Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-30

Sunday school or to church of course
can't go to Grace's. She says she is
going to keep me in until promise not
to go with you. Ha Ha! won't she
have time, there will be a hot time
if can't go to Sunday school. The
warmest time you ever saw or heard
either.
will be up town some day this week
but don't know what day can come,
| will run off to town before Will not
get to see you.
l will tell you all darling when see
you answer this and send the answer
by Grace. l must hear from you dar-
ling or will go crazy keep your prom
ises to me for l will be true to you,
now darling I must close. am yours
now and forever. Olive.
Send me kiss over the telephone
wire .. Darling will surely do some
thing rash if you don't help me out of
this trouble. Pa says l cant go out of
the house again until | will not go
with you, Oh, darling if | had chloro-
form I would end my retched lifes Oh
cant you do something something, do
help me darling, this is all, from your
darling Olive.
Dear Less, am in very much dis
tress. The old folks are raising Cain
and it is not sugar cane either. they
are mad because l am going to fire
Billy an they say l have to quit,
would see them in blue blazes before
l would give you up, but tell me what
shall l do Pa says he has taken it in
his own hands to stop us and he says
he is going to do it, cant go to the
college tonight as Alta and the kid are
both sick, but must see you tomor-
row after noon when we will make
arrangements for sunday. If they
think l will give you up at their say
so they are badly left. | wish | could
see you this afternoon but mabe wont,
| if | don't l will leve this at your
| house if any one is at home SO | can.
| What do you say that we can do. | am
almost sick from worrying. don't come
down to our house to night for l will
not be there at home. but if you want
to see me come to Alties, for l will be
there. Well darling l will close this
note Now remember this don't come
to our house to night for | will not be
at home. If you want to see me come
| to Alties tonight about 8 o'clock
Well "Ta Ta" till tomorrow or to-
night if see you. l will be up town
| am yours in distress, Olive.
Do not come to our house until after
see you, well good day. Olive.
Bloomfield. Aug. 3O.-(Special.)-
| The testimony of Leslie Eastburn in
the Eastburn-Sutton murder case was
continued on Wednesday morning and
was in substance as follows: After
receiving Olives letter on Sunday
morning he went home and after read
ing it decided to reply in person and
accordingly started for the Sutton
home with the revolver in his pocket,
having carried it there all the time
\ since it's purchase, but that he had no
thought of violence as there had been
no trouble between him and Jasper
Sutton up to that time. Upon reach
ing his destination he, without knock
ing, opened the door and entered the
parlor where he was met by Mrs. SUIT
ton who told him he was not wanted
in their family any longer and If he
married Olive he would do it over her
(Mrs. Sutton's) dead body. She fur
ther, upon his request to talk to her
and Mr.. Sutton and Ollie, upon the
subject of their marriage, refused to
grant the petition ana finally request
ed him to leave before Mr.. Sutton
should return. She opened the door
and pushed him out and took Ollie in
to the bedroom. AS he was on his way
home he heard the window raised fol
lowed by wild scream and he return
ed and entered the house by the kitcn-
en- door. Mrs. Sutton had been hold.
ing Ollie on the bed but they were
standing in the bed room door when
he entered and Ollie said to him take
me- and they clung to each other. Mrs
Sutton then told him to go into the
parlor and wait until Mr.. Sutton's re-
turn and they did SO. Eastburn seat
ed himself on the organ stool. Mr.
Sutton came in and asked what he
wanted. He made no reply and then
Pearl Sutton struck him and also Mr..
:, Sutton. He received three blows
while in the house. Eastburn testl,
fled that as he was going out of the
door he thought he heard Mr.. Sutton
!. or some one say: Get me a gun,
and he said: Don't follow me-" Be
ing pursued by Sutton who caught him
and struck him on the arm he after
ward fired. On being asked Why did
you fire at Jasper Sutton?" he replied
that at first he was dazed by the blow
and was excited and scared and was
AFRAID of him, having heard that he
was violent and dangerous man.
Eastburn's evidence having been
!; taken the rebuttal testimony was
; heard and the jury was taken in
:, charge by the sheriff to view the house
and grounds where the tragedy occur
, red that they might be better able tc
apply the evidence that has beer
given.