The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-01-25
THE GLoBE-REPUBLIGAN.
FRIDAY, JANUARY %, 1895.
THE OUTRAGED VICTIMS.
Who They Are and Where They came
From. Globe Republican Re.
porter Interviews Them.


As there is a great deal of interest
taken by our people in the man and his
wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewellen, who are
held as witnesses against Newman
Brown, in case Of his capture, and also
against VIM. Joy, John Eigl and VIM.
Bellamy, whose preliminary eXamina-
ton will take place tomorrow. a Globe
reporter called on them at the court
house last Saturday. They were in the
court room, up stairs, sitting by Il table,
the young woman being engaged in
writing letter. Being introduced, they
expressed Willingness to answer fully
any questions concerning their past life
and the terrible ordeal through which
they had recently passed.
The young woman looks like an hon
est, hard working girl. She was clad in
apparel which bore the marks of wear,
travel stained and dusty. Her COM
pleXiOn was neither blonde nor brunette,
while her eyes were light blue or grey.
In stature she was Of medium height.
and rather plump, but not fat, is of
Scotch origin, her father. j. l. Melon
aid, having emigrated from Scotland to
Illinois. served in the union army in the
rebellion, and afterwards moved to Ok
lahoma, where he is living as Il farmer,
though suffering from an old wound so
as TO be unable to work, and the pension
of twelve dollars per month is all he has
except what his daughter contributed
from her wages.
The woman's maiden name was So
phr0nIa May Mcdonald, aged % years.
Her father and mother are living near
More. IA small station on the Santa Fee.
eight miles south of Oklahoma City.
She went from home to Oklahoma City,
and went to work in Johnston & Stone
wallis laundry about three years ago,
1T ten cents per hour, average of one
dollar per day, or seven dollars Il week,
half of which she contributed to help
fathes, a cripple from wounds received
in the late rebellion l11th Illinois in
fantry. Worked there about one year
when her health gave out from the hard
work, and she went to Purcell and got a
place ut $3.50 per week, doing general
house work i'm the Santa Fe boarding
house kept by Mrs. McCord. Stayed
there about three months when she took
typhoid pneumonia and went home.
Stayed about three weeks when she was
again able to work. Found employ
ment from the wife of Rev. Murray, a
Methodist minister of Oklahoma City.
Took grippe and measel< in about three
weeks and again went home. Sick
about eight weeks in bed with severe at
tack. After again being able to be up
she waited three weeks and went to work
for Mrs. J. w. Walker, wife of lawyer
of Oklahoma City. Stayed there a
month and had an attack of cOnges-
ton Of the stomach. Again went home
and was sick from Sept. '93, to Aug. 81.
Then got a place with Mrs. Chas. Clark.
plumbers wife. to do Homework. Sh.
worked there about two months when
her employer left on extended visit east,
when Miss Mcdonald got work with
Mrs. j. W. johnson, wife of a dry goods
merchant. After three months Mis-.
johnson was called t. Fl. Worth. Texas,
by the death of her father. Miss Nc
Donald then went to Kiugfisher aud got
work in laundry. where she worked
from some time in May until the 2Sth
day of July. "a. when she was married
to Austin Lewellen. the young man who
is now with her, and who was then a
farm hand she had met at her home
about year before. Mr.. Lewellen is q
tell, raw boned. innocent looking man.
His father is farmer, living eight miles
southeast of Hennessey, Oklahoma.
Thomas MCGEE, probate Judge of KIs2-
fisher county, performed the ceremony
at the court house in the CITY of king.
fisher.
The newly married couple went to his
home, and while the groom worked in
the field, the bride worked in the house
doing housework. About the middle of
August they both went down iuto the
Chickasaw country 10 hnsk corn. but
failed Ia find work. when they drove
back TO his fathers and from there went
to Denver. where he had Appropriateness
and where he had reason to think work
vas in demand. Arrived in Denver
about the first day of November. but he
found no demand for work. though he
sought all over the city and among the
ranches round about. His team died,
when be sold his wagon and harness
and some other things. Used that up
looking for work. Had little two
room house rented at $3.50 per month
for one month, which caught fire on the
Saturday night before Christmas aud
burned up their bedding, trark con-