The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-14
FELL ON KNEE AND GAVE
OATH He WOULD MARRY
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Vaughan when he came to her rooms
in April 1904, and collected rent.
Helped Pull Tacks.

from the floor, offered to run errands
went to his home and got tack ham
mer for US, helped us in every way he
could during the first three days we
est in us and said he wanted to lelp
US He made a platform for us TO
place our stove on. During the second
week he came there every afternoon
and evening. Said he was a widower
and had no place TO spend his even
ings and asked to call. l told him he
could call. I saw him almost every
after and evening. He put
door bell on for me and screens in
the window.
He always hunted me up when he
came. He always directed his remarks
to me. Sometimes we played check
ers and sometimes we played cards.
During the month of May, / think it
was the first he sent flowers to my
daughter. She graduated from the
common schools at Fountain City.
Zone night he came and my sister
said | did something the night before
that would please him. He gave me
| 81 and [ bought flowers. He wrote
card and | sent the flowers to Mildred.
Was Lonely Wdower.
Another night as he was leaving he
| took my hand and kissed me and told
me he loved me. He said he was lone
| ly and wanted to get married but his
! family wouldn't like it and so | was
| not TO tell he was coming to see me.
He said his daughter Catherine and
her husband at Chicago would object
| very strongly. Another evening he
told me if his wife had been dead as
| long as my husband he would not wait
twenty-four hours before marrying me.
| said what without my consent? and
he said, | will steal that and laughed.
Soon afterWard my daughter Hazel
| came home He said if God had given
| him daughter of his own He couldn't
| have been pleased better than with
Hazel He said he would kiss my
daughter goodbye. l said no Mr..
| Vaughan | don't want you to do that.
She is rather high tempered and |
want you two to be good friends. And
if he attempted to kiss her she might
| feel offended. He said he would take
the risk At the time with Hazel in
the other room were my sister, Nola
Savage, Claude Keever and Bertha
| Nixon. He said he would bid her
| good bye and leaned over and kissed
| her. OF course she was indignant and
told him a gentleman would not take
unfair advantage Of lady in that way.
My daughter Hazel was introduced
to Mr.. Vaughan by Mrs. Nixon as her
niece. Afterward | asked him how he
| liked my daughter. He threw up his
hand and said, 20 my God I'd have
dropped through the floor if | had
known that was your daughter
Fortune TeIIers Story.
"One day d fortune teller came to
our rooms. Mr.. Vaughan wanted her
to tell his fortune before me- The
| fortune teller said no but finally con-
scented. She told Mr.. Vaughan he was
a widOwer but would marry again
There would be great opposition to
the marriage and it would not come
for some time. He said Yes this is
the lady He asked the fortune tel
Ter to tell what she thought of him
and she looked at him then said. He's
a crackerjack and laughed
Showered His Kisses.
Later my niece. Mrs. Vinton, came
down from Muncie. Some time later
told him he could kiss my niece and
he hn
used to treat my niece Bertha Nixon,
the same way. He seated her on his
lap and kissed her It was in June
my daughter came home She object
ed to him coming to our house so Of
ten but not taking me out any place
| told him unkind remarks we're being
made. He told me he did not want
his brother and daughter and son-in-
law to know as they would be angry
as he went with me so soon after his
wifes death. I thought it a reason
able excuse. | told him my daughter
and sister were very unhappy as they
heard constant remarks because he
never took me out although he kept
coming TO see me. He said his rela-
tives would make a kick and that his
intentions were honorable | told him
l believed him honorable and | be.
lieved in him but my sister and daugh.
ter had Quarreled with me about HIM
The next day | wrote Mr. Vaughan
, a letter. That was June 90. While in
, Richmond l received several letters
from Mr.. Vaughan. Some l burne
; and some ! retained"
Identified letters.
Mrs. Smith identified several letters
some of which she had written ant
others written by Mr. Vaughan. She
said these were not all the letters
that have passed between the--.
got them back more than a year be
fore We left Mr.. Vaughan s. property
We had had little difference and
asked him to retain them.
Study Raises Objection.
On reconveniIfs after ten minutes
> recess, Mr.. Study raised objections tc
f letters as evidence but his objection
| was overruled. Mrs. Smith took the
, stand aoajD Cbo sold