The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-08
THEY'VE MADE UP NOW
And Topeka is a Gamer in Popula-
ton.

Mr.. c. D. Wear and his wife, Mary No
land Wear, have come to Topeka from
Kansas City to live. They came here
to seek quiet and incidentally for Mr..
Wear to escape the shotgun owned by his
father-in-law.
Three weeks ago the couple were mar
ried the wife left her husband and went
RE dthe wife left her husband and went
to live with her parents. Her husband
followed her the next day. but was order
ed to keep off the premises by his father
forcing his side Of the argument MI
Wear had writ of habeas corpus issued
and his father-tn-laW was compelled to
brlng the Wlte INTO court AS she enter
ed court she vowed she would never. no,
never, live with him again The follow
ing is the account of the trial given by
the Kansas City Journal:
were excluded from the court room and
Mrs. Wear took the witness stand She
graceful figure was clad in neatly fitting
blue She drew a heavy veil over her
face as she walked to the witness chair.
Judge Scarritt told her to remove the net
ting.
a clear, determined voice. In response to
questions it developed that she preferred
to live in her fathers home, that she had
not the slightest use for her husband
unteered the information that he need not
be surprised at the state of affairs in her
assure her that she was entirely right as
to that. Then he asked:
She looked surprisedEdinly surprised,
owing to the veil, but her answer was to
Il guess that's my business she said.
Then she removed her veil
HAS your father ever coerced or mis-
treated you in any way?' asked the court.
My parents are the best friends that
I've, got, and have always been good to
How did you come to leave your hus-
because I wanted to-" and the court,
who had begun to think that he was max
he wanted to resign and give the affair
up. But he thought he would try 1t just
once more, so he asked:
Doesn't your husband treat you all
She said she guessed she wouldn't an
swer that question. Besides, she said she
was getting tired of answering questions
and would answer no more for love or
money.
case is dismissed remarked the court.
land the witness is at liberty to go with
her husband or her parents as she may
Mrs Wear tossed her head as she left
the chair and started from the court room
with her parents, who were waiting to
Wear was not to be put away. As she
attempted to pass. him without even look
ing in his direction he grasped her by
Belle, want to speak with you few
Her eyes met his defantIy for a moment
only for moment-and then they
into a room adjoining the court The pa
rents made strenuous efforts to keep her
got no satisfaction for their pains
When Mr.. and Mrs. Wear did not
emerge from the room in a half hour, Mrs
holland became frightened and pleaded
with the deputies to break into the room.
They declined with thanks. Finally some
lawyers forced the door. but quickly came
back. smiling, while one stood guard at
the door and refused to let anyone enter.
Those two young people can stay in
there as long as they want to, and they
will not be disturbed either he declared.
the doorway all smiles and sunshine. lean
ing fOndly on the arm of her husband, who
gazed eoTnplacently at those about him.
He said:
shes going with me, and she's going
to stay with me. We want someone to
go to the car with US, as my wife is
afraid of her father"
And the two walked past the parents of
the girl without so much as seeing them.
You need have no fear of me- said the
father to his daughter, and for you.
have to do is to take care of your wife.
for if she ever sends for me again, you'll
never see her after she leaves you
Nv hiCh goes to show" said the deputy
sheriff, that you can never tell what a
woman is liable to do. knew by the look
in her eyes when first seen her that
But his hearers had fled
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