The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-12-07
"BLUE-EYEDs HARRY.
He Resumed the stand and Told His
Tale OF Love in the Peter
Sells Divorce Case.


vOrce case was resumed Monday
morning before Judge Evans. of the
chancery court In addition to new
witnesses summoned last week, plain
tiff called two more Monday morning
Mary Mamie, of the w. c. I. U. Rest
rooms in the Brunson block, where,
it is alleged, Bott and Mrs. Sells met,
and Nettie Johnson, of the New
American hotel, also one of the meet
ing places of the couple.
His nervous manner was gone, and
he seemed in good trim for further
Questioning from the defense. Peter
Sells went on the stand for further
examination. He was questioned by
Attorney Booth for plaintiff as to
the season of 1873, when, it is alleged,
Mrs. Sells was compelled to train for
the circus. This Mr. Sells denied in
the strongest terms. The attorneys
for the defense here gave notice that
they did not consider the sale of
Peter Sells interest in the show to his
brother Allen as a bona fide transac-
ton, but made for the purpose Of
getting it out of the reach of his wife.
Mr.. Sells said he had been intoxicated
twice since his marriage. Letters
written to Attorney J. E. Safer by
Mr.. Sells before the separation were
put in evidence. Mr.. Sells here saw
chance 10 even up a little, and said
that his wife's hair used to be gray,
but now it had changed to a golden
brown. He was unable to account for
the change. The witness was at this
point taken for cross-examination.
Columbus, O., Dec 5.-The seven.
teenth day of the Sells divorce case
opened Tuesday morning with the
plaintiff on the stand. This makes
five days he has been on the rack.
Sells testified, after thorough ex-
animation, that he was satisfied that
the handwriting in the diary intro
duced Monday evening was that of
his daughter Florence. This diary
contains a full account of life and the
shOwman's home on Dennison avenue
for the past six years, and is expected
to play great part in the trial here
after. Mr.. Sells says he had paid De-
tective Mahoney 5000 for work and
still owed him. He denied having
paid anything more than their eX-
penses to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles CT
walls, who furnished the Raymour
and Lyons letters written to Mrs.
Sells.
The defense produced a list of ar
ticles which, after the separation.
Mr.. Sells had asked to have sent from
his home. He said these were the
personal belongings of his daughter
Florence. Here the defense intro
duced a few more of the private pa
pers of the plaintiff.
Columbus, o., Dec. Correspond
ent Harry Lyons resumed the stand
Wednesday morning in the Sells di-
vorce suit. He denied giving Mrs.
Sells a perfume bottle with a silver
case, or any other presents, but said
he gave Florence such a bottle when
she graduated. He had received
Christmas presents from Peter Sells,
Mrs. Sells and Florence, but none
from Mrs. Sells clandestinely.
What induced you, Mr. Lyons, to
write the letters you did to Mrs.
Sells while she was in Australia;
what was the state of your mind?'
asked Huling.
Il was infatuated with the woman
and could not help myself. / was
IN such state Sf mind that / was
not responsible for what l did. But
by the time the SeIlses returned from
Australia [ had come to nv senses
and ceased to make an exhibition of
myself, From that time on I more
regarded Mrs. Sells as would a sis
ter Ny infatuation began just be-
fore they left for Australia"
Correspondence with Mrs. Sells was
begun by Lyons writing the first let
Ter. Arrangements for correspond
ence was made at the railroad sta
ton in San Francisco before Mrs.
Sells sailed for Australia. Mrs. Sells
suggested that she be addressed as
Mamie S. Smith. He said he was not
exactly in hi2 right mind when he
kissed Mrs. Sells good-by at the Oak
land mole; he was in the "throes of
loves fever" He had had this fever
then for a few months. He was un-
able TO explain how he was affected
by this disease" as Peters called it.
He finally said ne simply idolized
and wOrshiped her" 1t made him
feel like hugging her and making
love to her. He had kissed Mrs. Sells
before the parting at Oakland mole.
He did not think Mrs. Sells was
labOring under the same disease that
he was when she was in Australia.
He felt then that she was not so bad
ly infatuated as he. He had seen
Mrs. Sells several times at her par
ents' home in Logan, O., and had
stayed over night there when Mrs.
Sells was there, A door opened from
the room in which he slept into the
one occupied by Mrs. Sells. This had