The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-16

daughters YVES not enough to support them
and they set about earning a living. Mary
taught school, while Emma went to Trenton
and partially supported herself by teaching
school and at the same time studied at a bust
ness college. She also learned typewritine
and secured position in mercantile house,
which she held at the time of the tragedy
Myra Murphy married DR.. kniffin, and az
was natural considering the family intimacy.
her cousin, Emma Purcell, while engaged at
her studies and her work at Trenton, lived
with the k-niffins. They seem to have beer
happy household and there is no reason tC
suppose that the doctor and his wife, with
| their little son, were not united family.
The relation between the two cousins Myra
Kniflin and Emma Purcell, was especially in.
innate and nothing was ever said against the
good name of either.
The doctor kept q couple of biooded horse:
at the farm of David Purcell, and before the
murder had gone there to see them. While
changing cars at Phillipsburg he met Mis-.
Emma Purcell and had a few words with her
She had been on visit to her relatives in
Warren county and was on her way back tt
Trenton. That night the murder was com
mitted
h1iiiSS ~. l,-L-4lii -dlSo WE'RE re
leased Oh bail Miss Purcell has been at hel
old home in Warren county There she wa!
lately visited by n correspondent of The
Philadelphia Times, who thus gives an ac
! count of the interview:
Her first words expressed much pleasure
, at being able to be once more at home 81
| need hardly tell you," she said, ''that the pas
week has been one of terrible torture to me-
To be subjected to the gaze of thousands ulr
der the accusation of having murdered 4 neal
/ and dear cousin is almost too cruel TO bear.
And then think wha. blow it has been tc
! my aged mother, and brothers aud sisters
she added, her eyes seeming all ready to fiji
with tears.
"You deny the 'accusationy'
lido"
what were your relations with Mrs. Knit
] fnsn
"Myra and I were more like sisters than
cousins, SO close was the bond between us.
! loved her as such and know that the love
was reciprocal. There was nothing that ]
would not co for her, nor was there anything
] she would not do for me. We never quar-
relied. -Ournatures were thoroughly in &C.
cord She had lovable disposition and all
who knew her were drawn toward her.
'What have you to say in answer to the
charge of improper intimacy with DIR. Knit
| fin!"
sit is false, Twas the indignant and EN-
| phatic reply. "Such charge is Groundless
| DR.. Kniffin loved his wife with all his heart
The greatest of affection was shown each to-
ward the other Their life was what that OF
| a man and wife should be-a model one. Dr..
Kniffin was not an openly affectionate hus
band He showed his love toward his wi.
in many pleasant little acts
He quite often walked with you TOWARD
the place where you workedg'
S"Ycs; it was OH his way to his stables
After eating he would often wait for me, say
iE, that he was going to the stables and
would accompany me on my way that far.
This was done out of politeness and civilitJ
Wouldn't you consider it rather impolite,
she asked, with q smile, .'if he had not done
so? think you would"
do you deny the charge of having hallu
cinations-that you dreamt of robberies anc
afterward thought them real? In othe.
words, were there two robbeIies, one las
November and one resulting in the death oil
Mrs. Kniffin?'
They were not Authorizations" was the
positive answer They were actual rob
berries. All the details published of the first
are true, and nothing moro need be said. Oh
the last it is entirely true Myra and /, pre-
vious to going to bed, had pushed the bed
stead against the door, which had no lock or
it. The burglars forced this door open in ar
instant at tue same time throwing the bee
clean around. l was thoroughly awakened
and rushed out of the room into the next
Here was caught by the hair and drugget
with chloroform, not regaining conscious
ness until l was found the next morning
The suddenness of the attack and the effec
of the chloroform has left me with only
dazed recollection of the affair"