The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-12-19

/ am afraid | would hurt it, and do not
want to cause you pain. Hope to have
many hours of enjoyment in your company
Talk about love. | don think that any one
lives who has got it worse than me. Am moi
satisfied if can see you will come up t.
the room if everything is all right. On
how | wish to see you" The letter ehdei'
- Lord bless you, wish could send you
kiss, but will give you real one soon.
Another letter: Annie, | hope your pain
way may be strewn with enjoyment. M
one will know my feelings for you until
am swallowed up in death. gave you my
heart a long time ago. You are the only one
living who has my heart and hand. Anne
cam help thinking how kindly you have
treated me at your house. Good night, my
little darling" Here began another letter
:" You said that when you sent me that little
boquet you would not love any other man
When am forgotten and my place hlled by
some one else, | feel that | shall still love
YOU, fragrance or no fragrance. In my
heart | feel that your love shall all be nine,
Would to God that could some day call
you mine, and hope that some day shall.
Now, my little darling girl, how are you
fealing this morning? ! must spell 1t Zeal
Anna don't expose yourself Your strength
is not equal to your ambition. In concus'
ion let me state that there is one heart that
shall ever beat for you
MAGGIE sCHoFIELD
Testified that she had resided in Strealor
three or four years. Am acquainted win
Mrs Weast Knew Parks slightly. kemem-
Der the Eth of oct last, Was sewing at Mrs
Weast's that afternoon. Was to have gone
there on Wednesday forenoon by previous
engagement. Mrs Weast sent me word not
to come. Objected to- Was at Eureka
with Mrs. Yeast in August. Was there with
Mrs. Weast twice Passed through Benson.
Mr.. Parks got on the train at Benson. Was
introduced by Parks to Mr.. Van Hoaten.
First went to the camp grounds. Parks
went along. Was there again the next Sun
day with Mrs. Weast Don't know when he
got on the train. Did not see him until he got
off Went to the camp grounds with Mrs.
Weast and myself Went down the hotel.
Went back to the camp grounds, Got home
from Eureka at II o'clock that night. At
the depot Mrs Weast asked Parks to go to
the hotel and asked me to remain at the
depot They were gone about an hour.
Miss Parks and myself remained at the de.
pot while they were gone. The first Sunday
MIR. Parks, Mrs Weast and myself went out
buggy riding. The arrangement to go to
sew for Mrs Weast was made on Monday
evening by Mrs. Weast and myself. Was
TO go there by arrangement ut o'clock.
Did not see Mr.. Weast on Wednesday. Saw
him at home Thursday. Mr.. Weast made
inquiry of Mrs. Weast as to whether MIR.
Parks had been there the day before. Mrs.
Weast said that Mr.. Parks had been there.
Weast asked if he had remained there ali
night. Cross E1. Got acquainted with Parks
and his daughter at Eureka. Parks got on
the train at Benson and went to the camp
meeting. After dinner rode around Eureka
about an hour with Parks and Mrs. Weast.
Next Sunday went down again TO Eureka
Miss Parks and myself were left alone in
the depot. Mrs Weast left her wraps at
tee hotel and asked Parks to 60 back with
her. The reason that she assigned for my
not sewing Monday forenoon was that she
Mrs. WeasD was sick. Saw girl named
Hannah there when | first worked there.
The room that Mrs. Weast occupied was up
stairs. was working down stairs.
MAX PHILBURN.
Reside in Peoria Conductor on the G. st.
l. r. X. in October last. Know the railway
stamp used. Identified the stamp from en-
yelope shown. Know Parks. Remember
when the camp meeting was held at Eureka.
Saw Parks on the grounds and at the depot.
Was acquitted with Mrs. Weast. Saw them
together at the depot, camp grounds and on
the street Saw them on two successive Sum
days. Coss Er. Think | met Miss Scho'
field with Parks and Mrs. Weast. Have
been a railway conductor on this road over
,er. The postal stamp has not been
changed The postal agents names are
Curtis and Raymond. Don't know the name
of the other.
JENNIE GRuNDEN.
Live with Mrs. Weast in Chicago. Have
lived there about month. Lived with my
aunt, Mrs Weast, at Streator for about ten
months before. Am Is. My home is a,
Watseka. Came to Weast's on the 10th of
last January. Know Parks. Saw him the
third day Of June at Weasts house after
supper. Mr.. Weast was then in Europe.
He was gone about four months. The mem
bers Of the family were Maudie, Birdie, Mrs.
Weast and myself. There were three rooms
up stairs. One Of them was my room.
Down stairs were the parlor, sitting room,
dining room, kitchen and Mrs. Weast's bed
room The children slept with her, On the
evening of June third Parks stayed all night.
Mrs Weast and Parks on that night slept up
stairs. | slept down stairs. Parks left
next morning Parks. the children and
myself went to Chicago that day. After we
left saw Parks on the train. Parks rode in
the same car with us and conversed with
Parks. Mrs. Weast told me to sleep down
stairs She had up to that time slept down
stars. Went to the Sherman house when
we 90, to Chicago Took room II. All of
us we're there. We're not there all Of the
time. Went TO the parlor. Mrs. Weast told
me TO take the children to the parlor.
tried the door Of room II. 1t was locked.
Don't know how long they were in there.
All ate down stairs together. Let( for Shell
by, Ohio, that evening Parks accompanied
US to the depot Took a sleeping car. Amer
bringing the children into the ear Mrs
Weasl and Parks went out together. Saw
him at Weast' afterwards about ten times.
Remained there over night about half q
dozen times. Tint WAS before Weast re-
turned from Europe. He usually came in
the forenoon and stayed until in the
afternoon. Saw Parks at Weasts on the day
of Sells Bros circus Weast WAS not at
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