The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19
Q-Was he driving?
YES. he had his big wagon.

| to the Office u city SCaSSHSCI-
Q-You shot at him once seven or
| eight times?
Ayes; 1 think shot seven times;
| there was 13 shots fired.
| Q-You have not been very good
| friends since?
| Ave have not spoken.
| Q-HOw did you know that this was
| the 9Th of December that you saw him?
| Witness told what he did each day I'M
| til Wednesday, when he saw the ac-
count of the robberies in the State Jour
| nal.
| Q-Where was he on the bridge?
| ABB thirds across.
| Odd you speak to him?
! A-No; 1 kept my eye on him until I
| got out of shooting distance.
| Odd you look al his wagon?
| A-No; I was looking out for Stewart,
then.
Q-They do this scavenger work at
nights, don't they?
| Ayes; som tinneS.
OFT is part of the scavenger's duty
| to clean vaults, was 1t not?
A-That was not the kind of work he
| was doing.
II. S. Van Fleet vas the next wit
ness. His testimony was in regard to
| the funeral of his siSter-in-laW. He
told of the search of the body and its
| recovery at the Medical college. His
! testimony was substantially the same
as in the Johnson case. He was not
| cross examined.
Constable Hall Williams was the next
man called He testified to the search
of the medical college and the finding
and identification of Mrs. Van Fleets
body His story was the same as in
the Johnson case
Odd you examine the yard for any
tracks?
Ayes; found heavy wagon track;
also a high buggy track.
Cross examined by Mr.. Campbell:
Q-Where were they?
A-They went in over the lawn to the
back entrance to the building.
Q-What was the condition of the
ground?
A-Rather soft: we could distinguish
the wagon tracks plainly; the buggy
tracks were not very plain.
Q-How long had they been made?
Al don't know; they looked fresh.
Q-You say there were heavy wagon
tracks?
Ayes; it looked that way to me-
John Haisch, one of the policemen,
next described the search of the medi-
cal college. His testimony was the
same as in the johnson case.
Odd you make any examinations
outside?
Ayes; we found tracks of two We
hicles south of the building; the buggy
track was ten or Is feet from the build
ing and the heavy wagon was right up
to the building
Q-HOW long have you been in Alma?
A-Since Monday.
Q-Have you seen Lowe during that
time?
Ayes.
Q-Who has he been with?
A-WeH, with the doctors most Of the
time.
Q-Has he been with you?
Q-You don't associate with him. do
you?
A-No.
Cross examined by Mr.. Campbell:
Q-You bought his wagon?
Al took it on claim.
Q-You owe him 50 on it yet, don't
you?
A-No. I don't
Ole claims you do, don't he?
Al don't know.
Odd these tracks out there look
like loves wagon?
A-Well, I can't say that they did any
more than anyone else's.
Q-You got his heavy wagon?
A-Yes.
Q-You had trouble with him?
A-Wen we've never had any settle
ment; I didn't want any trouble with
him; I got enough to settle my claim
and didn't bother with him.
Q-You saw him talking to the doc
tors did you?
Ayes.
Q-Who did you tell?
Q-Has he talked to anyone else?
Ayes: he talked to Lem Frost
Witness was then asked in regard 10
his connection with the city scavenger
office.
Tim Donovan was next called and
gave the same testimony in regard to
searching the Medical college and the
recovery and Identification of Mrs. Van
Fleets body that he gave in the John
son case. He was asked, did you no
tice any wagon tracks in the yard?"
Ayes, we found tracks of a heavy
tired wagon and buggy tracks.
Q.-Where were they?
A.-The heavy tracks were close up
to the building; the buggy tracks were
further out
Q.-When did you come to Alma?
A.-Monday.
Q.-Do you know Lowe?
Ayes.
Q.-Who have you seen him with
since he was here?
A.-Several.
Q.-Wen who?
A.-With the doctors some, and with
Frost a good deal.
]. F. Minney was next called, he
testified as to his residence and bust
ness and to being dean of the Kansas
Medical college.
Q.-You are acquainted with Mr..
Lowe?
Ayes
GLOW long have you known Lowe?
About three years.
Q--YOu were on the committee to pro-
cure dissecting material?
Ayes.
Q.-Do you know who procured Mrs.
Van Fleets body?
Al don't know.
Odd Mr.. Lowe procure it2
Al don't know.
Wv no pa1d Tor II!
Al don't know.
Odd Mr.. Lowe ever furnish any
dissecting material for the college?
Al don't know.
Q.-That would come to your know1-
edge?
A.-No; I think not.
Q.-Who procured those other two
bodies?
Al don't know.
Odd you procure them?
Al did not.
Q.-Who paid for them?
Al don't know. 1 doubt If they
were ever paid for
Q.-There was some discussion as to
when the college moved to the present