Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-21

! her as his wife, bought big house and lved
in fine style, they had a child, the mother
died and was soon followed by the child.
Rheumatism set in and stayed with him.
Nellie married Bailey, Inoney-broker at
Newton, they soon went away and
wandered over nearly all the western
states and territories, and finally separated
in Dakota at which time she received 81,
0G0. They had trouble and she determined
10 never live with him again. She came
back, met Boihemly at Emporia, who want
cd to come to see her, but she told him he
could not come to her fathers house, they
arranged to correspond, he put gold ring
on her finger, she went 10 Elgin, H., and re-
| turning he met her at 81. Louis, she didn't
compel him TO come, she didn't him to take
her TO the ranch and tell that she was his
sister, sine could not compel him TO do that
He tells her his troubles, and wanted
her TO engage TO become bis wife.
lie presents her with rich jewelry and fine
clothes that had belonged to the woman who
died: nothing could be more natural than
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periences being very similar. The learned
counsel then entered into the details Of de-
| PENDANT trayels east and said that the gov
ernment's own witnesses proved she had the
| jewelry and fine clothes there. He referred
to the arrangements for divorce and mar
riage in Texas, and cited the circumstance Of
Bothemly's telling the boy Netter that he in
tended 10 go to Mexico or Texas as evidence
;ha, he wanted TO get away from friends and
out Of the reach of his English wife. He
referred to defendants iiasco in Wisconsin
the mock marriage and the letter she wrote
20 Reese, and characterized them a. a tissue
Of fisehoods. If writing foolish letters was
II capital otiense, he asked what would be-
come of our statesmen. Here there was II
roar of laughter, which caused the court to
say that if any such demonstrations were re
ties removed from the housc-this was no
political meeting. Mr.. Ady on order
being restored continued to detail the rcla-
tons into which Mrs. Bailey entered at the
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at Newton and brought herto his ranch a;
| II o'clock at night and introduced her to
his employees as his sister; be originated all
the receptions practiced by her: it was
all his scheme to get all his goods out Of the
reach of the woman in England. Mr.. Hatton
referred to her fine acting but it WIS plain
she couldn't get tho deeds without his con-
| sent. He referred TO the mask she wore
saying there good reasons for it,
as she was going to pass
through country where 80 many
| knew her He followed them 20 Mt Hope,
aud alluded to the fact testified t. by Dr.
Dwight, his wife and Mis- Hull, the fact of
her insisting on his going by train to Texas.
disprovcd the theory of her intention to
take his life. He traced them through the
Indian territory and stopped at the scene Of
-!le Insisted that the car should be moved on
t" where the sheep were. or the sheep
brought back to the car; this was proven 10y
testimony which fact I'D not support
! Lilf All'fih AlidA ~ 444t'aiA'A -
take the life of Clement bothemly that night.
The testimony of the boy brought here Is Il
witness by the govern EeEt showed that She
said she WAS afraid to rem ain with Bothcnly
alone in the ear that night so far away from
any other person en- tina: wild prairie with
the wolves bowling around and the invalid
in pain. The learned gentleman then invited
the jury into the ear. He drew a vivid pie
ture of Bothenly suffering in pain,and under
the influence OF morphine, described how be
would be likely to feel when Mrs Bailey,
being tired and exhausted sunk
to sleep, the poor man in pain
l and suffering from remorse Of conscience
on account Of his treatment of his family IN
England, how his mind would probably re-
vert TO the death Of the woman and little
babe in Newton, under these circumstan ceS
what more natural than to put an eud to his
troubles in that lonesome prairie. The
painting of this awful picture. more awful
than pen can paint it, made a profound i'm
precision upon the audience. all were deeply
moved. Women, and even strong men,
were moved to tears. lis picture
Of the fright Of the defendant under
the circumstances, her jumping ont Of the
car and running wildly over the lone prairie
IN that solemn hour Of tho night when
wolves howled around her until shc found
the boys. was masterpiece Of word pant
ing and won for him the admiration @. all
who heard him. Lack of space will not
permit US to follow him through all BIZ able
argument. He began at the end Of the
thread Of that ball of evidence and IN
travelled il inch By inch. and dwelling OF
every important feature Of the case as he
went He traversed the whole of that
complex case and laid it bare before the
jury rs he went. He closed in an eloquent
peroration and left the impression upon the
minds Of the jury and the audience that
Nellie Bailey was innocent of the murder Of
Clement Bothamey.
The gentleman was followed by Mr.. W.
L. Stanley, his colleague, into the details Of
whose mastery argument We were unable to
go. lie addressed himself in solemn and
Impressive words TO the jury, calling their
attention to the awful responsibility resting
upon them. His colleague having
gone SO thoroughly over tie whole ground
left him unable to say much in the time ~
| his disposal. The power of two govern
:nents. he said had been brouEh; into play
in this case, they employed interruptions
detecti, Ia search this broad land from the
! Atlantic to the Pacific, from Georgian hay
to the Gulf Of Mexico, in order TO scrspe up
some circumstance to blacken the name oi
this defendant, had dragged in This msn
! Reese AMI had systematically gathered
everything that nigh; influence or prejudice
minds Of the people against her, this was
unfair They will not diiclose theiT theory
until the mouth of the defense Is closed. H.
a case Of this Kind, the fir, question t.
consider Is the motive. Every particle OF
evidence should be viewed and weighed IA
the light Of the motive. The motives IN
ali such cases must be either gain or r.
venge. Nellie Bailey could have 10 motive
for gain in this case, because Bothamly had
already put all he possessed IN this world
into her hands. Admitting the very worst
relations % exist between them. the lack
Of motive must BE- apparent. She