The sun., 1891-06-20
ELLA NELSON A FREE WOMAN
.xor GUILTY." SAYS THE JURY OF
ELDERLY MARRIED MEN

.yor GULLY" SAYS THE JUnr OF
ELDERLY MARRIED MEN
-. was q. l.. n. Posts Mistress ana was
Ace.seA OF shootins Him Dead 1eeause
ue Wa. ooi.s 70 Leave Her-Mr. Howe
n.u,ndeA . Verdict OF "servea Hin
night, and Hs seezs TO Have cot IT
The Recorder May Make sene ne
marks to che Jary To-day-The We
,sn.s Testinsuy wins, CoatraAieted
IN All slAes, Supported By Another
wonan's Letter and soss saa TearA
ARA Ella Nelson. on trial for numbering 8. l.
N. Post, whose mistross she was, approached
Tho bar OF tho General Sessions yesterday
.lovly with downcast syes. She is o slender
woman OF medium height She Is a blonde.
viib Rrcat masses Of shining brown hair. Her
syee sre brown also. but they were heavy and
6ssply ringcd yesterday ~ though ehs had
siept little. Her features arc good. but her
isce was wan and white. She wore Rown Of
black China silk. eut 90 - to NJ close to her
tyim figure Tho only ornamsntation Of the
sovn was band Of dark purple braid upon
the whist Her small hands were sAcased in
uudrssscd kid gloves. and her tiny feet were IN
low patent leather shocA
sho wore no iewelry except . scarf pin
representing sword. Upon her head was .
little tonnst Of black straw with . spray OF
u,snonstts. She seated herself beside her
ono sloysd hand. Her constant friend and as
socate whom she 10 not at the bar has been
Mra Annie DOYLE. the widow Of tho late Police
eerreant Doyle. who sinco the SsrResnt's
doath has given herself MP to Ifs OF bsnovo-
lsnce. visiting those OF hor own seK who are In
distress md in prison. and oonsolinG Apd
cheering thom.
II was the great day of the trial tor her for her
do e'enos was to bs put in and the chances were
for verdict before night Assistant District
Attorney Wollman announced. as soon as Re-
eorirr smyth took his seat that he desired to
call witness who had not been 10 attendance
on Thurrday when court adjourned. He called
Edwin Frederick Post Of East QuoRuo. .
brother OF Samuel !. N. Post. Mr.. Post Ia
tall. handsome man. and IL said to resemble his
dead brother. Mr. Post testified that he was at
his brothers bedside at tho timo OF his death.
and SAW his body removed from tho hospital
and delivered 20 the undertaken who Inferred
Il. This testimony wos introduced to estab-
li.h what Ia essential In o case whore murder
Is charged. The corpus delictL
Mr. Howo then called Mrs. Nelson. She ap-
preached tho witness stand quietly and dien-
nsdly and settled herself in the chair with the
most ladyliks propristy. She had strong
eou,hern accent. for she 10 o Eoutherner. and
there was tone occasionally that showed that
ahe must have been reared in ono Of the rural
district. Q, ths son.h sCmsti%ss M6eI her
sAS sh,' sDs,sd Es n sT
Bssen Be- S's sss Or FIs ptis
We s ths Bfssh with A LADY friend and iLs
saz snd ifss fose va.
3 hsss A. S. EsIss kS:s
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she understood that Post was a single man.
ns.s se wns w.A Il . s the Ds
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nf HSs Ss%s !
Post began 10 live With her about thrss months
:s ss as ssn sss + q. Tss
a IN % man ss sss iet S asaaia asoos
What said he When ynu upbralded hirn9"
asked Mr.: Howe; IN hi- lowest bass.
vito aud I mat ne souii not lss ~ With her r. any my
moro and le sa!d le d,d not want her to find
itSopt" Iepiied Mrs Nelson. =. n. y
throwing all the tenderness OF +" lover into his
w was" answered Ms. Nelson. Then she
hands and sobbin9 aloud.
at no wss
five with III Ia that trnet" asked Mr. Howe.
as soon as his i,t"Tm of sobs subs,ded.
sohs.
M =. Ne'son: having Issco,ersd beE self nos.
Hse Pc wan .hU. Was oss se pse
howe ocerei In evidence. Mrs. .Ne,. on having
identified the handwriting ard the signature.
s' rev smsp ssSxPs sssi
sion in provideuce.l hi. Hove said that BE- was
sns d oTn ses hst sy
and he read:
a; s 81; "a s
On chops AMI fried po,a at.ss
Some ot the spe. ta:ors saw = mi.thful sue..
VAS VAS .esf saSs 70; for n'
burst intD perfect tempest OF tears and sobS.
Ten MET H. Howe s;ss's s.s.d %noH ~ Nelson If Post
pS;d sss S". Sns Mr. Ha%:
eighth street
THE bell rang" Mrs. Nelson said. II was
!n The p1rlor With the. colofed girl and the col.
S: sed
lhe door, Mr. Miohaels and Mr.. Post were
l. t.s[e ire. and they game IN and sas down In ne
III seSss'' 4.4 Sss. h. fSs Dtss Say.
sns. YOU w. SSyn e
letter. and they said you did not iiyo there
ana Gsls y sad wfhss r!sh; did yoI sto
n any one there that you Wish 70.
cen, ss, You ss,s. . me tho reason ,iqs
aow, He said that IL wasn's the reason at all.
lnu he asked mo tho mason that ! knew that
hey ould take women In there. and told him |
my told him that 1 waa out shopping that
.e'llsmsn that roomed there. nnd he said that
= ,sS could ats 81: I.dy thsre. and Went .hsT:
Ia hat 90 TTas A.. o; sThsy sald Who do you
aly ihat this Ren!lemen was going WITH,
,ou for knowing Then when I sent letter
lown there this evening this gentleman sent |
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