as he rose
from his seat and began to pace up
and down the aisle with both hands
thrust deep down in his pockets,
looking as if he felt we'll satisfied
with the evidence of the last wit,
ness.
."Mrs, Ragland," said Lottie, shave
you been friendly with Miss Bran.
lett all the time since she came to
live in your husbands house,"
u can't say that we were friend
ly all the time; we frequently would
have disputes about matters of a
trifing nature; but l never bore
ill will towards Miss Bramlett. 1
did not approve of her conduct,
and often demonstrated with her
about the improperly of it,"
"Have you not often borrowed
large sums of money from her!p
well, | do not know what you
would consider large sums Of mon
ety." y'g.. so
Every we'll then, just tell how
much money you did borrow from
her"
IL remember getting five hun.
dred dollars from her on one coca
sion"
"What did you do with that
money|
"Phat is none of your business,
Miss Wallingtord." :
"You must answer the question,
Mrs, Ragland," said the Judge.
e" could not tell now. to save my
life, what | did with it."
"DId you not borrow the money
expressly for MI. BOwless"
mo, Ibid not; why should | Dor
row money for hims"
"That is the very thing we are
trying to find out. Did you not
borrow as much as five hundred
dollars from Miss Bramlett on two
different occaSionsg"
"Perhaps | did" a
Don't you know you did,"
swell, yes | believe | did"
"Have you ever paid any Of that
money back9" j1ol ST.
"No,lI have not"
"About one week before the
Death Of Miss Bramlett's little
brother, did you not ask her to loan
you a thousand dollars?"
Il think | did" Ia
"Don't you know you did,"
"Yes.p
"What did you want with a thou.
sand dollars on that particular oc-
casionp sd
81 do not now remember exact
ly what | did with It," !.
"Did you not want it for Mr..
Bowlesg"
"No; but | supposed wanted to
buy a set Of diamonds, or something
tof that sort" g t.