The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-03-24

might tend TO throw suspicion upon
the young lawyer In doing so she OF
course compromised her own honor.
During the trial she lived at the home
Of state Attorney Backus, who was so
fercely prosecuting Watkins Backus
did not issue warrant against the
woman.
when the trial was done, a warrant
was issued against Mrs. Nunnemaker
ON the same charge. II watkins Is
guilty, his friends argued the woman
was equally so. A warrant was also
issued against the husband for shoot
ing with intent to kill, the incident
being that Of the pursuit.
Woman Then Takes Poison.
When she had been arrested on so
serious charge. realizing that her
own testimony, II 1t were true, would
convict herself as well as watkins,
Mrs. Nunnemaker Is alleged TO have
eaten a dose of blue ointment,
wrapped MP in paper. In four hours
IL began to take effect when she had
come TO what she thought was her
dying moment, she called Historically
for Watkins. IL want to see Wat
kins." she cried.
Although watkins did not respond
to the woman's dying summons, IL is
stated by persons who were present
that she declared that she had sworn
untmly on the stand and that she had
periured herself in testimony against
Watkins because she had been forced
to do It,
This statement, coming from the
lips of the only person who really
could tell the true story, has made
friends for Watkins, who claims that
the whole scheme Is one for black
mail He says that because the Nun.
nemakers thought he had money, they
took this way of getting portion of
it.
Mrs. Nunnemaker ls Handsome.
man, striking in figure, clever and eX-
tremely attractive. The first time she
ever met Watkins was at n dancing
party given in Fairfax, when the
young attorney was rather impressed
with her appearance and took the lib
erty OF dancing three dances with her.
This. Watkins alleges, so aroused the
Jealous anger of Nunnemaker that the
latter was anxious to score against
the single man, who is just as attrac-
tive as can be. smooth shaven, clear
cut and stunning.
Watkins alleges that the woman tried
to make engagements with him on a
couple of occasions, but that he told
her to come to the office If she wished
to see him. On the morning when
she came to his boarding house, after
she had arrived, Mrs. Beck, the land
lady, went down town. 1t was during
her absence that Nunnemaker arrived
on the scene, with his witnesses and
bullets.
Back of the dance there is said to
have been another reason why Nun
nemaker should bear malice against
the former Nebraskan. Driving from
Naper to Bonesteel one day, Watkins
team ran into the rear end of the bug
gy driven by Nunnemaker. Watkins
says that he paid the damages in this
case.
Watkins Former Record.
Watkins is a Nemaha county boy,
in Nebraska. He taught school in
several places and later attended the
colleges mentioned, His family are
good people, his sister being teach
er at Lincoln now. His record, so far
as known, is excellent. The promi.
nent business men In the town here
sympathize with him, believing that
he has committed no crime and that
he is being prosecuted.
The Nunnemakers are said to have
come to Bonesteel during the rush
with the people known as the "Okla'
homas." There has been rub here
along between the Oklahomas and the
opposite factions. 1t is claimed the
witnesses who accompanied Nunne-
maker to the Beck house were okla
homas." There has been strong feel
ing for months between the factions
as each wants control of the town.
viii Sue Nunnemakers.
Watkins says that he will win. 81
have been damaged by this affair,
says the young lawyer today, his eyes
flashing in spite of the scar that curls
beneath the left. 81 shall clear my
self of this fearful charge, though the
blot can never be erased have beer
damaged by it for life. and shall
sue the Nunnemakers for 100000"
OLD SOLDIER PASSES AWAY
Veteran of Madison County Succumbs