224 Prospect street
Cleveland Ohio
28th Sept 1879
My Dear Aunt
I cannot reply to thy more than interesting favor of the 9th [?], which reached me within due course of postal communication – Since that time Emily has been here for a few days and I first returned from Toronto last evening. I visited that city to sit and sustain Emily during her trial of persecution
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It is terrible to see how vile some men’s are at heart. Of course you are familiar through the press with the prosecuting side which failed to find a case after continuing it nearly two days—It is far more complimentary to Emily to have it dismissed before the defence or coming for the jury—but it would have been far more satisfactory to have had her defence published—for she had all of her Peers in the medical profession and they would have rebutted the evidence of those noodles” in the profession that was heard for the crown—They tried long & hard to make a case—Further the crown attorney was contemptable – But the old scotch judge saw through them and would have ended it the first day only for Dr. Bull’s testimony – Every one says it has not lost a friend for Emily and made hosts of new ones – I remained two days after and it was one constant reception, the door bell ringing every minute, and several letters
They will find they cannot hang one of the Jennings family quite so easy
I hope Emily will write you more minutely about it then I can – many think that the crown attorney will lose his situation by it also the coroner – I sincerely hope they will
The Ladies wish to give Emily a reception but she declines
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Thy letter was very beautifully written and the sentiment fine. I feel sorry that I am unable to reply properly to it – but this matter is so strongly fixed uppermost upon my mind and pressed for time, having to write Mother Ellie Emily, Howard Duncan and [?] today, my hand is more than tired. I prepared for moving tomorrow and next day, and found a great number of letters last evening upon my return
Therefore thoult pardon this hasty scribble , [?] that it might be prolonged too long if I waited until after moving and settling & I only move on the same block two doors - with much & sincere love [?] [?] [?] thy affectionate niece C Lossing Tilden
P.S. When I see thy last I could not help thinking how much more quiet a mind was in the house then Emily’s not withstanding the surroundings.
