Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-29
NELLIE C. 6Ailey,S LIFE.
Few Stray Threads Connected With the Life o
the Young Woman Charged With the Mur-
dey'of Clement BofhaynIey

Nlslleu ueT one afternoon last week AT ID
jail in this city where she has been confine
{, since the arrest. or the charge, the result
e and the history Of this unfortunate youn
woman our readers are already acquainted
II In an upper room OF the jail, carpeted an
comfortably furnished with a single bed
dressing bureau, chairs and stove, we foun
lady dressed in rich black but without OF
q naments save a pair Of bracelets. She is @
d fine figure, delicate or sylph-like In move
ment, fair-faceG, dark hair, strongly-marke,
6 eyebrows, thin lips, and taken altogethe
would be set down as a pretty woman,
steady proud head and large, open, franl
eye adding TO her charms. She met us cor
daily and after Mr.. Webster had withdrawn
she said she had sent for us, not only with
desire TO speak 70 one who would listel
without prejudice, but TO show US some let
tiers which would remove from our mine
, sions, the thought OF which burtheneG ant
weighed her down daily. If the world on
ly knew all, they might say she had beer
very thoughtless and indiscreet, but not IN
; tentionally wicked, much less vicious
While her career had been one of romance
and very eyentful for one so young, as il
came from her own lips if seemed to us that
it all could be logically traced back to the
mistake of mere girl marrying man Of
money, ner fancy for whom she, in her ig.
norance, took for love. When we told her
that we had received among others letter
from Judge Asa Howard, OF Oakland, Cali.
fornia. who wrote us that his family's inter.
est liz her was marked, she talked Of the
plcasurable recolections of her life on the
Pacific coast and at the home OF Judge How.
ard. Touching the letter we published last
week from Bothamley's sister-in-law, she
said that Clement did not know his brother
was still in Canada, but thought that he had
gone back TO England. She said Botham-
ley held no communication with his own
family save his aged mother TO whom he
wrsie two or three times year. As TO the
deed for the land in Harvey county, Both
amley had made it TO her without rescrya-
| ton, so far as she knew. She loved the man
for bis own sake and had started with him
to land where they had counted on being
peacefully happy and unknown. OF the
tragedy of that dark night in the Indian
Territory, she bad already given her testi-
mony. She had got, it seems, about q, 600
OF Railey when ne left her, and the jewelry,
| about which so much has been said, showed
| for itself, rs her name N much of II.
Hers and Bothamley's reasons for wishing
their relations to each other to be kept from
the world are now well understood. She
had made n foolish blunder at Waukesha,
and he had back of him ties which he had
not acknowledged to any but her. Further
in the conversation she expressed the con-
yiction that she would be bailed within
few days in which event She should 20 d.
rect 10 the home of her father and mother
in Harvey county and there remain until
her trial at the next term Of the United
States court.
Below, we publish two documents, one, a
letter written by her before starting south
with Bothamley, and which was sent back,
and the other letter to us from. man at
Waukesha who offers abundant reference as
to his standing and credit from bankers and
others. We submit that this letter and
communication, taken together with other
letters received by us dovc-tail in with her
testimony in such a way that preclude the
idea of false testimony. The letter and
communication are as follows:
WICHITA, August 16, 1888.
Mrs.. Austia-DEAR FRIEND: Yours Of the
18th Of last month was received and its con-
tents perused with pleasure. presume
you began TO think had forgotten you by
neglecting to answer your letter earlier.
But such is not the case; on the contrary,
my thoughts, many times day, fy back to
your home, where i spent SO many pleasant
days. My time has been wholly occupied
in preparing TO start for our trip across the
country to Texas. 1t is quite task, Mrs. |
Austin, to get ready for such journey, but
we are now already and expect to start on
the 2lsL Of this month. 1 wish you could |
see our outfit. Clement has spared no pains |
nor money in fitting it up. 1t is nobby |
one, tell you. We have .'car' built on |
wheels with one room. 1t is fitted up in |
fine style. We have two yoke of oxen to |
draw the ear which will only be in Use when |
we camp. We have a COW with US, also. |
Clement aud each have riding horse and |
1 will ride horseback all the time. We have
e2o0 sheep. Two young boys will accom-
paay us, one TO drive the car the other the |
sheep. We expect to have delightful time |
and it will be so romantic. We will 20 right |
through the Indian Territory. want to
visit the Indian camps and see how they
live. l will write you description of Ind |
ian life when ! visit them, and give an ac-
count of our trip in general.
Mrs. Austin no one has recognized me yet |
in Harvey county, Notwithstanding | am
well known. am only fifteen miles from
where father lives and have not seen any Of |
our family. That seems hard, know, 10 |
he SO near pa aud ma and not let them know |
| am in the country. But have reasons for |
doing so which | can not explain; not on
my own account, but Mr.. Bothamley's |
There are some things connected with Glenn
enrs affairs that requires this to be kept a
secret for while. No one knows where
am but you, Mrs. Austin, and trusted and
confided in you, feeling assured you would
keep the matter to yourself, till we were
ready for the world 10 know we were mar
ried. IL pa and ma knew where ! was and
what was going TO do, they would raise an
objection at once. And Mrs. Austin, no
one on this earth can prevent me going with
Clement. / can trust him and know I ain
safe. and have all the confidence in the
world in him. feeling assured all will come |
Put right in the end. Clement acts SO hon.
,rable with me in every respect that l am
willing TO risk all with him Clement says
ne will come with me next summer and
make you visit. You and MIR. Austin will
ike him know, for he is splendid compa-
ny, and is lively and is SO nice. lie is real
and is stylish and highly edu-
,ated. OF course, think he is perfection.
lie is very fond of travelling. We will not
i've on our ranch but put family on it to
ook after the stock. We expect TO make
OTIS of money when we get started in Texas
md Clement expects quite sum Of money |
rom Englandin the spring. am not afraid
tut what Clement will always make me a
rood home and be good and kind to me. l
hnk by the first OF January we will have
Nti tuAh- cctticu UP 81 a S"u "A'sO " n"
md ma and tell them l am married, and who
o and where / am. Clement says so, pro-
iding we get through to Texas as soon as
We expect, and 1 think we will.
Mrs. Austin, l told Clement about the mar
ying affair in Waukesha, and told him how
/ happened. told him about going with
,obert and he said he didn't expect me to
ot go out in company any. He said he
wanted me to 20 in company and try and
njoy myself while / was away. He said
e had NIL the confidence in the world in me
nd could trust me anywhere. Clement
lughed WREN told him and said the worst
{ the joke was on the young man. He |
aid if II was really legal could easily get ,
ct a divorce in Texas. Clement said he /
,ould consult lawyer when we got there. /
declare, Mrs. Austin, that was such a fool j
Ii trick for me to do, even in fun. But 1 Z
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