Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27

world but me, and that I was happy when
could make her suffer; that had certainly
some love affair because 1 went out at times
without her, and because 1 carefully hid
from her my correspondence. I answered
her that she immensely exaggerated her
mlsfortunes and my wrong doing. Ny only
care was to make her happy. Ibid not sue
coed in convincing her; she became very
angry and made disagreeable remarks upon
the disparity of our fortunes and declared
to re that she was unable any longer to
bear the conditions of life such as made
them to her. I opposed great GOODNESS to
this. With all my care perhaps was wrong
enough to smile at her excitement when her
anger took still graver character and she
told me that she was determined to leave
me. answered her: cit shall be as you
please.''
cat these words she drew toward me with
a threatening gesture and said: Repeat
what you have just now said and go imme-
diately. Repeat it. dare you to repeat it,
"It was not the first time that Mrs.
Brownlow had become excited in my pres
ence. She had threatened once before to
leave the house, and had Gained her with
some concessions and show of affection, but
the repetition OF the threat irritated me.
Being persuaded that it was a thing which
must happen daily for every light discus
sion, I repeated: st shall be as you please
MY WIG WCut Oub Va tA0 XOOA4As oO-
sired to wait until she came back OF her
own free will, but inasmuch as this little
dispute had lasted some little time and I
was afraid we should be late for the dinner
to which we had been invited, arose to go
for her. She was not in her room. I
searched the whole house; I could not find
her. Since then have not seen her, neither
have learned where she may be, nor do I
know any thing more about the case"
q fha defendant elneQ6 hiS Qrancb a
murmur of ilcredulity ran through the
room, and people thought more than ever
that Mr.. Brownlow was either actually in
sane or feigning insanity.
"And have you nothing more to say?"
asked the court at last. s'Your explana-
ton comes very late. You have had all the
time necessary to prepare an ingenious
story. Why did you not state these facts
at first in the same form or take some
other course than thst of rigid silence in
this matter?'
81 did not think it necessary" said Mr..
Brownlow, "to take my servants into my
confidence, and 1 thought that after a few
days Mrs. Brownlow would return to her
home"
"But why have you been so reticent
| when questioned by the officers Of the law?'
s'The officers of the law did not approach
me in the proper manner. Instead of dis
persing the crowds in front Of my house, they
came to me. They credited public gossip;
they insulted me in the most outrageous
manner by making accusations which it
was beneath my dignity rs man to listen
| to. An honest man must not be at the
mercy of the stupidity Of idlers. The whole
neighborhood of my house was in an up
roar. People were determined to make me
| speak. had no mind to give the victory
| of might of numbers against right. Until
| the present moment have not been placed
| in a position where my words could have
effect. was to come to the trial any way.
1 was notscompelled to answer any questions
| put to me by detectives previous to being
| brought before the court"
The Judge turned to the district attorney,
who rose in some embarrassment and adj
dressed the prisoner.
| s'it is not the part of the public prose-
| cutor," he said, Ordinarily to interpose
| any defense for a prisoner. especially for
one whose means are as yours. 1t has been
perfectly possible for you not only to secure
| the best legal talent in the city to help you,
but the court has gone SO far as even to
| appoint counsel, whom you have refused
to receive. The evidence against you is
| overwhelming in its strength. Still,
although am the prosecutor, it is the
province of my position to get at the whole
| truth in regard to this matter, and I will
therefore ask you one or two questions. 1t
may enable you to make a clearer explana-
ton of your case, and may in the nature OF
the cross examination bring out more
strongly the case for the prosecution.
| will ask you, therefore, to account for your
time from seven o'clock in the evening OF
Tuesday, the 18th, until three o'clock the
next morning"
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