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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-28

her room for about three months previous
to the shooting, with pneumonia. DIR. Cod
dard had been her regular physician and
called regularly to prescribe for her. Wit
ness said that the two shots had been fired
in ,roPid succession; that he ran up twelve
He arrived arrived sieth at the LAM landing Dr. Goddard @
standing in the hallway.
attorney Beebe dwelt at considerable
length upon this part of the cross,eNam-
iuation, the object being to prove by the
states own witnesses that after the shoot
ing of Jackson 1t would have been impos
sible for Goddard to have robbed him Of
the bundle of checks-aS stated by the
prosecutor in his opening statement to the
jury-and then found his way down the
hallway in the short space of time testified
II. D. Vinton, insurance agent, was a
hoarder at the Hotel Woodland at the time
OF the tragedy and heard the. shots tnat
killed Jackson. He ran upstairs from his
room on the first floor and saw DIR. Cod
dard come out of room 3l-Mrs. Jackson's
bed chamber-which was probably forty
feet from the room in which the shooting
had occurred. Witness heard voices in
81 and thought he recognized the voice of
DR.. Goddard.
1.-The lady who was talking seemed to be
much distressed. heard DR.. Goddard say,
If you stick to me III be all right but
On cross-examination Attorney Beebe
asked the witness If he had not been asked
at the coroner's inquest, rs that all you
know about this case?" and he answered
Yes"
II think so''
WAS that the truth?"
81 think So" .ss.-
Don't you know" . &C.,
81 think So .= I'd.
Attorney Beebe then read the testimony
| of the witness before the coroners jury,
| in which nothing had been said about the
| conversation which he had just testified to
| hearing in room 81. He said Woolf and
| Charley Smith followed him uD the stairs
and arrived at the landing lust after he
did. Woolf. who had preceded Vinton to
| the witness stand. had testified that when
he he reached the .,u second 6, landing DR. God
| ject of the cross-examnaton was to show
| that sufficient time had not elapsed between
| the arrival of the witness at the upper
landing and the arrival of Woolf and
| Smith to permit of his hearing the con
| versation testified to. and then for Goddard
! to leave the room and be in the hallway
| when Smith and Woolf reached the landing
| Room 81 was on the west side of the hall
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had come into possession of many thou
sands of dollars of Jackson's money, that
he was about to he made co-defendant
with Mrs. Jackson in Il suit that was to
have been instituted by the deceased three
days after the tragedy to regain possession
of his property: that on the night of the
murder Jackson had in his possession can
celed checks aggregating $4,000 made out
in the name of Goddard and signed by Mrs.
jackson. and that after the murder these
checks were found in the pockets. of the
defendant.
Judge LonGan ruled that the question in
the case seemed to be one entirely of self
defense. He said that If the defendant had
been forced to kill Jackson in self-defense
he had a right TO do SO under the law
governing self-defense.
II have very little patience with man
who goes around shooting other men be-
cause his wife happens to he prostitute"
said the court, in sustaining an objection
by the attorneys for the defense to the ad-
mission of evidence to show improper re-
lations between Goddard and Airs. Jack
son. Il might feel sorry for the man, but
he ought to be glad that he had found her
out. This matter between the wife and the
defendant had been going on for long
time and Jackson had no more right to
make assault upon Goddard than he
would have had to make an assault upon
any other man. / will rule out all the tes-
timony relating to that point
The ruling of the court was such sur
prise to the attorneys for the state that
they were almost stunned. After putting
three or four more witnesses on the stand
the state closed its case, and recess of
an hour was taken to give the attorneys
for the defendant time to consult upon
their line of defense. During the recess
Major Woodson, one of the counsel for the
state, was asked for an opinion of the
courts ruling. He said:
Il do not believe that it Is good law.
will never admit of the proposition tha,
an aduiterer and his victim stand on an
equal footing in the victims own home.
was greatly surprised at the ruling of the
court, and there is no doubt that il handi-
caps the state in showing the guilt of the
defendant of murder in the first degree"
1t WAS noticeable that when Attorney
Beebe arose to argue the question of the
admfssibility of the testimony showing the
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-28
SELECTING ELECTION JUDGES.
Supreme Court Holds That the Choice
Rests With County Central
Com mfftees.

Topeka, Kas.. Oct. 27.-(SpeciaL) Frank
Elliott, chairman of the Doniphan county
Populist committee, instituted proceedings
in quo warranto in the supreme court to-
Gay, to compel four township trustees Of
his county to place certain men on the
election boards there at the election next
Tuesday. The new election law provides
that the party casting the highest number
OF votes at the previous election. shall have
one judge and one clerk; the party polling
the second highest, one judge and one
clerk, .ad the party polling the third high
est. one judge; the cent-'l committee of
each party to select the -lges and clerks
and certify them to the proper officers,
who shall appoint them. Elliott claims
that, as chairman of the Populist commit
tee of Doniphan county. he selected the
number of election officers to which his
party was entitled. and certified the list
to the proper officers: that four of the
trustees in the county refused to appoint
the men whom he selected. He therefore
brought mandamus proceedings to compel
tfem to.
The supreme court heard the case this
afternoon and took 1t under advicement.
Late this evening the court granted the
writ and ordered the township officers of
Dcniphan county to appoint the Populists
as the judges recommended by the Populist
committee.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-28
CHEROKEE INTRUDER CASE.
Judge Springer Dismisses an Appeal
That Was sfnken After the
Limit.

Muskogee, L T.. Oct 27-(special.) A
very important decision affecting Cherokee
intruders was rendered by Judge Springer,
of the United States court, here to-day. in
the case of Samuel Replogle versus the
Cherokee nation. When the order was is
sued by the interior department last sum-
mer for Agent Wisdom to evict all Cher
okee intruders who had not taken appeals
in citizenship cases, Replogle was one of
the number who was to be evicted. He
Immediately took an appeal in his citizen
ship case, claiming that he had never been
notified by the Dawes commission that his
citizenship case had been denied. Judge
Springer ruled that, as the Dawes COM
mission could not decide any citizenship
cases after December 10. 1896 and the time
for taking appeals expired on February 10
following, all persons were bound to take
notice of that fact, and the appeal was dis
missed because 1t was taken after February
IN 1907
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TO TEST IOWA's LIQUOR LAW.
"StOrmy" Jordan Will Defy the State
and Resume Business mt
Ottumyva.

Ottumwa. Ia. Oct. 27.-After November !
the traveller to Ottumwa will find the motor
ious Stormy Jordan again in the saloon
business. Jordan became famous fighting
the prohibition law. He ran a place that
was known the world over as THE Road
to He'll Above the place, in flaming red
letters, was printed this sign. Road TO
He'll" Inside were numerous other signs.
sr:ch as Nose Paint For Sale Here" and
the eccentric proprietor dealt out from be-
hind the bar such sentiments as those en-
bodied in the signs. When a customer
asked for the best in the house he always
SET glass of water before him. When the
pre- hibitory law was passed Jordan refused
to abide by the law and spent fortune
fighting it in the courts. At last when the
court of last resort decided against him
H., had twenty-five years in the peniten-
tiary and $4,000 fine hanging over him. This
execution of these was suspended by Gov
ernor I.arrabee on condition that he would
leave the state. He went to Missouri but
when the original package decision was
made he returned and reopened his saloon
declaring there was no prohibitory law In
Iowa. The sentence which Governor LARA
bee remitted was brought to hear upon
him and he was forced to close his saloon
again. A few days ago he bought the fix
lures and stock back again. leased the
building and will open it November L
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-28
AN HEIREsS WEEDS.
Daughter of Michael Cudnhy, of Chi
cngo, Becomes the Bride of n
Californian

Chicago. Oct. 27.-The marriage of Miss
Cecilia Cudahy. daughter of the millionaire
packer. Michael Cudahy, of Chicago, to
John B. Casserly, of San Francisco. son
of ex-senator Casserly. took place at st.
James Catholic church. on Wabash avenue.
at $3.50 a. m. to-day. Nuptiai high mass was
celebrated. the officiating clergyman being
Archbishop Riordan. of San Francisco. who
stopped over on his way from Washington
to the Pacific coast especially for this pur-
pose. The archbishop was formerly rector
of st. James. where the wedding took place
Miss Clara Cudahy. a sister of the bride,
was maid of honor. William B. MacDo-
nough, of San Francisco. acted as grooms-
man. About SEQ invited guests were present
at the ceremony. wedding breakfast was
served at noon at the residence of the
brides father. Mr.. and Mrs. Casserly left
through the East. after which they will go
to San Francisco.
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Mrs. Jackson's Sister Testifies.

Mrs. Emma Miniger, sister of Mrs.
jackson, saw Jackson on the afternoon of
the tragedy at her home at 1g3 Walnut
street. She told of the poor eyesight OF the
murdered man; in reading newspaper he
had to hold 1t so close TO his face that it
would touch his nose. He could not dis
tinguish an object five feet away. Witness
said jackson was n small man, probably
five feet four inches tall and weighing 125
pounds She had lived with the Jacksons
when they made their home over the laun-
dry at 574 Independence avenue. The wit
ness told about Jackson going to New
York in the summer of 1896 with his daugh-
ter. Maud Witness had known DIR. God
dard FIVE years He had little office just
west of the drug store at independence
avenue and Locust street.
did you see a number of checks in the
possession of Jackson on the afternoon OF
the day he was killed."
81 did. They were separated from his
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MAY "EXPLAIN" AGAIN.
as to How to Handle the
McNnIl Natter.

Topeka. Kas., Oct. 2T.-(SpeciaI) The
Populst state committee is considering the
advisability of issuing another pamphlet
explaining the work of the insurance "eX-
amineis." Just what tack the committee
will take is not definitely settled, but there
is some talk of coming out squarely and
'deploring' the affair and promising the
people that it won't occur again. The Pops
have already issued two pamphlets of an
explanatory nature. Besides attempting to
smooth over the treasury deficit. the last
pamphlet contained some figures comparing
the expenses of the last legislature with
those of the legislature of '95. The Pops go
into ecstasy when it is shown that the ex
pense of the legislature last winter was
only SSOO25.,S, as compared to $50, 292. Al two
years ago. In their pamphlet they forgot to
show that the enrolling and engrossinS de-
partmentS two years ago cost $ll. l50, and
that these departments were abolished by
the legislature of 1885, upon the recon-
mendation of Governor Morrill,. The legis-
lature did not have this expense last win
ter. Deducting the COS. c: enrolling and
engrossing, s1l 3l50, from the expense two
years ago, the expense Was I5,J61.5I, against
$S0025.l for 1897, or $96i.S1 in favor of the
1885 session. These figures were taken from
the auditors books by the Republican state
committee to-day.
show that ever since the state has been
tainted with Populism, the legislative ex-
penses have been much larger than when
the state was being managed wholly by the
Republicans.
The expense of running the legislature in
1885 was si6Sl7.2I: 1887 s63, S934s: 1889. s6I.-
$3.50. During those years. the Republicans
had charge of both branches of the Iegis-
lature. The expenses in 1891 were SIG, 600 20:
1893. S9s SSS3 35 1895. $50 1924 In these years
the Populists had control of one or the
other branch. The difference tho
three years the Republicans had exclusive
control and the three years that the Popu-
lists had control of one branch was SS3-
9S5.49 in favor of the Republican period
| The expense last winter. with both branches
POpulist, was sSQ.025.IS. even after the ex-
pensive enrolling and engrossing depart
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the Jackson girls will go on the stand and
tell their version of the tragedy EVERY
day after court adjourns Marie ana Maud
Jackson hold a conference with Henry
Smith the personal attorney OF the wife
of the murdered man. According to the
outline OF the defense DIR. Goddard VIII so
upon the stand before the trial ends and
reoite the story of the tragedy. i'll which
there were but two participants and of
whom but one eye witness remains.
Dr. w. S. Wheeler. deputy coroner. was
tho first witness of the day called by the
state He described the bullet wounds on
the body of Frederick ]. jackson.
DR. f. NJ. Hetheringtoa testified that he
was at the Hotel Woodland the night of
the tragedy and heard three Shots frcd.
dard. who said he had shot jackson be
cause he couldn't get out of it. 1t was /! IS
life or Jackson'S." DIR. Goddard was tak
en- into his room. Witness said he saw
crying. Marie. the youngest daughter Of
the deceased, entered the room of DR..
Hetherington after DR.. Goddard had been
What did she do in there?" asked the
Attorney Reebe objected TO the question
and tho court asked the prosecutor what
he intended 10 prove.
I'VE intead TO show that Marie clmned
into Goddard's lap ard placed her arms
around his neck for the purpose of con-
solin- him." answered Mr.. Lowe.
The objection was sustained.
In reply to n question the witness testi-
Mrs. Jackson on numerous occasions. he
could not say how many times.
Overheard GGddnrd's Remark.
]. W. Woolf, formerly proprietor Of the
Hotel Woodland. said he ran upstairs from
the business office when he heard the
shooting. He met Goddard in the hall and
asked him who had done the shooting.
Goddard replied that he had shot Jackson
ard thought he had killed him. Goddard
took a revolver from his overcoat pocket
and gave it to him. Witness did not see
any of the Jackson family in the hallway
after the shooting except Marie. He saw
Goddard at the hotel on many other occa-
sons. Jackson visited his family very
rarely.
On the night of the tragedy wheIi Jack
scn called at the hotel, the witness said,
Marie met him at the foot of the stairs
and placing her arms around his neck
greeted him warmly and walked up stairs
Will, one arm about his shoulders.
On cross-eXamination the witness said
that Mrs. Jackson had been confined to
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-28
DUCHESS OF TEcK DEAD.
Was a Granddaughter of of George
III. and Cousin to Queen
Victoria,

Richmond England, Oct. 27-The Duchess
of Teck cousin of Queen Victoria. sister of
the Duke of Cambridge and mother-in-law
of the Duke of York. died at the White
lodge here at 8 o'clock this morning. She
was born November q, 1888. and was mar
ried on June II. 1866. to Prince Francis.
Duke of Teck The death of the Duchess of
Teck was entirely unexpected.
The Duke and Duchess of Teck had four
children, of whom the eldest. Princess Vic
toria Mary born May 26 1865, is the Duch-
ess of York The Duchess of Teck was the
daughter of the Duke of Cumberland. sew
enth son of George III.
London. Oct. 21.--Flags are at half mast
all over the public buildings throughout the
country to-day mark of sympathy
with the royal family in the loss sustained
bv the death of the Duchess of Teck. The
distress of Queen Victoria when she heard
the news of the death of the Duchess of
Teck was very painful indeed.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-28
Mr.. BRYAN's OHIO TOUR.
Talking for Silver-TwO Speeches
Yesterday,

Van Vert. O., Oct. N.-William Jennings
Bryan began short campaigning tour in
Ohio this morning. He Travelled in private
car. The first meeting was at Montpelier,
where an audience of 5000 persons from all
parts of the country had assembled Mr..
Bryan questioned the honesty of the vote
of Ohio last year and then took up the sill
yer question.
Mr.. Bryan attributed the improved ifnan-
cial condition of the United States to the
discovery of gold in Alaska and to the fam
inc in India, which he said the Republicans
were rejoicing over even though the fam
inc resulted in the loss of thousands of
lives.
From Montpelier the train was hurried to
Defiance, where an afternoon meeting was
held. There was a large crowd at the depot
as the train arrived in Defiance and crowds
had assembled at the stations along the
way. An audie nee of 5000 people, a aiority
of whom were Republicans. 1t is said, lis
tened to the Defiance speech, which did not
differ materially from that delivered at
Montpelier. The applause was liberal
though it was apparent that Mr.. Bryan was
less of an attraction than when. as n pres
idential candidate, he visited Ohio last fall
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-28
lbout thirty of the state,s witnesses he-

fore they had an opportunity TO testify.
The basis of the states case on the charge
of murder in the first degree was the allie
cation that the killing was the result of
a conspiracy on the part of the defendant
and others to put-Jackson out or the way
in order that they might get hold of his
property. In support of this theory the
state had called many witnesses to testify
10 improper relations between the defend
ant and the wife of the man he had mur-
dered. 1t was the intention of the state
to show that in some manner DR.. Goddard
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-28
HOPE FOR MRS MAVERICK.
DIR. Helen DcnsmOre Says the I'm
fortunate Woman VIII Soon
he Released,

Chicago, Oct. 27.-Dr. Helen Densmore, of
California and London, arrived at the Au-
ditorium Annex hotel with her husband.
DIR. Fmmet Densnore. She has been act
lively engaged in Mrs. Florence Maybrick's s
case for four years, and for the first time
she expresses hope that the unfortunate
woman will soon be at liberty. 1t is mat
ter of but few weeks, she says. In adj
dstion to the 8 statement gwen ny MIS-: Dens-
has been in London for two years: says
that ii will be but two months until Mrs.
Maybricil is a free woman. They declare
that Lord Chief Justice Russell. of En-
GLAND, who has long been connected with
the Maybrick case. is now in favor of the
psrdon.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-28
Is Carrying Ohio by Storm.

Portsmouth. o.. Oct. 27.-(SpeciaIO Hon.
Webster Davis arrived to-day from SONY
erset; Corning and Oak Hill, the great min
ing districts of Eastern Ohio. There were
no buildings large enough to hold the
crowds. hence Mr.. Davis had to speak IN
the open air. Judge Lawrence. aged 20
years, and one of the noted lawyers of
Ohio, said publicly that Davis is the great
est orator he has heard since the days of
Tom corwin. Tonight, at this place. Mr.
Davis spoke with Senator Hale, of Maine
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-28
1T WAS A SWELL AFFAIR.
Wedding of Miss Mabel Wnggener
Eclipsed That of Any Previous
Kansas Bride.

Atchison. Kas.. Oct. 21.-Mr. Roland Kid
der Smith, general agent of the Burlington.
at Leavenworth. Kas.. and Miss Louise
Waggener daughter of Z. z. Waggener.
general attorney for the Missouri Pacific.
were married at the home of the brides
parents at 7:30 o'clock this evening The
wedding eclipsed that of any previous Kan
sas bride, the trousseau alone having cost
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-28
AL, to Have 1t Advanced.

Washington, Oct. 27.-(Special) Attorney
Jerrc Wilson. of Washington, and eX-Con-
gressman Barnes, of Georgia, representing
the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians. to-
day applied in the court of claims for the
tribes against the Wichita and affiliated
bands. They asked that the case be set
for November 10. The question at issue
involves claims for some 100000 acres. val
ued at $1.25 per acre.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-28
Policy shop in Topekn.

Topeka, Kas., Oct. 27.-(Special) For the
first time In seven years n policy shop is in
gan operation here last Monday. and Gov
ernor Leedy's police force has not attempts
ed to interfere with it in any way. Under
the Cubbison anti-gamblng law the run
ming of a policy shop is a felony. -
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-28
wife of pishop Perry Dead.

Philadelphia, Oct. 27.-Mrs. Sarah Albert
Woods Perry, wife of Right Rev. Mr.. Will
lam Perry. Protestant Episcopal bishop of
Iowa, died to-day in this city at the resi-
Stevens. BishoD Perry and his wife had
lust returned from Europe whittier they
had gone for the benefit of the invalid
wifes health.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-28
Another Omaha Strike.

Omaha. Neb.. Oct. 27-A strike Is on
again at the exposition grounds. This time
it Is the carpenters working for Go,die &,
noon to-day. The trouble is due to the
refusal of the contractors to conform to
the rules of organized labor. When the
tractors adopted those rules Goldie & Sons
failed to.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-28
And Then, Men Can Vote.

Chicago. Oct. 27.-Mayor Harrison's last
official act before leaving for his Eastern
journey was to order the discharge of six
women stenographers, employed in the va
rious departments in the city hail. and the
substitution of male shorthand writer's The
mayor said men could do more and better