Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-14
thought she had some buttons torn off.

| rive mlnuuer recess taken at . cioCh-
c. w. Price, Oklahoma City said he was
a Spectator, and that on fourth of July,
$50, lived at Oklahoma City. On afternoon
of second of July SO was in the vicinity OF
the OYerholtzer building. Knows the de
PENDANT C. NJ. Lane. Knows also the pro-
fessors witness. Was standing at crossing
of Robinson aDd Grand avenue. Saw the
lady pass down going east. She crossed
to north side. Presently Mr.. Lane passed
going east on north side. Presently he
saw Lane and the girl standing talking on
Robinson street near the Overholtzer
block. The girl went around to the back
of the building and Mr.. Lane passed on.
Saw Mr.. Lane come back-coming west
on Grand avenue.
| There are both front and back stairways
to Overholtzer block. Mr.. Lane
room was in the Over
hotter block. Cross examined by Perry
Have known the girl by sight for three
months. When l first saw the two the
girl was on the opposite side of the street
from Lane. Next saw them talking on
Main and Robinson streets. After they
had talked for some time they separated
girl came south and Lane went west.
why did you take so much notice OF this
case?' ~ don't know. / don't think L
| took any special interest in the case. | saw
| lots of other people passing to and fro,
t but paid no particular attention to them.
| II. 3. Mitchell, Oklahoma City, l. T.,
| lawyer-Knows Lane by sight. Knows
prosecutrix by sight only. July was in
Overholtzer building, Met Lane first on
| that day Also saw the girl that after
noon. Saw her pass up west on north side
of Grand avenue. Next saw her go east
on the south side of the street.
was standing in front Of Overholtz building
noticed that she was apparently looking
! for some one or something in the Over
hoitz building. Because / saw her look
| ing intently up the stairway OF the Over
holzer building Cross-eXamined by
Perry: Knew the girl only by sight. Saw
her and her twin sister frequently. L
| knew them apart. very well. How could
one look up the stairway when the avn
ings in front of the building?" well,
the awnings are arranged in sections so
! that one could well see up the stairs from
the opposite side Of the street." Furthes
said: ct excited my suspicion because
had heard some talk about the girl, and
this connected with her actions of course
aroused my curiosity. l watched her
pretty closely"
Robert Wilson Beal on being called said
he resided at Moore. |. Z. Runs a grocery.
On the afternoon Of July 2, $50, was on
Grand avenue, Oklahoma City. II know
not the defendant or prosecutrix. saw
the girl on that afternoon. She was on
Robionson and Grand avenues about 4 p.
m. watched her awhile till l lost sight
of her. / did not notice anything unusual
in her demeanor."
Ben Craycroft, OF Oklahoma City, on
being sworn said he saw Lane and the girl
go into the room as he was in his office
just across the hallway in the building.
Did not hear any noise or cutlery. Said
they remained in the room fifteen or
twenty minutes. Said the girl when she
came out of the room was only partly
dressed and excited.
DR.. Dean. of Oklahoma City, on being
called said he was slightly acquainted
with defendant, as his room was in the
same building as the witness office. He
then described the arrangent of the build
ing and showed where the rooms were
situated. Said he did not hear any noise
and did not know whether or not
anyone was in Lance room on the even
ing in question.
Sol Levi said he was employed on the
Oklahoma Journal on the Fourth of July
and was at the time rooming with Lane.
Had known Lane for about four years. On
the evening of the Fourth of'July he went
to the room and saw a girl lying on the
bed. Lane came to the door and was in a
partly dressed condition. The door was
only opened a few inches. Said he recog
nized the girl On the bed as the prose
cutrix. Mr.. Perry cross-examined the
witness but nothing was deducted from
him.
Mr. Ross was then recalled but nothing
more was got from his testimony.
Miss Skeed was then recalled and asked
by Perry if she was in company with Lane
or in any room with him on the 2nd day of
July. She answered NO" and said she,
was at her sisters restaurant on the
second day of July and did not leave there
until after supper. Said that Lane did
not 90 to the door while he had her in his
room and did not converse with anyone
while she was there. Said she did not so
around the block on the second day of
July and did not go to Lanes room.
Mr.. Craig was called and placed on the
stand The defense made an objection to
the witness but the objection was over
ruled. Mr.. Craig then testified and said
on the second day of July he was living in
the house of Miss Skeed's sister Said he
was sick that day and he knew that Miss
Skeed was not absent at any time during
the afternoon. Said Miss Skeed was at
the supper table and waited on him at
that meal.
At $50 court adjourned until 5 p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. Summer, who lives IN the Indiun
country. was then called to the stand. Is
the commissioner before whom the pre-
liminary examination was held. He gave
the particulars relating the examination
OF the witnesses at that time
Mr.. Fuller on being called said he
was present at the preliminary ex-
animation held before Commissioners
Summer and be eorroborated Mr.. Som
mer's testimony regarding that examina-
ton.
This closed the examination of witnesses
and the attorneys then commenced their
arguments.
District Attorney Perry opened the case
for the government. Mr.. Perry said he
did not feel like saying very much TO the
jury, as he was net feeling in the best Of
health, and another thing was that he
would leave the most Of the work to be
shouldered by his associate, Mr.. johnson,
VINO on account of being present at the
preliminary examination. and had also
paid close attention TO evidence, had be
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