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


| duced me to Jordan"
/ Harper took me into a. room and in
| troduced me to Jordan. The deal was
| talked over and Jordan said he wanted
| 800 to start the gambling. l told him
| I couldn't risk that amount of money
I I had told Harper that 1 would give him
! S. to play as an experiment. When l
| told Jordan could not risk that amount
| of money, 800, then both he and Har-
| per told me they would agree, or sign
a contract to return the money Wlthln
a week at least, during which they said
| they would win enough money to pay
all my debts, and then give them
| plenty. too. They kept on at me untll
got in such a frame of mind that
| determined to try it, and told them 1
| would give them $50. A compromise
| was effected and they agreed to take
| SIS, if I could raise it, as told them
! would try to get it on the following
| day. 1 agreed then to bring the money
| to Harper's the next morning and Jor-
| dan told Harper to take 1t to him
| at some place on the north side.''
Q.-Then what was done?
Al went to Ross Broadnead and
| borrowed $75. Then I took the money
| to Harper, with the understanding that
| it should be used in gambling.
| Q.-When did you next see Harper?
| Al went to his house a few days
| afterwards to see if he had heard from
Jordan, who, after receiving the money,
| was to report to me. He had heard
| nothing but repeatedly assured me that
| Jordan would do the square thing.
| Odd you write Jordan a letter.
| Ayes. I wrote him and asked why
he had not sent me some money or re-
turned that which I had given him.
[ Odd you send Harper to Topeka?
| A--Yes; before wrote the letter.
| Q.-What did he report to you?
| A-That Jordan was at Alma.
| Q.-Then did you come to Topeka?
| Q-For what purpose, and when?
| A.-May 4, and came to Kill two birds
Tith one s{ong f6e ag Rfe6 6p gs5 in my
| scuftie when one of the boys knocked
to o'es see If # ' Gould fRd Jordan e anu ~
Q--Who had fitted you with glasses?
Q.-How did you come to Topeka?
/ A.-On the Union Pacific.
/ Q.-What did you do?
A--Got on a street car and rode to the
Roe Island a 466 dep9t 9t; 7 There got gf Of d and
| a colored man and told him was looking
Jordan ii'1 Was at home and he Went after
| him. Then Crook Wright came in and
Joining the barroom ri.' He then brought
| two glasses of whisky, which we drank.
! us a drink of beer each. Wright then
left the room room and I asked ed ;lT Jordan any what
rested for lighting and had had to put up SO
f % obg A1GFSy Tl4Icr a1 f 81 NT I+T I'M him ~
| and he said he hoped to borrow money to
pay his ,fine. but couldn't DO It, He also
get a game sttrted. He also told me he had,
! once, a fine diamond studded watch which.
! If he had then, he could pawn and get his
| $40 back and if he had the money he could
get into a big game the ne; next night and and
called Crook Wright in and asked him if
but it was later suggested that Frank
Rayner, the brewery agent, could loan the
money to him. but they gave that up be-
cause they thought Rayner wouldn't lend
the money to johnson Jordan
Jordan said to me: That's a pretty
good watch you have Why couldn't we
my watch was a present and had my name
in it,and that as I had never pawned any
We had taken several drinks, beer and
whisky, as the transaction proceeded. 1t
my watch and go to Bee Adams and get
$40, and if Adams wouldn't loan it. to him
from fiS noal'f friend G { Of his there They both
told me no one would ever see the watch.
Court here took short recess.
Mrs. Burnett Recalled.
County Attorney Jetmore, after the
morning recess, recalled Mrs. Mary
Burnett for further cross examination,
John Collins standing aside for the time
being.
Mrs Burnett was asked If she re-
turned to Topeka on Santa Fe No. 8,
arriving here on the morning of No
vember 13.
Odd the train stop at Scranton?
Q.-Where did you get on the train?
Al don't remember.
Q.-At the station?
Al don't remember.
Odd you get on from the depot
platform?
Al don't remember. Sometimes I
got on below the platform, because the
train often stops with the engine in
front of the depot and it is necessary
to walk quite a distance from the plat
form to get on.
Q.-Who was with you?
Any sister, Lizzie Middleton
Q.-What date was this?
Al don't know.
Q.-Was it May 10?
Al don't remember
Q.-Thats the morning you saw the
man on the roof?
Ayes.
Q.-When was it?
A-May 13.
Q-I thought you didn't remember?
A-Well, I do.
O-Did you go to Scranton and tell
your brother-in-law, Dali Middleton
that you wanted him to come and swear
in this case that you had seen the man
on the roof?
Al never told him any such thing
Q.-Didn't you tell Middleton that you
had promised Mr.. GODDARD to furnish a
third party as a witness?
A.-No. didn't.
Didn't you tell Ella Buchanan you
would give her $25 for testifying in
A-No I didn't Where would I get
s25 to give her or any other colored per
son?
Odd you tell Ella Buchanan she
should have your plush chair for
Christmas present?
A-No. I didn't. I haven't got no
plush chairs. That's the truth. just as
any minister would tell it.
Q.-Wasn't Ella, Buchanan working
for c. H. Barry when you said she was
at your house, May Is?
A-No.
Q.-Didn't you take Ella Buchanan
over by the Collins house and tell her
what you wanted her to swear to, and