The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-06-06

Out tOON u ~ Hlt ioOiii diiO fOuuu
it contained a visiting card of Mr..
Pearre's with the words in pencil,
May | call for one moment at
quarter past eight?'
Although very much surprised.
| saw no improperly, and told the
boy to say to Mr.. Pearre that he
may come. He did not come.
went to bed at half-past ten, lock
ing the door. | slept soundly, and
knew Of nothing until | awoke with
start and saw a man sitting on the
side of my bed.
'What are you doing here 2 !
cried, As the light of the window
fell upon his face | saw who it was.
"'You must know what | am
here for, he replied, adding he
would have his way before he left.
" Never with you, ! cried.
If you scream | will shoot
you, he said, and he tore my night
dress and bit me and kissed me-
Il screamed murder and pleaded
with him to let me go, but he only
laughed at me. | tried to throw
him off, and finally succeeded and
rose up. He tried to tear my cloth
ing off. | screamed, Will nobody
hear me2' He said | could not
put him out. He would be found
in my room next morning and
would be ruined. He would swear,
he said, that ! had a man in my
room the night before | went away.
| said i will never submit. You
have a mother and sisters. For
their sake let me go. | have moth
ing but my reputation. | will die
before it shall be sullied
''He laughed, and threw me
back upon the bed He said he
had a pistol, and both would be kill
ed. sprang out to the door.
thought it would never come open.
He said you will ruin both of us.
| replied | did not care what | did.
| ran to the chambermaid Jose
phine's room, and cried for her to
open the door. She asked what
was the matter. | could not tell
her for a while, but when | said
Mr.. Pearre. she said, Has that
scoundrel been in your room? We
stayed there in Josephine's room
until morning because we were
afraid he would shoot us if we
went out in the hall. Between 6
and 7 O'Clock telegraph messen-
ger boy brought me note, reading
as follows:
George told me that your door
would be open. Take my advice
and say nothing or you will be
ruined. | heard what went on in
your room the night before you left.
So did friend who was with me,
Had you done as | asked it would
not have happened.
1--WE then went to Miss Kent,
the proprietress of the hotel, and
told her what had happened.
"On the evening of January 20,
the night before | left on the visit
referred to, | had in my room as
visitors Mrs. Campbell, DR. G. Z.
Morrow and Mr.. VIM ]. Ford
Mrs. Campbell left first. Mr.. Ford
about ten o'clock. and DIR. Morrow
fifteen minutes later | sat up
writing letters to my daughter and
other friends.
81 wanted Mr.. Pearre arrested
at once" continued Mrs, Kirkland,
emphatically, in reply to ques-
ton, "but Mrs. Josephine Mars
ton and Mr.. ]. Sellman Shipley,
friends with whom | consulted, ad-
vised me, in view of the horrors of
the Criminal Court and the public
ity the matter would occasion, to
keep the matter quiet But when
it became public | swore out a war
rant and went before the grand
jury. He world r7r ....,ir i on IT, AIRED
to attack ing Ne9fother to
shoot him,s4. a father to protect
me-" exclaimed Mrs. Kirkland,
with emphasis, and the eyes which
had been suffused with tears flashed
with indignation.
Josephine McHenry, the cham
bermaid, testified in corroboration
Of Mrs. Kirkland's testimony, and
said that that lady's clothing was
torn and her neck Redeemed by
marks when she came to her room.
Miss Kent, proprietress of the
Albion Hotel, testified that Mrs.
Kirkland came to her house Sep
TENDER 20, 1884, and Mr.. Pearre
October a. On Sunday morning,
March IS, Mrs Kirkland came to
her room, nervous and in tears, and
told her of the assault. Miss Kent
took George, the elevator-boy into
the reading-room and asked him
what messages he had been carry
ing from Mr.. Pearre to Mrs. Kirk
land. George gave her a note,
reading "Will | find door open
when return from opera?' and
said he had not delivered it. While
she was still talking another note
came, addressed to George, the
bell boy, reading as follows:
"Send me my overcoat. 1t is
in my room. The door is locked
and key on inside Don't know
how the devil you are going to
open it. Do it some how, as | am
in my dress suit and can't come
home till get my coat. Am at
Diapers. Have you heard any
thing about last night2
J. G. PEARRE.
Take money out of side pocket
There is some in it.
Miss Kent took charge of the
note and went to Mr.. Pearre's room,
which she found locked. 1t was
opened by a locksmith and the
window found omen and the GAS