Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-14
The Plaintiff Offers Some Love Let
ters in Evidence.
witnesses for the Defense Heard Yester-
day-The Letters Which 1t Is
Claimed the Defendant Wrote.
The Case Continued.


ominously all afternoon at Clerk Ward
McAllister Reed. The divorce trial Of
Sarah Burns vs. j. Frank Burns, ex.
sheriff, ex-chief OF police and chief of de-
tectives of the Santa Fe road was opened
and from the indications promises to
add a goodly stock to the literature OF
love.
Attorneys Adams & Mitchell appear
for the plaintiff, who is rather hand
some, well-made woman, and Wilson &
Lamme for the defendant. The COM
plant charges that Burns fraudvlently
obtained divorce from plaintiff in Ne
braska on October Ia, 1886. 1t further
alleges that Burns committed adultery
with Josephine Hill, who has borne him
child. The answer to the complaint
denies the fracture to the seventh COM
mandment, also the fraudulent divorce,
and accuses complainant with having
committed adultery with Charles G. Ell
lenwood in 1884, 1856 and 1886, and as
serts that he has not condoned the
offense; further he has had nothing to
do with complainant since September
IL, 1886.
Mrs. G. N. Perkins, Mrs. Elliott and
Mary Hargett testified for the plaintiff,
who then took the stand and deposed
that in December, 1856, she and the de-
fendant stopped together at the Nucleus
house in San Francisco, and then and
there signed a contract of marriage. A
sensation was then caused among the
large coterie of eager listeners in the
room, by the plaintiffs attorneys pro-
dncing large bundle of letters from j. .
f. Burns to Sarah Burns. As amatory
epistles, as far as earnestness is con-
cerned they would do credit to Romeo,
or signing Strephon. They were
written, it is claimed, Immediately SUBJ
sequent to the date that Burns secured
the divorce. AS a sample, the following
letters are quoted out of bundle Of
fifty or sixty at least:
AINswoRTH, Neb., Oct. 80, 1886.
My DEAR BELOVED SADIE: Here am,
alone in our rooms, lonely and disconso-
late, with an overburdened heart that
will not be satisfied nor cease it's throes
and sobs of loneliness and grief and
sorrow. Oh, that it were possible to
follow you tomorrow. I cannot, / will
not, give you up.
l do not get any word from Scribner,
nor do l ever wish to see them. You
only is my hearts longing and desire.
Frank goes home tomorrow of his own
choice claims he is sick, but l think
he is homesick. 1 shall take your ad-
vice and have another bed in the room
next week. Now, if there is
anything can do, or anything you have
forgotten, you know very well with what
unbounded pleasure shall be pleased
to do and serve you truly and faithfully.
The Clara Ormsby mans name is A. b.
Guernsey, and you told me the truth
why not also tell me the truth about
G. q. E. and let my heart be at rest and
peace and full and overlooking with
forgiveness, and reunite our lives and
fortunes on an equal footing, may learn
to forgive and bless you; make you once
again the happy lady you have been.
Without you the world and all its de-
sires are void and cold. In life I am
faithfully yours and no others, with no
brother or true friend unless it is in
your heart. J. F. BURNS.
You know death to me is far more
preferable than to have accused you
wrongfully. J.F.B.
AINswoRTH, Neb., Nov. 8, 1886.
BELOVED SADIE: Agreeable to my
promise write to you because l have
no other person to write to save you and
my son Tom, and know not whether
you will answer my numerous letters.
| hope, and in that hope 1 must have
faith. Election passed off very quietly
yesterday, and l feel very tired today as
you must know. Result not known vet.
1t seems as if I could not sell the ma
chine. 1 paid the livery bill and costs
of suit, Mr.. Alder the 500, 80 I think
all the bills are paid. l told Mr.. A.
your money must leave here by Satur-
day or Monday next. 1 cannot keep
from shedding tears of grief. If had
only known of my brother, how differ
ent | should have done. Alone in the
world it seems so terrible to have no
one to love me; will you, can youo May
hope to win your sweet love and kind
embrace? If 80, tell me when shall
come. can not and will not live here.
Yours, affectionately,
j. F. BURNS.
want and must have your pure and
undivided love. You know l love and
adore you. If had not, l should not
have been go unreasonable and angry.
Confide in me the secret locked in your
heart and will down on my knees with
forgiveness and will fly at moments
notice to your embrace, if only you will
love me. Devotedly, FRANK.
FREMONT, Neb., Sunday Nov. IA, 1886.
MY DEAR WIFE: l am at loss what
to say that I have not heretofore ex-
pressed. Can only say that I have
passed another sleepless night and find
myself today with a headache, very
dizzy and nearly wild with nervousness.
No word from you makes me almost
crazy.
I mailed you Fremont papers that you
might positively know my movements.
1t seems almost impossible for me to
contain myself and endure my suffering
of mind and body, because am not cer-
tain Of my future fate. So far as you
are concerned, without you and your
devoted love and fidelity all is gloomy
and dark. Without you 1 shall be
wanderer upon the earth, without home
or place. With your true love, if can
have it, seems to me it would be sun
shine and happiness. If can only make
Won happy and contented. The fact and
truth is I can only live for you, but if
your love and heart is for another, do
not want any more OF this earth.
You may think the foregoing is very
foolish for me to say, but I,cannot help
it. You know my feelings, how strong
and devoted my love and affection is.
You know how lovingly | caress you
when you are good to me. You know
how fond l am Of returning your every
manifestation Of love and affection. Oh!