The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-22

Slle quit WOlk last OlA -AeAS
2. 1893, she saw a short, heavy-set man
pass in the side door. From the descrlp-
ton this was apparently Bot. Mary
was then occupying position OF oD-
Il was sitting outside the door where
no one could go in or out without me
seeing them"
"Why?" asked Mr.. Peters, who con-
Quoted the examination.
Il wanted to see if what had heard
was true" said Mary.
wait" shouted Huling and Holmes
in concert. But Mary was dear as q
post, and couldn't be headed off.
u sat right there until saw man
go in the house. Then I got up and
walked in the house and looked at the
clock. and it was $3.50 sun time.
Part of 01ary's answer was ruled out
fel 7ants attorney that the witness was
quite hard of hearing, and they must
Mrs. Sells came out and asked me, TO
go on the porch" continued Miss Kelly
but I said no. 1 was doing very Wen; Wei
was afraid 1 would take cold. But SAID
I could stand it, and sat right where 1
At the disclosure of Mrs. Sells solicit
tude for her employe the whole court
blushed, and shielded her face with her
asThe next night. said Mary. ''0Trs Sells
came to me and asked me to get her a
bottle of beer. 1 said, Why, you are not
and she says. Yes, I am. And I says,
I'll go get you the beer and she says,
lar, and just as I got a bottle I heard
the door bell ring. and Mrs. Sells gave me
a wild look, and 1 didn't say anything
Mary Accomplished this without a pause
Tor 10 teI 91eSln baf or se said to Liza and the
housemaid. but Mr.. Peters Tagged her
to a stop before she got well under head
way in this narrative.
Mary then told of her different glimpses
of her mistress visitors. According to her
own confession. a
rubber habit. and "foXed' the guests
She told Of the frequent visits OF lit
tie man to Mrs. Sells.
do you know that mann" she was
II didn't know him then, but I know
him now" shouted Mary ecstatically, and
every one laughed, including Mrs. Sells.
''Who was hep asked Mr.. Peters.
1T was Billy BGtt," said she, and turn
was leaning against the wall, she con-
tinHsd S@t t5f that him there said Mr.
Peters, pointing at Tom Hall, who sat
NO. the other, said Mary, who there
upon launched into a description Of the
tall man" otherwise Lyons. and his
''sneaky'' manner in paying his visits
What kind of a gait had the tall man?'
He didn't have any gait said Mary.
"Once 1 saw him he had a bottle by the
neck"
said Mary, referring to one stretch dur
ing which she claimed Mrs Sells had vis-
''1'he little man CBotD walked right in.
proud-like. The door seemed to open for
with his hat down on his eyes. And he
| kind o. staggered, like he had something
taken: suppose he was doin' that for a
bluff"
Miss Kelly's curiosity seemed to have
| been satated by this weeks experience,
and after this she did not watch regular
". She kept cases" right along. how
ever, and was able to swear that "the
| tall, sneaky'' man and the short. heavy
set man called right along, but never on
| When Mr.. Sells left his house for one of
/ his periodical trips Mary declared that
| one or the other of the men always call
| ed Bott seems to have been the favorite
/ He seems to have played the first half OF
the week and Lyons the lat latter half,
| grand, bewildering, three-ringed success
| (Lyons) entered the house and then start
| ed on his trail. She was satisfied that
no one was down stairs, and all the rooms
| We're dark. She crept up the Dack stairs
| and heard a door close. All the lights
We're out, except the one in Mrs. Sells
/ door was locked. This was about o'clock
| Miss Florence and Mrs. Luker were both
The next night the tall man repeated
| his performance. Sitting in the dark on
| the back steps she saw him enter the
side door. Mary "foxed" him with the
! same results
Il never followed them no more" said
| she. Il just turned around and went down
stairs and out on the back-pOrch. 1 never
| watched no more, as didn't have no oc-
''Once I saw a shadow on the barn, and
| walked into the yard toward the next
house. I looked up at the window and
| looked right away again. 1 didn't want to
see no more
| why not2'
well, / didn't want to see no more. I
| walked right away"
'Who was there2'
why. Mrs, Sells was there. could see
her white waist.
was there more than one person
| there2"
s'Yes; there was a man there"
q
| why. because"
| Miss Kelly declined to go any further
| with this branch Of the examination. She
| testified that Mrs. Sells closet was filled
with bottles of wine, brandy and other
| liquors.
''What did Mrs. Sells say to you about
| Tlorence2" asked Mr.. Peters.
1.-THE Sunday morning before I left
was telling Mrs. Sells how sorry / was
| for Florence, and she said No matter
what you hear, OF what talk you may
hear going around, always believe that
| Florence is a good, pure girl "