The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-23
A DEFENSE OF WATTS NIECE.
Mrs. Anna wait on the Trail of the BeIoit
Gzazette's Informant.


Mrs. Anna wait on the Trail of the BeIOit
Gsazette's Informant.
TO the Editor Of the state journal.
SIR: l cannot allow the article IN the
JOURNAL Of August p, headed "Wait's
Crazy Niece" (cOpied from the Beloit
Gazette), to pass unnoticed; although
did it reflect upon no one except Capt.
Wait l should do so. as we have the last
two screeds Of the Topeka Capital, pub
lshed for the same and express purpose
OF casting Odium upon Capt Wait, who
is too well known in Kansas to sustain
even the sllg htest injury from anything
emanating from such a source. But
when the name and character Of another
party is dragged in, and that party
wholly innocent and worthy young lady.
dependent upon herself for her liveli-
hood because she is too noble to accept
even from her relatives what she is able
to earn for herself, simply for no other
purpose than that Of stabbing Capt
Wait, the matter assumes q graver as
pect and demands attention The fol
lowing state ments, signed by two mem
berS of the board of charities, place the
stigma of falsehOod upon the statements
that there was no vacancy in the Beloit
school when Miss Parker went there and
that Capt Wait took her there:
To whom it may concern:
This is to certify that about May a. 1894.
while standing on the platform Of the Union Pa
ciffe depot IN Topeka. ~ We were about TO start
and while waiting for the train. Capt. Wait said
to me, You VIII find a niece Of ours the Be-
stand that she went there without my Know
ledge or consent 20 which replied 10 a jocu-
her9'' Copf. Wait replied: You may do lust
as you please about that
When arrived at the school we found two
new teachers, Miss Davis as literary teacher
Miss Hahn. superintendent Of The school en-
vacancies which had occurred since our last
visit BY cores ondence with the county super
intendents Of the neighboring counties and that
supF Truman OF Lincoln county had recon-
Capt Wait did not accompany Us on this visit
to the BeiOIL school.
a fter We returned from EeiofE Mr. Wait ex-
pressed himself in even stronger terms TO me.
Miss Parker he wanted none OF his family
employed IN any state institution.
There are three correct statements in
the Gazette article, VIZ: That the lady
is thirty five years Of age, has been in
Kansas i've years, and that at about
eighteen years of age she had a serious
illness. since which she has not been
tack Of pneumonia SO severe as to en-
tirely cost her the use of her left lung
quite a severe loss to a person de pendent
upon her own efforts for her support;
but what is such an aff1ictiOn TO the party
anxious to crush Captain Wait as is
the author Of the Gazette article, who
ever it is.
During the Eve years she has been in
Kansas she has attended school five
months; attended normal institute three
months, taught school in one district two
years, fifteen months in one district
set type in the Office of the
Lincoln Beacon nineteen months, can
vassed for books eight months. She
holds two second and one first grade
teachers certificates, grading among the
highest in Lincoln county, and a second
grade in Mitchell county; a very good
record indeed for shalt wittedD person
to make. 1t is useless to pursue this
subject further.
But, say, can any one give a plausible
excuse for Mrs Mary Elizabeth Leases
late visit to BelOit, about a week after
the rest of the board of charities had
been there, and transacted all the bust
ness for the current month? IF any body
can, will they. / for one am anxious to
know. Anna Q. WAIT.
Political Notes.
General Charles Blair and ex-GOvern-
or Click will speak for the Democratic
state ticket this fall
The Populist state central committee
has ordered 1000 copies Of s. $. Kings
'sSeed Time and Harvest"
There was a Populist meeting in Park
dale again last night Willard d. Stru-
Bile addressed it. The POpulists have reg