The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-07
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And before she left2'
Yes sir. as far as Iremember." Lyons
said he had driven out with Mrs. Sells
once in Frisco Florence was along Had
never driven. with Mrs Sells here in the
city. He had never been to Mr. KellOgg's
with Mrs Sells. Mrs. Kellogg lived in
Built park One night he had remained
not say whether or not this was while
Mrs Sells was in Australia Mrs. KEEL
had never met Mrs Sells there. Mrs KEEL
logg lived in Lyons property.
were you in 1872 asked Mr. Peters
Most assuredly was said Lyons.
most pleasing child Abiding to the
Christmas gifts Lyons thought Mrs Sells
handkerchief This was while the Sellses
were living at the Park hotel after they
returned from Australia
Lyons denied that he had sent Mrs Sells
blue necktie while she was in the An
After recess Mr. Peters took up the
memorandum again and asked Lyons
Where he was on certain dates Mr.. Pet
- now produced the letter written Sep
TENDER Il. 1891 and Mr.. Lyons said in the
light OF that letter he had written Mrs.
S,ells before she sailed He presumed he
mad addressed the letters to Name F.
ter about the slast san 80 ~ood-bxe ss''9 ana
about Mrs Sells heart being almost
what was the condition of your heart
at that timer asked Mr.. Peters. your
mind wasn't so affected you couldn't tell
It might have been-I don't know re-
II.
~ ms ss, letter was gone over in detail all
Lne important passages being touched
upon IN Mr.; Peters emphatic style The
epistie OF the next day was also called
70 MI Lyons attention This was to
show that Mrs Sells had written to
lyons MI Lyons read this letter and
said according TO the epistle he had re-
ceiyed five or six letters from Mrs. Sells
ana ne mad written five or six though
he was not positive to Name S. Smith,
70 san Francisco. CAL In this letter
appeared the paragraph, you would have
sat on my knee and kissed me long and
lovingly know and would have looked
into th3t sweet. sad face
What had tHlken place that had moved
you TO write that kind OF stuff" asked
MI Peters Witness didn't know. Refer
Ing to some ugly letters" witness said
rs had no recollection Of what it was
1hen the hetter Of September 10. 81, Mr..
Peters asked. about your dear sweet let
Ter or September A., witness said he
thought he had received a letter from
Mrs. Se9s. Referring to the Il shall feel
connQeI1l. sweetheart, all the time you are
gone tP-at you viii keep your promise
Mr.. Peters asked him what that promise
was lyons couldn't remember the prom
1se- Wasn't it that she would be good
and true TO you, her boy?' continued Mr.
EeusrS. Witness could not remember.
Down the page further. about some pack
ages being at the American express Of
ffce, witness said he could not remember
the cane and my letters to YOU men
toned He presumed he had received the
those letters 2'' asked Mr. Peters Witness
said he had destroyed them
What was the character OF those let
fers2" Probably the same as these
Why were those letters returned2'' ask
ed Mr. Peters. Witness said he did not
know and did not remember.
Abiding to the paragraph, land that
little box you were so sad to part with, -
Mr. Peters asked what that box was
but Mr. Lyons couldn't remember. He
was asked II II was not a box Mrs. Sells
We're, but didn't remember. The letter of
September p, 1891, was brought up by
Mr. Peters, and witness memory being
refreshed. he said he mad written seem
inglys many times telling Mrs. Sells his
great love for her He denied that he
had never written Mrs Sells before she
left Column bus
And that is the explanation of the
1hxases 7 have written you many and