Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-27
PLYING WIFE
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first meeting between the dark bob
bed hair wife and the tall, pale
faced man since he left her that
night at Old Orchard after telling
her about the triple crime at VIM
throp and after she had sat beside
the bed where he lay sleeping until
into the small hours of the morning.
The others at the meeting were
Sheriff Henry F. Cummings and
Turnkey George Castle.
Kirby Sobs, Wife Composed
There were tears. They were his,
which in the former happy days had
had high sentimental value, was Of
fered by her to him. which he told
her to keep.
The baby girl was mentioned and
pictures in his wallet were given
Mrs. Kirby at his special request.
AS the trio appeared at the top of
the stairs leading down to the base
ment cells, long hand was extend
ed through the cell bars which Kir-
by has occupied since he was locked
in there shortly after 3 o'clock Tues
day morning. The hand remained
poised in the air, shaking perhaps
some due to the. long nervous strain
and the tenseness of the moment
1t was quite a walk from the top OF
the stairs to the cell door. When
Mrs. Kirby reached there escorted by
the sheriff and the turnkey on either
! side, she extended her hand. 1t was
not a spontaneous, heartfelt grasp
| which she save her husbands hand.
Wife Given Money
Their meeting was of about fifteen
minutes duration. When she left she
took with her $40 which had been In
keeping in the county Jail safe and
! which had been taken from Kirby
the night of his arrest.
1--WE always been true to YOU" he
! said as there were tears in his eyes
Eyes, our love was true" was her
| reply, with a reflective accent upon
the tense, was the reply which the
wife made.
For our baby was born ir that
same atmosphere of true love-" he
said.
Eyes, it was"
81 have not yellow streak and
some day l will prove it. You said
| it, didn't your" he queried.
Eyes, said many things" vas the
wife's answer.
| Il want you To nave ldltI III ihS'
he pled with her. -
Promises to Have Faith in Him
And then she told him that she
! did have faith in him and that he
/ must pray for himself She expressed
the belief that the authorities would
take care of her, which they had
| been doing.
| The "courtship handkerchief" they
called q small white folded handker-
chief which she took from her pock-
ct and handed to him. He said ne
wanted her to have it and he finally
prevailed upon her to take it back
which she did.
The meeting of late Tuesday was
in answer 20 Kirbys plea that she
come and see him just once more
At this meeting he pleaded with her
to come again and she finally made
a promise that she would corpe to
see him again in his prison, although
the time was not set when she
would make this visit.
| Wife Reluctant to Kiss
AS she started to leave they again
! grasped hands and he leaned for
ward as though to place a kiss upon
her lips. She made move as If to
kiss him but it was half hearted
| gesture, lacking in fervor or feeling
| Mrs. Kirby was accompanied to
| the Jail by Inspector James Adams
her schoolmate when thev were chill
dren together in Saco. He came up
from Saco late in the day and met
| her at the home of Chief Fred T.
| Sanborn of the state highway police,
J where Mrs. Kirby has been. Il