The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-20

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Read the question to the witness.
Al didn't know.
By Mr.. Doran:
doctor, were you not arrested
for the crime of receiving stolen bodies?
A.-Yes, sir.
Q-You were before the grand jury
for investigation?
Odd you not have an agreement
with Stafford by which you were re-
leased?
A.-No, sir; I was not released until
the grand jury released me.
QJ.-Didn't the county attorney in
struct the grand jury to release you?
A.-No, sir.
Dr. All1ire was then called He
stated that he lived in Topeka and
was connected with the Kansas Medi-
cal college prior to October 1895.
Q.-What did you do?
Al was professor of anatomy.
Q.-What were your duties2
A-To give lectures on anatomy
Odd you appoint the demonstrate
ors?
Al recommended.
Odd you have supervision over
them and did you determine when dis
secting should begin?
A-No. When it got cool enough
and we had material we began dissect-
Q.-You had no trouble getting ma
terial. did you?
Ayes.
1895 before you left?
A-No.
Odd you have anything 10 do with
the procuring or receiving material?
A.-No, sir.
Q-WhO did?
Al do not know
Q.-Do you mean to tell this jury
that you don't know.
Ayes.
Q.-Were you with the college before
it moved to its present place?
Ayes.
On the Martin building?
Q.-Do you know how material was
furnished at that time?
Al know how it was said to have
been furnished.
Odd you ever see Lowe there?
Ayes, once.
Odd you ever talk with him about
furnishing material?
Q.-What did he say?
A.-Well, 1 told him that whenever
there was any material that the col
lege was entitled to at the poor farm
we wanted him to bring it in to the
college, and he said he would.
Odd he ever tell you that he had
got some material?
Q.-Where did you get your material
when you were at the Martin build
ing?
Al do not know where any of it
came from.
Odd you ever know of any body
coming from the poor farm?
Ayes, once.
Odd you ever talk to McC1intock
about Lowe?
Odd Lowe come and see you?
Ayes
Q.-What did you say to him?
A.-That which I told you about the
poor farm. I also asked him If he
would clean up the dissecting room and
clean up material for US.
Q.-Was that your duty?
Al assumed it, anyway.
Q-Have you ever seen him in the
dissecting room?
A.-No, sir.
Q-Have you ever had any talk with
him about dissecting material?
Ayes.
Q.-What was it?
Al told him we had some material
that we wanted cleaned.
Q.-HOw did you know?
Al saw it in there
Q.-How had it got there?
Al don't know.
Odd you ever see any material
work had begun?
Ayes, only once.
Q.-Who furnished it2
ADJ. Minney. He said he did, at
least.
Q.-Where did it come from?
A.-Somewhere along the Rock ISL
and road.
Q-What steps did you take to get
material?
A.-What told you with Lowe, and
I went to two undertakers and told
them if they had any material to which
we We're entitled, and explained what
We were entitled to, we wanted it.
Q.-Were you ever short of material?
Al don't know.
Odd you not have trouble with
the students about there being no ma
terial?
A-Yes.
Q.-Afterwards there was material
furnished?
Al don't know.
Q.-When was it?
AIN the fall of 1894
Q.-Were any steps taken toward get
ting additional material?
A.-NO. only what the faculty stated
they would do.
Odd you ever have any talk with
Lowe about material?
Q.-You can't tell the jury who made
terial?
A.-No, sir.
Q.-Why was it you sent for Lowe
to bring bodies from the poor farm?
A.-Well, that wasn't the real reason
we wanted the dissecting room
cleaned.
Q.-Mr. Lowe was scavenger at this
time?
A.-wen, I was told he was.
Q.-Was this the reason you sent for
him?
Ayes.
Q.-It was because you had this dirty
work to do. wasn't it?
Ayes
Ole cleaned up the debris and
bones about the dissecting room?
Ayes.
Ole helped move the dissecting
room?
Ayes, think so.
After considerable trouble DR.. Alkire
managed to tell III plain English what
different places the disSecting room of
the college had been located. It had
been moved six times.
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