The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-19
COULDN'T Be WORSE.
Stream of Shocking Testimony
Against Rogers
POurs On and On Growing
Blacker.
MADE OUTA MERE BUM
II But Half the Truth is
Told
The State University is Dis
graced Indeed.
MADE OUT.AMERE BUM

The Rogers investigating committee
did not hold night session last night as
expected. The looked-for witnesses did
not arrive.
1t was after 10 O'Clock before the COM
mittee got down to its today's business.
A. II. Dearborne was the first witness
examined He told about being at Blue
Rapids, at the G. A r. reunion five years
ago, and drinking whisky that it was
generally understood Rogers was selling.
How did you know it was generally
understood" was asked him.
"Well, heard the old soldiers kicking
because they said Rogers charged too
much for his whisky"
Judge Thacher for the defense here
objected to this line of testimony, and
SAID he did not think that what Mr..
Rogers did before he became regent was
evidence. He was being tried as re-
gent
Mr.. Overmyer replied that what Mr..
Rogers did as a citizen would show
whether or not he was tit to be regent.
The committee ruled that the evidence
might be given regarding Mr.. Rogers
past life, but simply to show his charac-
ter then, and would not be accepted as
evidence except with that understand
ing
Frank Hogue of Barnes told about one
time that he and his brother were
walking along country road when
Mr.. Rogers team came by
swaving from one side of the
road to the other Mr.. Rogers he said
was sitting in the bottom of the wagon
intoxicated and had lost the reins.
Another time Hogue and Rogers with
others went fishing and had keg of
beer and all got pretty we'll ''organlzed." p"
| Rogers in particular because he "got
theIe first" All that was five years ago.
J. L. Organbright. of Barnes. corrobo-
rated the testimony in regard to the
fishing trip, but admitted thai he had had
( trouble with Mr. Rogers over some land.
/ He also told about finding Rogers in a
barn intoxicated once last summer
w. C. Hallowell, a farmer from near
| Barnes, told about meeting Rogers the
night before the election in 1892. Rog-
ers wanted to bet $500 he would be
elected, but they did not bet, though
/ Hallowell declared Rogers election i'm
possible.
Il met Rogers the night after the cleo
ton" said the witness "and he pulled
my hat off my head and threw it on the
ground and told me that had told -
| lie. for he was elected l said, Bill, you
played thunder up in Independence
township, didn't you? You bet did,
he said, that was the cheapest township
| bought 1t only cost me $3.50 fol
Doodle whisky therer 1 have never seer
him under the influence of liquor. We
have always been good friends and / con
slider him honorable.
Prof. Edmund Stanley. state super
intendent of public instruction, told
about seeing Rogers on the train return
ing from the Leavenworth banquet aud
thought he was under the influence ot
liquor.
Frank Shaw of near Greenleaf haC
seen Rogers drink whisky but had mo-
seen him intoxicated
Henry Elwood, Albert Hazen and E
H. Potter all of Mr.. Rogers neighbor
hood testified to about the same thing.
The prosecution has three or four NOR
witnesses TO put on the stand at the reas
sembling at 2 O'Clock, and the defens
will begin to examine its thirty or fort,
witnesses to prove Mr. Rogers gooC
/ character this afternoon.
The investigation will not be finished
until the latter part of next week possi
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