The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-26

! 4OQBe 3lD.
Odd YOU ever initiate Robert
Hitchcock into the o. M B.?
| Ale was initiated into 315.
Q.-Was the obligation administered
TO Mr.. Hitchcock?
Ayes, sir; it was
Q.-Who administered it?
A.-Simon Greenspan.
/ animation by Attorney Will
! son:
Q.-Who was present at the time of
/ initiation of Mr.. Hitchcock?
A.-There was quite number pres
| ent. think we initiated several mem
| berS a the time.
Q.-Who else did you initiate?
Al don't remember now. remem-
Der this incident about Hitchcock. ST.
/ mon Greenspan raised the point that
/ Hitchcock had never been obligated, and
| although he said he had, we obligated
/ him again. Some one said that he was
talking for Ed McKeever, who was not
member of the o. NJ. B., and Green
/ span thought he ought to make sure of
/ the obligation.
| Q.-Had you any beer on that tap
/ that night?
Al think about one key.
/ BY Attorney Stafford:
! Odd the o. NJ B. indorse any city
candidates for representatives?
A.-Yes, sir; Col. Holiday and Wilson
/ Keith.
Herman D. Crow followed Souther
and testified as follows:
Q.-Are you acquainted with Mr..
{ Hitchcock?
Ayes, sir
Q.-Were you present when Mr..
/ Hitchcock was obligated in lodge 315
! of the o. M B.?
/ Ayes, sir.
Q.-Was The oath administered to
| Mr.. Hitchcock.
| Ayes, sir.
| Q.-Have you had any conversation
with Mr.. Hitchcock since he brought
! this suit?
! Ayes, sir.
| Q.-What did he say?
Nv 4 7
! said: You're a - of a fellow to bring
! suit against these fellows that you
have been running around with.
! Why he says, I haven't anything to
! lose, and I'm liable to get something out
/ of it"
Cross-examination by Attorney Will
! son:
l. Q.-As a matter of fact didn't Hitch
! cock go into the Standard lodge and
never make application to the lodge
! you speak Of?
! Standard lodge, but he had his full in
itiatiOn in 315.
] Joe Miller was the next witness. His
/ testimony was the following:
0.-Are you acquainted with base
| ment at the northeast corner Of Seventh
/ and Kansas avenue?
/ Ayes, sir.
| Q.-Were you ever there?
! -A:-Yes, sir; twice, in the evening
While they were holding meetings.
| Q.--Did you ever see Mr.. Hitchcock
1
Ayes, sir. He made a speech one
night and said that Ed McKeever
/ ought to be supported for the legisla-
| ture because he was an O. NJ. B. and
! that he had initiated him himself.
The testimony of Charles Galbreath
was next taken. It was as follows:
Q.-Are you acquainted with the
! basement room at the northeast corner
| of Seventh and Kansas avenue?
A.-Yes. sir; was in there twice
while they were holding meetings.
Q.-What did they do besides make
speeches at their meetings?
A.-They had some red ink"
Q--Who distributed this red ink?"
A.-Why, Bob Hitchcock Mr. Olson
and AL Mooney, and some others.
Cross examination by wilson,:
Q--Were you an officer of Standard
lodge at the time you speak of?
A--Yes sir, was outside watch
Odd you work for Wilson at that
time?
A.-No sir. I did afterward.
Q.-What was your work?
A.-Bartender.
George B. Gallon, secretary of the ex-
ecuive committee of the o. NJ. B. fol-
lowed Galbreath on the witness stand.
His testimony was as follows:
Q.-Are you member of the execu-
tive council of the Q. NJ. b?
Ayes sir.
Q.-Have you ever seen the publica-
ton in the State Journal purported to
be an official notice from the o. NJ B..
Ayes sir
Q.-Are you acquainted with Robert
Hitchcock?
Ayes sir.
ing of the general executive commit
tee?
Ayes sir.
Q.--was he the delegate from the
Standard lodge?
Al think he was.
Q-Have you any knowledge of any
action the executive committee took on
the suspension of Hitchcock?
A--No actual knowledge. Only what
I was told.
Q;-At the meeting that Mr. Hitch
cock attended were committees ap-
pointed to interview the different can
didates for the legislature?
A.-Yes sir.
Odd you hear Mr.. Hitchcock saw
anything about Ed McKeever?
Aye s sir. He seemed to think the
order ought to support him.
Gallon was followed by GEORGE R11tts
and at the conclusion of Mr. Butts
testimony court adjourned until nine
o'clock this morning. Mr.. Butts testi-
Odd Hitchcock ever state to YOU
order?
YES sir; he said he initiated him.
el.-Was this true?
At couldn't have been according
to the ritual of the order It would be
an 1mpossibility for him to have initia-
Odd you ever talk to McKeever?
A-Yes sir. 1 was appointed on the
committee to interview him, and he
was not in favor of the sentiments of
the order.
TODAY'S ACTION
The taking of evidence in the libel
suit of Robert Hitchcock was resumed
in the district court at 10 O'Clock this
morning, and George b Gallon. who
gave testimony Saturday afternoon,
again called to the stand by the de-
Tense. Mr.. Gallons examination was
as follows:
Q.-What authority was given the
executive committee by the general
committee of the o. NJ. B.?