Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-05-12

question from Dodson. the other six
from ida Bachelor in Dakota; he
said he had presented the letters to
Iarriway and that IArriway had ad-
mitted them to be his.
The letters were theI, offered as
evidence. The counsel for the de-
tense begged a few moments con.
sultation before the the letters should
be read. This was granted and a
few minutes recess was taken. When
the defendant and his counsel came
in he looked hnggard and desperate.
He sunk into his chair and buried
his face in his hands and listened
to the reading Of the letter. This
was the only time during the trial
when he has shown in any way by
his actions that he was at all effected
by what was going OF around him.
The letters were from Larriway TO
Ida Batchelder the sister Of Mrs.
Krusen, and were written after Lar
riway had moved down from Da-
kota to Usage and was living in the
family Of Krusen. 1t seems that he
had bet a farm with Ida Batchelder
that he would marry Mrs. Krusen
inside Of a year. In the letters he
refers to the bet and signs himself
frequently. "your future brother-in.
law and o.. +. Iarriway soon to he
your brother-in-law. When Mrs.
LArriway left Usage for Dakota he
wrote on one side to Ida Batchelder
and on the other side of the note
paper to Mrs. Krusen. In the letter
10 Mrs. Krusen he more than gives
himself away, calling her "pet, ""my
own darling" dearest" and the
like, when he is living with
her husband, and to finish the whole
and put the very rope around his
own neck he signs himself, "soon to
be your husband, O.. i. Larriway.''
When the letter was being read Lar
riway gave way to his emotions; his
bosom heavied and the pe%rspiration
stood in large beads On his forehead.
In the other letters Larriway showed
that he was not ignorant but on the
contrary he was very well educated
and as far as that goes was a good
correspondent,rathe witty in places
with 4 fair knowledge Of human
nature. While the letters sounded
very ridiculous in the court room
they were just what would pleas
the person TO whom they were writ
ten. After this the court adjourned
for the day.
Below we give one letter in full
and a portion Of another. TIL
longer one is to Mrs. Irusen's sister
Ida and the shorter one to Mrs
Krusen. He speaks Of a bet whic|
he made with Ida in reference t
his winning Mre. KS. affections:
:. Usage CITY. April 70. 1876.
DEAR Cousin IpA:--It is with pleasure that
inform you Of what is going on In this city
Usage. I have won my bet, and am happy. a
though I will not be in Dakota for a few montl
yet anyway, hut ! guess Hattie viii start in
L VSutVV " Nv as oho ~ . Wv N""N
{ don't know whether 1t will BE- to stay or not.it
, according to how well l can do. as to what XII
Of u chance I can get. tell you this is y pix
country here. I am working every day and on
= have to work 9 hours In "A day.
: ! bought the wedding dress last night and
I will be used In Dakota and ] guess it win |
| made there II nothing happens. and | guess the1
{ won't. Well you see I have won my bet. but ye
; you must not tell any one. only tell win that
: have won 1t, and will come back some time. )
. YOU see the reason l am happy. and don't "
think that l have reasons to be.
You must not think it strange that I wri
this before getting any answer to my last on
: but ! wanted to tell you the first one because y,
: and I were always good friends. and besides "
knew what was going Oh. You see ] will have
, stay here IN Oruer 10 mere from mutf,rr 40 vpse.
: won't suspect anything. but l knew I would 50
> ceci II l came.
Well 1 wrote you u good long letter last time.
1 will have to excuse u short one this time. and i
, sides I am so happy that II makes me nervo'
and l can't write rs good as usual which Ia pc
enough any way.
= Well I must stop of or l will have to cor
with this and read 1t to you, so good bye {
this time and write soon. My love to all.
From q. T.. LARRIwAy,
9 Soon to be your brother-il,-la
4 "Well my darling ] received your WELDON
letter yesterday. and am very glad you got ho'
all right; but you should not have walked hon
e you ought to have waited and rode part "
r anyhow. But l must not scold my pet. must
II You need not write until you hear from II
a Well g~oUl-bye for this time. From your o,
darling, ORRiN
Who hopes to be a nearer relative some day
T. kisses.l
Continued next week.
S. G. Thornton, the boss groc
. and fruit dealer, will receive I'll
- ~ Fol, ,~cu,k.