The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-18

day. 1 felt just like 80 cents but vii
set Strengthened out alright That is
the beauty of living alone-no one both
ering you, no one to caress. So went
the day.
Mrs. Quinlan, on the witness stand
repeated all the allegations of her petit
ton, Kirkpatricks attentions to her
and his visits to her during January
1909. their engagement in February,
and his last visit to her in Topeka.
where she stopped at the residence OF
her daughter, and the discovery later
that he had married Mrs. Lambert
The visit in Topeka had been on Easter
Sunday. April IL, and his wedding
April q.
During their engagement, Mrs. Quin-
Ian testified, he had brought her an EN-
gagement ring and tried it on her
finger. Finding it was too small, she
said, he promised to get her larger
one.
Kirkpatrick denied that he had ever
tried to put a ring on her finger, that
he ever had a ring except big Masonic
emblem and a little broken one which
he had always worn on his own finger.
Trip to California.
She also told of a proposed trip to
California, and he on examination, ad-
mitted that he had planned one but had
never made any agreement with her TO
go along.
did you ever speak to her about a
California trip?' asked his attorney.
YES, believe said 1 intended 10
CO."
Did you ask her to go with you?"
81 did not. But she said: Well, you
had better take me- And / said: y GU
wouldn't go with me- and she replied,
You just try me-"
But the plaintiffs attorneys have a
letter from kirkpatrick, said to have
been written to her in reply to one
fY-n, of H.
gagement, and which they think VIII
be hard for Kirkpatrick to explain
other than that they had had some
agreement. 1t reads in part;
'.My Dear Girl
MY Dear Girl: Well, 1 certainly like
the way you start your letter (My dear
friend). l thought you more than just
a friend, but of course it is new
thing to you. and will have to look over
it this time
But aside from the love letters of
Mrs. Quinlan and Kirkpatrick to each
other, there are a lot of love letters
and other letters between Mrs Quinl2n
and a man known as A. G. LattshaW.
These We're all written after the breach
of promise proceedings were opened in
this case, but have direct bearing IN
part and the bone of contention be-
tween the lawyers and the court for
admittance into the evidence.
This Latshaw. it is claimed. exposes
himself as the most despicable of
blackmailers and opens up something
entirely new for the Shawnee court to
handle. Directly after this suit was
begun, he. then living in Topeka, be-
gan a correspondence with Mrs. Quin-
Ian and secured a, place in her regard,
so that she answered some of his let
tiers. Going then to Kansas City and
ST. Joseph, he wrote continually for
money to save him from absolute ruin.
The amounts he asked were from $40
to $500.
me-" he wrote. but I love you with
my whole soul and know you will re-
turn the affection God alone will know
Of our correspondence or know how
dearl-- I love YOU Then he would
enter a plea for money and say: You
sending this amount. If you love me
send 1t right away. OF course If you
do not love. me, ] will. not ask for
money again but work until the skin
drops from my hands to earn a place
by your side"
She answered some of. his letters,
but refrained from sending money.
Then he wanted to meet her and pro-
posed the hotel at Rossville and at St.
Marys and she wrote he must come
to her house. which he then did.
Kirkpatrick lawyer read a letter
"Oh. Darling''-Mrs. Quinlan.
Write me a long letter if you have
time. You say you write to me at
the noon hour and can not write at
length. Oh, darling, / hope to spend
many a noon hour with you in our
own home. and when you are in trou-
BILE then l can lay my head on your
grand. noble, breast and smooth all
your troubles away
why did you write that?" asked
the attorney.
well that was after 1 had seen
him at my house" she answered.
But YOU have said you wanted to
stop writing to him then why did you
write him % more letters?'
Because [ was afraid of him, be-
cause 1 would not give him money
NO, it was because you were afraid
he would turn your letters over to the
defense in this suit, wasn't it ?'
Objections were made, but the wit
ness answered, No"
Sent Letters to Defense.
But that was the entire purpose of
Latshaw in getting these love letters
from the unsuspecting woman. At
ter he-had gotten a number of them,
he sent three to Kirkpatrick asking
him, what he would pay for the whole
lot. He set his own price at $50. At
the same time he was threatening Mrs.
Quinlan to give them to Kirkpatrick
unless she forwarded him $3.50. Meth
err of the parties ever paid him any
thing but his evil work has become a
great figure in the present case and
may have strong influence with the
jury.
Up Late in Parlor.
Mrs Alice Thomas of near Rossville
was on the stand to tell about Mrs.
QuinIan and Kirkpatrick being en-
gagged to be married. Mrs Nellie
French. living near Silver Lake, was
on the stand to tell that kirkpatrick
came to see his wife during all the
time he was counting Mrs. Quinlan,
while she was at her house, helping
her through a period of sickness Jas.
Ouinlan was on the stand to tell of
Kirkpatrick coming to see his moth
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