Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-10

very much - she said. 1 have
g1t f3I now. bat suEpc-~
| xiil have 90 spend come II u before
hong have rot had . new dress this
suasmer. am going % get me some
shoe- tomorrow iiow are bert's aud
sirfses psopi. getting along | would
Ike u see the kitss the last word ~
-erstchesi out children. Are you going
O. Chicago this sumnasfs Some people
cay every thing - very expensive AMI
sone say things are quite reasonable.
Are any II your people coming from the
east Carrie Thompson II clerking az
Stexete.- store nov II h. getting late
- wili stop writing. Hoping To see OF
hear from you soon.
| remain.
DoEA 4. VsfzS.
a. Fast Bridge street. City.
Mr.. Nelzy was asked when the letter
was received and b. replied that n was
received last Saturday. The letter and
the one purportsng Ia he the one left 10y
Dora Nelsy acre handed To- the jury 10
examine aud compare. The note writ
Ten by Anna Hctherington 10 Gray
TUESDAY morning WAS Also handed la
the iary Ia examine and compare with
the ether letters. Mr. Nelzy s~oro that
II. A. Nelzy and sometimes Dora A.
Nsl,y. Gray had visited hi. homo with
Dora and once " hen she VAS home hs
came a. -se her She had kept company
With Gray for three years.
Dora's R.-pm Examined.
AZ this point in the proceedings the
coroner made an order instructinc an
officer 20 take possession Of Dora Vel
zy's effects IN the kusterer residence ON
East Bridge street. and n recess IL an
hour was taken. Coroner Locker. Dep
uty Sheriff Coxens. Henry o. Velzy and
a reporter for TIE HERALD visited the
room.
Everything was in order. IL was
neat little room in the back IL the
house. IL contained bedroom suit
and a trunk. In closet was her wear,
ing apparel. but the most important
matter was found in her trunk. which
was packed apparently preparatory Ia
her departure from Mrs kus.erer a
place. \ lot az letters were found in
the top - the trunk. among them several
from Will Slater. a young man whom
her father said she had known since she
was young girl. The latest letter
found read IA follows:
CowGiLL. Mo-. March 7. 1893
Miss Dora a. Velzy. Grand Rapids.
Mich.
DoRA-I arrived NJ my home last Sat
urday. | staid in Chicago two days.
visited tie worlds fair grounds one day
and Lincoln Park the other. One even
ing | went IL see the Battle ~ Gettys-
burg and Libby Prison. am sorry.
Dora. that | could not have seen you
more while | was in Michigan. and the
way matters stand between us | suppose
IL ~ partly my fault. but IL IL not all.
But ann ready Ia forget the past u you
are ! don't believe there is anything
else 20 say this time. With best wishes.
remain your true fricnnd.
WV. f. SLATER
Another letter was dated January ~.
l-.t1. and Mas ~ a very loving nature
H. a diary kept in lss9 while che was
teaching school. Was found mention OF
Viii T.. Slater The handwriting Of
Slater showed marked similarity Ia
tn. writing on the last note left by
Dora Vclzy and found in her pocket
book The handwriting II Slater
looked a. much like this note a. any Of
the writing done 10y Dora 4. Nelzy.
The similarity VAS 40 striking that the
letters were taken in charge by the
coroner.
james Itiicy'- Letter.
The following letter in Gray hand
writing was found in the trunk II Vas
written on O'Brien Bros letter head
paper;
GEaND RAFIDs. Oct. 9. ls.rs-
MIS- DoEA You think YOU are very
smart aud very cute. You showed IT
last evening and II you try IL
again / will Kick your pants good
and hard Now YOU mind that.
Oh. how i do love Ia spank
YOU. II Gives me Joy to- see you Jump
around II you DO not behave yourself
tonight there will be terrible Row in
Camp b. you sec me you think you are
smart But don't helicve II 10 So. will
/ give you dam gpod spanking just be
F fnre ~ (Shakcspearl Answer Soon
hIsa me um um Jas RILEY
les frecmont IT
Detroit. Mich.
f y VI O'llrien was recalled. He ssore
that when he entered the rpom wher.
+ thu h1slies las he noticed the wash dish
+ IL was FOIL q dirty water and soap He
thought AZ first ~ sas blu-pi. but m
washing the bowl he. found that II
WASHED on easier than blood lie was
4 ~ AAtf tatlttffA tAttt NhfAf VIZ hF Af'fRf
in the " ash dish
ilr MCPherson was recalled andsvore
T that n vas possible sor Dora Nelzy to
infiet the wound under her chin aud
+ retain consciousness enough 10 have
fred the sscpnd shot He salC tho per.
+ sru who inflicted tho wound tn tsrays
sids mUss have stood ~ leaned iar over
him The person who fred the shot
+ infn bis mann must have occupied the
.gu,e position When they fired the shot
intu bis silc.
Aens's Further Exploration.
Nina Hethssington Mas recalled and
sad When | went 20 Nrs Mclbnnsld's
she sta "a 20 ne that Viii bad gone
away DID not believe y snd | ssksd
her II there was any harm IN roinr II
aee iid uat aak her o. G. Nth mo.
but I 1T there about O'Clock She ~
p~sfed the testimony ~ the previous
day Sha could ~. tell whether she
hasl Der gloves on ~ not Rho felt -
GRAY hrai Tirh her right hans She
sate The same gl0v~s ahn wore that
aght z che eeTe auy The right glove
Nss removed ant va shown - the Jury
She sal.l she bad uo' eashesi the gloves
since she visited the t,rpm She onuii
nut remember the tine when sh- GIT
home that nsxht
TIE prosecution asked - @li~ bad ever
hsei % the tsrinaeii hecs She
sn-ssfed I siouia hep~ nof. ! never
heesl there She va s@k~,l n she sss
81 concerned IN suteisis trs yesFs sgo
81. .r.fs.aft -