The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02
She Sent 1t Five Days After
Driving Him Away.
GET FAT AND COME BACK
Such Was Her Invitation Writ
ten to Him, She Admits.
Stayed in Same Room With
Him at Night.
A REVERE.

A
IT drifted last night on an inland sea-
Headed in by the hills of years
And while none of the scenes Of my
Each claimed for itself as it came to view
In smiles-and sighs-and tears
..The shores of the sea were lined with
I had known when life was new.
But through all the changes that time
was one face with unaltered friendship
For the sea was on, was the sea of
Thought ,,
That was the postcard Susan Fill
bert sent to William Gage five days
after she had shooed him from her
Strong street home. Excerpts from
letters written to the farmer were also
introduced in evidence, but the defen-
dant in the $4,000 alienation suit, said
they conveyed no sentiment from her
soul.
Most of Friday afternoon and all
morning, Mrs. Hilbert was on the VIII
ness stand in her own defense 10
the Jury she declared that Gage was
just a hired man, but admitted ire
quent buggy rides, correspondence anu
Christmas presents to the man whose
love she is said to have stolen. Inc
grass widow denied that her farmer
affinity sent her silk stockings 1or
Christmas or that she ever hugged
and kissed him or sat on his lap. she
also denied any improper relations
with the agriculturist. but admitted
they spent the first night in the
Strong street home alone under the
same roof and in the same room
A Postcard in Five Days.
It was in April, the defendant tes-
titled, that she drove Gage away. he
went to Kewanee, Ill, April %. Five
days later, she sent him the Revere"
postcard. Gage was gone five weeks
In that time the grass widow wrote
him twice. she said.
and visit u.s. the widow wrote in one
letter, after having sent Gage away
for keeps. 1--WE don't have modern
conveniences here, but will make 1t
Charlie, referred to in the letter is
Cages son.
fare you accustomed to writing
those kind of letters to your hired
men?" asked Attorney Standby on
cross examination.
NO, I am not" responded the wit
..Then, if you drove Gage away,
why did you invite, him back? ?"
She Was $50 Lonesome Today"
well, it was just a friendship let
ter. meant for all of them to come
what do you mean in this letter
where you say, oh, am so lonesome
today?' Who were you lonesome for?'
mo one in particular. 1t was just
Q gloomy day"
Then the lawyer read excerpts from !
another letter in which Mrs. Hilbert |
told Gage, You must get some medi- |
cine and get fat like Charley and |
come back to Kansas this fall"
New Bed in "His'' Room.
tho /
was called to her letter to which she /
wrote:
When you come back you won't
know where to sleep. The bed you /
slept in was hardly worth fixing so |
bought a new brass bed and will put |
the blue iron bed in your ROOM
In the face of these expressions Mrs.
Filbert had a hard time explaining to |
the jury about driving Gage from her
home.
why did you write this woman's
husband these things, if you really |
wanted him to stay away. as you told
the jury?'
well, was telling him the general |
news and didn't think about anything
else" was the explanation which the
witness gave.
Asked about the sentimental post
card, the grass widow said she never
noticed the verse on the back of the
card and paid not the least attention
to the expressions of friendship.
How many times have you been
and divorced ?" asked the law
'fTwice." snapped the witness as
she puckered her lips.
Denies Drinking With Gage.
You know Gage drank excessive
yes, knew he did at times"
You drank considerably. too, didn't
you?"
mo sir. I didn't"
How many times have you ever
drank whisky?''
ct took some whisky about four
years ago when a snake bit me- Doc
tor told me to get it. came to town
and bought a pint"
Gage drank some with you, didn't
mo. he didn't"
Witness then told the court she
made frequent trips to Topeka with
Gage "tust to see that he didn't get
trunk" and that Mrs. Gage had asked
her to look after him. Once when she i
was sick, the witness said Gage stayed
AL night with her, but her daughter
was present This was before the
woman lived in the Big Springs dis
riot She admitted having received
letter shortly before the filing of the
iamage suit in which Gage said in re-
'erring to financial matters, '' would
give more for your love and friend
hip than anything you can give me-
How long did Gage stay at your
home after he came home from Ke-
Told Him TO ssFfx' Scandal.
''I don't know. About two weeks,
guess
What was the scandal you told
him he would have to fix up?"
at had heard some gossip and told
him he would have to have 1t stop
BED"
what was it about?"
about Mrs. Gage going to sue me-"
AFTER that Gage kept right on stay