The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-11-10
DEFFENBAUGH CASE.
Hutton Released on a Bond of
$S,GcJ.

', - S 80 A>SSounJ Va
&. g. Defenbaueh by Thos. s. Hut.
ton, Oh Sept. 80. The latter was
( taken out Of jail at Nevada yesterday
on a writ of habeas corpus. The hear
! ing was before Judge H. P. Gray.
Hutton stated on the stand that his
wife had been induced to stop over at
jacksonville by Defenbaug III while
on her way to Kansas City. Deffen-
: oaugh invited her to stop of there and
take supper with him, stating that
another train would b. along soon on
which she could proceed to Kansas
City. When the train stopped he took
up her baby and started off, Mrs.
Hutton following. At the hotel Def.
fenbaugh registered as man and wife,
and they were assigned to a room.
His wife stated to him that she was
innocent of wrong doing, and he gave
her the benefit of the doubt. He said he
wrote Defisnbaugh from Kansas City
that if he ever spoke to or recognized
any member of his family he would
do so at his (Deffenbaugh's) peril. |
Hutton said that friend OF his told |
him Defenbaugh had gotten the let
ter, and that he was showing in in the
wine room of a saloon at Springfield. |
Deffenbaugh wrote several times to
Mrs. Hutton after that. One of his
letters said he had seen Ed Bates,
and was told witness had applied for
a divorce, and asked Mrs. Hutton to
come and 60 with him. He also said
he had gotten the letter of warning
and witness did not know what kind |
Of man he was that he would see
her i! he had to hold a six-shooter in
each hand. Witness said he got these
letters out ola box in the Nevada post
office, which Defenbaugh had rented
for his wife. The following letters
from Deffenbaugh to Mrs. Hutton 1
were produced in court. l.
springfield, No., August 90 q
DEAR KATE: l wrote you today in p
hopes you would 60 to the post Office. O
You may say You poor, silly fool. in
speaking to me, but nevertheless l t
will hear from you, telling me you Il
owe me no more. If you would only p
ell me you despised me it would be
better. But loving you as / do, and
you knowing it, and you telling me
hat you love me, and then to write q
ne such letter is more than can
'ear. Iswear that if you will only N
ct me see you once, for FIVE minutes,
hen. if you will, good.by. 1 shall n
ee you if die for it, and l would
ather die than not to see you at all. al
am sorry l have caused you all this p
Misery loving you as l did, 1 was
lind to everything else. l can not al
clip but warn you. l have seen a III
tile more of the world than you. -
arm you that you can not, after what II
as occurred, live in peace at Nevada.
have Done of your letters. Your
icture l shall not return. If l do =.
Of hear from you l will know you 20
ave never gotten this letter, and q,
lall come where you are at the risk ~
my life-yes a dozen of them, to ~
Ear from your own lips your answer. h hss
(Signed) COURT" 10
Another letter, dated Lebanon, ~
o., September 8, reads: gu
DEAR KATE Why have l not
ard from you? 1 wired to SPRING.
Id this morning to find out if you 20;
ID written me there. l hope you r.
e not i'll. l will be here till Sun -,
y. If you have not answered my %,
ter, address to Springfield. Oh, ~,
ate, l am SO sorry to have refused W.
u what you asked me some time
o, Will be in Sedalia after Mon !
=. Do you want me to stop off at G
.vada? Please wire me, if you get ~;
Is, at Springfield. Then my mind b baa
u be at ease, for if you are ill 1 .e, t
u see you if 1 have to wade through ....
od to do so. If you do not care wax
me, write me and say 90. am
unstrung. This is q lovely day. 4
, if you were only here. Goodby. MIG
Signed "CoURT." an
Another letter: A.,
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, August 20. cen
|l.-DEAR KATE:-Your few b;a
g were received by me this morn. t;on
l am surprised. l am at sea as chm
What you mean, unless it be, as you dan,
gest in your letter, you have lost nhv
r mind. If you would only write does
and tell me you despised me l
Id stand it better. / shall face
th q thousand times to see you and tt
e an explanation of your for I
tmen. Loving you as Js
10, l swear before God as I B. '