The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-10

Girl told me awhile ago that while che
was in the front room comhing her
hair, about noon, she thought she
saw somebody In the little hail room,
and l aeked her why she did not tell
me about it at the time" Mrs. Meyer
seemed to be annoyed because she
had not been warned.
Have you known Mr.. Dunnavant
long?" was asked.
"O1, yes; have known him very
well for long time, aud his wife, too.
He was good musician. My husband
played well on a number OF instru.
meats, and the neighbos often came
in OF evenings and we had music and
singing"
"Did he ever take liberties with You
before?"
"Yee, two or three TINES he has in.
suited me, but have always told him
that could not lis en-, that | wss
married woman and he married man
and il was not iight. There are god
many about here who think because l
am lively that l am snap, but they
are mistaken" concluded Mrs. Meye-,
as the reporter bowed himse out.
FIRST ON THE SCENE.
The apartment next to Mrs. Meyers
parlor, aud where the interview with
her was had, is occupied by Mr.. Glen.
ming and his wife, the latter IS well rs
Mrs. Meyers two little girls being
present when the mother made her
statement. Mrs. Glenniog was asked
what che knew of the affair aud said:
~ was sitting in my room when !
heard a noise like pistol shot and
looked out of the window, thinking It
had been fred in the hall. | heard no
loud voices. Everything had been
very quiet. l went out into the hall
and found Mrs. Meyer here. she
told me in a VOID what had happened,
and going into the front room / saw
Mr.. DunIavant lying on the floor ia a
pool OF blood. Mr.. Meyer had gone
before / got out OF my ON. The lit
tie girls we've down at the loot of tia
steps,"
THE HUSBAND TALKS.
Calling at the Jail at o'clock, the
reporter tucceeded in having an in
terview with Meyer. He came into
the sitting room dressed as he had
been when ARE ted, in a dark navy
blue suit and black deiby, neat
black tie, white shirt and turn down
collar, his shoes well BACKED, out
wardly, at least, and in his manner
aud converta n, a perfeci gentleman.
He was much calmer than he bal
been, and perfectly willing TO talk.
81 have never had any reason t. su'-
pect my wife of any infdeli'y," he
began. "She was always very lively
and liked 10 play kissing games, but l
never thought for moment that she
was not fsithful to M. got letter
while at Nashville which was not
signed, but warned me that come OF
The young men in the house were tax
ing LID. r les with my wife. l ha |
alre ,dy sent for her to come aud eee
ms, but said nothing TO her about the
letter, beyond warning her not to
pay XII sing games with men, ec4u 'e
/ could not be ieve she had been
pu lty of aoything wrong | went 20
Jackson from Nashville and cent for
her to come there to visit me. just
before she came
| GOT ANOTHER LETTER
telling ma che had been seen lac a
night in her bedroom drinking wine
and allo wing Dunsvautto take all sort
OF liberties with her. When my vile
came che could rot look me in tue eye
ana thea began 10 sust ect something
! questioned her and she denied every
I thing. She retained homs las Mo y
day aud ext day, or tie day after,
wrote her letter, eating t from st
Louis and telling her | would not be
at home until Sunday. Then l @ OF
the train and came down, getting Il
the Memphis and Charleston depot
about IL O'clock last night. | went
softly up the stairs aud found the duoi
Of my front room slightly aiG.
IsToLE IN,
and 20 was hungry / hunted about
and got a little something to eat and
went in,o the little roo l., which has I
high window looking out into tht
hall. ! posted myself there 30 that
could see anyone coming up the ct ,ps
fnd slept very little duting the night
got some books and amused myself
as well as / could, and once when
heard my vile coming / narrowly es
capped by getting into the wardrobe IL
the trout room, rough board AHA
with canvas back and curtain u
front Of it, which | made myself
When it began to grow late in the ds!
got into the wardrobe and rename,
there. By cuttinga
HOLE IN THE CANVAS
over the crack made by pulling th'
big sliding door too far toward thu
middle. could see into the parlor
where there is sofa which can b.
oper ed out into q large bed. 1t was 81
opened out when Dunnavant came In
My wife sat on the side OF the bed, sD'
he took a seatin log chair, asked
my wife how was when she left me
and afterward went over, sat by he
and began fondling her. She tied u
push him away, and in a few moment
he got up and closed the door. l
sounded like he turned the key o
we'll. My wife remained sitting on thu
bed, and he returned 10 her, put hi
arms around her and began to TAKE
other liberties with her. Still L dil
not have proof enough, but when
saw him force her backward on the bee
it was as much as l eau Id stand, and
running TO the door,
PRESENTED MY PISTOL
and called to him to thrown up hi
hands. Instead OF that he spraDg u
from the bed aud dashed at M, ! re
treated into the front room, and whe
he was about to seize me tho pistc
went off. | don't know how IT wal
l suppose | was excited. He did nc
seem to be shot, though, and though
l had missed hin, as he sprang upo
me, jerked the pistol ont oil my han
and threw me down. | remem
Der that Just then my wife ran up a1'
took it awav from him, and he fell o
, the floor. | went to the Station Hout
at once and gave myself up. di
not intend to shoot him, or at be'
not to kill him got to tbinkin
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