The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-28
Nh. SELLS STORY.
rcontinued From First Paee.l


The dog was Tony. which has figured
He never knew OF Mrs. Sells having any
other communication with Bot
Mar. Sells at first allowed his wife $50
per week for household expenses Later
this allowance was Increased TO $685.
Beside this, paid all other big bills,
said he.
A telephone was put in the house during
the husbands absence It was placed in
the linen closet on the second floor.
Peter objected to the location, as it was
where it was. because OF the privacy at
forded BY the closet.
Baden during the summer of 1899. He
knew nothing at the time of any meeting
Mrs. Sells declined to go to Philadelphia
or West Baden with her husband because
Sells looked for some other companion,
and after several failures, asked Bott to
Bott did not positively accept it. Later
on Mrs. Sells changed her mind. and de-
Baden
on the train from Cincinnati to West
Baden Bott appeared. He had been in Gin
cinnau a couple of days he said He
made no explanation Of his presence The
departure OF Mr.. Sells had been delayed
one day by the death of Joe Mutter, the
During several seasons Mrs. Sells Wis
tied the Thousand Islands: She was ac-
companied by her daughter Florence.
Miss Huddley Ambos, of Cleveland, com
panion of Miss Florence, accompanied
them in 1895
In the direct examination it developed
that when Peter Sells left his home. in the
fall of 1899, he took only the clothes he
wore. Al BIS papers are still in the pos
During the West Baden visits Mrs Sells
spent a large part of both forenoon and
afternoon in her room.
How long were these stays?' Mr.. Booth
''Oh, I don't know" was the reply. ST
Mrs. Sells had been at the hotel two
know almost me in q
Sells had no knowledge of any calls paid
by Lyons to Mrs. Sells in his absence, nor
of any presents or correspondence being
exchanged. He never found Lyons in their
rooms on returning from absence.
Mrs. Sells visited them at the Park.
Lyons occasionally called, ostensibly upon
-'-'-7 THE ENGAGEMENT.
Mrs. Sells told her husband that Lyons
lady IN Pittsburg. She sometimes joked
Lyons on it in the presence of others.
Lyons called and once said that his en-
gagement was broken. Lyons occasionally
company with Others played social
game of cards. Sometimes it was poker.
sometimes it was pedro, euchre and crib
bage.
While these games continued at the
Park hotel no lunch was served. Some
times after the game was over Mrs. Sells
would ask for sandwich He had no bar
Lyons very seldom called. to the knowl-
edge OF the husband, after the Sellses
house.
bought coal through Lyons, and he Wis
tied the house to attend to the deal in
Lyons was used to "fn in at social
card games when invited guests failed
to appear. Mrs. Sells sometimes suggest
Lyons withdrew from a 'penny-ante'
game one night because he was offended
at Judge Bradbury, of the supreme court.
Bradbury always beat him.
Peter thought Lyons conduct very small
''If he played till doomsday he couldn't
lose much" said he to Mrs. Sells. Il
guess We N G9H 4 i PARr Ft1i sSffT
Mrs. Sells very seldom took hand In
over a small Dutch lunch was served. Oc-
casionally drink of whisky was served
to some of the gentlemen during the
Sells quit smoking in 1894, and he did
not smoke at all until the past winter.
Therefore, he never threw any cigar butts
or scattered cigarette ashes in his wifes
my relations with Mrs Sells were very
pleasant. She always treated me well in
my presence We We're quite an affection-
ate couple We always embraced and
kissed on meeting and parting. My treat
ment of Mrs. Sells was always kind and
and as literally. as I was able to do.
Until the fall Of 1899 | never had any
reason to doubt the fidelity of my wife"
ed that the first information he received
came from John Mahoney. detective.
This was on October 81, 1899. After hav-
city iqg a talk with Mah0ney Sells left the
On returning in November from the trip
with the circus, he was met at the depot
ence and Mrs. Sells.
That evening he called on Attorney
Safer at his residence. Later that evening
Mr. Safer called at the residence.
On the morning following his return he
talked with the servants.
on Saturday. the, day after his return.
he had a talk with his daughter Florence,
and told her what he had learned.