Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-13
evening he wished me to take a
preparation as he had

evening he wished me to take a
preparation as he had
A PAINFUL OPERATION
To make on my tooth. l did not
want to take it but at last consented.
| became unconscious and when |
awoke was lying on sofa and feel
ing very bad. He told me then as |
was feeling bad had better not have
any more work done. He took me
home in carriage and l felt very
bad. When got home l discovered
that my clothes were all soiled.
1t was in the evening when took the
drug. When got home l felt very
bad and had pains. l went to bed
and remained there until late next
day. 1 attributed my condition to the
Doctor taking undue liberties with
me. I saw DR.. Harlan soon after
ward. l think it was the third day
afterward. l had some conversation
with him, but do not remember ex-
actly what l said. told him he had
used me wrongly. He first denied it,
but afterwards told me it would do me
no harm. (Witness hesitating.) l
think | replied he had disgraced me
and blighted my life. | don't remem-
ber what else | said. He said, no he
had not, for he was engaged to me. l
don't think saw him after that until
after came back from Mrs. Barbey's,
near Compton. When | returned he
called upon me and / think l renewed
friendship with him. After that Ire.
member nothing distinctly.
Q.-Were you ever at the Nadeau
House With d.. Harlan?
A,-Yes, sir. We were out driving
one evening, and after coming back
took supper. We then went to the
parlor, where he proposed that we
take room and remain all night. l
told him | would do no such thing
He insisted, and wanted to register,
but | told him was going home. He
then took me home, but told me it
would have made no difference, for
we would soon be married. | think
the day for
OUR MARRIAGE
Was set, but | had so much worry and
trouble that do not remember when
it was About October End noticed
several times that DIR. Harlan went
out riding with strange lady. I
wanted to know who it was, and he
told me it was friend, l wanted to
know her name, but he refused to tell
he. / then told him I must and
would know. / told him knew lady
of his acquaintance who would tell me
who it was. He then said: "For
Gods sake don't get me into any more
trouble it is my wife" ] looked at
him and saw he was speaking the
truth. I broke down sobbing, and
asked him why he had deceived me.
He said he had not intended to do
50, and that he was not living
with his wife. He said he would get
a divorce and then marry me. This
was OH Sunday evening. Next day |
got bottle of chloroform with the
intent of ending my life. took it,
but it had little fleet on me. The
next day, Tuesday, was in the back
yard, when DR.. Harlan called and
wished me to 60 out driving. l did
not want to go, but he said he had
something to tell me. He came
around soon after that and we drove
to Whittier, where we had lunch. He
wanted ME to eat something, but l
could not. We got back about s
P. NJ. that evening. The next day l
was dressing in my room when 1
heard the gate slam. l looked out
and saw DR.. Harlan. He wanted me
to 60 out with him again. We then
drove out toward Wilmington. We
went to Mrs. Barbey's, but did not get
off We stopped at a place where
some men were boring well, when
DR.. Harlan asked ii they could tell
him where some place was. We then
drove on to Wilmington and afterward
while driving back, whenwe were about
two miles from where the men were
boring a well horseman overlook us
and proposed to him to sell place.
DIR. Harlan then drove back to the
Stephens place and we got off and
looked at the place. He had told me
previously that he intended to buy a
place for me. After looking at the
place he drove to the city.
He LEFT ME
At my lodging house and went away.
We drove bay team. Next day
went to gunsmith and purchased d
pistol. / don't think purchased any
cartridges. They ioaded it for me. ]
put it in my pocket and went home
| intended to shoot my self, I felt !
had disgraced myself and folks.
tried to kill myself, but could not
DR.. Harlan called in the evening aud
asked me to go out walking with him
l told him l would go as it would be
the last time we would be together. ]
fully intended to take my life, as
was tired of living. AS we walked
up Fort street he proposed that we
get a buggy, as l appeared tired
He said it would be much
pleasanter to ride. We then started
to go to stable on Fifth street when
DR.. Harlan said there We're some par
ties there he did not want to see. He
said we would go to some other place
but then proposed that go and get the
buggy. ] went to the stable and asked d
for Team but they could give me
only single buggy. They gave me
the buggy and | told them / would
return it in couple of hours. l met
him at the corner OF Fourth and Fort
streets. We then started to drive out
ion the same road we had gone ths
day before. I told him this would be
the last time I would ever go out with