The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-03

had two large satchels Of mine to carry,
and when we came TO his room, three
blocks from Mrs Williams, he said we
could 60 ia and rest. as my arm was
paining me considerably.
Il want to have a little visit with you,
he said, ''and I walked in as innocently."
"Of course, certainly. Dip Wilkerson
and Burdge rap ca the door,"
Yes"
"Was the door opened immediately"
"Ihe door YVES opened by Mr.. Wal
lace"
'Then did you come back to Topeka
the next day and go to the Dutton
house?"
Il did. told the sheriff I did not
want to 60 home as I was 100 sick and
nervous 1 was mere three days"
WAS w aIlacs there9'
Yes. but / ordered Mr. Dutton not to
allow him to come to NV room"
swell, he did come there, didn't he?"
Yes. one night He was drunk. Dir.
Wallace had been very kind TO me that
whole summer, bringing provisions when
Mr. Moore refused to buy any. = hus-
band went away to encamp menU AID was
gone four weeks. and I should have
starved if il had not been for Mr. W all
lace. lie said as long as be had any
thing 1 shovld not want"
81 have no doubt he was very kin d. "
There were lots of men just as XII nd
as he
Mrs. Moore here stated, in answer to
q question by Mr.. Eusminger, that her
relations th Wallace had been proper.
sDe you know John McCal3" con-
tinued Judge Guthrie.
Yes"
"Ware you ever out driving with him
after night?"
"Is was 9 years ago, and there were
nrar Lad fraq AL
''W ere you ever out driving with
Charles We ch after night
"Noi we met one night and had an
I oyster supper"
Mrs. Moore said that she never re-
membered agreeing to the decree of
divorce in David Overmyer's Office, Rnd
would not believe she was there.
DR.. S. z. Sheldon stated shat he at
tended Mrs. Moore, aud that her com
/ print WAS OF nature which frequently
caused dementia.
The son. Eugene More, said his moth
( er's health had not been good at the time
of the divorce and he considered her
mind unsCund at that time.
For Moore's side of the case David
/ Ovsrmyer stated that he procured the
/ divorce for Va core. Everything was
agreed upon before hand, and thu idea
\ was TO avoid all scandal Moore, Over
mysr, Charles Curtis, Mrs MOOre's at
torney, nat Judge Guthrie in tho
/ clerks Office and the divorce was
4 granted. The decree was thoroughly
explained to hrs. Moore before
the step was taken, and she appeared
sane and seemed to understand ii. He
] did not remember there be ug any writ
te "a stipulation about the property sub
/ mitted to be incorporated in ths decree,
but as the decree shows thak "the prop
/ erty is 10 be divided according to q GER
. ir nf n ~
parties thereto" there must have been
/ one. (Ihis is the paper which Mrs.
Moore claims her husband forced her TO
sign.)
County Attorney Harry Stafford said
| that every time Mrs Moore came up to
the once to consult Charley Curtis about
/ her case she appeared TO be sane. thong
I he mad not talked with her.
w hite haired and white bearded John
I W Moore then took the witness stand
and denied substantially all Mrs Moore
/ had said againss him. He vowed that
his wife never signed any agreement
about the property, though the decree Of
divorce shows the contrary. He said
that he was 10 pay the $1,000 in install
ments
81 have always provided all that was
[ necessary for my fam II" he said, s.Out
G du't want my vile buy from Wallace.
He lived about block from US l watch !
ed three nlnghts ana saw Mrs. Moore go
into his hou. one night when I knew
his wife was away.
Mrs 81 GORE was recalled.
s.Did your husband evnr 60 with otheI
women?" asked BIZ. Vance.
'Ihat was one source of contention be-
tween rs, was his running with other
women. When he fret came here he
used TO be with Mrs. Bidweu a great
deal"
"Uave you ever known him to 60 any
where with other wonen?"
II have followed him TO Picketts after
night when he was with oiher women -
The dispositions of Representative
Charles Gurus and others we're inaro-
duced Judge Hazen took the case IN
der Amusement.
The trial lasted four and ons-half hours