Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-29

DR.. Hetherington's Office while DR.. Cod
and that you didn't climb up on his legs
and put your arms around his neck and tell
MIN not to cry that you would swear that
! he was not to blame?"
Not that / remember Of"
Didn't you, when Officer Harry High
note came into the hotel. run up to him
and throw your arms around his waist and
tell him not to hurt the doctor?"
| Not that remember Of
How did the doctor and your father act
| timer"
They were fussing''
| Didn't you testify before the coroner's
| that your father and DR.. Goddard seemed
| to be all right and that you went upstairs
| to play with the children?"
when ! said they seemed to be all right.
| meant that did not believe they would
get up and fight again.
What did you do after you took the pis-
tol away from your father?"
- went out of the room right away"
Did pr. Goddard have pistol?"
You didn't see DR.. Goddard after the
shooting?"
Not that remember Of
| fee after the shootng?"
No Not that It, |. remember Of"
James C. Swift. an attorney. testified that
| he was passing the Hotel Woodland on the
| night Of the tragedy. In answer to ques-
walking along Woodland avenue on the
| east. side. He noticed two men in the
northeast corner room on the second floor
they appeared to be having an animated
discussion.
Just before reached the, corner of
Eighth and Woodland ] lost sight of the
men, he testified. Il had crossed the street
to board my car. when two shots rang
Did you know the men?''
81 do not know who they were"
Describe the men"
of them; could only give an impression" :"
Thomas H. Picton testified to seeing DIR.
Goddard and Jackson scufflng in the room
Just before the shooting. He was walking
south along Woodland avenue when he wit
messed the scuffie. He did not know either
Of the e, men m, a. a few moments later he heard
Al this point court took a recess for
luncheon.
Maud Jackson on the Stand.
Maud Jackson. 4 daughter of the de-
ceased was the first witness called for the
defense after the noon recess. She testified
that she was at the Woodland hotel. in her
mothers room. when the shooting oc-
Cured; that she had heard the loud talking
| between her father and Dr. Goddard. She
stated that her father reached the hotel
about $50 o'clock, and shortly after his ar
| rival Marie came running into her mothers
bedroom with the revolver. Witness said
she was in New York with her father few
| months preceding the shooting.
Did you know of your father riding n
| bicycle?"
| Yes, sir. He rode bicycle in New
| York, Chicago, and sometimes in Kansas
City. He rode bicycle to Central park in
| New York, on Michigan avenue in Chicago,
and twice in Kansas City. He rode with
| me from the Woodland hotel to the busi-
ness part of the city"
did he ever drive horse and buggy?"
Yes. sir; a number of times"
"How about his eyesght?"
'.It was fairly good. He stated to me that
| he had granuation. He walked the
Witness said the first she knew of the
trouble between her father. and DR. Cod
| dard was when Marie brought the revolver
| into her mothers room. She went into
| the hallway and heard Der father and the
doctor quarreling over the farm across the
river. the drug store and some money.
| When she heard the first shot she said she
ran to her mothers door and looked down
"Did Dr.. Goddard come into your
mothers bedroom after the shooting?"
This was a direct contradiction of the
testimony Of H. d; yinton,, who had tes-
tilted that he heard DR.. Goddard tell Mrs.
he would be all right"
On crnss-examination the witness said
nhs had talked ,S with the snr
| could read and write and distinguish OBJ
| jects across a room. Witness did not know
The cotrt-"What was the occasion Of DR..
| Goddard being there that night?"
..h ~ think it was & to trinE ni; some % medicine"
81 thought a great deal Of him; I didn't
Hoy did you feel toward him when he
was killed."
"I didn't take on very much; so 1 guess
1 didn't feel very bad"
Did you want him to die?"
Not that way"
| The court Instructed the attorneys on
| to the questions that he had asked. The
| attorneys for both sides were nonplussed
when the court began to act the questioner.
| as 1t was a new procedure in the famous
| old criminal court, where the judge has
| heretofore sat silently by and only decided
| questions of relevancy or instructed the
| marshals to preserve order.
| DR.. Goddard on the Stand.
| Dr. Goddard was sworn at 2:25 o'clock and
| the big crowd drew closer toward the wit
ness stand in expectation of sensation. DR.
| Goddard said he first saw Jackson on the
| night of the killing in the parlor, in the
northeast corner room of the hotel, on the
second floor.
|
| the room?" o.
His daughter brought him into the room
I said. How do you do. Mr.. Jackson He
began applying vile names to me. called me
dirty rascal. and told me to get out. He
was In the middle of the room and as !
started for the door he stepped between
me and the door. He drew a revolver partly
| out of his right overcoat pocket. l followed
| the movements of the revolver closely as
| walked toward the door, He drew the re-
volver from his pocket. and ! said, Mr.
| Jackson. ! haven't my hat and he told
| me to get it. / went back for my hat and
| as i reached for it l heard the little girl
| scream Papa! I looked around and saw
| the little girl struggling with her father
| for the revolver. He had the revolver point
| ed toward me, but he didn't shoot.
| grabbed his arm. He struck me in the face
| with his left hand and knocked my glasses
Off I called to Marie to swing onto his arm
| After she had wrested the revolver away
told Jackson / would explain anything he
| wanted me to.
"Did you afterwards attempt to leave the
/ room?"
:. "Yes I stepped-rather pushed my chair
| to the north side of the room, saving l was
| going. He stepped in front of me anf
! called me an Internal scoundrel and said
| could not leave. He reached for a revolver
but did not get it. and we cinched. Ht
| said Twill kill yOu right here He cpr, ~