Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-04

ONE OF THE LISTENERS.
know that they are shrewd but crude for
geries. II they were copies the man who
made them would not have taken pains
to initiate Goddard's signature and Mrs.
Jackson's signature and to use two kinds
OF ink in writing each one of the six
checks.
1--WE are confronted with the fact that
jackson went to the Woodland hotel with
six forged checks in his possession. pur-
porting to have been made by his wife
to DR.. Goddard. Why did he go there
with those things? What was his pur-
pose? The possession of forged instru-
ments II presumption that he intended to
defraud. Haven't we right to go be-
fore the jury with this evidence? 1t has
been said here that Jackson went to the
Woodland that night to see the family he
loved. Would q man 60 with checks on
which he had forged the names of his
wife and another man If he loved or re-
s@pected @ his WiieF ,dis,e THIS case. your honor:
Mr. Lowe. in reply to Beebe, said that
the defense had no right to the checks
and had no right to introduce them in
evidence, because the law provided that
evidence in the hands OF the prosecution
could not be demanded by the defense.
Judge Clifford made a strong argument in
which he said Lowe had not given Goddard
a fair show. Goddard was charged with
the highest crime known to the law and the
the guardian and protector of the interests
of the accused as well as the guardian Of
the states interests.
.'Why does Lowe fight the Introduction
of these checks?" asked Judge Clifford
What hurt can It do to the state of Mis-
sssde sSc to haye the y see these checks and
Ralph Latshaw. another attorney for Dr.
Goddard said 10 the court: ''Mr. loves
statement that evidence that comes into
possession of the prosecution cannot be de-
manded by the defense for evidence. is
too monstrous to stand in any civilized
would be necessary to hang q man accus-
ed of murder would be for the prosecution
to gather up all. the evidence and say yes,
we have the evidence here that might &C.
quit, but you can't have itv"
At the close of these arguments Judge
Longan said: These checks are, competent
evidence as being the ones taken from the
body Of Jackson. and the jury can decide IL
these are the ones. 1t looks very much to
me as II these are the same checks Jack
son had and Mrs. Miniger saw; but the jury
will decide that Bring the jury in. Mr..
Marshal
Experts Important Testimony.
DR.. ]. d. Griffith. surgeon general to the
state National Guards of Missouri, was the
first witness examined yesterday morning.
He said he had made special study of
gunshot wounds and in 1881 had been ap-
pointed by the government to study the ef-
fects of wounds made by the new Kras-
Jorgensen army rifle.
Are you acquainted with the principle
of the DETECTION OF bullets fired into the
body?" he was asked;
II have seen a great deal of it," he an
what is meant by DETECTION of bull
. lets?"
then Will be very easily DETECTED or chang.
ed In its course.by touching any tissue that
is at all Arm or by touching a bone"
SON. and the pistol from which it was fired
and said a leaden bullet of that kind would
be more easily DETECTED than a steel bullet
the jurors asked him If the bullet that wen,
through Jackson's skull could have beer
detected at the point Of exit Dr. G Grifiiil III l
Dr. Grifiith said the first shot fired al
jackson. which hit him in the throat anc
death by hemorrhage, and would not nee
essarily cause instant death or paralyzt
the powers of locomotion. He had knowr
cases where n man was shot that way ant
walked around before dying. He said thai
a man in Jackson's position. for instance
If he was under great excitement or angel
the bullet struck him in the throat. would
probably keep on moving ahead seyera
steps before falling, but he would sinh
down very quickly.
defense. The theory OF the state. upheld
by testimony of doctors. was that the frs
bullet wound in the throat would have
killed Jackson instantly. and. therefore
Goddard need not have shot him again
Goddards testimony at the last trial wa.
that he fired one shot at Jackson as h,
10 advance, and he fired the second shot
DIR. Grifiith's testimony about the defiec
tion of bullets was introduced to explain
how the bullet that went through Jack
sons head while he was standing uprigh
made an indentation in the door twent,
inches from the floor.
Forged Checks I'm Evidence.
W. II. Rogers. paying teller at the Firs
National bank. was put upon the witnes
stand next. and, as he took the chair, At
torney Watson said to the court.
I'VE now offer the checks In evidence"
This announcement caused a stir, no
only among the crowd of spectators il
the courtroom. but among the jurors
Are You acquainted with the hand
writing of DIR. Goddard and Frederick
Jackson?" was the first question aske
Mr.. Rogers.
Yes, sir.
He was shown each of the six forge
checks in turn. and said the fndorsemen
of Dr.. Goddards name on the back wa
nei the signature t Of Or. Goddard. but
an expert judge of handwriting the sam
one who wrote Goddard's signature o
the back filled In the writing on the fac
of the check. Mr.. Rogers was asked
the name of Mrs. jackson signed to tn
checks was her signature He answered:
II would not pay check on that sig
nature"
Mr.. Rogers was then shown a sample q
the handwriting OF the late Frederick
Jackson. and said he believed she writin