The San Francisco call., 1899-09-13

hope that the newspapers will not give
out the impression that every time we
differ in the Council chamoer we are nav
And tSe ten Councilman present laughed
ten different kinds OF laugh.
Mr. Rowe's intimatiOn came little
a-A@~a% 3eae 80
She said rs years and I said even if he
was 10 years old I would marry him Just
Maize said to me when I told her Of our
engagemeut and asked her what she
thought OF il: Well. it is all right, but
with me II is a purely financial matter,
and she asked ne II 1 would be satisfied
with a child.s portion / only looked at
her, and said no more. 1 never thought
Asked BY Mr. Foote what effect the
breach Of contract had had on her, Miss
Hodge concluded: 1T has ruined me for
life Yes. my feelings have been greatly
hurt I have been Illuminated, ana am am
spfnster wiped away a few tears that
dimmed her eyes
Perhaps the warmest article submitted
was Miss Hodges reply 70 John Nichols
letter Mr. FoOte read its contents in q
clear. forcefuI manner, and the jurors
appeared to relish Il as much as the spec
tators who througed the lobby. Follow
ing is the letter:
Lester avenue. East Oakland. Jan :. 1899.
Ny Dear Mr.. NIchoH: Have Just received
letter. 4
lowed your lawyer to dictate TO you and your
daughter 70 write such a letter TO ne. Only
from feeling the anger and Indignation such
an epistIe deserves from one you have loved 80
truly FOR years, towards whom you have always
hitherto acted IN so kind and gentIemanLy a
manner That you love me still l know In
spite OF lawyers and daughters. and will yet
You know in your heart Of hearts that the
ASSERTION you make IN your letter is untrue
You are an honorable man still believe, and
could
plainIy show for years his passionate love for
a woman and then ruthlessIy throw her aside
ton you would have asked me years before you
ala had I encouraged you TO do so you asked
God 70 bless our unIon ana "hen ! 9 tearrulty VI m
said You will be good 70 me, KNOW, you
answered God knows will cannot allow
-1vseIs 10 break my sacred promise 70 you, and
1 pray God 70 make you true 10 yourself and 70
Him in keeping yours 20 ne
n you allow any meddItng lawyers, daugh-
+a-s or sfster-in-law to stop this thing now by
0rasd Of gain and jealousy, you not the
gent rernan 7 have allowed 20 handle me and
sondfa me as passionate man would act to-
said. The girls are all right; they want IT.:
they say, Jane is the one About
month ago when you told me how Lulu acted
at this tire I wanted to bid you good-by, as
then thought IL might be better for your
peace Of mind, but you would not bid ne good
merely said Say nothing for a few days and
everything viii come out all right | have
allowed no one TO dictate TO me what | shall
saw 70 the man I love, for although I gave
you and others TO think all along cared Moth
ing for you, it would have been supernatural
S7r ne 10 remain cold toward you when you
showed so very plainly how much you cared
for ne You have called yourself my husband
while out with me. and before God you belong
70 me in every way except IN the one thing
q ,-trr,1eus woman cannot give a man uutii
the laws OF the country make them one.
Must I believe that you would have even
taken this from ne had l shown you that IL
vas ~ all posstble. because you were afraid
to marry me under your daughters dispIeas-
ure.
this FOR 7 cannot answer for myself II I am
convinced OF it, Yours IN very truth
JANE HODGE.
II IS expected that the trial will con-
sumo at least three full days, and some
interesting developments are looked for
from Maize Nicholl when she Is called
She has been her fathers auanuensis for
over ten years Major Mhoon stated after
adjournment that the defendant will also
take the stand, and that when he does
II will be found that he has practically no
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