The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-16

u1ct w rs iseau turned
Her Observation-Disclosures Court on the Arm
of Her Attorney--she Declares if Her
Husband Promised to Marry Ollie
Brick He Should Never Have Come
to Her--Mrs. Peek still Afirms Her
Innocence.
That was solemn scene in the Unit
{ ed States court yesterday when twelve
men filed in and took their places in
the jurors chairs and returned YER
dict which may confine a little brok-
en- hearted woman TO the penitentiary.
Ii was a case where sentiment and
Sallantry had to give way to stern
duty under the law. and when the
clerk read the verdict a ma jority OF
the men on that jury looked sympa-
thetically toward little Mrs. Peck
1t was often remarked during the
trial of Mr.. and Mrs. Peck that they
have good jury" In nearly every in
stance the men who made this remark
hoped that the little woman who sat
beside her husband through all that
trying ordeal might be vindicated
but justice is blind to sentiment and
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sending obscene letters through the
United States mails
The case was given to the Jury at 10
o'clock night before last and when
morning came the twelve men who
had sworn 70 return a verdict accord
ing 10 the law and evidence, were still
out.
Noon came and the jurors were still
in their room. Ollie Brick came in af-
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of triumph on her pretty face. Susie
Peck came in a few minutes later with
her husband and two sisters. There
were traces OF a deep sorrow in her
modest face. She had evidently put in
sleepless night.
The fountain OF Susie Peck's tears
seemed 10 have been exhausted and i'll
place Of the shy, nervous look there
was one OF desperate determination.
When the verdict was handed to the
clerk Susie Peck never fiinched but her
husband seemed nervous. 1t was read
and declared Nathan Peck not gull
ty,' but il declared Susie Peck guilty
as charged
Then there was a scene that those
who Witnessed will not soon forget
Susie Peck sat there like Il marble
statue. Her two young sisters burst
into loud lamentations and they tried
to throw their arms around Susie. but
Slle SleiHlS COMMANDED lntin 10 Oe-
SiSt and pushed them from her.
Then Susie Peck's husband went 10
her and whispered in her ear but she
turned scornfuily from him and took
the arm of Colonel Painter. her attor-
ney, and walked with him into the
judges room and the officers of the
court led Susie Peck's weeping sisters
from the court room into the hall.
Why would not Susie Peck go from
the court room with her husband
That Is what the. people in the court
room began TO whisper to one another.
4 reporter for the Eagle learned from
a pretty reliable source that Mrs
Peck made a speech when she got
into Judge Williams room and charged
her husband with being the author of
her ruin. You and Ollie Brick are
responsible for it ALL she said.
Susie Peck was allowed to go on her
bond until an argument and motion for
a new trial. and reporter saw Mrs
and Mrs. Peck when they left the court
house last night for their hotel He
told them of a report that Mrs. Peck |
had blamed her husband for all this |
trouble.
Susie Peck hung to the arm of her !
husband and Mr. Peck said: There |
is nothing of il. / came here hoping to |