The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-12
Jim Stewart to turn against his daugh.

Jim Stewart to turn against his daugh-
ter and son-in-iaw.
There are large number of witnesses
subpoenaed in the case and the entire
town of Mulvane and surrounding
country are taking sides one way or
the other. Ex-Representative Ed Phil
lips is one prominent man in the neigh
borhood who seems to believe in DIR.
Mackenzie's innosence. and there are
others but the ma jority of the Muivane
people present at the trial seem to be
against Mackenzie.
Will Smith seems to realize the I'M
pleasantness of his situation. but he is
live young man and never fails to APP
preciate joke. He tells good one in
connection with his trial that he thinks
is on County Attorney Davis and mis-
father-in-iaw, Jim Stewart.
Smith says that John Davis had evil
IDENTIFY made UP his mind that some
body must play the cry act in order TO
impress the jury with the fact that Dr..
Mackenzie had committed an awful act,
and that Jim Stewart had taken the job
for John Davis.
Then VIII Smith goes on to relate
that last Saturday when the jury was
called into the box preparatory for ex-
animation that Jim Stewart overlooked
the fact that not one Of them might be
retained to try the case and he went in
side the railing and took a chair TO the
left of the Jury and put his feet on the
edge of the raised platform on which
the jury sat and took out his handker-
chief and began to cry
Smith saws that County Attorney
John Davis saw that Jim had made a
mistake and went over and whispered
in his ear. Il suppose he told Jim that
he had struck the wrong jury, said
Smith. land Jim got up and looked
n walked
out
The Jury was not secured until late
in the afternoon when the state opened
its case. Rogers Gilbert testified that
he went for DR.. Mackenzie and took him
TO the Smith home the night the baee
was said TO have been taken to Mni-
vane and persisted with cold
DIR shelley of Muiyane testified that
he was called to attend Mrs Smith
after the arrest OF DR.. Mackenzie, and
. stated that she had given birth 10
child. There was nothing Of very great
Importance and the interest conferred in
Mrs William Smith when she was
called.
When Mrs. Smith took the witness
stand the county attorney locked into
2 clean cut face and pair Of piercing
black eyes Mrs. Smith wore dark
cloth dress and a blue cape trimmed
with fur and cute little green nat sat
scuarely on her head
That was d trying positions Tor a
woman but Mrs. Smith seemed nerVefi
for the occasion and her manner and
language at once showed that she was
an educated. refined woman She LOOK
ed County Attorney Davis square in the
ewes and promptly answered every
question and whenever question couio
be answered BY yes or no. there was a
very emphatic, we'll moduiated yes slI'
or no sir
Two or three times County Attorney
Davis told Mrs. Smith 10 fsce the jury
but she would simply lean her body
toward the Jury and continue to LOOK
straight into County Attorney Davis
face as IL she were trying to get ire
meaning OF his questions from tue
denths OF his eyes Mr. Davis was As
modest as the occasion would permit
Whatever may be the result o. this
trial IL was evident that Mrs Smith
made a good impression and hs- eTs-
denca did not hurt Dr. Mackenzie There
was that something about her tnat said
am q lady and an honest woman
When she left the witness stand AID
court adjourned number Of men were
heard TO express their sympathy AID
say IL was too bad that bright. little
woman like her had 10 be put through
tha, trying ordeal in a crowded court
room