The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-09-14
III. Lntu Murder rr,a,.

ment to change her statement, but tc
sign what she had stated was true.
| J. J. Buck stated: About the time
was retiring / was notified that Callie
Hutton was at Mr.. Randolph's Office,
and that was desired at MIR. Sanders
Office. The attorneys all met there and
heard, In substance, what Mr.. Ran
dOlph had stated. / went to see her.
She told me she desired to correct her
statements that what she had sworn
10 was false; that she wanted money
TO go of on. / told her plainly she
could not get cent; that ii she want
ed to sign that statement and thought
she would feel better to do 50, that she
could. She asked nae II they could not
prosec ute her. i told her thought 30.
I told her further that IL she wanted
money / would buy her witness claim
and pay her for IL IL she wOuld transfer
it TO me. ! remained there about .
half hour and ieiE. gave Mr.. Ran
dolph ten dollars to pay her for her
/ witness claim If she signed 1t. She
was not in the least under the influence
OF liquor. j saw the statement that
she afterwa rds signed. There was no
money paid to her except as stated that
! know of, and know that upon con-
sideration among all the attorneys it
was QoIeEml1eG not 10 pay noE OF give
her anything for retraction.
John E. Evans stated: Mr.. Kingsley
came to me after the last arrest of de-
Iendant aud said 1t was reported that
he had told that Callie Hutton was TO
receive $500 for her testimony, and
said he did not think he told 1t unless
he told witness so when he CKingsley)
was drunk.
RESULTED By STATE.
George Kingsley: / have resided In
LeaVenWOrth q years, and part OF the
time have acs d ss detective. ar
rest9d defendant ON Sunday after
came. / also arrested Anderson the
next day. On Wednesday, frat
heard of Callie Hutton IN . billiard
hall IN this city. John CupP gave the |
information. Conner went with me on |
Wedesday to see her. / asked her II |
she did not know something about |
some girls who went out TO Lutz g;
that YVES q detective, and Il under-
stood the law could have her put In /
Jail and kept there till she would tell. |
Her father and brother wanted her to |
tell. She then said she wanted to have
q private conversation. She said she |
knew who did IL; was thunderstruck;
asked her who; she said she would not |
tell; said he had come there and said |
he was feeling bad and that he had got |
away with Lutz that he had hell Of |
. quarrel with him and got away with |
him. Conner was there part OF the
time. did not promise her anything |
asked her If she would swear to It. She |
said no, for two reasons. One was that |
she had q sister In Lawrence who |
would kill her If she did, and the eth
or was her character was bad and she
would not be believed; went back the
next day saw her again tue 10th or
11th of August at the jail; saw her
once or twice at the Office and in jail
never suggested TO her any thing about
the stone never heared of IL till ! saw
It at Mr.. SedgWick's Office.
Mr.. Lutz told me he would let me work
up the case; was to have my expenses
paid and pay per d ay; was net interested
In the rev ard; asked John Cupp TO help
me; he was to get daily pay; did not tell
Cinda HNbbell ! was TO get 81 600; posi-
bly, told her there was . reward Of ST.
500 offered; think I said to John e. EV-
ans, II had ever said anything about pay
Ing Callie Hutton, it was when / was
drunk; am not positive 1 spoke to him
81. Conner stated i told Callie Hutton
II she didn't tell what she knew we would
send her to jail; think Kingsley WAS with
her 10 or % minutes at the house. She
after she came to the jail; I told them
they could have another room. Fin 1r-
win and Harry Hibben were placed In An
adjoining cell TO where she and defendant
were TO CO.. When Callie Hutton was
brought back. she had only six dollars
and forty. five cents.
All the attorneys, on either side,
who had in any way been connected
with Callie Hutton, denied any and all
improper use OF money or other induce
Ina "a 70 haR tn Of al faaAAmnnV
10 proper to state that she admitted that
she had deceived Mr.. LutZ and the attOr-
nsys for the prosecution, having repre-
sented her testimony Is true previous TO
the trial.
The evidence was closed, about noon
on Monday Of this week, and the eoHrt
gave its Instructions to the jury, which
were full and complete ni~ = 40
The argument was opened on the
part of the State by Mr.. SedgWick. and
was followed by Mr.. Randolph, and
Mr.. Sanders for the defense, and the
court adjourned.
On Tuesday morning the argument
on the part OF the defense YVES com
pleted by Judge Buck, and Capt. Ster-
~ closed the argument for the prose-
cutiOn abOnt noon, and the jury retir-
ed. After being out about six hours
they returned the following verdict,
tO-wit:
State of Kansasl
Vs. 7 Verdict.
Chas. Medaris.
We, the jury in the above entitled
cause, do find the defendant not
guilty. ELIZA AooRH, Foreman.
Thus ended the case that has been
the subject Of great interest to our
community. The trial was very large
~ attended, including many ladies.
The case was managed with marked
ability. We would be glad to give .
synopsis of the spe eches, but have al
ready had to exclude . large amount
of other matter in order to give our
readers comparatively full account of
the proceedings.
County Attorney SedgWick and
Mr.. Sterry made . very able and Wig
OrOns prosecution of this case, doing
all that could be done to secure the
conviction of the defendant, and the
defense, headed by Judge Buck, was
equally able and determined. The
County Attorney did his full official
duty without fear or favor, and every
lawyer engaged on either side added
fresh laurels to his reputation for le-