The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1886-07-21


iuncture the quill driver reached for
a knife to sharpen his faher, but
Leabo insisted that he use pencil
sharpener which he produced from
among the traps IN his cell,) Pro
ceeding he said: After telling her
this she seemed reconcied and said
nothing that evening. On Saturday
morning when we got up she sand:
Il am going away to-day ] asked
her where to. she said: Where no
one will eyer hear from me. Every
body is against me- l asked her
how could keep house and take
care OF the baby without her, to
which she replied: You can get
some one else to do that for you,'
and still persisted in the idea OF
leaving. l then went up to Pas to
get some water and told him how
she was acting, and told HIM to get
Squire Wilson to come over and
talk to wife and try to persuade her
out of this notion. Wilson was a
good neighbor of ours and could ex-
erclse much influence over my wife
Pa went up after breakfast, hut Mr..
Wilson could not come until after din.
ner. About 9 or 10 O'Clock, after we
had gotten the house cleaned, she be
gan to prepare to leave. plead with
her not to go. and so did MIR. Pow ers,
the man who lived with me. Our
talk had no effect. She persisted
that she must go and, put on her
cloak and bonnet She wanted the
baby to kiss her, but he, being in my
arms at the time. refused to kiss her
| She then said: 1T is easier for me to
go now, baby won't kiss me- told
her not to think hard of baby as he
was little. She then asked me if |
would kiss her, and | told her OF
course | would. She kissed me and
started to the door. When she 90,
to the door she stopped few mo-
ments and came back, and said: .
must kiss baby once before | 60.
The baby again refused to kiss hel
and she kissed me second time anc
started off to the south. She wen
about a half quarter and stopped
looked about IN all directions. hu
looked upward most of the time.
did not intend to let her leave tn,
premises and was watching her al
the time. She turned then and we n
northwest some 200 yards and acte,
IN the same way. She then came t
the house, coming in at the sout
door. l said: You have come bac
have you Ella' She replied: Yes
I was not ready to co. Told her
was glad she had changed her min
and had come back to stay with m
and baby. She sat by the stove
little while but said nothing. Her
Leabo narrated conversations an
incidents between himself and WI
up to the time they had finished dil
ner, saying: She seemed to eniC
dinner very much and seemed in h.
right mind all the balance OF the e,
ening. About this time Powers can
and told me Squire Wilson was
Pas. slipped off from Ella, te
" ing her that l was gong out to Il
i barn, but went to see Squire W,lst
> and explained to him why had Sc
% for HIM, told him that Ella was az
ing strangely and l wanted him
y talk to her and get from her Il
" reasons for acting so. The 'Squi
II said he had heard OF her strange a
= tons and that something had to
done or she might hurt herself
y Child.
:. He further said he would have
Jury summoned and the case inves
gated. When l get back to t
house she was nursing the baby a
was at her right mind as much
ever. Monday night she was gu
restless; complaint of her head hu
ing. She always complained of /
" mead. Tuesday l went TO Wall
= for sewing machine which l /
bought on trial. That night she v