The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-02-25

him TO let her have money to go OIL on
She told Mr.. Bean the author OF her rum;
the same that she told me few hours
subsequent. at time, too, when the throes
of labor were so severe as 10 MAKE Eer
think she was going to die. MI bean
told her. or advised her. to return 10 my
house, where, in her distressed conultloh
she would be cared for uutil she was IN
condition to leave with safety. SRe ala
so. and about . o'clock a. m, the 10Th,
that is. Monday morning, she sent WORD
to my room that she was suffering severely
with neuralgia of the bowels. My Wlfe
went up and gave her dose of morphine
and atropine. according to my instructions,
About 4 O'Clock a. m, she sent me WORD
that if | did not do something for her Sc
as to relieve her. she would certainly de-
hastened to her room, and she seemed to
be suffering very severely. 1 at once gave
her another dose of morphine, and In less
than five minutes the mystery was solved.
7 informed my wife what was to pay. A
thunderbolt from a clOudless sky would
not have surprised either one of US more.
Without hesitancy she told when, where,
and by whom it occurred. Ny letter to
DR.. Daniel was based upon the foregoing
except the Bean part, which L had not
heard at that time. | was under the I'M
preston that l was the first to whom she
had unfolded the author of this damnable
outrage and chi ne. But, n her al :
tress, she had previously informed Mr..
Bean, at the depot about midnight.
Mrs. Client and l had gone over to
Temple to meet our little daughter from
Nashville, Tennessee, leaving home on the
afternoon of the 31st of May, 1885, (being
Sunday but the Missouri-Pacitic being
behind time several hours, we did not re-
turn home until the next day (Monday.)
This was the night, as you will see from
the statement. DR.. Salm had come up
from Austin on Sunday afternoon, and
was a guest at my house at the time we
left for Temple, and remained at my
house the night we were gone, and was in
Bolton on our return.
Miss Hill did not expect to be confined
until from the 1st to the 9TH of March,
and was making all her arrangements to
leave before the accouchment, but labor
came on before she expected. Many wo-
men are confined, and especially with the
first, days and weeks prior to the average
time of interpretation. This, every
well-informed old midwife will tell you.
So, that, because Miss Hill was confined
at the expiration of 260 days, is
no reason that DR.. Salm is not
the author of the being. All who have
seen the babe say it is the reflex of its un-
grateful father. That DR.. NJ. Salm is the
author of this stupendous crime, have
no more doubt than l have of my exist
ence No use for the doctor to try to
play bluff game. In my honest cOnvic
ton it will do no good.
Now, hope l have been full enough
You are at liberty to publish Miss Clara
Hills statement. This letter is not writ
ten with the view to publication, as I
think it unnecessary after her statement;
but if there is any point or fact in the
letter that would be of service to you, of
course can not object.
want to say in conclusion, that if all
the secular press would speak out as
boldly and fearlessly as you have done in
your editorial of the Goth, in reference to
this affair, there would be less crime com
mitted.
Any other fact you desire to know, that
is in my power, let me know and will
furnish it most cheerfully.
Yours respectfully,
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