Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-10-27

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One day in May, 1885, less than too
weeks after Mr. ellison and Nell,a
Berlin had held their tete.a.tete Nal.
lie was surprised to receive an invI,a.
ton TO occupy apartments in the a..
den jail The grand jury had indleted
/ Nellie on evidence submitted bv tbo
little widow, who swore thai the
young woman had stolen 500 belong.
ing TO her Her story was an.
parently plausible one Nellie was
one OF her customers. and while the
little widow was one day fitting a new
gown on Aellie's angular frame She had
occasion 10 leave the room oThough
I gone but five minutes Nellie's def I'm.
I gers In that time distracted 500 from
the drawer OF bureau that stood n
the room She missed Il directly after
the young woman had gone.
How did she happen to have 500 in
the house? she was asked She had
drawn u from the bank the day be.
fore. as he wished 10 purchase some
winter clothing for herself and 10 buy
Other necessary household articles
The gaze she fixed on her interlocutor
was mildly reproaehful. but meek
withaL it was true she had drawn the
money from the bank A visit there
disclosed that fact.
CHAPTER y.
Judge Miner Of the Fourth Judicial
district presided At Nellie's trial for
grand laFee ny, The little widow ties
tilted aud told the same story about
the abstraction OF the 500 from her
bureau. Nellie had pretty good
lawyer bat his cross-examination
failed 70 shake Mrs Wrights testi.
mony Then il came Nellle's turn.
aud she told remarkable story
She said that the widow, FOR some
particular reason or the other. OBJ
leeied 70 the presence on this earth Of
poor little Mrs Morris Perhaps she
desired 70 end her suffering from
purely humanitarian standpoint, bat
anyway she WAS willing 70 pay $500
for her removal ia fact. according
10 Nellie she made this proposition to
beg friend ellison. suggesting
poison as good medium. The
l.ttle widow WAS not 40 all par.
tica!Ar. however as 10 the means Of
tue laking, che WAITED tie job done
waited il done thoroughly and she
MAS willing 70 pay well for = good
p!ers % work 0ne ellison. as the
record 81 the case rciers 70 him.
waited tina; st'0 but be dldn't ex-
ncily likr 10 stain his hands with
blood 10 get Il Nellie was not averse
70 obtaining her share - the cash.
She also vas llgtle biz fqueamish
aboui taking human life Therefore
they put their heads together and the
visit 20 the Paragraph Office fol-
lowed
The next morning swore Nellie, she
put on her hat. took = copy Of the
Pautagraph. aud went over 20 the
ilttie widows house The converse
llon WAS noi extended neither was
ihu visit Nellie just handed MrA
Wright paper on the third page OF
which aud al the bottom Of the fourth
column. was three or four line item
with 4 pencil mark around IL Mrs
Wright read the marked paragraph
and. Nellie sayA smiled Then shc
wen; 10 her bureau drawer took out
tae sisU aud handed l. over
CHATTER "
Nolllo's attorneys however made
heroic efforts 10 get her out Of jail
They applied Tor a new trial, but
didn't get IL Then they appealed the
case 10 the Supreme court. alleging
the judges charge 20 the jury bad
been contradictory and misleading,
Jan o. this year the case came up
gcr hearing before this tribunal Chief
lpsilce Jane and Justice Barteh ~.
arnud the decision o, tho lower court
but Justice W. H. Smith took Nellic's
side with great deal % vigor lie
thought Nellie an abused woman, and
Ii htA Aay so" counted for any thing
Nho would have had q new trial The
story 81 The contract % kin evidently
made a strong impression on his
judicial mind In reviewing the case
he said:
II do not concur In the opinion Of
majority Of the court in this case, and
a. Il seems 20 me that the opinion OF
the majority cvades rather than do
cidcs the question raised, ! am con.
atraiued 10 express my views
"Tho defendant offered testimony
10 show that Mrs Wright, the prose.
cutting witness. tried TO hire another
party named Terrell 70 poison Mrs
Morris az about the time OF the al.
legged agreement with defendant and
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