The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-14
DIR. AIITCHELL's STORY.

Says That Scott Carr Told Him Somebody
offered Him So
DR.. NJ. R Mitchell, when seen by a
STATE JOURNAL reporter today, said:
This story about my having offered
Scott Carr So to go to Rochester ceme-
terry Sunday night is absolutely false
and this morning Carr came to my office
himself and said the story was false as
far as it referred to me.
Carr told me he was on Kansas avenue
in North Topeka Sunday evening about
dusk when man who he thought was I
approached him when he was standing
on the pavement some place between
Arnold's and Lacey's drug stores and
asked him if he wanted job He said
he replied yes, that he gener-
ally wanted job when there
was money in it. He said this man said
Don't you want to go out to Rochester
cemetery and make $5?' He says he
then said Yes, L guess SO. I always
want to make dollar when can The
man then stepped one side or into some
store and came back in q minute or TIVE
and said he guessed he would not need
him.
q "Carr said he thought it was l and
thought that l wanted him to haul a body
out to Rochester for burial and had no
other thought. In my office this morn
ing however, he said positively that he
was satisfied that it was some one else,
and was not l.
Nov, as far as l am concerned in this
matter, l want to say that was not in
North Topeka at that time.
''Carr says this happened about dusk,
which would be about 6 o'clock. l was
at my office here in the city building
from shortly after until almost when
went out on Lane street to the home of
Mr.. Glasgow the furniture man and
made call. Then I went directly home
and as my wife knows, got home be-
tween 8 and 9 o'clock and was not out
again during the night"
What Scott Carr Says.
Scott Carr was seen this afternoon and
he now says positively that DR.. Mitchell
was the man who proposed to give him
job in going to Rochester cemetery last
Sunday night He said to a North To-
peka business man. whose name can be
produced if necessary, There is no use
making any more bones about it. DR..
Mitchell was the man"
This morning Mayor Fellows request
ed DR.. Mitchell as city physician TO
bring Scott Carr to his (the mayor's) Of
fee and clear up the story told on the
street by Big George" Ready about DR..
Mitchell having offered Carr money to
go to Rochester cemetery Sunday night.
Commissioner of Elections R. B. Nc
Master, DR.. Mitchell and Mayor Fellows
were all present when Carr appeared in
the mayors Office this morning.
Before these three gentlemen Carr
told almost the same story as told in DR..
Mitchelrs interview.
This afternoon, however, when JOUR-
NAL reporter saw DR.. Mitchell and r B.
McMasters together in the latter's Of
fee, these two gentlemen agreed that
what Carr did say this morning, was: 81
thought at that time that DR.. Mitchell
was the man."
When asked if he would go into court
and swear that DR.. Mitchell was the man
he said: 81 will swear that I thought
Dr. Mitchell was the man. and l thought
knew DR.. Mitchell when 1 saw him"
Carr would not say positively that DR..
Mitchell was not the man.
Carr when seen today, exhibited his
hands and they showed plainly
that they had not been recently cut
with glass and the police are still looking
for the man who cut his hands on the
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