The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-09

| home. One, he said, was found shortly
after he had fired the gun the first
time. 1t was printed on a half sheet of
letter paper and read: ASK your hus-
band who he shot at. If he says he
don't know, he's a liar"
Another letter he said he could not
remember what it contained; a third,
he said told about her intention of
killing herself because she couldn [
live any longer. "I destroyed all of
them because 1 did not think they
would ever be of any value to me-
tinued, ct have not told you that all of
our meetings were of similar nature.
1t seemed that toward the last her in
fatuation for me turned to hate and
she did all she could to worry me. She
told me once that she screamed in her
room at home when she got to thinking
of me. She said that her mother came
up and she almost told her our whole
story"
why did you drink that wood alco-
hol last night?'' asked the coroner
81 made a mistake" he answered.
81 had a medicine which 1 took for
rheumatism standing on a shelf in the
porch beside the alcohol bottle WhiIe
the sheriff was in my house last night
thought 1 would drink some of the
medicine. I didn't want him to see
me because I was afraid he might
think I was taking something. / took
wrong bottle. I seized the other and
drank two or three swallows of it. I
took the medicine because I felt de-
pressed and in need of stimulant.
The stuff made me sick and drowsy.
Dr. Reid was a little scared / Think
gentlemen, and worked with me after
we got to lola last night.
The coroner said that only by the
hardest Kind of work from 12:3O
o'clock until o'clock this morning
he aff p
come and sWhitlow's life saved.
Didn't you talk to the Pinkerton
detective of your suicide ?"
''1 don't know that I did" was the
answer At told him that my life was
mt worth anything to me IL I could
MT be with my wife and family and
those I loved. 1 said my life would be
only a. blank"
Many persons believe Whitlow has
told the truth. Others say he is tell
ing the story to shield someone else
who may have had something to do
with the girls death. There is no
proof yet of the latter theory.
Many persons in Moran today say
that Miss Sapp's mind has been af-
fected for long time.
The interest in the new develop
ments in the Sapp case is intense here
in Moran. Early In the morning II
openly confessed to being a witness of
May Sapp's death, and groups of per-
sons gathered about the village streets
to talk over the report before many of
them had breakfasted.
81 believe he's telling the truth
IF Sam Whitlow says he saw the
girl kill herself, it's true
IF that's Sam Whitlow's story, the
girl did commit suicide"
These were some of the expressions
heard from every group. Samuel
Whitlow had lived in Allen county
since 1873. In 1889 he began teach
ing school. He was known in a year
or two as one of the best school teach
ers in the county, and was wanted in
many districts. He taught in all parts
of the county and always drew the
highest salary paid to teachers of
country schools.
In 1893 Whitlow married Miss May
Corner, the daughter of farmer near
lola. They have three children, two
boys. Hollidge, 10 years old. and
David 9 years old, besides a little A.
year-old daughter, Tara.
Whitlow quit teaching school six
years ago and entered the transfer
business in Moran. He sold his dray
line two weeks ago and a day or so
later purchased a grain and feed
store,