The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1901-08-08
mrs. crowds STATEMENT.
Dives the other Side Of the Pearl
Bsasiey Affair.
THE JASPER NEWS;

The JASPER Nrws;
Mr.. Editor i see Miss IIeasley's
statement in the paper Of n Grace for a
girl" will now give you II complete
4 story Of true facts, Pearl b. came 70
my house on the 18th day of June, beg.
ging me for work and shelter, telling
me she could not remain Mt homo In
peace; that her father told things that
we're not true and that he had beat her
badly. thon hired her for Que month
telling her that couldn't hire her any
longer that did not need girl. But ]
told her that would give her u home
and clothes rs long IA sho wanted 10
stay. She was perfectly willing to stay
on those terms. Her parents came here
several times aud made 10 objections.
Now this is how the disturbance began.
Her parents went to Kansas, leaving her
here ard forbidoing her to speak 10 sew
eral parties or 10 leave the place, but
they gave her the key to go home to
feed the chickens while her parents
we're gone. On Sunday morning she
went TO Sunday school and there hap
pencd TO meet a young man her mother
disapproved Of Her mother found this
out aud they came to my house the
morning Of the 2nd of July, demanding
her To go home, She refused because
her father threatened to kill her. They
quurrelled aud raised disturbance and
Mr.. Crowl then told them they must
stop and leave for could not stand it,.
They paid NJ heed 10 this but kept on
till sank away.
In regard to the note Miss Bcaslcy
mentions Mr.. Crowi sending Mr.. Cline.
Pearl wrote thn note herself requesting
Mr.. Crowl to see that he got it at once
After they had g5ue Mr.. Crowl sent
Walter Johnston with the note to Mr.
Cline. Mr., CroNl did not go in the bed
room where Pear! was, telling her to
come back. She came here between II
and y O'Clock aad wanted to stay. Mr..
CrowI told her she could MT tty FIR it
made mo too nervous 10 think Of her
pareIts coming here and raising another
racket. She then asked for money to
90 to Pitjsburg, Kans and wanted Mr.
Cr1wl Ia take her to Jas ,Ier at the dead
hour Of midnight lie to'9 her ne courd
not leave me, but told h'r % 80 to Mr.
Myers which she did. Mrs Myers nd
visad her to stay, but wanted Mrs My
rrs to come over hero to stay with me
while Mr.. CroVl went to hlr. Clinp's
with her which he refused tn do. Pearl
then sud she would ~ home with Mrs
Myers and remain the rest Of the night,
begging Mr. Crowl to come and take her
to Lamar in the morning to swelr her
If" against h'r parents.
Mr. Crowl told fcr he did not want TO
hut he agreed to if some one would stay
with rae. Mrs. Myers daughter sta, ed
with me while Mr.. Crowl was gone. He
started in the morning AID had not been
gone Over ten minutes when Mr.. nd Mrs
Is. came along for Pearl. Mr. Johnston
told them that Mr. Crowl and Peal had
just gone by. They then started in pur-
suit, aud when Pearl saw them coming
she urged Mr.. Cfowl to drive on, but
they Wero overtakrn. Mrs. Is. swore at
Mr.. C. in "A manner to make "a man
blush let alone a woman. MIR. G.. did
not prevent Pearl from getting out q
the wagon, Mr.. b. told his wife to hold
the horses by the bits and he drew a
knife on Mr.. &. Pearl then jumped out
of the wagon and Mr. G. then drove up
his horses. lilo did not strike or hurt
Mrs b.
Now the next time girl comes TO my
house with pitiful story ] will remem.
Der this and will know that when she
says that her father and mother abuses
her because she goes with the wrong, to
keep such kind away from my house.
JENNIE NJ. CRowL.