Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-01

did this: he said Il was to have his
child appear as respectable. He al,
ways introduced me afterwards in
that way. giving this same reason.
l did not like this, but II made no
difference to me as servant. ! only
wished to serve him and his child In
what he said and what | thought was
to their best interests. Afterwards |
found the child was illegitimate. ] did
not know this when i came. expected
when l first took the child TO go to
st. Louis and take II and others to
care for to make an honest living. /
am GO years old and am not able TO
do hard work / found that he had
another reason for having me pass as
his sister, which did not know at
first. That il. he desired to avoid sus-
plcion from the grand Jury, as there
had been talk Of his not keeping prop
err relations before came. These
things came to me gradually, and |,
as q servant. thought nothing Of II.
and always conducted myself and my
house as a lady. There never would
have been anything OF this but for
his sudden death and the unjust sus-
piclons toward me on this account.
Such thing had nevor occurred TO
me or him. Mrs. freeglo gets her own
feelings mixed up with mine In her
statements. AS for Mr.. Sloan, / never
spoke to him on Monday before Mr..
Caldwell died, MS he says, and as for
Mrs. FeeRle being there the day before.
he died this IN not 30. She was not there
then. She was there on tho Wednes-
day before. l did not talk TO her. only
to be introduced by Mr.. Sloan. mere
ly spoke. and this was all she has to
build her story on. As for saying
that / would Kill MIR. Caldwell before
he should marry any one, as stated
by MIR. Sloane. / never said II. nor
anything like II. and he has no cause
whatever for SAYING this: never
thought OF loving Mr.. Caldwell or
giving either Mrs. Feegle or Mr., Sloane
such an idea by thought or deed or
word. have been wanting to go to my
grown up children In California, but
have been detained for two reasons:
one 10, am attached to this child and
she is TO me. She Is afflicted from
st. Vitus dance from neglect before
[ took her. She is smart and bright,
and docs not want me to leave her.
She is as near perfect as any child
ever was. and l am the mother OF
four children Another reason for my
staying W. that / want this matter
fully Investigated before | SO, so that
no suspicion Will rest upon me. As TO
the death OF Mr.. Caldwell and what
know about It. In this' He took sick
on Monday night before he died the
following Tuesday week. For eight
years before he died | wntercd his
whisky to keep It from killing him
from over drink. He found 1t out
about two weeks before he died, and
from that time on he drank It straight
and he took sick right on and his last
sickness was brought on from the
strong whisky. He would have been
dead long before this but for my water
ing his whisky. lie seemed to think
he would not get up. He said on FRI
day before he died that he would 80
out to Mrs. Feegle one time more.
and that would be the last. He went
and on Saturday morning he said, cali
Ing me to his room. - VIII toll you
now / will never marry never marry"
said he. anything but my grave" l
urged him to marry-that ! wanted to
40 to my children, and II would be
better for him to marry He Insisted
that he would never marry anything
but his grave. and that was all he ever
said about II. Monday evening be-
tween shutdown and dark Mr. Sloan
came and there was a room between
me and them, They were talking 10
low | could not hear what they said,
never spoke TO sloane. and he left
about dusk. A little before o o'clock
that night Mr.. Caldwell came Into the
dining room and said Good night. II
screen and light lamp aud give me
pen aud paper"
told him he was too sick. and did
not give 1t to him. | went away and
was gone about twenty minutes. look
Ing for the girl. whom found at Mrs
Courtlears.
When we came back he asked me
for more whisky. l told him he had
enough already but he would have IT,
and took Il himself, Then he called
for May and told her good night
Pretty soon l heard him breathing
hard. aud went In aud saw that he
had something like he had had twice
before. which the doctors said WIS apo
plexy. l Immediately called the neigh
bora. A number OF them came and
stayed with him TIL he was dead and
buried. He had no property at an.
All the furniture IL mine. lie simply
boarded with me. and | kept up the
house IN the way l have stated, | had
often urged him to marry the several
women he had been going with. aa
It would have been better for him. For
instance, u woman he was going with
last February. but he would not, said
always he would not marry. This IL
all | know about the matter, hope
this plain statement win stop the pub
llcations about me. NJ. a. ALLISON.