The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-22

| ness stand. Mr.. Williams asked tn
| question:
Are you a patron Of the Hutchinson
| postoffice?"
| Yes, SIR"
| Have you a box?-
| Yes, SIR
What kind?"
~ lock box
81 will ask you If you frequently g.
to the postoffice late in the EVENING""
Yes, sir, do"
WHAT time do you usually go?"
Between the hours of 6 and T."
How long have you been in the ma oil
| OF going to the postoffice a. or about this
timer"
For about year and a half"
what was the occasion of your 60
| ing there at that tour?''
ITO get the mail off No. 5"
WHAT do you mean by No. 50"
That is the Santa Fe train from the
east arriving in Hutchinson between
and 6 cicck."
Have you been compelled to wait for
your mail at tmes?"
Yes. sir"
What has been your observations of
the assistant postmaster"
81 usually saw him in the money or
der department.
What was be doing?"
He was apparently checking up or
counting money"
"Where?'
In the money order department.
fy19
''In boxes
"How frequently did you see him do
ing n?''
Il could not give an accurate state
ment but 1 would say it was quite fire.
quent."
Mr.. Lambert cross examined Mr.. Cas-
ner briefly as to whether he saw the as
sistant through the letter boxes or
through some large windows. Mr..
Lambert tried TO establish the fact that
he saw through the glass boxes, while
NJ. Casner maintained that he saw
through the windows.
Mr.. c. VI. Williams, one of Miss
Beems' attorneys, took the stand and
testified that ne. Miss BEEN, her sister
and Mr.. Collins called on Postmaster
Mead when Miss BEEN demanded her
salary and that there was nothing said
on Miss Beem's part about her allow
ing here salary TO go on the shortage.
Mr. Charles Collins corroborated Mr.
Williams testimony. saying that Mr..
Williams raped on Mr.. Mead's private
office door and said to him that Miss
BEEN wanted TO see him. She told him
that she had agreed to let her Deem
Der salary go to help make UP the short
age. Miss BEEN had told him that she
had never said anything OF that kind.
He stated that Mr.. Meal said that he
would refer the matter to the depart
ment
Mr. j. B. Vincent, the present post
master Of Hutchinson, was recalled.
when did you take charge Of the Of
fce?"
July IS, 1897"
who was in possession of the office
at that time?"
Mr. Eli Mead and his son, Will
Mead"
Did they help in the transfer Of the
Office"
Yes sir"
WAS there a shortage OF about 5000
when you took charge OF the office"
Mr.. Lambert objected and Judge Will
Jams said that the objection was well
taken and he was not allowed to answer
the question, and was dismissed from
the stand.
Postmaster Fitch Of this city was call
ed 10 the witness stand and told how
the Iemitlances were made TO the Kan
sas City repository.
The defense then rested and Mr.. ]. NJ |
Moore, cashier OF the Fourth National |
bank. was called.
How much would 5000 weigh?"
"Avoirdupois?
"yes"
After figuring for a few minutes Mr. !
Moore said that it would weigh between /
y and SO pounds.
Mr.. Williams asked him how much /
space $66S would occupy. Mr.. Moore /
gave the dimensions OF a bag which /
would mold $500. He was then dismiss
ID.
Mr.. Rankin Mason, assistant district /
attorney, then commenced the argu-
hViil Ari tht SONcA liiIieit- ne sDOhe IOT
triile over half an hour. when court
Adjourned for noon to convene at .
,'clock.
When court reconvened at o'clock
'1r. c. NJ. Williams addressed the jury
or about an hour. He made particular
stress about Mr.. VIII Mead counting the
ash on Thursday night. He told Of the
and said that Mr.. Mead's
es ,iInony had been impeached three
ines He was very free in his insinua-
ions which everyone judged meant VIII
dead. Mr.. PTigg followed Mr.. Williams
nd he made very strong argument for
Hiss Bean. He went over the case
and presented the salient
'oints which We're very plausible and
trengtnenei the case on benalf OF the
defendant. When he had finished the
ourt was adjourned until 10 o'clock this
morning. when either Mr.. Waters or
Ir. Wise VIII speak for the defendant.
Ir. Lambert viii close The argument for
he government. II is not likely that the
aSe will 60 10 the jury before o'clock
his afternoon.
CHOoL CHILDREN ADMITTED FREE
Tueday, September 2S
The management OF ne State Fair has
nnounced that school children will be
Omitted - the grounds free Tuesday.