The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-11-13
THE LEON REPORTER THURSDAY. NOV. Is, 1902.

her IS she had known of their doing for tw
years end had long ago lost all respect for he
husband. She answered this letter. She sal,
shel told her:husband all about her relation
MIA DUES letter on Saturday. He noticed
|she was very sad and came into the roOx
where she was and kne!t down by her side
Ted her how much he loved her and begged
her 10 tell him what WAS the matter, proniis.
ing TO forgive anything. SIR finally told him
20 sway Whsn DUFF came iome her s hnsb nq1
went to him. paid him on; told him he knew
everything and he would have to jeave Garder
Grove andfnever come back or he would XII
him: Th lat. he would XIII him then but for the
d1sgrace that would come to both families.
From that time on she noticed great change
IN him. At first he did not seem to take It
Dun at the time agreed to leave but did moi
go and finally went to him and begged hin
to 60, for did notwant Mr.. Clark to K iii him.
NY husband did not eat much, but would talk
and Cry for hours at night and say he csuldn';
stand IT.: He did not treat me SO wen, and
Lien -, after short time he would come and
peg my pardon and ask what he had said OF
done. One night about six weeks before the
shooting ne got very bad and kept talking
about the man who had ruined his family and
VINO mad broken every VOW he had taken as a
Mason and Odd Fellow, and that II he did rot
punish him God would. got out OF bed and
wanted him TO- Kin me- but he said he could
went in the sitting room, and after q. time. he
said he felt better, that he had been awf,i
pad and wanted to know what he did or said.
strokihg my hair. After each time that DUFF
came back he was worse, and once he got his
rlhc a. The house gand threatened to shoot
a. nlmseiI put got 1t away from him and threw
knew that Dun had told our mel neighb oos MIR.
Longacre that any time he wanted him he
w %u "a come T., back II he would pay his fare
and Mr.. Clark came in and said for me 10 gel
ready and we would go to town. told him
coula not as had an invitation to go to Hum.
e esaI, IN me afternoon, but he insisted and
me now long 1t would take me to do my trad
i i,. ana SAID ne could be through in ten min
g S.asa ana ing said could too. Twas in Browns
On cross examination Mrs. Clark denied
she mad ever had trouble Off similar nature
sa! !lino1s with barber and said she never
coming to Iowa. Also that she had never
demanded any money from Dr. Duff. or knew
OF ner husband US doing 50. Said she had never
s se, $a:uH which Duff had counted out on a
!aote IN MS office which he said he was going
TO lake and buy drug store at Block tor
Win, also to several conversations with Mrs
Duff. ~ A--
she identified two letters written NV her N
Dun aud Mrs. Dun, which were read to iine
jury as follows:
SwEETwATER, ILL, Nov. q, 1909
will write few lines to you as promised
! am well, hope you are and have been. II i
could only mine. mine, but no, you belong to
That other woman shall be III Charlton on
and soul you can meet me there il you want
to.for that night ouly. dare not trust YOU any
longs Longer 10. 1 nahy you viii not
who gets on. l will walk a short Wav down
the platform, to the north I think it is. the
way the train goes How wish 1 could see
you .hls morning You know it is two weeks
had wings like bird so could fly to you, but
l had to stay here. Well. dearest, / viii have
70 Rr o,ose Tho o hope you vii! get this letter
many eyes watching, we'll, If you come it will
be better than 10 minutes. Well by, by. love.
From the one that loves you better than life.
Inc other letter is not dated but Mrs,
Clark says it was written by her on
Monday, Nov. 4 1901, and mailed to
Mrs. Duff.
How shall begin writing this letter. 7
f h, yours saturday, only read 1t once
make no plea myself. but for my husband
and children's sake, 1 do beg and plead for
you not to make my letter public not even to
1t and your husband. Also it might make it
easier for you to!do so i'll tell you it was the
~ hrst time that consented TO do criminal
~ "AouSs huoW ~ Will De nara Tor YOU to be
11eve It, but IT is so. You said likely
my husband was hardened to it
put ne Is not. 1t would Kill him IL he
found 1t,out. 1 have often thought I. would
Tell him but was afraid III did he would. kill
myself and the DIR. There has been more pain
attached to the foolishness than there has
been pleasure. That foolish letter, would
nave given anything to have recalled it after
~ was too late, and am glad you got it. and
on Gods honor, not mine, was o ylrtuous
and christian woman when came to Gar.
d ien, Grove: Whatever got into me do not
you will look over this will so walk that even
you Will be as you can say. 1 forgive you. And
also let me. If dare, plead for your husband.
Forgive him, 1t has all been my fault I
know he never ran after me. but forbid him
ever coming to see me. You would think I
would hide my face. I would like to have
done SO long ago, but like then will have to
go out and act as usual. think il YOU knew
All the circumstances you would feel more
sorrow than scorn,"
After the reading of thu letters the defense
on the expert testimony OF q
nun Der OF physicians as to their opinion as
10 whether he was insane at the time or tn e
shooting, Which was in progress at the time
IHE REP RTER went to press. The balance
OF the testimony will be published next
week.
Several interesting letters from cor
are crowded out this week