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Show MRS. VAN DER SCHUIT IS HELD TO DISTRICT COURT t I'ltH'i: I'laii IVb 12 1917 M) Dear l'nn Hen I it numll t-emembrnnie fmm un ror Vnleli line Hope )iu will nppret Inle It nnanlnK nnd write to u Our mother I Mill tr) b. 1 Hhe nn ir he ntrr ie )oii u Knl n ror )ou In remember her hint thoiiRht nro r mmi liti u HiourIi nhe linn done wroiiR pnpi I hope )oil will reallxo our Hinltion mid Kit ii nun) rrom hen Hlmr iimllii r bun been 4- nick, he hu Irentrd u Klrl llki iIor. I hope ir tnotlur evir ueln up wo ciin biittt Inn ii noun u Nile doe. lloie )uil nrt well, papa When mmnn wn out or her head nhe ha i nihil for') mi Imt or thru lime mid that made th diitilimnn wild With lot i nnd klnoe, -f 4 KATIIIIYN AM) TIIKI.MA 4 Thi letter rrom thltrii llttlo Rlrln ol Mm. Iltnnle M I lh inner Van tier Hi hull In (heir rather John U lib.-ner lib.-ner nl ORdi n, I the din it inline of the nholiiK or II. Van dir Hi hull nl thn ramll) renldeme In I'rlte nlMiiil mldda) of Monilii), IMirunr) I2lh Irfiucoln' blrthduy. The letter wu written b) Knthrii lllonner, Iho oldtr or Hie two Klrln, nnd when nhe iiiiiu down tottlt to mall It Hie teller "wan taken from 1 1jt child b) lit r nti p father, II Vim tier Uchtilt Ui had the Utile one top) It to jnctrtaln win-titer win-titer It w i written by Kathr)n ir ho" mother About the noon hour Vim lh r rkhlllt Wint home, priktlinall) ro. hi lunch, when the iimrnl betwieu innn mid wife mid It fatal Irrmlnu Hon ilmued Till I WJ broUKht out n-Iho n-Iho piellinlunr) heurliiR nt the ill trlit tourt room )eiirdn illuir da) I nfternoon Hit- I'nlliiiliinry lit mini;. It hud In en Intnidid to liute the hmrliiK of Mm. Vun tier Hi hull at h it'tilotk lant itenlnK before J V Hmnmoiid, preclntt Juntlto hut foi Iho cniitiulento of iho nllorne) In tho nine mid b) UKritment tho hiur-lliir hiur-lliir wn elm until tii I o i link or the urtirnoon Tho itnirt room u full) huir flllid with itron Inlercnlid In the en no Kooit uflir the tniKedy Mr. Villi dir Hi hull rt taint d the kertlte of JuiIko I'. i: Wood or I'rlte, who ha unnot luted with him n rntinm I H A Ulnir or Halt Itko Cll) Knox I'nlterxon, dUtrJtt nttorni), und U A Mcflet, mriUtmit count) itltorni), rop. rineiit the nluti Count) Attorney Hoffmann' lllnen pritintid hi attendant at-tendant e. Mm nn der Hi hull urn bound otir to thu dlntrlit tuurt on the charRn of flrnt ibKreo murder llirtit WltnenM-M lentil). Hut thritt wltuie wire culltd to linllf) ut the prullmiuir), llienn U . ne l)r It V. Howard, Uni 'rnndne i ill I til) nliirlff, mid Kulhr)ii Hloei', 'ilatiRliler or Mv. Vui, dir Hi hull 'I hi Klrl IfHtlmou) wu inont eaKeri) IU leiitd in h) thu hair lllbd tourt room ir tpiitittor. Blio told of wrllliiK th letttr printid alotii nnd of roIim down lowu to mall It The nimtluK with hi r ktepruthtr wu recited In iht tall Hhe ulno told of hi tukluR Hu flutter itwu) from her and riodliiK It. followtd b) hi loinpillliiR her to ro .In Van der He hull a plaio or blllnen on Muln tru t Hnd or hi niiRtr nt l)n time hu compelled her (Kuthr)n) to top) the littir to nvttrtulu whttlur the haudwrltluk wu lur or Hint or lit r mother The tlillil wa not iiiien. Honed iim to th hoi tine Ittfir In (hlld Ullir. I)r it K Cloward Hu utteudiiiK ph)lcluu told In ilvtnll of hi being .tallid to at jiiiI Iho ttounded mini, Iho 'ponltlon of thn body win it he nrritid ut the Vun dir ricluilt home, lliu nu-I nu-I lure of Iho wound and louterratluiii .with Mr and Mr Vun der Hohult (Win n Informed that he would not lltu Van der Hchult I reported to hate made thi ttnli inentt l kno. It' lie wu urscd to toll Jimt What hup-penwl hup-penwl In Jufctldo to Mm un dir Hwliult Oefu letter In lit) coal pocket Villi cfer Hchult f nlliKid to have told fTM) daughter wroto a lo ttr nnd vimt thlniTi were In It that were not Inn I nlinplt nnked her In explain Hhe Krnhbn! n retolter id hot nu I nnked hi r In It I n e H nnd nhe nliol mi UKiiln Till Mule, ment wn made bt fori O P limit m nnd Ijit I'riindnen di put) nherliT Jllnl ufli r Iho nluiutliiK llelnlU nf Iho MiimiiIiuc The liwtlmoii) or l)r Clowurd mil Utm KrmtdMit bromtht nut tin fait that deciileiil Mild Iho flrnt nil it v-in (I red nuibliiily alier he hnd ebliled hi wlfii ror pirmlttliiK Hu tbllilrcii tn write Miit It letlirn. It wu done In Hie' dlnliiK room mid that he I Van d.r Hi hull) biKKid hi wire to lot him k , He pri mined te 1011,11 rn bo k n t'K den mid ho would lintc (ier 1I000 l,i wu eiidintorliiR to niimninii 11 doctor whin the n. coml nliot nnd the ratal one wn rind Into hi netkj Vun dir Hi hull loll In Hu bedioom ami wu reillnliiK on iho floor nKiilnt u trunk when lr Clint ant nrrltrd ''Tho wounded man wn parnlyitd lor lx. teen hour Dtiul MnnV l4tn Uonln. AitordlllK In lr Clownid, Hie lant word or Van der Hi hull tvim 'The wiikim or tn I ilinlh. A Ion; 11 I did rlKhl the l.ord blenn. d me A noon n I commenced (o do wroiiR- I In Ran In ko back" Mm Van iter Hi hull Mtt throiif inul thn pnllirlimr) liearliiR Willi Ix.wril head, wtiplicK blllerl) Hhn wu not put on tin nliinil Her trial In Hie illntrlil tourt will no' tome up nl Hie prenunt ne. Inn, but I ixpirled In hu inllid nl the next term In Juno In the menu-time menu-time nhe will hate to remain In Jail Coiinldi rule frlenu are doliiR rterj HllllK that I po.nlble In llshlen the Rnut rlrnln nlie I iinderKulnR Mr. Vun iter Hohult 01 tuple tin wumnn ward at the toiint) jail Hhtrirr Col-llimhnin Col-llimhnin und in enilmublo wlfi an nbmtliiK her howeter, ttr) initfld 1 ration John U lllonner the former hu band of Mr. au dir Hihult ri;uriied to hi home ut ORden thi wnk Ho did not renin In ror tho pn llmlmir) |