The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08

Mrs. Mary V0llStedt, Whose Love for
Lee III. Daniels Caused Shooting.
81 never did anything bad. I never
intended to do anything bad. I did not
want to shoot him. If he had written
me and explained it guess maybe
would have given him up" she con-
tinued.
when did you first think of shoot
ing Daniels?" she was asked.
Last fall, about the 5th of Novem-
ber- He seemed to be so cold. 1 guess
that. was the starting of it, she re-
piled.
Did Daniels ever tell you that he
loved you?"
mo. but he acted like it and paid
attention to me. He started it. 1 al
ways felt like he thought lots of me
and he talked to me in a way that
made me think that he did think lots
of me. He acted like he would like to
make love to me. After noticed that
1 paid more attention to him.
Il was unhappy at home. My hus-
bands courtship was a short one" she
went on in answer to questions. He
knew me only three months before we
were married. Then he was jealous of
me and was afraid 1 thought more of
some one else than I did of him. He
was cross to me and I got discour-
aged
''was Daniels kind to you?" she was
asked.
He held my hand and took all the
letters I offered him except the last
two. I only offered him one that he did
not take. 1 did not get to give him the
last or.
my husband did not find a letter
that Daniels had written me. He found
a card that I wrote to him. He never
wrote me a letter. My husband scold-
ed me all the time. 1 tried to be good
and tried to save but 1 could not save
enough to please him. 1 just got dis
r.
husband found fault all the time after
we were married.
1--WE went first to his folks and they
turned us out. They said mean things
about me to my husband"
rs it true, as reported, that when
you first tried to talk to Daniels he
told you he did not want your ac
quaintance?"
to me. He began it. 1 never had any
thing to say to him until he began to
notice me and speak to me. 1 began
to care for him about a year ago. He
was glad to get my letters and prom
ised to answer them some day. Mr.
Daniels has my picture 1 gave it t.
him last fall. Yes, I asked him for a
picture of himself but he would not
promise to give me one"
When asked if she had a photograph
of her husband that could be used in
the State Journal Mrs. Vollstedt asked
quickly:
why do you use my husbands pic
ture?'
On being asked if she cared at all for
her husband she said:
"Oh, yes. 1 like him as a friend
why did you shoot Daniels if you
loved him?'
Because I thought his love for me
had ceased"
DO you still intend to kill yourself?"
IF Mr.. Daniels dies. yes.''
"If he gets well you want to live In
hopes that he will some day love you?''
81 do"
IF you had it to do over again. if
you knew he did not love you would
you try to kill him again %
''I don't know about that. 1 might
1 always thought Mr.. Daniels was As
years old instead of "a as the papers
say. I always liked older men better
than young ones.
Mrs. Vollstedt says Daniels did not
fall when she shot. Instead he turned
and seized the revolver and tried to
take it from her. Then he called to
the motorneer and pushed her into a
seat.
why did you shoot me- he asked
Because 1 was so unhappy, and
didn't have anything to live for" re-
piled the woman who loved him.
why did you want to kill me be-
cause you were unhappy" he asked
again.
And them" said Mrs. vollstedt, tell
ing of it, 'I guess I did not say any
thing
According to Mrs. volIstedt, it was
Der husband who wanted to move to