Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-05
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A ~ aN%'Nhf WIS
son has been kept from the reach o
newspaper reporters, by the threats o
, the Thompson family, il is said, but
Louisville Post reporter by a it'll,
, strategy, succeeded a few days ago il
getting from her own lips, her version
Of the unfortunate affair in Cincinna
ii. Mrs. Thompson was found at th,
house Of Mrs. Walter Davis where
the interview took place. The re
porter says:
When the correspondent called al
the slain mans late home he was ush.
cred into the library, where were
seated Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Walter
Davis, Mrs. Latham, sister.in-law Of
Mrs. Davis, and Mrs. Gov. Robinson,
mother of the fair young widow. 1t
was a pitiful picture. Mrs. Davis
contrssted strongly with Phil Thomp-
sons wife. The former is young and
fair. She lie atypical brunette, with
a pair of beautiful black eyes and a
sweet, innocent expression, which has
become intensified by the sorrow and
suffering OF the past few weeks. Mrs.
Thompson has been a very handsome
woman, and a few traces Of her once
remarkable loveliness still remain.
The most casual observer would no.
tice that she has prematurely aged,
and the history Of her married troub.
les are told in that care worn counte.
nance. The two women whose lives
have been wrecked by the same horri.
BILE tragedy, sat in opposite parts of
the room, but when they addressed
each other il was in the iriendliest and
most sympathetic terms. Both la.
dies, and particularly Mrs. Thomp-
son, we're taken unawares, and the
latter seemed TO understand that she
had been entrapped by her friends,
and the time had come for her TO tell
what she knew Of the distressing oc.
currence at the st. Clair Hotel on the
afternoon and hight Of the 2Sth of last
November Yet the lady hesitated TO
give her version Of the affair, and it
was only obtained after n series Of
questions, some of which she left un.
answered. During the interview,
which lasted for more than an hour.
Mrs. Davis and her mother would in.
teuect interesting points which had
not yet been brought out. Mrs. L.
said that she went with her husband
to Cincinnati on Monday, Nov. 81,
and they stopped at the Burnet House.
Mr.. Thompson wrote note to Jessie
Buckner, requesting her to call at the
hotel, which she did and took supper
with them. Phil ordered his wife's
baggage sent to the st. Clair Hotel,
and before he departed for Washing
ton his better half left with Jessie
BIckner for her rooms at the st.
Clair.
"On Tuesday morning Jessie and /
went shopping and met Walter Davis.
He said he bad just come from Har-
rodsburg. Miss Buckner told him
where we we're stopping. and invited
him to call His card was sent up
about lunch time, and when we emery
ed from the dining-room he walked
to the parlor with us. While we we're
there Miss Buckner excused herself to
go down to the drug store aud get
some ApollOnaris water, and we went
up TO her room. Was there harm any
in thatg Walter Davis and had |
known each other for years. His fam.
lily and ours were ON most intimate
terms. We traded at his grocery, and
whenever | needed any money my
husband always told me TO go and get |
it of Walter Davis. When Jessie re-
turned was sitting at the piano play
ing. Presently a card came up for
her, and upon it was the name of NJ.
I. Threlkeld, Of Harrodsburg, who
wanted to see Miss Buckner The
young woman looked at it and con-
temptuously threw it aside, with the
Il wish every striped pants
galoot from Harrodsburg wouldn't
come to see Miss BuckDer. am tir.
ed Of il and wont see him. Walter
Davis went down town with me to
telegraph to my little daughter that l
wouldn't be home that night. He
didn't tell me there was wreck on
the road. My husband didn't tell me
when | should go home, but before |
left him he gave me some money TODD
my shopping.
eve went to the 81. Nicholas TO
get some oysters aud returned TO the
hotel AT 5 o'clock. was not drunk and