The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-08
Tells of Lyons Visits During
Sells Absence.
HE KISSED MRS. SELLS.
Daughter an Eye-W Witness Il
the Episode.
Knew For Three Years of Her
Mothers Conduct.
Gives Testimony Without FaI-
tering in Amy Particular.

tering in Any Particular.
Columbus. O.. Dec. s.-Following the
merciless eross-examination of blue
eyed" Harry Lyons, whose face was
many times bathed in tears, Miss Flor
ence Sells was called to the witness
stand Miss Sells was clad in a sealszin
jacket, a brown dress and a neat brown
turban- She said her name was Flor
ence McCune Sells, and an April 13
she was p years old. She resided with
her father at Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Sells.
She had lived there since November %.
1899.
She gave her testimony in q. steady,
pleasing voice, and appeared to be per
fectly self contained She said about
i've years ago her fathers family went
into the new house. She remembered
living at the United States hotel, the
Park hotel and on North High street.
When she was u years old she was in
Australia, and had visited her grand
father and grandmother at Clayton.
H.. where her grandfather kept ho-
tel She had visited Logan, where her
grandfather and grandmother had
moved.
All this time Miss Florence. very
pale, was intently watched by her faith
and kept his eyes on his daughters
face one winter, Augusta Sivau Wis
tied the house when Mr.. Sells was
away The last time Miss Florence
had seen Mrs. Sivau was last winter
when she was here Also saw Mrs.
Sivan in Australia, where Mrs SivalI
had rooms close to the Selles. This
occurred both at Sidney and Mel
bourne Mrs. SivaH and Mrs. Sells
were together a good deal as they were
Americans and in the same hotel and
not acquainted in the cities Miss Flor
ence said she had seen Burt johnson
at the North High street house
ION whom was he calling?" asked
Mr.. Safer.
My mother" came the answer, in
a low voice Miss Florence said she
was a little girl then and was sent to
bed She did not know when johnson
left He came several times.
Miss Florence said she had known
Ned Raymour and first saw him at the
High street house. He knew her
grandparents and called at the house.
If he came to town he would call
sometimes in the afternoon aud some
times in the evening He called at
Clayton and the Park hotel At Clay
Ton, Miss Florence was visiting her
grandparents. who We're living in
cottage Mrs. Sells was with Miss
Florence at that time. AT the North
High street house Miss Florence said
MIR. Raymours calls were made when
my father was not at home" At the
RayInour was an old man with gray
hair. gray mustache and whiskers.
Have you any knowledge of any cor
respOndence between your mother and
Raymour2' asked Mr.. Safer
Yes, sir. At Clayton she told me she
had received a letter and when Mr..
RaymOur would come She told me the
letter was from Mr.. RaymOur, said
Miss Florence. ''She said that Ray
mour had made several visits at Clay
ton. The visits were in the summer
time, before the trip TO Australia
Miss Sells said she had seen her
mother kiss RaymOur several times.
This was in the front room other grand
mothers cottage. Mrs Sells, as her
daughter testified to this looked dag
gers at her Miss Florence said that
RaymOur had written her letters and
her mother knew of it The letter ad-
dressed My Dear Little Florence" was
introduced in evidence. Miss Sells ideu-
titled the letter after reading it care
fully.
The letter said that Uncle Ned was
going to give her a surprise party even
in her far-Om home Uncle Ned said
he had looked in vain for a letter and
If she didn't love him any more lust to
earthquake. It was a right funny letter
and iutimateS that Ella SOuder must be
going to be married for she has gone to
Chicago to get six new dresses 1t
speaks of letters to other little girls
and says they are improving in spelling. |
He says that Florence is the only one
q
letter of an older person to a child
Miss Sells said she was in Australia /
when she received that letter Miss
Souder was a. Clayton minister's daugh- !
ter. a friend of the family and is now
dead. The Minnie and Mabel mentioned
by Uncle Ned were the Tegmeyer sis !
ters, Of Clayton. Miss Sells didn't re-
member receiving any other letters from /
Ned Raymour. Her mother knew about
all her letters Speaking about the muff. !
Miss Florence said the RaymOur muff /
money was paid back to her mother /
Mrs Sells lips tightened at this bit of |
evidence. Miss Florence said that her /
she had driven to the postofflce with her /
mother to get Mrs Sells mail
Miss Sells said she had known Harry /
Lyons about 10 years and first met him I
at the Park hotel before the Australian |
trip She had seen him in their own /
rooms very often Her father was pres
ent at times and absent at other times /
Lyons was there very often when Mr..
Sells was absent He was there a 4
night often When they would get /
through with their meals thev would /
find Lyons in their rooms The infer /
ence was he had gone up the back
stairs Miss Sells then said that No I
Lyons would enter through there She /
then described the rooms. Sometimes i
Lyons would be in the living room and /
sometimes in the bed room
She had seen Mr. Lyons kiss her moth !
er number Of times at her grandmoth- /
er's cottage while living at the Park ho-
tel
Lyons called on her mother when her
father was away On going up stairs 1
after evening dinner they would find /
Lyons either in the sitting room or her
mothers bedroom When she went 20 /