The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-02-10
engineer on a switch engine; said he was a

enSincei on sWltcu engine, sdtQ ne was
widowern
Aftsrward told me he had taken q run O
the Lexington branch. The first time
met him was at Wilson's restaurant.
was out In the yard washing towels. II
came by five mornings in succession an
bowed awful big each time. Then / got
note from him. He asked me TO let hin
60 home with me-. i said no, he was
stranger. He met me afterwards as wa
going home and walked With me TO tn
gate. L liked him awful well that time.
COURT ADJOURNED TO DINNER.
Court called to order al 100. Examina
ton of plaintiff resumed.
have net always been desf; do not re
member when | became so; when be cam,
to see me he couried me; he made love &c
me.
Mr.. Lamm-Tell the jury what he said
when he couried you. Sensation in cour,
witness hositates. Must | tell every.
thing?
Mir. Lamm-Yes, everything.
Witness-I don't know how 10 commence
Questions resumed. He had been visit
ing me three weeks and came every plight
up to the time he told me he had taken a
run on the Lexington branch. After that,
only saw him every other week. He wrote
me every day during the weeks be did not
come.
Witness again being asked to make a
statement replied, "Must tell everything
Mr.. Lsmm-Yes, concerning what be did
and said.
Witness-He said he loved me. After
We we're engaged he said he wanted me TO
60 TO 81. Louis. 1--WE were engaged in four
weeks after We first metz Then he wanted
me to 60 to Californis. He said he had
house and lot in ST. Lonis. consented to
90 with him. We were to 60 on the night
train and we were to be married the morn
ing we arrived there. He told me he was
widower and had one child and his wife
was dead. He was always telling me how
good he was 10 his wife who was
dead. He said she had been dead two
years. We were TO be married on Christ |
mas eve, but could not get ready in time |
SO we put il off 10 the first Thursday in |
January. On the Tuesday before the first |
Thursday In January his wife came to see
me and got the letters. The first heard of |
his icing married was about a week before
saw his wife. Mr.. VIM. Wells first told
me he was married man. Mrs. Heath
came about week af:er he told me ard
,ot the letters. got letters from him ell
he time. went with Mrs. Heath to Mr..
Hunts after the letters; many of them
we're gone. When she came to see me she
old me she was his wife. / told her she
Vas welcome 10 the lie tiers. In the letters
he got there was something about going t.
ne 81. Louis fair and going buggy riding
nth him. L refused TO do either as / did
ot know him we'll enough. They we're
ome or the first letters he ever wrote me
ad only known him then about four weeks.
ne letters she got only sale little about
oVe' The Letters that spoke about
carrying Were the ones that were missing
gave her The letters; she said she wsnred
show them to him. L went home with :
lrs. Heath and her mother that night and :
aid till hal'-psst twelve, when he came
ONE; her mother, Mrs. Heath and Mr.. $
Ieath's sister were with me. | was In an.
her room when he csme. | opened the .
Dor and saw him as soon as he saw me.
e run out OF the house and they run after
I'M and brought him hack. He was so
hsmed he could not look at me or them r,
e had a murderous. awful look; | was %
raid of him. He asked me what | come X
ere fer. :.
When he was counting me he said he al
ade $50 month, and would get more. ST
told me how nice he would FIX up our IN
use, and said L would not have TO work o,
y L told him / did not love him, bat /
'uld try him, as / often heard of poor &C
rls marrying widowers for home. Nv 81
her and mother ale dead | have two 81
others and a sister living; 1 was bc
rn IN Pettis county, FIVE miles west ii,
Longwood. Yes, he wanted me to mar. az
him here. He said a minister lived oa
se to his boarding house who would mar nj
Us. L refused and told him we could M
marry without a license. The next q,
he saw him he showed me paper be /
was license and wanted me TO 90 Wi
IN him and be married, but | refused. ne
Mt Know If IL was license, il had his al
ne and mine and Justice Hal,tead's ON al
L lett Wilson's TO go and get ready 10 bo
and be married. L told HIM | had got no
lace at MIR. Hunts. He said il was t,6
ID place. made all of my wedding m,
ines there never showed MIN any OF fro
N. de knew L was making them and EN-
N spoke of them. -
DEFENSE TAKES THE WITNESS. sb.
remember the conversation with Mrs. vo,
ath and her mother at Heath's house ~
'ked Mrs. Heath if she intended TO live ars
Mr.. Heath. She told me she did not mv
w. asked her if she blamed me. She 20,
she did not. She said she was not oo;
at me. 1 told her If she forgaye him 70,
'uld. She said she could not forgive him. nv
, did ask her 10 forgive me. I did not NJ,
knew for a long time that he wss a PP.C
rled man. L knew it only week be- roo,
l met his wife, did not know /, before M
we're engaged. | thought he was a good. a5o
man. | did say to him tie last time wh.
W him that / had heard of railroad no NO.,
named Frank Heath. He blushed and NV
nothing. / did know then that he was I
ok Heath, that was the last time saw S
diff
rs. Heath, finding out what he was do. was
put stop 10 our marriage. L did tell littl
soon after we met that | heard he was i hi
rIed. He ssid it was not true, that bis pan
was dead. The paper he showed me Yes
license was in his hand, did not take met