The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-05
CRUCER'S BLOOD.
concluded from First Pags.l
O-What did YOU do?

/ SOH "OAA1 0A0 eACI tOOh IAN AAhO IAO
house.
The cross examination was conducted
| by R. E. WEIGH.
| Q-Didn't you drive this man Schriber,
who was with Gaines, off the placer
Al went out and asked him what he
| wanted. He began to swear and call me
vile names and l threw tin cans and
sticks at him and he ran out into the
street.
Odd you see your husband hit
| Games?
Al saw him raise his arm, but I
| didn't see whether he hit him not.
| Then he ran aud Gaines ran after him.
Odd you see Gaines stagger or fall
to his knees?
A-No. He did not.
GLOW far was Gaines from Mr..
| Cruger when heshot him?
A-Ten or twelve feet
Q-How did they start?
Alt the same time. Mr.. Cruger ran
faster than Gaines.
Ga redirect examination the county at
| torney asked?
Q-What did Gaines say when he
started after Mr., Cruger?
Ale said: You son of a gun. Pll
fix you."
Odd you see your mothers body after
| this occurrence?
Al did There was black and blue
mark on the left breast aud another one
on the left side
Q-Where did schSiber go when he
ran away?
Ale ran across TIM street and up
Harrison.
Further examination of Mrs. Cruger
was dispensed with until ex-Coroner
Bailey brings the weapons used in the
fight into court
The second witness was Miss Lille
Robbins, sister of Mrs. Cruger and Tom
Robbins.
Q-Was Gaines dressed in uniform,
when he came there?
A-No.
Odd he display a star?
Odd you see Cruger strike at
Games?
Ayes.
Odd he strike at him with a stick, or
piece of iron?
Al don't know. Gaines threw 10
his arm and knocked the lick off.
Q-Did it knock Gaines down.
A-No. 1t did not.
Q-How far had Gaines chased Cruger
before he shot him?
About fifty feet.
Q-Was Cruger making any motions
as If to strike Gaines, or doing anything
except trying to escape?
A-Not anything
Odd you see any powder marks on
Cruger's face?
A-No
Mr.. Hite cross examined. He oues-
toned the witness sharply in regard to
her testimony before the coroner's Jury.
but she each time replied she did not
know what she had testified to. Il was
so excited l didn't know what l was
doing" she said.
Odd you see Cruger hit Gaines?
A-No.
Q-What did Gaines do?
Ale threw up his arm.
Q-Then you saw Cruger strike him?
A-No, L did not. / saw him strike at
him.
Q-Was Gaines still when he shotF
Ayes, sir.
Q-How did he hold the pistol?
A-With both hands.
Tom Robbins, II years of age, was
called.
Odd you know Gaines?
Odd you know he was an oficerf
A-No.
Q-What did he do?
Ale came to the stable where 1 was
working and took hold of me. l went
with him aud he said after we had gone
about ten feet that he was going to take
me.
Odd he exhibit any warrant?
A-No, sir.
Robbins then told of his relatives in
terfering and of his jerking away from
Gaines and escaping, while the police
man was beating his mother with the
hose.
Cross examination by Mr.. Vance
Q-Where were you on the Saturday
preceding this killing?
AIN Wabaunsee county with my
brother.
Q-I will ask you who saw you out
there?
A-Oh, saw lots of people, but I
didn't know any of them. l never had
conversations with any body.
Q-Didn't you talk TO this man Schrib-
er? pointing to Mr. Schriberl
An OF that l recollect of.
Q-What did you say to Gaines when
he started off with you?
An othing.
Q-Wha. did Gaines say to you?
A-Nothing.
Q-Where did you go after you got
away?
Al went to my sisters on Second
street. / stayed there until Wednesday
afternoon when l went TO Kansas City.
Didn't you know you were wanted
Tuesday before the coroner's jury?
A-No.
Q-You knew they were hunting for
you. Why didn't yon appear?
Al wanted TO keep out of Gaines
way.
Q-Why?
Al didn't know but we'd get into
trouble and he'd shoot me- / supposed
he had d likeness for killing people.
Robbins was evasive and Mr.. Vance
secured answers with the utmost diff
ficulty. He did not impress anyone with
his truthfulness The stories told by
Mrs. Cruger, Miss Lille Robbins and
Tom Robbins corresponded closely in
every minute detail. There was not the
difference in detail that is usually OBJ
served when several persons see the