Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-15
SELLERS LOVE LETTERS
Sensational Features Of the Murder Tral
al TskRmah.
OLIVE HlSCoK ON THE WITNESS STAND
Answers n Number of Questions Com
cerninE Correspondence Between
Herself nnd the Man She js
Charged with Numbering.

TEKAMAH, Neb.. Nov 4-(speCiRl)-A
opening Of court this morning County At
tnrney Sears notified the cour, Of ms ID
ability 10 he present 10 prosecute the Sell
lers-F iscux murder trial OIL account Of sick
ness. from which he had been suffering all
through the week The pIrI OF the state
was taken by The assistant counsel Il. ".
ellis. With the Introduction Of number
OF letters the state closed its case. The
FIRST letter was dated Cherokee Ia. JGuu-
AIRY 80 1885; was al anonymous letter, di-
reCted 10 sister Uf Mrs Sellers who was
asked 10 hand the same 10 Mrs. Sellers.
II this letter the unknown writer tod Mrs.
Sellers TO watch her husband Il she wished
10 know how be spent his time and money
when II Cherokee. il said citizen O. that
town made practice Of bringing prostitutes
from Sioux City al stated times and rent
IuE them to those who wished them Il
also stated that sellers met 20. Il" In
Cherokee the summer previous.
The second was L nOte from "Olive' 10
Sellers il which she said Dear Fred,
Come out tonight J don; want 10 stay
any longer, and they don't want me here
any longer"
The third letter was dated Marcus Ia
April 16, 1885. and addressed 10 r l. Sci
ltIkr ALL va IL I'D AL4S ltlltF lLt Nf4Etf
"OIve" addressed Sellers as My own Dear
Fred" she told him how good he was
TO write her numerous letters. She GC-
kuoWledEed ms kindness 70 her, saying she
knew he had borrowed money over and
over again 10 send 10 her. She knew he
and their "nuyS' were going without clothes
that they needed SGiu she was glad she
could do something FOR him II II were no
more than 10 support herself All that she
asked was that be would continue to love
her. She sand she was so lonesome without
him. Throughout the letter she repeat ed IL
assured him Of her constant love and called
him my husband" she begged him no,
10 worry as he had II the pEEt ana especially
while al Shenandoah.
The fourth letter dated Correctiouville
January 30 1894 contained only these
words. Dear Fred. Are YOU ever coming
Answer by telegram olive"
Another letter dHtrd Marcus House Mar
Gus, Ia, May &c 1885, addressed 10 T I
Sellers. Quimhy la. and signed "Olive
was read. II this the writer bid Fred
good bye, saying she was going away and
would never see him again; assured him Of
her constant love but believed that their
love AFFAIR had already caused too much
trouble and misery. The writer asked hin
70 love his wife ana he good TO her assured
him that he was not 10 blame for pas
trBnsEressiuuss that any man would nav,
done the same The past two wears mac
she realized thai She had only been & drag
90 hin. she asked him 10 write her bu
only with Hatue'F" (hs wifeEl kuOwl
cage.
WORRIED OVER FUSINESS
The next TWO letters were dated at sbeu
audoEh Ia. in February. 1885 and wer.
addressed 10 Olive HiscuE and signed Fred
IN these he told how he was worried uvt
her and MS business Affairs. Said be wEs
busied" financially and did not know how
he Was going 10 get out. One letter vas
signed Prom your husband, Fred" Here
the state rested its case.
Judge Powell ordered that part Of the
testimony OF Grant and Calvin Hiscox
which pertEined 70 their Whereabouts on
the day and night previous 10 the murder
he stricken from the record the same not
being in any way connected with the de-
tepdEut
Olive Hiscox the defendant. was placed
upon the stand. she testified as 10 her
acquaintance with Fred Sellers and his
hand writing said she had received many
letters from him. Letters and other written
matter 10 the number Of 200 pieces were
identified by her 6 IL Sellers handwriting