The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-19
published in the Eagle at he time, was

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Miss Stanley said that her father had
| commanded her to go to Texas witt
her brother and to obey his orders ir
| every particular. That was just what
she did not intend to do. She related
now Mrs. Casey had come and demand
ed her to leave the office which she
would probably have done had it beer
a request insted of a command. Never
knew at that time that Casey and hi:
wife were having trouble. Mr.. Casey
| mad visited DR.. Martins family after
| she went there to board. She stated
| tiiat her father lad never spoken &c
her since the 10th day OF last July
Casey Paid her rent but it was charged
, to her on the books. She stated thai
she sometimes went home but that bel
father did not see her when she made
these visits.
Mr.. Parrot was another witness who
resides in the Firebaugh block. She
told of seeing Casey there and her evil
/ oence was about thes anne as tina,
given by other witnesses who resided
In the same place
Mrs. Charlesworth told of Miss
Stanley's coming to her fathers home
! 10 board and that before coming she
| had been whipped and Smothered with
| a pillow. She also explained that Mr.
casey came there frequently on ac-
count OF the sickness of her father
She had never seen anything in the
conduct ofeither Mr.. Casey or Miss
Stanley that was Objectionable. MIR.
Casey also assisted them during her
fathers sickness in taking care of him
j. Z. Roberts, a neighbor of the
Caseys, testified that Mrs. Casey was a
woman who stayed at home and at
tended to her own business He had
I seen her milking the cows and doing
other work. He also stated that mart
or the time in the last two years Casey
mad kept hired girl.
councilman McClain related a visit
TO Mr.. Casey's Office and said that
when he entered the door that an alarm
bell sounded. He did not see Miss
Stanley there when he called at
! Casey'S Office. He made another call
ABOUT SIX weeks ago and noticed that
the alarm bell had been removed.
mrs casey gave her testimony just
| before adjournment. In answer 10
| questions she said in substance:
Il am the defendant in this case.
Mr.. Casey and L were married sixteen
years ago last September We have
lived here in Wichita eight wears.
have lived at the place where l now re-
side six years. I tried TO be affection
ate and kind to Mr.. Casey and we lived
happily together until the past two
years. We sometimes did have little
again. s
L took in sewing when I was able
ana since l have not been very well /
nave paid more attention to my cows
and chickens. We most of the time
had three cows; i most of the time at
tended to them. sold butter and milk
ana used the proceeds 10 buy things
for the house.
When NIr. Casey and I were mar
ried 1 had $1,000 just lacking one cent.
gave the mony to Mr.. Casey. When
mother came to me she had $500 which
she gave 20 me and L gave that to Mr.
Casey.
Mr.. Casey sometimes helped me
with the cows in the morning. but I
usually mad the work done when he
came nome at night. In the last two
years MIR. Casey has given me s25 in
money and bought me two pairs of
SHOES. His conduct changed toward
me about the time he was elected on
the school board. After his election he
was frequently out at night. The child
rem We're afraid, and that made it very
unpleasant for me-"
L objected to Miss Stanley stayinc
in my husbands office before Septern-
Der last, but l never spoke TO Miss
Stanley about il before that time
When first spoke to Mr.. Casey about
discharSing Miss Stanley he told me
that he would do it. The next time /
spoke of it he said: L will be id if l
ever do it'''
II appealed to my husband on nv
knees to discharge Miss Stanley
told him that he would ruin her and
his own family. He replied that he
might as well ruin her as to leave her
for somebody else to ruin. He used to
walk around the block to Miss Stanley's
nome, but when l objected to it he told
me that hereafter he would take the
shortest route. and he would leave our
door and go as straight as he could TO
the Stanley residence. He would go
there nearly every Sunday"
I'm the last two years Mr.. Casey has
never taken me out. l found stubs of
opera-house tickets in his pocket. /
was nervous and became excited about
it, and struck him in the face. but I
apologized to him the next day. Yes,
did hit him with club last January,
as he stated. lady told me that Mr..
Casey said he kept me as his mistress
four years before we were married. 1t
was Miss Guy who told me- l asked
him about it and when he admitted say
ing ii l took a club and struck him
with 1t. Miss Guy was present when
this occurrence took place. 1 have
written to her to come and testify in
this case, but she would not come, and
1 had no money to get her deposition.
He cursed and swore at me and made
life miserable. Ee called me a d-n
liar. and said what are you anyhow?
When Mr.. Casey was paying Miss
Stanley so cents a day for her services
had an income of 60 cents day from
my butter and eggs, and it went to the
support Of the family
When Sloan Stanley came from
Texas, he came TO our home. but 1 told
him not to come matter he told me that
he came 10 take his sister to Texas.
then / told him to come in. / told him
that he would appeal TO hearts of stone.
but he seemed TO think he could do
II have always wanted my husband
to come home and the children would
be happy now If he would come.
have never been Jealous of anyother
woman than Miss Stanley
After Mrs. Casey left the stand Mr.
Stanley, father of Flo Stanley. was
called. He stated that he was 6i-years-
old. Il told my daughter that l was
opposed TO her staying in Casey's Of
fee / told them that they We're caus-
ing talk. / even refused to let them ride
in my carriage, and said that this
thing must be stopped. l wrote to my
son in Texas and he came on here and
stayed two months. II was during
that time that he and Casey had the
trouble
There were other witnesses, but no
new facts were developed.
A night session of court was he'd
and at 10 o'clock the evidence was all
in. Mr.. and Mrs. Casey Were again on
the stand merely 10 explain some parts
Of testimony that had been introduced.
Miss Stanley was again called and
while her little feet barely reached the
floor when she sat in the big witness
chair. her toes patted the floor and the
big black plume in her little white hat
swung to and fro as she flashed de-
fance at Mr.. Holmes who cross Ques- /