The Atlanta constitution., 1898-08-15

you last and that is that our common pleas
court convenes September 5th and I hardly
see how | can get way IN September. Per
haos it would suit YOU to defer unt.l Oc-
tobcr. Let hear from you in regard to
the matter.
However If you cannot defer it until
right but if 1t would be more convenient
for you to defer it until October. I could
stay with you longer. as | would have all
my court affairs attended to for the Sep
tember term.
'Trusing that you will be Pleased with
Ohio's real kid mayor, | am still your
ARTHUR .. ARCHER"
This letter Is accompanied by a photo
graph of the real kid mayor" indorsed on
the back arthur to Lorila.' 1t must be
understood that Loriila is the negro wo-
man who cooked for the Orrs. Apparently
Mrs. Orr carried on correspondence in Lo-
rilla's name.
Mrs. Orr was admitted to the first homes
of the town. given a prominent place in
church work and every consideration gen
eraily accorded good people.
Mayor Archer Pleads Ignorance.
Caldwell. O.. August 1O.--Arthur @. Ar
cher mentioned in the press dispatches as
the writer of the letter to Mrs. orr at
Clarendon, Ark is the mayor of THIS town
and a prominent member of the Noble
county bar. He is about twenty-three
years of age. He denies that he knows any
thing whatever about the affair referred to
and that he is not in any way connected
with it, never having heard of any of the
parties before.
Mrs. Orr's Statement Given.
Clarendon, Ark. August 11,-This little
city has assumed It's usually quiet condl-
ton. The bodies Of the negroes, victims Of
Tuesday nights mob. will be buried across
the river today The body of Mrs. John T.
Orr, who killed herself in jail has been
removed to her residence for preparation
for burial. Her lttle three year-old baby
is with Il. A. t'aifer, q friend Of the family,
Wallace Graham. Mr.. Orrs partner In
business has received a letter from Mrs.
Orr's stepmother at Mauston, Wis, but
! has not made the contents public. Mrs.
Orr's remains will probably be sent to her
father IN Mauston for interment.
S W. Boardman has given out writ
ten statement prepared by Mrs. Orr on
Monday afternoon just before she took the
fatal dose. 1t reads:
Il want my baby, Neva, to stay with Mr..
tFaifer, with his children, while live, then
Mr.. Graham to have full control OF her
until my father comes for her, which
want him to 90. l want my father to have
my baby and to raise her I want my
baby Neva to nave all my personal ef-
fccts. My. body Is to be shipped to my
father and be buried where he resides.
want to say to Steve Boardman, Wallace
Graham, Mr. Morehead and Mr.. Faifer that
for the kind manner In which they have
treated me- l hope that God will bless them
for me | hope God will forgive Rachel
(Nis5 Morris) for the way she has treated
me. | want all OF my property and nome
to go to my baby. NeVa, ana l hope that
his favorite lodge. Knights of PythiaS. Will
see that this, my last Will, is carried out.
want papa to help Wallace all he can. This
statement completed at $50 p. m, Monday,
August 5. IS9S.'
Mr.. Roardman would not give out TINS
paper until Mrs. Orr was dead. He says
her fathers name is w. c. Barker; that
he resides at Mauston, Wis. and that at
present he is very low and in destitute
circumstances. He Is eiShty-tWo years OF
age. Mt 3oardman says John T. orr has
Il SISTER. Mrs. I, ". Deal residing in Den
Vcr Col
The third act in the Clarendon tragedy is
as remarkable as the two preceding ones
To-Day the corpse of the murderess lies IN
the courthouse, while hundreds Of people
pass and view the remains. This unusual
thing WAS done by the authorities to sun
but had been spirited away. SO strong bad
this feeling in the community become that
this means was regarded as the only way
Mayor Archer. Of Caldwell Ohio. makes
statement admitting that he wrote let
ters to Lo:.na 7. Weaver.
Hunting for Miss Morris
Clarendon, Ark. August t2.-Sheriff 7.
H. Jackson ra ."ired n letter from w. T.
Barker the father Of Mrs. John r. Orr
tais afternoon, from Waupan, Wis, stat
ing that he would come Immediately for
his little granddaughter, Ncva.
The sheriff also received photograph
of tN.s John r. Orr and Rachael Norris
from Il gentleman in Kentucky. The pho
tograph was addressed to the county Judge