The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-07

Q-Did you ever see this bolt before?
A-No, sab.
Q-As much as you were there you
never saw this bolt?
A-No.
Q-Did you ever help Mrs. Smith tack
pictures on the wall?
A-Yes
Q-What did You use for tack ham
mer?
Ave used rock and beer bottle.
(Lsughter)
Odd you ever talk to Mrs. Sam Mil
ton about her testimony in this case.
A-Only that asked her why did she
she say she had seen Nevels making
slung shot out of the bolt She said she
never testified to anything of the sort
'Doc" Ward was called back to the
stand and asked few questions of a
trivial nature. Otis Hungate also testi-
fed briefly on one point He said he
heard Ward say to someone who was
about to look through the rags, Hold
on, you needn't look through there.
went through that pile"
Confused the Witness.
Mrs. Annie Ellis, a colored woman,
next took the stand. The point she made
was that she saw the Millions move Tony
Smiths goods over into Novels yard. She
lived in the same yard as Novels at the
time of the murder.
Q-Was this in the month of Decem-
Der that you saw this?
A-Yes.
Q-What time in the month?
Al don't remember.
In the cross-examination by Mr.. SAT-
ford the witness became very much en-
barrassed.
Q-What month was this?
Al don't know
Q-Was it in the month Judge En-
smlnger just said?
A-Yes
Q-What is the name of that month?
Al don't remember.
Q-How do you know it was in the
month Mr.. Ensminger just said?
Nong and painful silence(
Q-Wha did Mrs. Novels mean when
she winked at you few moments ago;
did she want you to say "yes" or "nO?"
This question created something of a
stir. The witness protested that she had
not seen the wink, SO the court sustained
an objection to the question.
Why? Just Because"
Mrs Mary Mayweather, who lives near
Novels, told how Mrs. Matson came to
visit her on December 9th last. They
were talking about making some repairs
OF the house when the Millions drove
past and unloaded Tony Smiths goods at
| Nevels' house. Presently Nevels passed
the house and Mrs. Matson went out to
talk with him.
On cross examination Mrs Mayweather
was asked:
Q-What day was this?
A-December 9th.
Q-How do you know it was?
A-Because l looked it up
Q-Why did you look it up?
| A-Oh, because.
| Q-But why?
Aust because.
| Q-Because why?
A-Because because Qaughter)
Mrs. Matson Last Seen.
So far as known the last person who
saw Mrs A. D. Matson alive is Charley
| Mcmillan, who at the time of the murder
was deputy constable in Justice Ches-
ney's court. He testified in court yes
terday afternoon and among other things
he said:
Odd you see Mrs. Matson on the
night of December 18th? (The night
the murder is supposed to have been
committed.)
Al did.
Q-Under what circumstances?
| A-At about o'clock at night I was
walking on the west side of Monroe
! street towards Fifteenth. In the window
| to the northwest room downstairs l could
see Mrs. Matson talking to two men.
| Q-The lamp was lit?
A-Yes
Q-What kind of looking men were
they?
A-One was a tall man and the other
was short man, and they were both
white men as near as | could tell She
was facing the tall man and the shori
| man was staudinp hack Of her
Q-What did the tall man look like?
Ale was six feet high and well
built, but his shoulders were stopped
He wore a dark coat, medium long, and
had dark mustache.
Q-Were they sitting or standing?
A-They were standing.
Q-What did they seem to be doing?
A-Talking.
Odd the conversation seem to be
heated?
A-No.
Q-Were they waving their hands?
A-No.
Q-Do you know Mr.. NJ atsonS
Al have seen him since then.
Q-How does he fill your description
of the short man?
A-They are about the same build.
On cross examination County Attorney
Sofford made Mcmillan admit that the
snort man was also Mr Novels build.
Odd you think anything of this in
cident at the time?
A-No; only that Mrs. Matson was
peculi ar woman and generally had he
curtains down.
Q-How do yon know this was on the
night of December 12?
A-Because it was stormy that night
and when the murder was discovered
was able to count back and Tx the dat
when it was still fresh in my memory.
Claims He Saw Matson.
George Hightower, an old colored mar
who has known Albert Matson for six
teen years, claimed to have seen Matsor
in Topeka the day after the murder wa:
discovered.
Q-Where did you see him?
A-At the corner of Fifteenth and
Quincy streets, block from Mrs. Mat