The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-12

come to her house often and that she
had several conversations with her
about Leonard She told her that she
was going to marry Leonard because
he had money and would be good 10
her. She told her that Leonard was not
the kind OF a man she wanted Dut that
he had money and she mad been poor
all her life. In answer 70 question
by County Attorney Davis Mrs kIouse
admitted that Mrs. Leonard always
mentioned the subject of money in her
conversations about her marriage with
Leonard.
OTHER WITNESSES.
B.R. Royse testified to arresting Mrs.
Leonard and was asked 10 repeat her
alleged confession TO him but so mucn
of This was ruled out that the testi-
mony as a whole was not very import
ant. 1t did not differ from his former
testimony.
George H. States testified TO seeing
Mrs. Leonard with her former husband
in the country the day of the evening OF
the murder; that they were sitting in
buggy reading document
Mrs Jennie Baker testified TO seeing
Mrs. Leonard and her former husband
together frequently before the murder.
Captain Foster testified to seeing
Leonard and his wife together the Sun
day of the murder. lbs testimony was
.unimportant.
Williamson, the former husband of
the defendant was then brought into
court to testify, but he was not used
as a witness and the state rested.
The state elected TO rely on the first
count on the Indictment for verdict.
OPENING OF DEFENSE.
Mr.. Comfy presented what the defense
expected to prove, TO the jury, in a
nice little talk. He outlined his case
and, by its indications, Mrs. Leonard
will not be put on the stand as a wit
ness. It was learned more positively
afterwards that she will not testify.
The first witness was Mr.. Martin, the
Manhattan barber, who testified that
he saw Leonard and Williamson walk
ing through the Manhattan office in the
same direction but some distance apart
about o'clock in the evening of the
night of the murder.
Charles Daniels testified that he sold
Leonard the carpet for the house in
which the murder was committed, that
he afterwards took the carpet back and
that none of it was missing. He said
that he saw no blood stains on III. On
cross eXamina ton he admitted that
there might be blood stains on the car
pet and that he would not notice them
and that the mating may have been
washed for all he knew.
Sewer Inspector Fitzpatrick testified
that the cap Of the man hole near where
Mr.. Leonard's body had been found
could have been lifted easily. On cross
examination he told Mr.. Stanley that
it weighed 126 pounds and Mr.. Stanley
lg,tt
ed TO think that was good enough evil
dence for him. The theory Of the de
Tense is that a man committed the crime
but Mr.. Stanley will evidently argue
that it was Mrs. Leonard who did 1t
and by reason of being a woman could
not lift the cap of the man hole which
weighed SO much.
Mrs. Barnes. the sister of the defend
ant, testified that the defendant seem
ed TO think great deal of her murdered
husband.
+. N. Barnes testified that there were
fifteen different stains of blood on the
wall of the shed near where Leonard's
body was found; that he had examined
the house wherein the murder was al
legged to have taken place four different
times and could not find trace of blood
there; that the supposed blood spot on
the dent supposed to have been made
on the wall by the hatchet could not
have been made by that instrument but
in his poinion was made by the back of
a chair.
Mr.. Stanley cross examined him
severely and with considerable effect.
He took him all through the house and
had him to admit that he did not make
his examinations for Two months after
the murder and until another family
had moved into it Both Mr.. Stanley
and Mr.. Barnes 5ndulged in a lively
cross fire but to critical observer of
the nature and value Of evidence the
lawyer came out with by far the best
of the examination.
r. p. Ferries testified that so far as
he knew Mrs. Leonard's reputation for
peace in the neighborhood where she
lived was good.
H. A. Selvey testified that he could
not find any evidence of blood in the
house of the murder. His testimony
was like that of SIr. Barnes and ne
resolved a like severe cross examina-
ton with similar results.
Mr.. Henry, Mrs Henry and Mrs. Fer
rieS testified as 20 the reputation OF Mrs.
Leonard for peaceableness and it was
good SO far as they knew but they never
heard anybody talk about il.
Frank Dean testified that Button did
not say at the former triad that there
were blood spots on the stove but on
cross examina ton and after an exam
alton Of his stenographic notes he tes-
titled that he was not asked the Ques-
ton.
DR.. Purdue examined the Ratchet and
clothing but could not tell whether the
stains were blood or not.
The evidence of DIR. Wendle at the
former trial was read and introduced.
II was an exact copy of his former evi-
dence and hence unnecessary 10 re
peat.
Louie Alcott, Lille Alcott and Annie
Osborn, We're sworn TO testify TO making
an examination OF the Leonard house
the day after the murder and they
found no blood there. It developed on
cross examination that they were IN
there with a crowd and that when the
crowd left they were afraid 70 stay
in he house and took 10 their heels
without making much of an examina-
ton.
Bedford Wood testified but he aid not
hear the Conversat ion between Mrs.
Leonard and Sheriff Royse, IN the hack
While the defendant was being taken
10 the jail
The defense will Introduce a Miss Nc
Nulty, George Green and the defendants
father this morning and the evidence
Is expected to be all in by 10 o'clock
me arguments Of the attorneys viii
oesln al that hour and continue until
o CLOCK IN the evening with the sx-
cepIlon OF the noon recess.
WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH
Hotel at Burton Destroyed by Fire and
Mrs ludlow Lost Ter Life.
Last night al $50 the Simpson dining