The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-17

4. A. Perry was aSked- Rave SCeu
any prejudice against dissection?'
| A.-NO sir.
O.-Have the graves of any OF zour
friends ever been disturbed?
A.-NO, sir.
Q.-What paper did you read?
A.-The Advocate.
Odd what you read prejudice
you?
Did You think that graves had
been robbed?
| Ayes
| Q-And did you think the bodies had
| been taken to the college
A.-No. I supposed that some grave
| had been robbed but do not think that
I thought that the college had anything
| to do with it. 1 don't remember what
thought when read the account.
He was asked by Judge Thompson:
! Did what you read cause you to be-
| lieve that Samuel A Johnson was con-
nected with the transaction?
! A-No, not that I remember.
! In respose to further questions by Mr..
| Campbell Mr. Perry said he thought
| that he believed that some one connect
| ed with the Medical college had some
| thing to do with it. He was chal-
BY the Court-"Was it an opinion or
a belief?"
A-Only a belief.
Q.-Do you know the difference be-
tween an opinion and belief?
Q.-Have you any belief as to this
| defendant?
A.-No, sir
Judge Thompson-The challenge is
OVerruled.
A Stuewe was then examined, he
said: 4 have not read anything about
this case, I heard some talk about it
here in Alma about a week ago.
Q.-Was anyone telling you what pur-
ported TO be the facts in the case?
A.-Yes, sir.
Q-Did you form an opinion?
Ayes.
Odd you believe that there had
been a body stolen and taken to that
college?
Ayes sir
Mr. Stuewe was excused and Charles
Schrader was called in his place. Mr..
Jones examined him for the state.
Mr.. Campbell then examined Mr..
Schrader but developed nothing
j. l. Piper was next questioned by
ridge but knew nothing of the cases
may have read of it and may not.
George ]. Appleton said he had read
the Daily State Journal.
Q.-From what you read did you be-
lieve that someone connected with this
college had done this?
Ayes. sir.
Q.-Have you changed that opinion?
Al have not had anything to change
Judge Thomson asked:
From what you read did you think
that all or only some of those connected
with the college had something to do
with a grave robbery"
A.-No, sir, not all but some. I re-
member Johnson's name being in the
DID you form an opinion as to
him?
Ayes.
Q.-It was more than an opinion then?
AA--Yes; also heard talk about it
in Topeka, too.
Judge Thompson-You may stand
Fred zefferjohn was called: He had
4 did not believe it for sure but if it
was true it was pretty bad business No
one has told me that it was so or that it
wasn't so since 1 read about it in the
papers,"
Mr.. zefferjohn was challenged.
Judge ThOmpSOn-You said YOU did
! not believe what you read for sure
what did you mean?
Al meant that some times what
you read in the papers is true and some
times it is not
Att was only an impression then?
Ayes, that was all
Q--Can you try this case fairly and
impartialy on the evidence?
Ayes
Judge Thompson-The challenge is
Overruled
The state then CHALLENGED Chas Schra-
der peremptorily.
Richter was called in his place Meth
ed side found any cause for his dismiss
sal on examination.
ne uelenOant lnen peremptOriIy cha1-
lenged Mike McWilliams, John Best
was called in his place. Best was allow
ed to remain when examined by both
sides.
Mr. Zefferjohn was then CHALLENGED
peremptorily by the defense, and John
Lucas (colored) was called.
The defense examined Mr.. Lucas at
length but he had never heard or read
OF the case and had no prejudices about
anything ana was pronounced a good
juror. His ignorance was utter dense,
total profound and monumental.
Mr. A. ]. Perry was excused by the
defendant.
Mr., J: B. Hard was called in his place
but had heard what he considered the
facts in the case and had formed an
opinion, he was excused
Mr.. Peterson was called. He had
read about the case in some st. Louis
paper. but had no opinion about the
matter. The papers had only said there
was some kind of trouble at Topeka.
The defense excused Mr.. Heddington,
J. w. Morton was called. Mr. Morton
had not read any paper and knew moth
ing of the case-both sides passed when
asked and the jury were sworn
to try the case.
The jury as completed is composed of
the following men: w. S. Thompson,
stOckman, Alma; Benjamin Smith. far
mer, lives near Willard; T. L. Castle
farmer, lives near Eskridge; ]. B. Gar
ringer, farmer, lives in the vicinity of
HarVeyville: Jerry Harvey, farmer
Vile; C. w. Schneider, farmer lives
south of Alma; Charles Eensel aborer
Alma; r. Richter, carpenter and cabi-
net maker, has also been an undertaken,
| Alma; John Best, laborer, Alma; John
Lucas, (colored), laborer. Alma; NJ. Pet
ersOn, mason, Alma and ]. w. Morton
| laborer, Alma.
| County Attorney Jetmore then stated
| the case for the state. When he de-
| tailed the finding of the empty grave by
| the party that went to investigate 1. O.
| Van Fleet shed tears
| The statement of the county attorney
| was a short story of the discovery of the
| grave robbery at Rochester cemetery of
| MRS Van Fleets grave and the search
| and recovery of the body at the medical
| college.
The witnesses for both sides Were all