Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-17
Interesting Proceedings Yes
terday.
George Andrews-AndTew GTine' and
Theodore Roosevelt Sent Up For
One Year Each-A Panel Sc
cured in the Bailey-Botii-
emily Murder Case.
Night Session HeId-O;her Items o!
Interest Captured BY The Eagle
Reporters.

ter presiding, and All the g"'t'lihleii- 'ii''i
named in Yesterday EAGLE were n attend
ance. Owing TO the wrr;chedly inadequate
table accommodation, the day before t|o
large rough tables were arranged IN tn
room Yesterday They were . tough look
ing LAYOUT and Col. HaIloweil ordered ono
of them fired cut and the other placed IN 4
position covering the jury like piece Of
artillery. The jurors already accepted II.
the Nellie C. Baily case took their places
and answered to their names as they wcr'
called by the clerk; Uri Coy was called
and proved to be competent person 70 Try
the case impartiaiiv-
This last juror completed the panel, the
following being the liz:
CD. Daigon, W. T. Henderson, H. c.
Morrow. Warren Scofeld. c. D. Hutchings,
Geo. J. McEe,,il, ". ". HAYS, Wn. Shut.
Levi Gum, T. u. Lynch, Charles Goodyear,
Uri Coy.
After the jury we're sworn, Cob Hi.loweh
suggested 10 the court that indictments
agains; three persons Tor larceny hsd been
returned by the grand jury, and as It re-
CURED but short time 10 dispose Of them.
he suggested tha. they be first disposed OF
and that then all the jurqIs and witnesses
except those in the Nellie Bailey case could
be discharged This was agreed t., after
which the clerk read an indictment against
George Andrews. who va, charged wi;n The
larceny Of two ponies in the Indian terri
tory. The accused entered plea Of guilty
and was sentenced To- one yoar IN the Kansas
state penitcntiary An indictment against
Andrew Grimer, charging him with the
larceny Of one horse ia the Indian territory
was next read and in thi, instance hkewis,
the plea Of guilty WAS entered.
An indictment as,in-: Theodore Roose-
welt, for larceny # several articles Of clothing
in the Indian territory was next read. IL tins
case the accused pleaded not guilty. \ jury
was c,npanclled in his case and G. W. {
Jones assigned Is his counsel. At this time
the grand jury came into court ard reported
their labors ended. They were discharged.
Mr.. George Sharrit:, chief marshal, ha-
been busy all d.y at the Occidental paying
off the jurors and witnesses.
The Roosevelt. cas-. vas then taken up and
the jury passed. The Goyernmei,, pat fon'
witnesses on the stand whose testimony mad
bona fde ease. Mr.. Jones, counsel for de-
PENDANT placed his ellen. on the stand; IN
testimony and manner clearly indicated :
crook. Mr.. Jones made q remarkably strong
arg,imcn: for his clieni,but whom the United
States law-slingcr took the floor he knocked
the entire defense into a cackcd hat. TIL,
case was given to the jury II ll:2O and il
ten minutes returned with a verdict oi guilty
as charged in the indictment. The cour'
sentenced him to one year in the state pen
itentiarv with due Of $1,000. which will
keep him there q li;,,c longer The jury II
that case WAS then discharged, and the cole
bruted Nellie G. Bailey case was PUT OF th'
boards. Tie court room was packed with q
dense, eager mass Of humanity, each elbow
ing his way to obtain a good position
Mrs.. Nellie t. Bailey. the center Of attrac-
ton in that vast as~cmblag', appeared per.
fec:lv calm while she took her position be-
tween her counsel. Hon. J. ". Ady,of New
ton. and Hon. W T. Stanley. Of Wichita
Her father and two female relatives sat neat
with though,f,.! ;asin.
The principal member Of the Wichita
bar together with number of visitors from
various parts Of the state. occupied seats in'
side the railing ana about the desks.
Precisely at 1880 Assistant United State
District Attorney Chas. iln;ton. Of Wichita
arose in solemn manuer and began 70 PIE
sent the case 10 the jury IN behalf o! Tn
government. He entered very infinitely m
TO the details Of the case. detailing every
point the government expected 70 prove
He detailed the several cutanSliEc matri'
monial alliances into which the defendant
had entered, traced her cvcntful career and
recountad her connection with Bothenly, the
deceased. told of the sum, OF N ouey She had
got and the iewelrv which she Is alleged r.
20 have got from Bothemly; told how she
had assumed the names OF Bertha Nj. Both
emily and Sarah r. I.awes; how she had sep
arated from her husband in Dakota; how
she became acquainted with Bothenly; how
she went To Wisconsin, and married Robert
Reice; how She lefi him telling him that sh'
had business in Kansas by which shc would
become possessed Of SlS.O1o after getting
which she would return to him; how she
came 10 Kansas and IN company with Both-
emily visited Wichita, assumed tie name Of
Sara T. Lawcs anJ received deed Of Both
emly's property; made the arrangement will
Bothemly to 90 - Texas, and the evcnt>
that followed up to the time of hcy arrest
by the United. States marshal on her way e
Texas. after the tragedy. What occurred
after her arrival in ;lis city; how She sur
rendered the jrwelry ard the decd to til,
estate of deceased.
lie was followed by ". L. Stanley for the
defense. who claimed tha; bv far the create!
portion of the allegations were utterly false.
that it would hc found that There was 81 lack
OF proof in nearly all the leading points 70
counted by the prosecution; that the defense
would show a totally different sta,c Of facts.
Referred to the marriage Of the defendant
with Bailey. their separation in Dakota BY
which she became possessed of Si,0oo. How
Bothemly Lad lived at Newton with wo-
man whom he brouCh; from England when
be deserted his lawful wife, that everyone al
Newton, who knew him, the British asso-
citation OF which he was u member, included,
was led to believe that this woman WAS hi
wife. How Mrs. Bailey before going east.
gave Bo;henly large sam Of money aud
received the ;cwrlry. how she lel. part Of
the iewclrv in the east and had II to follow
her bv express 10 Nichi,a; that Ba;helniy
was with her when size received L; how Il,
c,udded 10 her the great secret Of
his life. telling her how he married
the womsn in England because
she inherited large means; he explained
.bout the name @; Sava \. Laws. telling
tina, Bothemly mad designs and plans to get
his property olt Of his own name lest his
wife should co,rd from Europe ana claim
her shire Of It: how the deeds were all made
OIL; and the aliases assumed al the diciat'on
of this man. lie entered into details OF the
20 ~ to Texas, where he IN
tended TO make Nellie his wife. lie charac-
,eri.ed the marriage with REESE II N;scon-
.in. as joke, that Reese WAS IN court ana
would SC testify; that before setting out Tor