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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-03
IN MORE TROUBLE.
The State Board of Charities Now En-
gagged in a Controversy With
Mr. Bush.

A row is brewing between Secretary
of State Bush and the board of charl-
ties relative to the printing OF the pl-
ennial report of the board comDlneu
with those of the eight state charitable
institutions. The superintendent OF each
of the different schools and institutions
are required by law to make report
and the board OF charities is also re
ouired to make a report of their work
as a whole. One thousand copies OF
these combined reports are puDnSneu
for general distribution and fve nun
dred copies of the reports of each OF
the superintendent separately Tor their
own distri button. The printing commit
tee, consisting of the secretary Of state,
attorney general and. treasurer, is Civ
en- the authority to say what shall be
and what shall not be printed.
Mr. Bush claims that the board of
charities. or certain members of it, have
taken it upon themselves to edit the re-
ports of the -superintendents. He says
that after the board had adopted the
reports, Senator Jumper turned the re
port of Mrs Baer, SuperlnIndent OF the
girls industrial school at BelOit, over
to Frank Shane to be revised.
SHANE took the report" said Mr..
Bush, and not only cut out a good
deal of it, but even changed Mrs Baer'
wording, so that the statements were
not at all what she said. The financial
statement was also changed, although
went to the auditors Office and check
ed over the bills and found Mrs. Baer's
report exactly correct. The board says
that the report shall not go into the
biennial report as Mrs. Baer wrote It
and say it shall not go in any other
way. Wheeler and Street tried to COM
promise the matter by putting it in as
Shane wrote it without Mrs Baer's
signature, but the other members would
not agree to that. They want their re-
port Of Mrs. Baer, superintendent of the
which I saw is not right.
They changed the report of Superin-
tendent TOOthaker, of the blind asy-
1um, so that he says he cannot use it,
and some of the other reports were
mutilated the same way While I am
on this printing committee I do not
propose that reports shall be butchered
up So"
It is alleged that one of the reasons
the financial showing Of the girls
school was changed was because of the
excellent record Mrs. Baer has made
during the past year. The board gen
orally has to purchase about two hun
dred bushels of potatoes during a year
to furnish the school, but during the
last year Mrs. Baer has not only raised
enough on the school farm to supply
the school, but has a hundred bushels
stored away in the cellar On top of
this the board recently made a pur-
chase of seven hundred bushels more,
so that the school now has on hand
enough potatoes to last it for the next
four years.
The public eagerly awaits what the
state board of charities has to say
about these accusations
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FAIR OF THE STAGE WOMEN
Visions of Beauty at the Waldorf
Astcria-LiIlian RusselPs Booth.

New York, Dec. 2.-The annual blaze Of
glory of the Professional Woman's league
tinue to radiate all week in the Astor
gallery of the WaldOrf-Astoria. Probably
the matter was broken getnly to the hotel
guests, and they We're Prepared for ne
wonderful visions which fitted about the
ton no cases of nervous prostration or
sudden shock were reported among the
madly merry career without any casual
Lillian Russell is always worked as
drawing card by the league, and the mem
bers have thought out a real nice part for
Everybody will admit that it is a nice
part for her. The only trouble viii be to
playing it. Lillian is to have charge Of
a collection of war relics. and it was ad-
more appropriate. Other footiight favor
ties may do for the flower booth or the
ner, but there isn't anybody like Lillian
when it comes to war relics
consented TO exhibit some war relics Of
her own. She has some. There are mar
and divorce DEGREES and a little scrapbOok
entitled plain Words From Past Part
ners," and various other souvenirs Oe Miss
Russells campaigns She also mas some
silverware rescued from the Maine and
the daily paper printed on the New York
during the war. She has promised the
book is ardently desired.
Yesterday afternoon visitors were led
at the identical bullet that killed Hanlil-
ton Fish, It was an exploded cartridge,
but that seemed to make no difference
either to exhibitors or sightseers, and the
relic was reverentIy handled amidst
chorus of "Ohs!' and Abs!
At the sofa pillow table there was an
excited Lacquer who was wondering over
a mysterious woman who attends the ba-
Ears and always buys anything that Ellen
Terry has done. The woman seems to be
in moderate circumstances, but she will
stretch point in order to get hold of a
bit of embroidery or anything else by Miss
Terry.
There is good deal of interest over the
voting for the most popular actress The
one receiving the largest number will get
pair of diamond and turquoise earrings.
before the public had arrived there were
about twenty names already on the board.
where did those votes come from?''
asked someone.
Lacquer. They re not deadheadS. But
name up, even if-well, the votes are only
10 cents apiece, and anybody can afford to
boom herself a few dimes worth"
Last evening the usual crowd sat in the
Astoria corridors downstairs, listening to
the music but very, very few of them
P. w. Is. cast Wistful, hypnotic glances
over the balustrade, but still the crowd
Sat in the big chairs below. And in some
ways that was mistake, for Solomon in
all his glory was not arrayed like quite d
gOodly number of the leaguers. May Buck
loved of the leaguers and for the earrings.
She had 80 votes. Julia Arthur, Ethel B1r-
rymOre and Mary Shaw had 20 each; Lii
Ian. the relic, had 90 Mrs EiSke, 10;
Maude Adams, 16, and SO down to those
who had nothing on the board except an
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A-When I went into the parlor he
said he wanted to see me privately. lie
asked me to sit close to him. did So
He talked to me about singing at Mrs.
Babcock'S. [ told him 1 could go any
time He then asked me if could
keep a secret. I said yes He said he
wished Spearey was here He meant
Lew Gunther. He asked me if knew
the Harper boys. I said yes I told
him they were all right if they liked a
man. / told him Jess was in trouble
a good deal. He said: "Oh, they're
cutters and shooters. are they" l said
no they fought with their fists He
asked if Jess Harper would Kill a man:
He asked me where Jess Harper could
be found I said at HarveY's restaurant
We arranged that I should send Harper
to Turner hall. I told him I would
know him If 1 did not find Harper I
was to go myself to Turner hall at 3
o'clock.
Q.-What did Collins do then?
A-Left the house.
Q.-Where was he to be?
An front of Turner hail.
G--At Rhode Island and Warren
streets, I think
0.IThen what did you do?
A.-Changed my clothes and went up
town.
A-No, not in time to send him by 9
O'Clock.
A-Went to Turner hall myself.
Odd Collins meet you?
Ayes; I was whistling as Harper
was to do.
Q.-Was his hat pulled down over his
Ayes, the soft hat rim was turned
down all around.
Q.-What did you do?
A@Told him / could not find him.
Q=Then what did you do2
A@Talked with Collins and told him
he could find Harper the next morning
at s o'clock and said: ThatIl be too ear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-03
MISS FRANCIS LAST YEAR
Etienne Girerdot Who Played It Last
Night Will Get a New Comedy.

Etienne GiraTdot, the funny little
English comedian who created the part
of ''Charley's Aunt was seen for the
second time in this city at the Craw-
ford theater last night in Miss Francis
of YALE the farce written for him by
Michael Morton. The audience laughed
over the ludicrous expressions of the
little mans face, his staggering walk
and plaintive voice, but it did not laugh
over the lines of the piece as much as
it would have liked. This was due
solely to the fact that there is notfn the
lines sufficient of the quality which pro-
duces laughter. The farce is clever but
not as clever as Mr.. GirardOt deserves,
and does not give him as much opportu-
nifty as he should have to exploit his
work as a comedian.
The action of the farce is slow during
the first two acts, but in the third act
it changes to a rapid pace and the sit
uatiOns are extremely funny. It is
here alone that the comedian is given a
ity to any extent, and this final pOr-
tertaining.
Miss Fanny Young is still in the role
of Miss Manu. the man-hating gov
erness. and next to Girardot, her work
contributed more than that of any of
the other characters to the humOr of the
piece. Miss Agnes Rose Lane makes
an attractive Mrs. Chetwynd,'
GirardOt will discard Miss Francis of
Yale" after this season. He is now
looking about for a new farce for next
year. 1t is possible that George
Broadhurst may supply him with the
next comedy.
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nnaintance with him 2

A-No
Q.-What was Harbaugh doing at
your house?
A.-Inquiring for Joe.
Q.-Where was Joe?
Al do not remen Der.
Odd you examine this letter be-
fore you were asked as to the contents
today?
A.-No.
Q.-You had not seen it since it was
in Joe's pocket, except at the prelimi-
nary?
A-No
Re-cross examination by Mr.. Hay
den.
O.-After you had received the letter
from Jetmore, did not examine you as
to its contents?
Ayes.
Odd you not recite its contents?
Ayes.
The witness was excused from furth-
er attendance at the trial
Joe Smothers was then called. He
has lived in Lawrence Is or IA years.
He is a brother of Kittie Snothers. He
works IN nursery part of the time
each year, quitting May Is. 1898. Joe
Smothers was dressed in a dark brown
suit of tweed and plain necktie. His
hair is short and curly. His shirt was
pink and his cuffs showed several inch
es below his coat cIeeves.
AS ne stepped on to the stand he
transferred a large Wad of gum from
the left side of his mouth to the right
side and chewed induStriOusly. While
he was talking the gum was idle but
whenever there was time between the
questions and answers it went through
the process of mastication.
After he left the nursery he went to
Atchison and then to St Joe. He was
working for the st. Joe Water company
as pipe cOrker He is now employed
in st. Joe.
Q.-WhiIe you were in Lawrence did
you belong to a quartet?
Ayes, the Arcade quartet.
Q.-Who are the members2
A-Homer Fishback, Eli Rice, Will
! Berry and myself.
O.-How long have you known John
Collins?
A-Three or four years
Q.-Where did you meet him?
AT the Beta club house.
Q.-HOw far is that from your home
Am the second block.
Q.-How far from the university?
A.-Three blocks east, one block
south
Q.-How many boys room and board
there?
A-PossibIy IA or 49,
Odd John Collins live there?
A.-That'S where 1 met him.
Q.-Do you know Miss Babcock?
Ayes
Q-Where was she living?
A.-Extreme south part of Lawrence.
Odd you ever sing there?
A.-NO
Odd John Collins ever talk to you
about singing?
Ayes.
Q.-How many times did you talk to
John Collins prior to his fathers death.
ACUTE frequently
Odd he ever make arrangements
| for you to sing at the Beta. house?
I Ayes.
Odd you ever sing for money?
A.-OccasiOnally. Some times when
they were going to have a good time
we sang for a good time.
Q.zWas John Collins in your house?
Ayes.
Q.-How often?
A.-But once.
Q.-When was he there?
| A.-Some time before the 18th of May,
! because I left Lawrence that day.
Q.-How long before that was he
! there?
Al don't remember.
! Q.-Between January and May Is?
Ayes.
Q,-Who let him in at the door that
/ evening?
Any sister.
| Q.-Where were you?
Am the kitchen eating my supper
Q.-Who was in the parlor with you?
! A.-No one.
i Q.-What conversation did you have?
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INTEREST IN THE TRIAL.
Leads People to Undergo All Sorts of
Discomfort to Hear and See.

A6aQS E6Op1S To OAQOESO AA4 9OAbS Va
Discomfort to Hear and See.
All during the trial yesterday after
noon the court room was packed and
people were continually trying to push
their way through the crowds at the
doors and to obtain a good place on
the floor or in the balcony.
1t was impossible for Bailif John
Coyne to keep the crowd quiet.
''Lenme in" could be heard in shrill
tones from the rear of the crowd at the
door.
Judge Hazen raped for order.
stop that shown" cried some one.
Mama mama cried a child.
Judge Hazen again raped for order
The talking ceased for a time but as
the crowd continued to crowd in there
were occasional EXPLANATIONS of Don't
ShOVe.''
In one corner of the room sat an old
lady with white hair. She seemed to
be very much interested in the testimO-
ny, but during the recess taken at three
o'clock she settled herself for a nap and
when the trial was resumed she was
having a good sleep. She slept until a
when she awOke-
''Why, what have missed?" she ex-
claimed. why didn't you wake me?'
Mrs. z. T. Hazen. wife of Judge Ha-
zen occupied a chair at his left and
paid very strict attention to the testi-
mony and when DR.. Tefft placed the
shotgun on the floor in the position he
saw it at the house she leaned forward
to note all the particulars.
One young lady who could not find a
vacant seat made her way to the door
of the jury box and sat on the step a
few inches higher than the floor. When
the bed clothes were spread out on the
rail of the jury box she looked at them
bed spread to get a better view of the
blood-Stained blanket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-03
RAILROAD NEWS.
FROM MENTION.

Master Mechanic J. E. Gavitt was in
Dodge City yesterday, returning on No.
? last night.
Engineers Norton and Webster and
Eiremen Payne and Bourne resumed
work this morning.
Conductor Charles Brown returned
from EllinwoOd yesterday on No. and
at once resumed work.
Mrs. c. J. Davis, wife of HOstler
Davis who has been quite i'll, is report
ed some better this morning.
Fem Cooper is off duty today and is
said to be suffering with a genuine case
of the regular old fashioned grip.
Brakeman 0. c. Bannister has re-
turned from OsawatOmie and was a
guest of Newton friends yesterday.
The daughter of A. d. Knoll of the
blacksmith shop is reported no better
today and he is still absent from his
work.
Nudge, Wagner, Ruggles and Hamer
of the resident engineers department
are in Oklahoma City and Purcell to-
day.
Charlie Lytle has moved to Hutchin-
Son, where he will run on the Hutchin-
son 6 Southern.
The rail saws top notch recently is
81 rails in nine hours. The record here
tofOre was 1898 in ten hours.
c. G. Mills brought the Frisco in last
night for Ed Fay, who is hunting at
Taliahany, I. T, with the general road
master of the road.
Edwin Lewis, formerly of the rail
saw began work this morning in the
paint shop in place of Charlie Thomas,
who is attending school in Nickerson.
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y for you, as it is school time.
Damn school, he said.

" for you, as it is school time.
Damn school, he said.
Q.-Then what did you do?
Ave walked up town and I stop
ped in Harvey's restaurant to see if
Harper was there. He was not and
went out and told Collins Harper was
Q.-What did Collins do?
A.-Gave me five or six cigars, said it
was all he had.
Q.-Then when did you see him?
A.-On MaSSa chusetts street.
Odd you have any conversation?
A.-No.
Q.-Who was you with?
Q.-When did you talk to Collins
again?
A.-Not then.
Q.-When did you get a letter from
Collins?
A.-When came home my sister told
me that a white Teller had left a letter
for me and I went in and got it.
The letter signed Turner Hall was
handed to the witness.
Q.-Is that the letter?
Ayes.
Q.-What did you do with it?
A.-Read it and put in my inside coat
Odd you wear the coat the next
day?
The letter was then offered in evidence
but the defendant objected until after
the crOss-examination and was sus
tanned.
Q.-Why did you not destroy the let
ter?
Al never destroy a. letter
Cross-examination by Mr. Hayden:
Q.-HaVe you always gone under the
name of Joe Smothers?
Ayes.
Q.-Are you a brother of Kittie
SmOthers?
Ayes.
Q.-By birth or adoption?
A.-By birth.
Q-How long have you been a mem
Der of that Quartette?
A.-Two or three years.
Odd you go to the Beta club to en-
terrain the boys by acrObatic perform
ances?
Ayes, occasionally.
Q.-What do you do?
Al am a contOrtiOnist and tumbler.
Q.-How often had John Collins been
to your house?
Al do not remember.
Q.-As many as fifty times?
Al do not know.
Odd you say at the preliminary
that for what you knew, he might have
been to your house 500 times.
Al might.
Q.-DO you now know?
Q.-Do you say he might have been
there 500 times?
Ayes.
SmOthers Gets the "DOn't Knows"
Q.-Do you believe he was?
Al don't know.
Q.-When was he at your house?
Al don't know
Q.-Was it in January?
Al don't know.
Q.-Was it in March?
Alt might have been.
Q.-Then if you wanted to tell the
truth why didn't you tell Jetmore that
it was some time between January and
March?
THAT was the TRUTH snapped Smoth-
ers.
Q.-Then it was some time between
1872 and 1899 according to your theory
then?
Ayes
Q.-Was it as early as April 1?
Al don't know.
Q.-Can you fix the time?
A.-NO, sir.
Court then adjourned until 1 30
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He HAD ENOUGH
Exhibition of the Bloody Clothing
Sends a Spectator From the Room.

After the trial was well under way
yesterday afternoon a stout, round
faced man made his way into the gal
lery He had on a heavy overcOat, a
muff1er round his neck and a fur cap
covering his ears, and heavy gloves He
pushed his way toward the center of the
gallery next the west wall and looked at
the blood-stained clothing with open
mouth When the shirt was exhibited
he removed his gloves and cap. When
the night robe was shown he removed
the muff1er and unbuttoned his over
coat AS the exhibition of the clothing
continued he became more interested
and by the time Attorney GODDARD and
DR.. Tefft held the bed clothing up for
the Jury to see he had removed his muf-
fler. cap. gloves, overcoat and had un-
buttoned his coat and vest. More peo-
pie packed into the gallery and he got
red in the face and commenced to fan
himself with his coon-skin cap. He
stood it until Judge Hazen called for
less noise Then he made his way
through the crowd and when he gained
the door he exclaimed loud enough to
be heard at the further end of the court
room, 1--WE got enough"
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CO1AL1NS LEI len
Q-The letter you say was in seal
ed envelope?
A-Yes, sir.
Q.-What was the color of the envel-
ope?
Q.-This paper (holding letter. is the
one shown you at the preliminary?
Ayes, sir.
Odd you not say at the prelimina-
~ that this was the same paper?
A Yes, sir, because it was ragged.
I said it did not look like the same pa
per.
that time that the letter you took from
JOe's pocket was written on better pa
per
Al do not remember.
Q.-Then if this was on better paper
you would think it was the letter left
for Joe?
Al thought it was on better paper.
Q.-Is there anything else by which
you can recognize this letter?
A.-The wording is the same.
Q.-At the preliminary did you re-
member the letter had a signature?
Al did not.
Odd the letter you took from
Joe's pocket have a signature?
Al do not remember.
At the preliminary the witness was ask
ed if the letter had signature. She said
Il don't think it was signed"
Q.-Then your recollection of that time
was that It was unsigned?
remember whether it was signed or IN
DIDO you remember at this time
whether the letter was written in pencil
Q;-The letter you took from Joe's
A.-Was written in pencil
,Q;-DIdn you say al the preliminary
was written in ink or pencil? -'9'''~-
Al do not remember.
at the preliminary?
s'Do You see that some word has been
erased?' said Mr.. Hayden, handing the
Ayes. there is something scratched
out, but don't remember having seen it
Q.-Who did you tell about this letter?
A--Rev. Skinner, at the time was sub
c5.@No one else?
A--To Joe, perhaps.
subpoenaed?
A.-Yes. to subpoena Joe.
baugh?
Q--Iave you known him ten years?
Q.-How long have you known him?
Al can't say for sure.
Q.-When did you next see Harbaugh?
A.-When he came to subpoena me.
Upon cross examination Mr.. Hayden
said
Q.-During the recess have you con-
versed with anyOne2
Ayes sir.
O-AIr Stafford or Mr.. Harbaugh?
A.-NO.
Q.-NIr. Jetmore?
Ayes.
The testimony given at the prelimi-
nary examination was read and the
witness was asked if that was her test
imony. She said she did not remember
but suppose that it was
Q.-Whether at the time of the pre-
liminary examination you had con-
versation with Mr.. Jetmore at the
door?
A=No.
A.-With Harbaugh?
A.-No.
Q.-Were you not asked if you knew
John Collins?
Did Mr.. Jetmore say he is the
young man with the white flower in his
coat?
A-No.
Witness Continues to Forget.
Redirect examination by Mr.. Jet
Q-Can you fix the time when John
Collins came to your house?
A.-No.
Odd you say you think it was not
in January or February?
Al do not remember.
Odd anything occur to refresh
your memory to indicate that John Col
Inns was there more than one else2
Al do not remember.
Odd this letter come up between
you-and your brother after Collins had
been there?
Ayes.
Q.-How did you know Harbaugh?
A.-By sight as an officer only
O-Did Won have personal
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nv to Impeach Negro Witnesses.
JOHNSON JORDAN LooKsNATTY
The Leading Witness is a Typical Col
ored 'sSwell.'

Johnson Jordan was an interested list
ener to the proceedings during the
morning. He was dressed in dark
blue suit of cheviot. The coat was
double breasted and the vest cut low
He wore a pair of light yellow colOred
shoes and large craVat of black and
blue. A high standing collar closed in
front, pair of link cuff buttons in a
pair of stifly starched cuffs. He held
his hat in his hand and stood in the
rear of the room. He is quite tall and
could look over the crowd without diff
ficulty He keeps his jaws set firmly
together and his lips in a sort of pout-
He is a typical negro swell and at
tracted the attention of the colored
neonle around him.