Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-13
H | I'D 4 Dual LIE
Testimony in the Sinclair. Hand
Case Damaging to the Ex-
Sheriff.
Practically Proved That He De
ceived Both His Wife and His
Paramour.
Travelled With Hand Woman as
Man and Wife Letters in
Evidence.
Special to Times-Republican.

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'liminary hearing of Nellie Hand on
Saturday afternoon, arrested on the |
charge of threatening to take the lives
of ex-Sheriff Sinclair and wife, many |
of Sinclair and Miss Hand We're
brought out. 1t will be remembered by /
Ereaders Of the Times Republican that /
ION the Stn of June Sinclair and Miss
Hand, now familiarly known here as
l'"Twitchet," left the city very mystic
lrieuslN. The supposition then was that t
the couple We're together. However, /
Mrs. Sinclair refused to credit the story
! of her husbands unfs.ittfuiness, claim I,
/ ing that he had been drugged and car
i3ried away in bondage. In support of
| her story she claimed that she had also
bean druggea. Things ran along for
I.ab5ut six weeks, during which time
nothing was heard from either of the
|.gunaways. As suddsnly as she had left
Miss Hand reappsared about three
weeks ago, and about ten days later
sinclair again appeared on the streets.
Upon being questioned regarding his
Sudden departure he said he had been
his oWn business. But he de-
4nied having been With the woman any
atin!e during his absence. He returned
Ito his wheat their farm north OF towll,
where it is claimed matters We're ami
lea bly, settled after considerable Mrang-
Hing and strife.
The airsst of Miss Hand as told sat
durday occurred Friday night. and she
Twas in jail Until the hour set for her
trial Saturday morning. The informa-
sEtion was filed by A. c. Dooiitt!e,
4 brother-ia-law of snclairs The err
living sheriff took the stand and
istated that on Thursday the dsfendali:
lcameto his holns 4 midnight ard told
Thin she must have $1,000. making the
Threat that unless the demand Was
compiled with she would take the life
of both Sinclair and his wife.
A hardware dealer testified that on
sETnursdaS- he had sold a revolver OF 81
5Ecalibre to the defendant.
i Upon Miss Hands appearance on the
witness stand the room was cleared,
%lonly the lawyers the juatice and a Yep
4 Preventative Of the press being allowed
toremain. And hsr story brin gsI out 10
1.-THE public "a story which seems strange
Y but which future developments seem to-
support. She claimed that Sinclair and
3 she had met at Fort Dodge on june S,
q after which they Went TO Council B tufts.
q lWhere they registered at the hotel g $
n C.. a. Scott ard Wife. From Here they
went 10 Boulder CITY, Coi., Where tiIey
y remained for two weeks: = thence tl
"a Denver fol-, two5 weeks, and then on to.
Gold Hill, Col. where they. staid bu. e
NJ. u, t.e
4 Kansas City. Mo. She claimed that at
Il nreeede him home a few days rs threw
off suspicion. After being 4 home g
j Efew days she stated that she again met
4 himkat Matarloo.
ii Icing Questioned further regarding
q her relations NTH Sinclair, Miss Hand
4 stated thai they had bsen vers il.ti-
Innate fer the past three years during.
(which time he had clothed and sup-t
epurtsa her, ard had also bought fai; a
.iorse and buggy. She claims tina she
HAD ljeen true 10 him all this time on
i the promise that h is Mould sscuie5a tIi-
5Iyorcs fiWnl his wife and marry her. But.
& ias the time of court came around each
a tima ile MoEld have SOM. excuse for
putting her off. She mad. the state
81 fnent that She is ron in a delicate con-
4 Ee.itien; eWing tasthsiE iiltifnaNs,. During
1.-The three years Of tiaeir acSsal:aiLtai3ee3
,5itheN RAVE kept UP a spondencs#
lhavinsia place under the sidewalk near
"A Tie fair grounds where all Letters Mere
IL Taft, and Wilere the party for whom IL.
+ 5yas INTENDED would 50 and set it.
8 Al the conclusion OF the defendants
1 Itastiinons sinclai; was again called to
sne stand and siGss toned regarding his
Itravsls. He nance the places WISHED In
l.tne. same order as did Miss Hand. and
as he had heard none 81 Ter ties tinlony
sIit appears That her story WAS straight.
s He did not deny having Ng'i ten to her.
i Ebut claimed taat he had neysr had init
:. isrnats relations with her.
II, Miss Hand was again called upon and
preduced box IF letters Which she
! hclainled We're Written by Sinclair all %
I (which Mere signed A. c. Scott. She ad-
I United that she had purchased a re-
!, Eyolver on Thursday. said she did it in
iordar that she nlight protect The family
against parties Who had a,tieseG them
TO leave town warning them that they
would be naobhed and their home
burned unless they did as told. She
J ler!ed freely Whit telling her treuhlas.
! The evidence produced by the plaintiffs
fMdS S9i.-
Wet and she WAS accsrdinsly dis
: Ncharged
Thus Militant sinelaita Who up - the
Itinie Of leaving the office 81 sheriff Of
: Hamilton county last January was CON
sidered u be one of the best and most
i conservative men in the county, has
3 tfallell IN the estimation Of many. For
taltho@he Was honest In all matters 81
business pertaining to his office or oth-
8 ierwise. it appears that for part OF
: the time he has been leading a double
3 life. His wife. a trusting and faithful
4 woman, has been deceived. as has alst
the Hand woman. The latter has borne
a bad reputation ever since coming To
the city foEr years ago, but her ap-
r pearance on the street was always that
]. of a lady. Even yet some of the more
h Echaritable peoplesexcuse Sinclair on this
t ground that she had an influence over
= him which he could not overcome. Mrs
4. Sinclair. whose health has been poorly
4 for number of years is frantic owe,
eej5the occurrence, ard 1t is feared thai
q she will lose her reason.
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: bruises, cuts, wounds, sore feet ane
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