Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-30

Trajectory statements about the killing.
claiming 1t to have been a pure accident,
but said that in doing SO it was his desire
to avert lynehing;
tally the same facts as her husband.
Plains. Mo. testified: II have known de. de.
knew him he worked on Il farm, then as a
teacher and as a hardware dealer. l talked
member @ atGs' }he case es '" Of man dying there
some two years ago whose life was jointly
insured with his wife. The INSURANCE was
me about joint policy. insurance. In last
September defendant had talk with me
about insurance. He said he wanted some
per. This was about September q. 1895.
His Insurance Policies.
Witness here identified many letters writ
ten him by defendant about joint insurance
d as9sd to Rofes Dies menea n and
of his wife. he wrote to Mr.. Cobb as fol-
.Stephenvine. Tex. Feb. Is. 1S97.-Mr. G.
H. Cobb. West Plains. Mo-: In answer to
yours of a recent date will saw that l have
to the policy since he sent them here for
correction. although have written him
on se IF YOU %ne CAN'T it, send mc Re
money and the papers and I will not take
the. policy. although / would like to take
slow about its work. Does the policy hold
ment Of the premium? What mean is if
have We been collected? The Mutual and
Equitable is that way. Hoping. to hear
from you soon' GoRp6% / fm ySuT BRApsHAw." RIaf1s
The very next day he wrote Cobb agan
's.ephenyille. Tex. Feb 1s. 1851 lss7:xMr: .a 6.
icy and to-day was called il the bank and
s. o Miller pons the 81 State 'y agent. % with 3;
charges on it. I refused to pay it and told
the president of the bank to hold the pa
ten him also. In this letter in the bank he
states that $500 is all that can be issued
,h this kind Of pocy Waaf to knGw ,ns
way am situated now, but If you have
sent the money for 5000 or have written
the policy all right. IN take it. as I be,
policy. Business very dull: Guess | will
s0on' d" your GoRpoN ie5faoi BRADSHAW"
Continuing. Mr.. Cobb testified:
II received several other letters from
hem Tey were a
policy in the IDes Moines company. He sent
s ior hse and wse rae Sas led pSeS IN
this letter was remittance of $50. held
this as my commission. 1t has never been
returned TO nlnn.
The remainder Of witness testimony
related to matters touching on Bradshaw's
life at West Plains and showed that he
had good reputation there
His Peridy IL Shown.
The state then introduced a sixteen-page
ans to Mis dsv os ta Of
riage with Miss Ousley and from which
the following is an extract:
Pomona, Mo-, Sept. 2S. 1S96.-MisS Ollie
nj a a RI q
before yesterday and when I first scanned
over the contents was dumfounded. but
when / found you really meant what you
sentence pierced my heart like dagger
which read: This is to inform you that I
am to be married shortly and desire our lit
lie, how could you utter such words? How
could you whom l thought so good. so
honest, so pure.how could you be so cruel?
fellow. how do you feel? Maybe you know
now how it goes to be fooled This wrung
my heart as it never was wrung before.
Ollie, how could you be SO heartleSs? What
have done to merit all this? Ollie. told
you my past life. | told you honest and
true. You knew all before ever I tried
one promise I have failed to fulfil I'll say G1
no more. but you know I have been honest
with you and you know begged you to be
wanted your happiness"
agent o, Ire Sf Lea state
Rradshaw,s taking out 5000 joint policy
upon the life of himself and wife in that
company.
13. 1896 to February 6. 1Ssi, that passed
between witness and defendant and ali for
the purpose s, Of sec securing 3 insurance ms by the
Moines company and examination papers
and the Joint policy on the life Of Ssfe1d
500 a1 We're si introd1ced. % The sppfieaton @
signed by Gordon Bradshaw and Allie F.
Bradshaw to the Equitable Insurance Com
Gatsd Were ths IaCffX
was admitted that defendant and Allie F.
ouslsy we we're married at Memphis. septem-
DR.. L. &. Oxford testified that he was
medical examiner for the Equitable; testi-
fed his signature to certain papers was a
The state next introduced the following
! letter written by Bradshaw from Stephen
Plains, Mo. October Is. 1896. about two
weeks after his marriage with Miss Gus
miss Ollie Allen: haven't any right at
all to address you. and would have not un-
Ger any consideration, but received a let
letter I rec. and was almost distracted
oS Ss PsssjSis that
your handwriting, or so near that it could
not be told. Then it contained sentences
go to OF
a position as travelling salesman for a
Memphis house. and had made my arrange,
ments to 60 and see about 1t the day did
ing to tell you of the arrangements when
rec. the fatal missive made up my mind
to do as l have done. knew Allie had
so persuaded her to fee with me. think
ing that our hearts might be caught in the
| rebound and come in time to care for each
other.
p,,f 10 L yya0 III
like dream! We can never Qove) each
other (it is not possible) We respect each
other & never shall cross word pass
her f.I.' I "a think hRs' of another Every action
makes my heart bleed. Oh! that mortal
could lift the veil that hides. such sorrow
as this Ollie If you have been true to
me oh! forgive me for what I have done
suffer and pity you from the depths Of
my heart, but your suffering can't be COM
pared to mine. Oh! the (horror) of
Gcveless) marriage. My God oh how long
can Ttana it, had dttar all that could ob 6sar naw
1 am almost Drostrate.. You have friends
and the sympathy of everyone but
haven't a friend not even brother or
father. oh! you can't imagine the sorrow
feel it. I know 1t. Oh! welcome death
hcw long will have to wait?
"Ollie please forgive me for writing to
you. 1 did it for your own good. Never.
any man marry him. marry him, but If not
rever for God only knows the misery of
such a marriage. Ollie you don't you
can'b believe that did such a deed, You
| wrote it and this being the Sd time
came away.
home no friend no love. 1 wish you could