The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-22
FOR ABDUCTION.
StOOpS on Trial in the District
Court
For Inducing MarjOry Wallace
to Run Away
AND GO TO CHICAGO
With Him Where She Was
Afterwards Found
And Brought Back HOme-Evi-
dence Given Today
Shows the Girl Had Run Away
Before.

Harry Stoops, q. young Chicago con-
tractor is on trial in the district court
today, charged with enticing Is year old
Marjory Wallace from her home for i'm
moral purposes.
James Wallace, father of the girl,
has a boarding house at First and Ad-
ans streets for Santa F'e shOpmen. He
is also employed in the shops himself.
StoOps had a contract for roofing the
Santa Fe paint shop last November.
His men boarded with the Wallace
family and he met the pretty 10 year
old daughter Marjory.
When Sto0ps returned to Chicago the
girl also disappeared and she was after
wards found IN Chicago where sne mad
been living with Stoops, a mock mar
riage having been performed at his in
sUIgatiOn.
Stoops is 20 years old and has wife
and Two children.
A1arJory " aIlace left Topeka on De-
celnDer i6, 1886, ana she was brought
home by her rather on February Y.
StOOpS was soon afIerWard captured
| ana returned TO Topeka by Sheriff KEEP
ley he has since been IN the county
jail in default OF S5.00O bail.
StOOps IS supposed to be wealthy.
He has been an oncer of the Guaranty
hOOhug company of Chicago which did
| an extensive business during the
Worlds fair and subsequent to that
| time.
Stoops was neatly dressed when he
was brought into the court room. He
appeared somewhat nervous and smiled
occasionally during the examination OF
witnesses. He held frequent eonversa-
tiOns with his attorney and suggested
the line of cross examination.
His wife was not present.
Sheriff Kepley was first examined to
allow him to take an early train. The
JetmOre. Disposing of the usual prelim-
mary questions, the examination was
as follows:
Q.-Are you acquainted with Mr..
StoOps?
Al am.
Q.-Where did you see him?
A-At Chicago in the county Jail.
Odd you so after him?
A-Deputy Lucas first went for him
but failed to get him.
Q.-Are you acquainted with Stops
family?
Odd you see them?
Al did.
Q.-How much of a family has he?
"A wife and two children.
Odd he tell you they were his
wife and children?
A.-Yes, he talked about them on the
road to Topeka and said the oldest boy
looked like him.
Cross examination by d. H. Martin
of WaggOner, Horton & Orr:
Odd you make the arrest?
A.-NO, sir; I did not.
Q.-Why did you go to Chicago?
A.-To bring Stoops back.
Q.-Where did you get hinn2
Alt the depot.
Q.-WhO had him?
A.-Deputy Lucas.
Q.-Where did he get him?
Alt station %.
Odd not the court make an order
that Stoops should not be taken from
Chicago?
Al do not know
Q.-WOuld you know the woman
Stoops called his wife If you saw her
again?
Al would
MIR. Martini would like to have a
summons issued for Sheriff Kepley. I
want him for the purpose of Identified
ton.
Sheriff Kepley protested but Judge Ha-
zen ordered him to be in the court to-
morrow morning.
Redirect by Mr.. Jetmore:
Odd MIR. Stoops inquire of you
whether he could get a place in Topeka
for his family?
Ale did. He requested me to go
over on Tyler street where he had
boarded and find if his wife and chill
dren could stay there.
James Wallace was next called.
Q.-What relation are you to Marjory
Wallace?
Al am her father.
Q.-HOW old is she?
A-She will be 16 years old the oath
day of next August.
Q.-Do you know Mr.. Stops?
Al do
Q-When did you first see him?
Al spoke to him first about the
time he had a strike on the job. He
made arrang gements for the board of his
men with my wife while I was away.
Q.-When did you first notice that
there was anything between Stoops and
your daughter?
A.-The Sunday night before he left.
He came down to the house after his
bill. I brought it to him and he asked
for a duplicate. I started to the dining
room after it and he followed me to the |
Ta-lor where my daughter MarjOry was
playing the piano.
Q.-Was he there when you brought
the bill?
Ale was.
Q.-What was he doing?
Ale was sitting by the piano talk |
irg to her. I gave him the bill and he |
went out.
Q.-Then what happened?
Am about Is minutes we missed |
MaTjOry and I started out to hunt her.
I found StOops at the corner of Third |
nd Adams street. said: Have you
seen my daughter? He said he had
That she had just gone home. asked |
him what he wanted with her and he |
said he was talking to her about get |
ting a girl to work fer his wife. I then |
went home and found the girl there.
Q.-When did you next see StOops?
A.-On Mondsy. He came down and |
gave me check. My wife took the |
check to the bank and they said he had |
no money there. The next day he came |
down and paid me.
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