The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15

Salina and asked Bessie Stewart to
visit her. Bessie accepted the invita-
ton. That night while she was asleep,
the police raided the place as dis
frightened beyond measure. gave d
false name to the police, and was
booked as an inmate.
He Kissed Away Her Tears.
Bessie Stewart told Loehr Grubbs
he and wanted him to know all about
the affair from her lip. He kissed
away her tears and said:
Bless you. grille. you couldn't do
anything worse than the things l did
Then, he recited some experience
in his past life to her. He told Bessie
Stewart he had been arrested one
night in the infamous Mary Chesney
resort and had been stabbed by a man
in that resort.
The affair continued. He finally
asked Bessie Stewart to go to Kansas
City with him one afternoon to be
married the next morning. They went
to Kansas City. He registered at
Motel, and porter took her to a room.
Shortly afterwards, Loehr Grubbs
went to the room. Placing his arms
around her, he said:
Girlie. do you know they look
upon us as man and wife here in the
hotel
The girl finally consented to his
proposals. The next morning he left
on some pretext. He returned sew
eral hours later. too drunk hardly to
walk. A marriage that day was i'm
possible. Bessie Stewart went to the
nome of friend. He sent her mes
sage after message, finally imploring
her to call at the Savoy hotel where
ne said in the note, he was desperate
ly ILL.,
She Went To Nurse Him.
The girl loved him She went to
the hotel and nursed linn, finally leav-
ing for Topeka. Loehr Grubbs went
10 Kelley cure and continued writ
ing to the girl while he was there.
He returned cured. He continued
paying his attentions to her; together
they planned a marriage. which he
Geiayeo on one pretext or another.
She discovered herself in a delicate
condition. He furnished her medicine
she trusted, he delayed Finally
sne read of his marriage to Lucille
Mulvane Nicholson. The night before
he went to Lawrence to marrv the
other girl he called her by telephone
ana talked to her. The girl, heart
SICK, nerve racked and ill, went to
ST FRANCIS hospital in Topeka, where
she was under doctors care
Atchlson did not conclude his OPEN
ing statement until late in the after
noon He announced that Bessie
Fisher Gives Grubbs's Side.
hugh Fisher, attorney for Grubbs.
began outlining the case for the de,
1ense late this afternoon. He asserted
1nat the defense would prove that
BESSIE stewart was a freuuenter of
olsorderly houses; that she was ar
rested in a disorderly house once in
sauna. W. f. Atchison. the girls at
torney, admits that she was arrested
but claims that she knew tn. woman
VINO ran the house, a Mrs. Cochran
when she was on the farm and went 70
Sailna at her invitation for visit.
knowing nothing about the kind of
race ner host kept, and was asleep
when the raid was made.
Atchison claims Bessie confessed
TINS incident to Grubbs and was for
gwen out Fisher stated that Grubbs
knew nothing about it until he found
IL out in Kansas City where if is
canned that the owner of the Sa-
INA house still conducts a place
Flsher asserted that he would show
that Bessie drank beer and wine and
mat she and the Salina woman were
still boon compa mons.
Fisher declared that he would place
young 'iopeka men on the stand and
that they would testify that Bessie en-
tertained them in her rooms here.
Grubbs's attorney stated that the
oeIendant would admit having i'm
moral relations with the girl, but
would deny ever asking her to marry
him.
Plaintiff Takes Stand.
After Fisher completed his state
ment, Bessie Stewart took the stand
to tell her story. She told of Grubbs
coming to see her most every night"
she appeared nervous and was given
a glass of water to drink, a part of
which she spilled.
She said Grubbs proposed to her.
saying he had sown his wild oats,
and that If she would marry him
they would both settle down"
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