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

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asked when the college moved to its
present quarters. He said he thought
it was in the summer of 1895.
Here the state rested.
Mr.. Campbell then started the de-
Tense. He said that they would en-
deavor to show that Lowe was a. scav-
enger, and had a special kind of wag-
on and was the only one of the kind in
the city of Topeka. Mr.. Campbell then
went into a lengthy discussion of the
scaVenger contest and said Lowe was
specially attentive to his business; he
also claimed that at the time the wagon
was seen going across the bridge that
HaiSch owned il and had it in Haisch' s
possession, and that at the time the
crime was committed Mr.. Lowe did not
have any teams or wagons, having
turned them over to man named
OhmS to satisfy a chattel mortgage. He
also stated that the defense would show
that Offield was mistaken about his tes-
umony and that no description of Lowe
had ever been published in the papers;
also that the officers had tried to intim-
ldate Lowe after he was arrested by
putting rope around his neck.
DR.. j. 9. McCHntOck was next call
ed.
Q-Have you had great deal of ex-
perienee in dissecting in colleges?
Ayes.
Q-Have you ever seen a body that
had the marks of hook?
A-NO, sir.
Q-Would college have a body that
had a hook mark?
Al don't know of one.
Q-You would not receive body that
was mutilated in any way with a hook?
A-Not without explanation.
Lowe was next called. He told of his
residence and gave his age as SO. He
was a farmer before coming to Topeka.
Q-What has been your business in
Topeka?
A scaVenger.
Q-What implements did you have?
Lowe described his dead animal wag-
on and other implements.
Q-YOu heard Frosts' testimony?
Q-Is that the same wagon you are
describing?
Ayes, sir.
The witness here went into the details
of the fight over the office of city scav-
enger with Reuben Stewart.
Q-Did you do work at all times of
the day and night?
Ayes, sir.
Q-Were you often called to go at
night?
Ayes: more often in night than in
days The veterinaries did not want
dead horses taken away from their es-
adjustments during the day time; it
hurt their business.
Odd you sell this big wagon to
Mr.. Haisch?
Ayes
Q-Ten how it was?
Witness told about a trade he had
made with HaiSch in which the wagon
was exchanged for some barrels and
about the So which was due for the
transaction.
Ain May or June, 1895.
Am May or June, 1895.
Odd you ever have this wagon af-
ter that time?
A-No, sir.
Q.-Did you hear Frost testify?
Odd you start out at that time
with a wagon?
A.-No sir. did not own a wagon at
Q.-You heard Stewart testify about
meeting you on the bridge?
Axes.
Q.-Is that true?
A.-NO sir. He might have seen the
wagon. but was not in it that night.
Q--YOu sold your wagon and stuff in
May, 1895?
Q.-What did you do then?
Al worked on the lower dam
awhile then I started out with a show.
I came back to Topeka either the 18th
or 18th of November.
to Topeka?
A.-There was a man named Ohms
had mortgage on my stuff and he
went to my wife and said he did not
want me to go to Texas with my stock
and if 1 did he would have to let the
law take it's course. So I came back
and turned over my stock to the mort
gagees as soon is 1 came back
Odd you own any horses or wag-
ons on the Sth of December, 1895?
Al owned a couple of horses but no
wagon.
Q.-You said something about being
under bond for some trouble with Reed;
did you have a trial?
Ayes. I was acquitted.
Q--Were you at Rochester cemetery
on December 8. 1895?
Al was not.
Odd you steal the body of Amelia
Van Fleet?
Al most certainly did not
Odd you have anything to do with
Al did not, either directly or indi-
reetly.
Q.-When were you arrested?
"A couple of weeks afterwards.
Q.-You stayed in Topeka all the time
after your return?
Ayes.
Odd you read all the papers?
A.-Not all; I read the Journal and
Q.-Were you described in either of
these papers?
A.-No sir, was not.
Odd you see a reward that was
published?
Ayes.
Q.-How much?
A.-$400
Q.-When were you arrested?
Al can't give exact date.
Q-Where?
A.-BetWeen Fifth and Sixth on east
side of the avenue
Q.-State the circumstances.
Al was standing in a doorway; it
was raining. 1 came up town to see DR..
Hapgood. Dan Jones and Officer Pind-
ston came along, they passed and I says
Hello Dan, are you looking for me-"
he laughed and says yes and asked
me to come along down the street and I
did and he took me down little further
and read the warrant to me. 1 was
never more surprised in my life at any
thing.
Q.@What made you ask him if he was
looking for you?
Al thought it was joke The Of
f1cers had been after me so much in
connection with the scavenger fight
that it had got to be a joke among
them that when business was dull they
would say we had better go and run
Lowe in. L saw that they were out
after someone that night, and I thought