The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-22

A-Ih6V asked me II knew mr.. Galls
Miss Peterson then said she did not re-
member what was said.
Q-Miss Peterson do you know Susie
Belts?
A-Yes, sir.
Odd you have any conversation
with her the fall previous TO the filing
of your complaint regarding the number
of beaux whom she had gone with!
ADO you mean Ernest Damn and
Cameron Miller?
Ono. I mean generally in conver-
sation between the two girls as to the
number of beaux each hadg
A-No sir.
On cross examination Lawyer s. b
Issnhart asked several general questions
and then asked:
Q-Have you ever stated to the plain
tiff. Henry l. Call, or to any one Of his
attorneys, or to any one else that you in
tended to leave the city of Topeka at any
time soon?
A-No sir.
Q-Do you know of any reason or any
thing that would cause you to leave the
city o. Topeka, Kan.f
A-Yes, sir.
Q-What is it?
Al guess it is because my character
is ruined.
Q-Do you mean by that that you are
expecting to go away from the city Of
Topeka at any time soonG
A-No. sir.
Miss Peterson had been having a dis
pute with girl about the same age who
was in the room.
Mr.. Isenhart asked: II will ask you
if you have not been having a dispute
since your deposition has been com
menced, with young lady in reference
to your hand writingG
A-Yes, sir.
O-What is her name?
A-Susie Belts.
When Miss Petsrson's examination had
been concluded, Susie Belts was put on
the stand
Q-state your name. place Of residence
A-susie Belts, shorey. Kansas; six
Q.Are you acquainted with Ida N.
Peterson?
A-Yes, sir.
Q-State whether or not you had any
conversation with her during the autumn
of 1898 in any manner copnected with
certain list Of names, which list purport-
ed to be signed by Ida N. Petersonf
A-Yes, sir
Q-Give the circumstances and sub
STAGE thereofI
Al was over to her house aud we were
talking about some notes she got
from Cam Miller, and she asked me
how many fellows or beaux / ever had,
and l told her one; and she said She
would write me list Of all the boys she
ever went with OF knew.
Q-When was this conversationf
Al don't know when it was; think
it was in the fall
O-What time was it when she brought
over the list Of namesf
Alt was after my mother returned
from out Of the city.
O-HoN long was it before Ida Peter
son made complaint and caused the Ar
rest of Cameron Miller and Ernest
Damn?
Al think it was about six months.
Odd you know at that time Ida
Peterson was girl of the character she
afterwards proved to be3
O-Was the list Of names given you
for any purpose connected with the Mil
ler- Damn case?
A-No, sir.
O-Did you know that Ida Peterson
was intending to have Ernest Damn and
| Cameron Miller arrested
A-No, sir.
Odd ysu know or did Ida Peterson
I ever represent to you that her relations
with Cameron Miller and Ernoat Damn
were anything more than beaux or fel-
| lows?
O-What did you do with this list Of
names after you received itf
Al put them away.
Q-What afterwards became Of itf
At was given to Mr.'Dann, the old
1
O-State the conversation during
which this list was given TO Damn and
when this was first mentioned to Damn.
At was with Mrs. Damn at her
house.
Q-When was thatf
AFTER the boys we're arre~~~~.
Q-How did the Dams learn Of the
| existence of this listY
Al told them / had list of names.
Q-State if you told them that It was
a list of names of the persons Ida Peter
son claimed to have had relations withf
Al told them il was not
Odd you ever tell any body that Ida
Peterson had said TO you at any time
that she had had relations with all the
persons whose names were on the lists
A-No, sir; ! did not
Odd you ever tell anybody that Ida
Peterson had told you She had relations
with Mr. Call?
Al did not; no. sir.
O=Had Ida Peterson ever mentioned
the name Of Mr.. Call to your
A-No, sir.
O-Did you ever see the name Of Mr.
Cali on the list that Ida Peterson gave
you?
Al don't remember having seen the
name.
Odd you, in the dispute you hae
with Ida Peterson in this room this morn
ing, accuse her Of having given you 2
list of names with Mr.. Calls name on it'
Al said did not see the name on Il
and she gave me list Of names
During the examination Lawyer lsen
hart made a formal objection ate
almost every question.
L.