The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-11
MURDER AND SUICIDE
Continued from Page One.)

was that she had left Nicely at Cush-
ing after having been driven from
home by him. She went to Richmond,
Ind to visit brother and Bill
wrote Of the divorce she intended pro
curing from Nicely and her marriage
to him.
Bill" evidently worked in the same
offices with Nicely. The letters warn
ed Mrs Nicely against being seen in
her husbands company. The couple
were we'll dressed and wore handsome
jewels A card found in Neely's suit
case established his identity as G. II.
Nicely, manager for the Petroleum
Iron Works company OF Sharon.
Pa, at Cushing, Okla. kilograms in
dictate he is engaged in large opera
lions in the old fields. Other mes
sages indicated he had gone to 1875
South Twelfth street, Richmond, Ind,
TO see his wife.
The letters signed Bill and ad-
dressed to Mrs. Nicely were dated last
Wednesday and Friday. Each began
with endearments, and were profuse
with expressions of love. They re.
ferred to long distance message be-
tween the writer and Mrs. Nicely from
Bartlesville, Oklahoma, to Richmond
Ind.
They returned to the Terminal at
$50 o'clock yesterday and were in
good spirits, according to J. r. PARCEL
manager Beer was sent up to their
room and they were not seen again
after six o'clock yesterday evening
Their bodies were removed to the
morgue.
Excerpts Of Letters.
Excerpts from a letter Bill to Els
telle. follow:
Sweetheart Dear am so anxious
to know what we are to tell your
folks. so I may understand fully just
what position | may assume in the
future. Let your brother know our
real intentions. You see, he will be
bound to know as all will know, of
the divorce and our marriage. and we
do not want him to feel that we have
imposed on his confidence.
Nov. darling, when he (the hus
band) realizes that you will not come
to him. he will come to you. You
must hold steadfast to our plans; and
above all things on earth, sweetheart
dear girl. do not be alone forever.
Advises Divorce.
This is most vital. indeed, because
he may raise trouble when he realizes
that you are to have your freedom and
1t Is most essential that you have
proofs that you were never his wife
after he drove you away. This he
will understand to be the one way to
prevent your divorce, and he will do
all in his power, am sure, to prevent
your escaping him entirely.
81 presume that he will be in bad
humor when | get back and may claim
that | had something to do with your
change of mind. But | shall hold my
head and keep cool. act just as usual
at the office. go along the hall by his
office, whistling the same old tunes
and keep my office door always open
when l am in and closed when l am
out. just the same as l always did"
Letter to Husband.
A letter from Mrs. Nicely to her hus
band in Gushing. dated Tuesday, No
vember 4. read in part:
Dear George have had two mes
sages from Fox advising my return.
take 1t that he does not understand
and that you have not requested him
to send for me. am sure, George
that can only reiterate all have said
before you left, because you compelled
me to do so, and surely you could not
want my return after your shameful
conduct, within hearing distance of ]
do not know how many.
II repeat--you were wrong.
81 am sure you have forgotten your
self. I have not deserved your abuse
Surely you could not mean all that
you said.
my heart is broken. l am grieved
beyond expression of words. Never
could endure your shameful accuse
tons. have given you no cause