The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-03
IT NOW GOES TO THE JURY
Evidence In the Coulter rIurder Trial
All In.
RAFFELOCH, THE HEBREW PEDDLER,

MA A0OOAI ALL AG9AAA II
Who Heard the Shots Fired, is Put
Upon the Stand-Threc Shots Were
Fired.
Judge Hazen this morning delivered
his instructions to the jury in the Coulter
murder case, aud the arguments of the
attorneys were begun.
Deputy County Attorney Arthur Nc
Cabe opened for the state. He was fol-
lowed by Attorney Atchison for the de-
Tense, and after dinner George W. Nc
Cannon, his colleague, made long and
brilliant speech for his client. County
Attorney Stafford closed for the state in
short, but emphatic, argument
Judge Hazen did not limit the time OF
the lawyers, but the arguments were ex-
pected to be finished by at least o'clock.
The case was then given to the jury.
Some OF the worst evidence against
Coulter came at the last, Saturday after
noon. He was badly mixed mp on cross
examination by the county attorney. but
never broke down. He remained deliber-
ate throughout
What did you do after you got to To-
peka?" asked Mr.. Stafford.
after l found my grandfather had
IAOVGQ away dEA0dAc. l. 0AOfO ny
Fourth street with the team and hitched
it on lower Kansas avenue. Then
walked up to Fifth street aud back to
the team twice.
"Whar did you do that for?"
II was hunting for police. 1 didn't
want to give myself up to no citizen"
Now, if you were SO anxious to find
the police why didn't you go to the police
statiOn?"
81 didn't know WHARF il was"
Look here, Dave, you knew where the
police station was. Why didn't you go
down there?"
Well, I always thought it was on
Third street."
son Third street,"
"Yes sir"
"Now why didn't you go there to look
for it?"
81 don't know why I didn't"
The county attorney caught h i'm
number of times in regard to the amounts
of money he had at different times Once
he testified that he had only ten cents.
and Immediately afterward told of
spending twice that amount.
"How do you account for that?"
81 don't know"
sit dou't figure out, does it Dave?"
81 don't know how it was, but only
know that was the fact"
This is the way he answered every
time he was caught up by the state
prosecutor.
81 will ask you to state if you ever saw
that man BEFORE" pointing to George
Stovall, who stood up In the crowd.
mo, sir"
you didn't see him that afternoon
you were hunting for policeman, did
you, Dave?"
mo, did not"
"You didn't say to him as you walked
up Kansas avenue that the police
| couldn't slip up on you without you
| first seeing them"
mo, I didn't"
Stovall was afterward called and testi-
fed to these things.
How many bullet holes did you see
| when you ran to Illston?"
81 didn't see any"
Didn't yen tell Sheriff Burdge after
ward that you saw but one hole2"
mo. did not"
"Did you wipe away the blood with
| your handkerchief"
81 didn't see any blood until 1 went to
| put him in the wagon"
| "Then you didn't know where he was
| hit"
mot until went to put him into the
wagon"
Coulter testified on direct examination
! that when he ran to Illston when he fell
he saw blood running down each side
of this left ear and through his hair.
| Coulter has all along maintained that
a Hebrew peddler passed lllston and him
while they were shooting at the telephone
| pole and fence posts. His attorneys
| have been unable to find him.
"I'll call Jacob Raffeloch," shouted the
county attorney. This was the last wit
ness to give rebuttal evidence by the
! state.
"What is your business?"
I'm peddler."
$40 you ever drive out south?"
"Yes. 1 leave Topeka usually on Mon
days and go south. return on Friday
or Saturday"
Were you driving out south on Mon
| day, October 14?'
| yes"
"Do you remember passing a team
with a load of saud?''
| Il do. There was one boy almost as
| big as a man lying on the sand. A younger
| boy was driving"
What happened?"
| "After had passed | heard a shot 1
| looked back and saw the boy who had
| been lying on the sand had jumped down
and shot. Then the other one jumped
( from the wagon"
"What then?"
! 81 drove on and turned the corner.
| Then / heard two shots quick together.
| / stood up on my trunk and looked back.
1 saw the younger of the two (lllston)
! stopping over on his hands and knees.
| thought they had shot quail or a rabbit
and he was picking it up"
"How close were these shots together?"
"Not more than five minutes
"Clap your hands to indicate each
shot -