The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-15

A-No. except to say that I should
come oftener. He once suggested, dur
ing my first year, that 1 come home
every night, but mother thought L
should stay in Lawrence.
Q.-What was your fathers demeanor
to you?
Ale was always very liberal and
kind to me and did not object to my
smoking or drinking in a moderate way.
When John Collins said these words
his voice trembled and there were signs
Q.-Were you much in your fathers
society?
A.-Yes, very much.
Q.-YoU were fond of your fathers
society?
A.-Yes. to a very great degree.
Odd you and your father ever
have any trouble?
A-Not the slightest.
Q.-Was there any trouble between
you and your mother?
A-She treated me always as though
! was her own son.
Odd she ever spank you?
A.-No, she never used force against
me.
Q-How were you and Grace?
Ave were always on the best of
terms and our relations were always
very cordial.
Q.-Were you in debt when you en-
tered school the third year2
A-Yes; $50 would cover all owed.
Odd you tell your father?
Ayes, and was surprised that he
did not ask me how much. He said he
would pay all debts before / LETT school.
Odd yon know your father was in
straitened circumstances during the last
year in school?
Ayes.
Q-Did your father and mother send
you money occasionally.
A.-Yes, I was to receive $25 instead
of S27 per month, the other arrange
ment being the same, during my last
year.
Q-TeH the jury why you expended
more money the third year.
Al had a. large acquaintance; did
not know the value of money; thought
I could get all I wanted and did not
worry about those things, and spent
more money than should.
Q.-What games did you play at the
Beta house?
Ave played football, baseball,
other games. and cards.
Q.-Was there any gambling there?
A.-Yes, occasional games of poker.
Odd you play?
and went to bed in the room where the
boys were playing, but they made so
much noise that got up and went back
into the game and lost the 81 had won.
I bet IS on Mckinley and SIS on Morrill,.
/ lost one and won the other. We Occa-
sionalIy played two or three hands of
poker for the cigars after dinner at the
Chapter house, and remember win
ming 25 cents on a ball game.
Q--Was that the extent of your gam
bling?
A.-Yes.
The witness then told how he had met
and become acquainted with Miss Bah
cock. They grew to be close friends
during Johns third year. He met Joe
SmOthers at the Beta house, where he
came to sing with a quartet
Odd you go to Joe Smothers'
house?
A-Yes: I think 1t was the latter part
of April.
O-What for?
G-To sea him abo11t going ont to
Miss Babcock's to sing with a quartet.
Q.-That was your only purpose?
A-Yes.
Q.-Who met you at the door?
Al don't know; colored woman.
Q.-What did she do?
Asked me in and called Joe
Al came in and I asked him if he
could go. He said yes, and I asked him
ri leave that TO YOU well said.
IT can't pay very much, because am hard
Q.-Then what was said?
How the Gambling Deal Was Fixed.
Ale said to me: .'I know a way you
me show You how He then told me that
1 should get one Of the Niger crap
a deal with me and make a lot of money.
I told him I didn't like to do anything like
fellows doing it, both in Topeka and Law
renee. He told me Jess Harper was the
CsmotheTs) was going down town to carry
some clothes, and that he would see Har,
per. He would bring him up, and could
meet him and then we could make deal.
I told him I wanted to do nothing OF the
kind, but he said l could meet Harper
anyway, and told me to stop at Turner
hail and he would bring Harper. 1 stop
ped there as I went home from down town
and Smothers came along. He told me
he could not find Harper, but that Harper
would be at home the next morning and
that he (SmOthers) would tell Harper
about it. l told Smothers ! did not want
to make any deal of that kind. then went
home. The next evening / was passing
Sot9eTs hQgSe % Enleh was ealad to e Ine
and said he wanted to see me- He said
to make a deal of the kind mentioned. I
asked Smothers if there was no risk in
per is the squarest nigger in Lawrence
and would make me some money.
at that time?
At was very. bad for young man.
I owed a note of $50 at the Watkins bank
and owed Mrs. Stormont $50 and owed
$50, I think that would cover all the bills,
Q.@something has. been said about your
buying a chafing dish at the jewelry
A-No. I bought the chafng dish at
Mr.. Gtbbs' bookstore and paid for it two
to you?
Q.-What did you do?
Al concluded to go and see Harper.
but he soon came across the street. ask
ed him if he was Harper. He said yes.
who smothers told me about told
him I presumed was. and then said: 4
and TO see if | want to do it." I asked
Lawrence, and he said also that he had
made a lot Of money at it We walked
down around the corner from his house
to a bridge over rav1ne, and there we
talked.
He told me he wanted 800 to start
with but / told him didn't have that
much and couldn't raise it. He said the
more capital, the better the prospect