The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-22


and drive them ava Sometimes there
would be quarrels about il, but nothing
very serious. One time the
young colored men were playing
ball as she came along the street
near her home, and the ball rolled near
her. 1t might have hit her. She was
angry about it. / think. for she picked
the ball up and carried it into the house
and kept it two or three weeks John
Miller got . policeman to get the ball
think.
Q-Do you know anything about an
ak she hadg
Al never saw an ak there. but my
wife said she saw one nearly new.
Odd you know anything about her
fnancess
A-No; she kept that very much to
herself as she did most everything else.
Q Did you ever know that she was
afraid Of any one?
Al never thought she was. She
talked some about John Miller and hated
TO aave b m about the house She said
he had talked mean 10 her about the
ball but I don't think she was afraid of
him.
Miss Sue r Lowell was called next
Miss Lowell is the teacher at Clay school
who knew Airs. Mason for Gig ht years
and WAS quite intimate with her. She
saw her last on Thanks giving ID ~.
Q-Dld you know anything about her
affairs or viii.
A"NO SIR
Odd she ever have any trouble with
any one that you know off
A=No sir.
Odd she have any fears Of any
oneg
Al think she never did She was in
the habit Of going out great deal at
night and staying sometimes till II
O'Clock. and going home alone. She did
that Ihanksgi giving evening at our house.
A pair of spectacles were found in
the house, on a window sill, that might
have been worn by man. The ques-
Of spectacles she usually w0rel"
Al am not sure, but I think they
were common nose glasses. don't
know much about her jewelry except
that she wore 4 gold watch with d long
chain about her neck.
Q-Do you know anything about her
money affairsg
A-Nor much. She was very reticent
about that / understood from her,
though, that she was IN considerable dis
tress in regard TO not hav ng all the
money she wanted She sent money to
her husband.
Q-Do you know anything about her
having trouble with her tenants or hus-
bandr
A-Only with one that could be any
way serious, and that was tenant at
shlpton and happened two years ago. I
didn't know of any trouble with her hus-
band
Miss Ii. r Lowell was next called, and
in answer to questions said: II not
intimately acquainted with her. but am
sure she wore nose glasses. she had
watch and long chain. but | don't know
about it. / relnefn ber that she had an ak
that she broke coal with once when | was
there. but I do not know what sort of an
1t She had no weapons in the
house that / know of"
lived in one of Mrs. Matson's houses and
did work for her in cleaning up her
tenant houses. She had been at Mrs.
4atson's home often, but did not know
much about her personally. Mrs. Estes
testified:
u don't know Of any serious trouble
that Mrs. Matson had with anyone. She
sometimes had trouble in collecting her
rents but nothing very serious that
know of. / saw her last two weeks ago
Thursday at her home. Ny husband
worked for her some. lie rented some OF
her land for a garden on shares and
sometimes did work about the house. /
never heard that she had any trouble
with people. Never heard of any trouble
with John slilIer."
Mrs Dunbar lives at Fourteenth and
Quincy streets. She testified:
81 knew Mrs. Matson but have not
been al her home since last summer-in
October. / think. 1 passured my horse
in her yard and she said she would take
a rsde with me occasionally in payment
for it She did not talk much about her
self and I never heard Of any trouble or
fear she had / did not know she had
an euemy On earth. She sometimes
talked about her tenants and said she
lived alone because she preferred to-"
4. j. Nanseiver saw her At the house
and saw her go in the east door on the
evening Of Tuesday. Decem ber II. At
1ive O'clock aud didn't see her at the
house mex day at all Never heard of
any trouble.
Will Robertson, the colored man who
lives across the street testified.
Il knew nothing about trouble Mrs.
Matsou may have had in regard to her
property. I had done work at the house.
She had had some personal trouble with
John Miller. He had borrowed dollar
Of her once and not paid it back when he
wanted 10 borrow another dollar She
said he was rascal I never heard any
threats Miller made against her. 1 knew
nothing about the AK"
W. 6. Gnpafrick, who had known Mrs.
Matson and her husband for twenty
years, was called to the stand next.
Q-DO you know whether Mrs Matson
had d will or nots
Al do not personally, but I heard
from good authority that she had. and
that she had told ner husband before he
went to California, that she intended to
leave her half OF the property TO her rel
atives
Odd you ever know of any trouble
between Mr. and 31rs. AIatsonY
Al heard once that he talked Of get
ting a divorce from her, and gave his
reason that she 'swas getting too old
Odd she have any life insurancef
Al don't know.
ODD you ever know Of her having