The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-13
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beat her. On Monday 1 got room fol
her at the corner Of Douglas and Mosley
! avenues. and I sent Lizzie Sidney tc
take care of her. Duncan was locked ur
that night. and TIN next morning he
| found out where Sallie was and he
| brought her home, and she took 10 heI
bed then, and never got out OF it since.
Lizzie Sidney was called and she
eorroborated Mrs. Browns statements
| and she also said that Mrs Duncan told
| her that her husband made her go out
on the streets and get money for him
and that II she did not succeed he would
! beat her. While she was telling her
story number OF the colored women in
the room began groaning and sobbing
and during the balance Of the. trial ex-
cept when Duncan himself was on the
stand there was plenty of tears shed
and many groans could be heard. Liz
zie Sidney stated that Mrs. Duncan told
her that her husband beat her at Ma
rion, and also when he brought her
home.
| Mrs. Miller lives in The same building
with the Duncsns. and she stated that
Tuesday a week ago Mrs. Duncan told
her that John beat her with stick and
hit her on the head and the back of
the neck Mrs. Miller has a daughter
who VIII doubtless prove a most i'm
pertant witness for the state The child
was not brought onto the stand yester-
day, but her mother stated that week
ago last Saturday the child stood in
families have rooms and heard John
Duncan beating his wife and Mrs. Dun
can crying.
Richard Heck met Mrs. Duncan on
the street week ago Monday evening
and the woman told him and his sister
that Duncan had told her to go out and
get a dollar for him, and she had failed
and was afraid to go home. as her hus-
band would beat her. He was with his
sister and they tried TO get her TO go
home with them, but she would not.
Grace Gibbons-B Bargain was the other
woman who went to Marion with Mrs.
Duncan two weeks ago. She was mar
ried Tuesday TO the man she went away
with She said that while they were at
Marion Mrs. Duncan told her that she
did not expect to live long when she was
brought back 10 wfchits, as her husband
treated her cruelty and would beat her.
Mrs. Bargain and two colored men
who left this city with Mrs. Duncan
went to the depot at Marion with Mrs
Duncan and her husband. They left the
depot a little before train time and
then Just before train time she came
back and found Mrs. Duncan trembling
like leaf and crying, and when she
asked what was the matter Mrs Dun
can told her that John had beaten her.
She also stated that John Duncan drew
a knife while they were at the depot
and threatened to kill, his wife IL she
ever tried to run away again.
Matte Anderson was the last wit
ness called. She kept the house where
Mrs. Duncan was taken TO the night
her husband was locked up on the charge
OF wife beating and where the husband
found her the next morning. All that
she knew was that Mrs. Duncan told
her that her husband beat her the day
before.
John Duncan asked few questions OF
each OF the witnesses. as did the jurors,
but ali were asking for more explicit
the witnesses knew them.
John Duncan asked TO be allowed to
take the stand and tell the jury his
side OF the story He used a good many
big words and took up a great deal of
time between sentences while he was
forming them In his mind. and he did not
create a very favorable impression with
the Jurors or. the spectators, as he denied
everything the witnesses said and he
owned up that after his wife died he
never went near the undertakers to
make any arrangements for the funeral
or TO view his wife's remains.
His story was as follows:
Two weeks ago today Mrs. Brown !
persuaded my wife to run of with an
other girl and two men When J <ound /
that they had left I went to Hutchin- /
son. as someone told me that was the |
way they were headed. 1 failed to find I
any trace OF them there and went to
Newton. where I found that they had /
gone into box car and were going TO I
Florence. I went to Florence and found /
that they had taken rig and driven TO !
Marion. and went on and learned that /
they had been down by the river: and /
got the marshal and we looked for /
them bat could not find them, and then /
we went up town and located them in a I
house. I had the whole crowd locked I
up and late that evening. when the 1
county attorney told me he could do 4
nothing as the warrant would have TO I
be sworn out in Wichita, had shc four +
released and I took my wife down "a I
the depot. The others went along and .
stayed around until train time and 4
then | brought my wife home Sunday 4
She complained about her 1
back and neck hurting her and I had 4
Or ST John called and he gave her I
some medicine that made her blind; +
then I called in Dr. Farmer aud ne +
gave her some medicine to keep that I
pain IN her neck from coming on again. I
He told me that cae OF her ribs was
broken. but 7 Gid not believe him. Then +
the next day after I brought her home /
from Marion she had me arrested ard 4
that was all the plan so that abe could /
run away again with the Fellow. Her 4
sister and never could agree, and when I
Becky came TO live with us I told my
wife and several others that there would 4
be no peace IN MY house until one or
The other OF rs moved sway. It was
Becky that got my wife 20 run away
/ nd who had me arrested and she had 4
he pulled 50 that my wife would have
line TO get away. and Their when they
-rses TO go thew found that thew did rot !