The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-22

supreme courts that are forever puttini
an end to fair and fascinating dreams.
TRIAL COMMENCED.
"Are you ready?" said Justice Jones
1.-The state is ready" said Mr.. Boone
1.-The defense is ready said Mr.. Conly
Let the battle go on them" said severa
citizens in an aside" undersone.
Il want TO present a notion" said Ami
don as he reached Justice Jones q type
written document. The motion was {,
discharge the defendants for the reason
that the court had taken an illegal ad
journment from Monday till Ssturda,
without any cause sufficient being shown
for said adjournment.
Mr.. Boone replied and insisted that Their,
was good cause shown for the adjourn
ment.
Judge Wall followed by a logical ar
gument demonstrating the inherent dis
cret1on OF judges presiding over courts &c
adjourn case when they had judicia
knowledge of any cause of sufficiency.
MIR. Comfy replied to Wall and Mr.. Stu
dervant wound up the argument on the
subject for the defense. Ali made very
strong arguments, but Justice Jones is
something of lawyer himself and said
that his cause for adjourning to Gay Ger
tain was the necessity of all the school
teachers as witnesses and be did not de-
sire to disorganize the schools by calling
the case on a school day.
Amidon as parting shot charged the
attorneys for the state with going
on a piscatorial expedition by pull
ing all the teachers on the stand.
One of those little scolds between law
yers followed in which they called each
other pettifoggers TO the delight of the
crowd. The court stopped them as
promptly as he could and the first witness
was called.
JOHN KELLY TEsTIFIEs.
In answer to questions be said:
My name is John T. Kelly; l live on
South Water street; have beeu n resident
of Wichita eighteen years; l know the
"How?"
Il know Ward two years and Cole six
years. Mary Kelly is my daughter. She
has been employed BIS a teacher for two
years"
Ibid you ever confer with Ward or Cole
as to what it would cost to get her the
position?"
mo, SIR"
did you with any one else?"
Here controversy arose among the
lawyers concerning The propriety of the
question. They argued and W .angled and
discussed over the question of An agency
IN the case for ten minutes. Finally the
testimony went on and Mr.. Kelly said that
his daughter commenced in the Harry
Street school as principal in September
last
rs Ward indebted to your"
Yes, in the neighborhood of $40"
I'm what shape is the debit"
'Ir the shape of two promisory note"
In answer to other questions he said: 81
have nothing as security except lien;
Mr.. Ward bough. buggy from me and
gave his notes for it.
"Do you know Late Sturdevaut!' asked
.he county attorney.
Mr.. Kelly admitted that he did. The
were his attorneys and he
gave them the note for collection.
'W hen did you give the notes for collec-
,ion?"
This week"
Since these prosecutions were COM
nenced?'
Eyes"
Concerning his daughters employment
Nr. Kelly went on to say: Somebody
lid speak to me about getting my daugh-
er employment in the school. 1t was in
ny place of business. L asked her
whether she wanted the place. 1 had
totes against Ward at that time. 1t was
n tine latter part of August that talked
o my daughter. She got the place. L
iidn't see either Ward or Cole up TO that
lime. think Ward paid me $40 on the
notes, but l can't say whether it was be-
ore or after the party spoke to me about
letting her employment; nothing has
been paid since. l never asked Ward per-
onally for the money on the notes Late
,turGevant was the first to suggest that
ny daughter could get a place in the
chools.''
"What did he say?" asked the county
ttorney. Objected to.
did you agree not to collect notes |
gainst Ward?"
II did not"
did you intimate it in any wayi"
81 did not"
'Did you ever, directly or Indirectly, |
ay or promise to pay any money in con- |
Iteration of the employment OF your |
aughter?"
No. SIR"
Did you make a statement to W. H. |
Parkinson that you paid $40 for your |
aughter's place." Objected TO and OBJ !
ectlon sustained.
CAME NEAR HAVING A ROW.
AS Mr.. Kelly left the stand and was 60
az out into the body of the court room |
e met Mr.. Parkinson at the little railing |
ate. He was very pale, and put his /
niger under Parkinson's nose and said |
omething that was inaudible at the re-
orter's table.
Mr.. Parkinson afterwards said to a re-
orIer of the EAGLE: when John Kelly
anne off the witness stand and met me at
De gate. he pointed his finger at me and |
aid: Parkinson, you are a - lying
aid Mr.. Parkinson. How could he say,
Mess he had told me something, that /
'aS liar, when the county attorney had
OF stated that l had said anything l
ad notion to knock him down in the
Durt room, but he and have been friends
,r long time. He is very excitable
nd know he will be sorry tomorrow for
ould not, don't know what l should do
, him."
Mr.. Parkinson then made a statement
, the reporter, concerning what Mr.. KEEL
: told him, which WAS exactly the same
5 be afterwards related on the witness
and.
eMIss SHUTS STATEMENT.
Miss Carrie SHUTS take the stand"
as the announcement of Constable Forby.
Miss Shuts made her way through
euse crowd of men who were packed like
ardines around the entrance to that por-
on of the court reserved for jurors, wit
esses. lawyers, stenographers, reporters
nd other favored citizens.
Every neck was craDed to get GLIMPSE
the little woman in black. Miss Shuts
a spirited little lady and underwent the
rdeal well.
In answer TO questions she said: 81 first
new Mr.. Ward during the boom. am
.scher in the Carlton school. / know
emile Shuts; she is my sister, She was
Ut on the substitute list after some
Tx. | had conversation with Mr.. Cole
the corridor of the city building aud no
ne WAS present. 1t was. about getting my
ster position. She was left off the sub
itute list without cause. / spoke TO Cole
bout the way she was dropped Of aud he
'emed 10 understand the case. He said, |
can manage that for YOU in a low voice,
nj added, 'les me attend to that case !
ispected something. IL was not from
hat he said, but how he acted. He spoke
w and pushed near me. He looked me
luare in the eye and looked him square