The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-17
GILES ON TRIAL.
The Boarder Who Scattered the
Rye Family
With Butcher Knife in Court
Today.
TON RYE TESTIFIES.
Other Criminal Cases Heard
To-Day.
TOM RYE TESTIFIES.
Good Pr gress Made in The
Criminal Docket.

The principal trial of he day in the
q s.rIct court was That of Gustav V.
Cues on the charge OF assault with in
tent TO Kill. GILES boarded Al ia Norm
Kansas avenue, on 'Smoky Row." with
the night oi April 8, 1898. her son.
thomas d. Rye Dis alau d home, having
returned frum Oklahoma.
lie ponce we're called to the
house ABOUT 10 O'clock that night
ami upon bursting IN the door
found Giies upon the floor with
butcher knife in his hand and young Rye
standing near with the blood flowing
from slash reaching half way round
his neck.
The wound was not quite deep enough
for moral one and kye recovered.
lie was ON the witness stand this morn
ing. He sand that Giles had been drink
ing before going 10 bed and WIS in an
ugly humur. He himself had retired.
lie was suddenly awakened by his
SISTER. who ran screaming into his
room. Looking inio the front
room he saw Giles standing with The
bufcher knife raised over MS mother.
He dashed IN and struck Giles blow
which knocked HIM through the glass
door. They ciiuched, and is they Tell 10
the floor, Giles drew the knife across lis
neck anI nearly ended has life. Other
with esses in the case are being heard
this afternoon.
-Four Criminal cases were set for today
in The u riot curt, but III ouly one v as
there real trial. One prisoner pleaded
guilty, ano her admitted the facts, but
argued the Case on point of law, and
The third was unable TO be present on
account of members of his family being
SICK with contagious disease.
John kirwin is II resident of ST. Jo-
seph. He stayed al The home Of !. f.
Colby, 400 topeka avenue, one night last
spring, and when ne lett lie took along
diamond ring. Chief Wliker>oa went TO
b. Joseph after him and recovered tue
r.ng.
h.rwin is about 90 years old. lie
plead 81 guilty this morning to grand
larceny, expecting to receive sentence
to the reform school. JUd IIdzan an
nuuuced that he would withhold SEN
tence d day or two until he can Look up
the law
Tne question of whether a man can ba
tried and punished bv TWO courts for the
same otfeuSe, was raised by W. E DENNIS
in he case against him for dis urblng
court by Judge Ferry on the same
charge The court decided thai it had
pow. to punish Dennis although fihei
~ d lower court. he was let off easy
with 81 and costs TO pay.
the au hOrities III ade "a trip out TO
the home OF James Grove one night
last summer and found quantity Of
liquor. Grove lives IL the midst of
corn field near Highland Park. He
was to nave answ cred to the charge
this morning, but il was learned that
his hume was under quarantine for
diphtheria ave dou'C want him bring
ing any of that in here" said County
Attorney Stafford, and the Case was
passed until Grove can appear with
safety to the court
While the district court had adjourned
for dinner this noon the attorneys IN the
Gales assault case held cons ui alton
and reduced the charge TO assault and
battery. County Attorney Saffor1 agreed
to this, rs he saw it would be impossible
to convicC Giles of assault with intent to
Kill.
The state finished It's case before din
ner and no evidence was introduced by
Giles.
Judge Hazen found verdict as
sgreed on by the attorneys and the jurors
signed it. the judge fned Giles $IOU
aud gave m montns in jail. He mas
been there since April, SO TINS will make
about thirty DAYS yet TO serve.
Court WIS adj burned Immediately af-
terward for the dag.