The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-25

Religious MfssiOn-She Not only Ciothe
Her Lover in the Sunday Garments o
Her Husband, but Even Mortgages tn
Household Furniture to Fee Attorney
to Defend the Mantle Two Wouid-b'
Lovers Garry on a Big Correspondence
While waiting for some tardy wit
nesses yesterday in the case of W. B
Gibbony VS.. the City of Wichita, Judge
Reed called UP the divorce case Of VIII
lam ShuItz VS.. Grace ShultZ.
The mere mentioning Of the title Of
the case was enough, and soon every
dropped his pen and entered the court
room.
The news that this case was to be
tried spread like wild fire, and soon
the court room was crowded with an
interesting audience.
The readers of the Eagle will reTnem-
Der that last spring a man was tried
and convicted of stealing cattle by the
name of Jacob Whitaker. It seems
that Jake not only got away with other
peoples cows, but that he also stole
the affections of the wife of w II.
Shultz, at least that was the conclu-
sion Of Judge Reed after hearing the
evidence and reading the correspon-
dence published below. From the
evidence given, and there was not a
:, word lost by the attentive audience
present, the following is a synopsis:
The man and wife had been married
some years, and apparently got along
nicely. The wife was of an impulsive
nature, and being religiously inclined,
she, with other women, visited the
county jail to try and persuade the
prisoners to looks after their souls in
terest, and press it upon their minds
that the present time was the accept
ed period to give heed to the life be-
yonid, especially as they had no longer
an opportunity to care for the pro-
pesrfty of others.
During these visits Grace Shultz,
the defendant in the case, it is alleged,
first met the man Whitaker. It
seems to have been a case Of love at
first sight This was evidently true
on the part of the woman. as shown by
the following letters, published YER
batum, ct iteratum below.
The husband alleges that from the
time She met Whitaker that she was
a changed woman. She apparently
lost ali interest in home, and even for
got he'd child. Tine home was neglect
ed, and She deprived herself of many
needed articles that she might be en-
hbled 10 CARRY some dainties to the man
VINO had won her affections and who
was deprived of his liberty
She carried him clothing, belonging
no her husband, and when away from
him spent her time IN writing letters
expressive of her affection To secure
fees for an attorney to defend the man
she mortgaged the household effects of
the l1usba nd, and even made false oath
on the mortgage stating that she was
t'he absolute owner of the property.
In the meantime the husband was
engaged on the Missouri Pacific rail-
road, and being much away from home
he remained in perfect ignorance of his
wife's visits. One day, he says. he
did not feel well and after receiving
his check, concluded to return home
and rest He found the door locked
and the house closed, while his little
girl was at a neigthbors. He made his
entrance ITO the house by raising one
of the back windows, and started 10
open up the house. When he went to
the front door he found the following
letter had been pushed beneath by the
postman, addressed to 703 North Mar
ket street. He opened the letter,
which reads ais follows:
Darling Wife and Baby-I got INV
sentence to-day and only got one year
mr.. Bird worked hard for my relas
but failed but one year will not be long
III you WEI come to See me for If ! don't
get to see you and baby l VIII Go
Grassy for / love you With all my heart
/ Want you to rite to me as Soon as /
leave here hut 1 don't now how soon
we wall leave hope that will see you
down There inside of weeks for if I
don't see you inside of that time / will
worry myself 10 death oh pet If 1 could
get a sweet kiss from your sweet Inns
before go but cant pet will you please
bring me some tobacco before Go for
] am Clear out Dearest darling wife I
want you to come as soon as you can
Darling you can get Ready as fast as
you can and baby | can see you inside
of two weeks Darling When l can put
my arms around You at the pen my
time will seem like two months to me
Darling rite and tell me how soon Won
will Come down 10 See me for pet I
VIII erie my life away if I don't See
you Soon dear this is all of the paper /
have to rite ON hut / Would like to hear
you Did YOU Get the letters that | sent
TO you Dear / VIII let you wash my
shirt till / Go and If | should Go and
leave it YOU can throw il away Dear
when eny others come TO see me l tell
Them that | have a wife and bah and
they Go Of and leave me Well darling
wife | will Close hoping TO hear from
you soon L remain your only JAKE.
Good by many kisses to you all don't
for get me send tobacco.
This brought out the sweat upon the
young husbands face. and ne examin-
ed the pockets of his wife's dress where
ne found the following letter:
Darling wife and baby-I hone that
YOU wont think Than one year is long
TO waite for me Every body tells me
that you wont waite for me but | know
that you viii for thare never was a
woman that loved a man like YOU love
me and l know that YOU Will love me
the same as If [ ware free for Won are
my life and when you are Con my life
seases Dear tell Jessie that | would like.
TO see her before / Go and l Wish /
could kiss You and baby Good by but |
hope that we will meat Soon then We
can kiss all We want TO and il will not
he enybodys belznes my love net
want You 10 send me some tobacco
down as soon as You can darling YOU
must let ME know how soon YOU VIII
come TO lansing to see me and bring
baby with You Dear You will hafto sene
my name j II Whitaker So Can get
you Dear letters and when YOU come 10
see me you ask to see II Whitaker
your husband for you are my darling
wife now Dear / VIII look for YOU soon
Dear the Comfy turney said that one
year would Separate us for Good and |
tod him nothing would Seperate us
and he did not know what 10 say Dear
Wish that We could have a talk II |
gether but cant on tih you come 10 see |
me in the pen and Jhen We can talk AN |
We want TO Darling how Mise IL Will be |
Tor yaou 10 come up there and see me I |
wont nave to stay there only 10 months /
I WI get out next March then We will I
be happy The Rest Of are life for I I,,,-.a