Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-07

tue distressing occurrence IN the SC.
Clair Hotel on the afternoon and
night of the 2Sth Of November last.
Yet she hesitated to give her version
of the affair. Mrs. Thompson said
that she went with her husband to
Cincinnati, on Monday, November
27. They took rooms in the Burnet
House. Mr.. Thompson wrote note
to Jessie Buckner, requesting her to
call at the hotel, which she did. She
took supper with them. Phil order
ed his wife's baggage sent to the st.
Clair Hotel, and before he departed
for Washington his better half went
with Jessie Buckner to visit her rooms
in the st. Clair. The occurrences in
the hotel on the next afternoon are
given as nearly as possible as the un-
fortunate wife stated them:
"On Tuesday morning Jessie and 1
went shopping, and met Walter Da-
Wis. He said he had just come from
Harrodsburg. Miss Buckner told
him where we were stopping, and in
vited him to call. His card was sent
up about our lunch time, and when
we emerged from the dining-room he
walked to the parlor with us. While
we were there Miss Buckner excused
herself to 60 down to the drug store
and get some Apollinaris water, and
we went up to her room. Was there
harm in that? Walter Davis and I
had known each other for years. His
family and ours were on the most in
innate terms. We traded at his gro
Gerry, and whenever I needed any
money my husband always told me to
go and get it of Walter Davis. When
Jessie returned was sitting at the
piano playing. Presently card came
up for her, and upon it was the name
Of M. T. Threlkeld, of Harrodsburg,
who wanted to see Miss Buckner.
The young woman looked at it and
Econtemptuously threw it aside, with
the remark, Il wish every striped
pants galoot from Harrodsburg
wouldn't come to see Miss Buckner.
! am tired Of it, and won't see him.
Walter Davis went down town with
me to telegraph to my little daughter
that I wouldn't be home that night.
He didn't tell me there was a wreck
on the road. My husband didn't tel
me when 1 should 60 home, but be.
fore I left him he gave me some
money to do my shopping.
"We went to the st. Nicholas tc
get some oysters, and returned to the
hotel at five o'clock. was not drunk
and the story of the champagne bottles
is an infamous lie. I had on q dress
with only two small pockets, and
where could I carry wine in them
Walter Davis had purchased three
tickets for the theater that night
for Miss Buckner, me, and himself
but Jessie said she had an engage
ment and couldn't go. She Offered
no protest against my going, but
1 rather insisted upon-it, and made thu
| significant remark that she was {
sound sleeper. and it might be hare
to awaken her when we returned.
arranged my toilet, and, Walter Davi'
called for me and requested Mis-
Buckner to 60 with us, as he had
ticket for her, but she persisted il
her declination. I believe the theate
was Robinson's Opera House. Blu
about 9 O'Clock I was taken ill, ant
we went back to the hotel. We triet
the door OF Jessie Buckner's room
but could not awaken her. Mr.. Davi
said: There is some one in there
Come in my room and sit by the fire.
The day was cold, and it had beel
}. showing during the afternoon ant
. night. I accompanied Mr.. Davis t
/ his apartment entirely innocent of an.
wrong. He turned up the gas AM
1--WE chatted by the fire for. sperhaps
, an hour. As God is my judge, Wal
) ter Davis was not guilty Of any wrong
We had hard work the second tim
| to get into Jsssie's room, but at las
she got up. and let mein. The stor
J that I fell helpless on the floor is
, falshood. I took my jewels off, pu
, them in my jewel case, placed it ur
der the pillow and went TO bed. Jessi
t Buckner didn't disturb herself at a
Y on nv account, Early the ne1