Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16

ham, Judge, and being fully advised in.
the matter, the said 3. M. Carr is al
lowed the sum Of forty dollars as fee
for appearing for the defendant, Geo
Erget De Lair in the case of the State
lot Iowa vs.. George De Lair, under APP
|pointment assented to by myself as
Judge, and Clerk Of the District
Court sis directed to enter the
same as partS$o the costs in said
case.
Dated, September IL, 1914.
GEO. W. DUNHAM.
That De Lair regrets his rash act
cannot be doubted. That his brood.
ing Jealousy had much to do with
the crime lis evident from state
m~entSwhichg he wrote out and gave to
the stcourt on Saturday. 1T is as follows
and is printed in De LARS exact
language and spelling:
His Statement. fS
i stopped on my route at my cousin
Frank Mills about June 25th. 1913
he Was short Of help and coxed me
to, stay and helm him he was behind
with his work and told him that
T could not make him a full hand as
had not don eany farm work in a
lond time he said it did not Make
any difference sthatI could have team
work and nothing else Is he could
not trust the help he haid with the
team he wanted me to work SO i
finly told him I$would do the hest Is
could four him Eva was nOtaat HON
atSthe time; and%I haid never met
her she came home in a few dayesS
as we wer eating dinner and came
in the Dining room n we ate dinner
after dinner I wet Outaain the frunt
yard and she came Out andSWe talked
and we talked until 1T Wer time to-
60 to work Went and got my team
Out and was hitchipg them to a corn
ploW anG One of the horses kicked
me on the knee and knockedm me down
Twas hurt badly they got me in.
thexrunt yard in the shade and Eva
wenttto work with Me- she KEEP hot
cloths onImy knee all the rest of the
day and the next Morning1they made
me go to a doctor and Eva went With
me-. MY Knee was bad TWAS stiff
four four months. WellsI thoughtSEva3
was the Only Girl in the SWourld and
at once We agreed to be Brother and
sister we were together all the time
THAT we could be and I loved her
more than my life andsI no she
did me but I did not say eny think
to her about loye ! was HAPPY asStt5
was we Wer togather and hapy we
went to town and Went Horseback
riding and went in the Woods four
walks and we went to fairs and ey-s
erythjng that come along and / loved
her so I did not know what to do she
was all i 4could think of4WellSons sun
lay II of august she came out and
says come with me to look four crab
apples and took holt Of my hand and:
1--we went in the grove when We got,
in the grove we came to a tree;
that haid blown down and sit down
Well we talked about Our sells n
I said 1t would be lonesome four me
las / was going to gO4in q few days
and Eva begin to cry and said she
could not let me go and ] did not
say eny thing four a vile and ! look
Cd at her and Ilcouldnot think OF
parting with her col says Eva you
DO mot haft to If you love me
do you we can get married sometime
But I told her not to ans me TIL
lI#was through talking sAyd Eya&you
know / ANA crate deal Older than.
you and 4 have been married twice
and II am not good enough four a
girl like you and I would snotsdeceive
you in envy way SO now you no all
4 you can study it Oyerztill3ayou no four
shoor} what you want to DO and then
ans me but me true II you'dont8think
it IS best ] will 60 and we Will
still he friends as we are and no one
will ever no we Flovee ON another.
II 49, " - = H. " y, n Gs 81 Il II - 10uo q un1p y q N n
my AMI isa3yes and ! will always be
true and il you Wer as you are ]
would not love yyor She SAID y
Mary Kid Welt think we wer the
hapyest couple in all ct the Wourld
IT no i was. Well asked Eva when
wanted ito get marled = sne SAID
eny time you want meatomorroW u
you want to ] said Eve I Gan wait
and your foulks would feel bad Il
you did not finish school ane it only
one year more and we will try and
you are to good to me you Will spoil
Inc 50 / left7it to her When we Woult
Il get Married and she set the time
June Is 1914 and then I left Sept.
first and we wrote to each other Of
ten and we both thought the time
would never come ana then I missed
a letter and l was 10 sprieG i did
not%know what to dol thought !
would go crazy l did not no the res
son I was at Vinton SO drove to
Monticello and I got a letter and she
found falt about my riting a short let
ter ana I sold out my horses and
went over to Millises and she did
say eny thing and | had no chance
so I went back and the next morning
III felt SO Bad Ibid not n o what to
do was all in I stepped to the fone
land rund up mills and Eva came to
ans ! new her voice and i asked her
if every thing was off and she said
ISdpptt no as it and asked her to
, Inject me at noon at Hopkinton as
4 she would be at school and she said
she would Invent up and she said sh'
did no what to do she would like to
60 to school a year longer Well ]
left and went to chicago and got on
la big spree and went to- OelWein te
see my father and then ] got a let
ter from Eva and also her Mother
Asking me to come and go to a dance
Invent and had a talk with Eva
land also with her mother but She
would not say eny thing Only she
loved me SO 1 told her i could not
live that way and / was going. to can
sas city andsI went by Way of Oma.
ha when i got their / got three let
tiers One from Omaha and One from
Counsel bluffs and one Directed to
~cansas city and she stated little you
Ino why I am surching you you dc
n0t need To- IVORY four I love you