The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-21

A.-No, sir. there was never any pack
age left there with me for Harper
Q.-Harper never got a package from
you that was left there?
A.-No, sir.
Tom Harvey, brother or the Testaa-
rant keeper, followed
Q.-Do you know Jess Harper?
A.-YeS, sir.
Q.-Do you know John Collins2
A.-No, sir.
The defendant was again asked to
stand up and Harvey said he had never
remembered of seeing him
Odd John Collins ever leave q
package with you for Jess Harper2
Jacob Roof. carpenter employed in
the Santa Fe shops, was then called
Odd you ever rent a building from
J. S. Collins?
Ayes, sir.
Odd you know Mr.. Collins?
Odd you ever have trouble with
Mr.. Collins in front of the Office and
threaten to strike him?
A.-NO, sir I never had any trouble
with Mr.. Collins. He was a nice man.
discrimination by Mr.. GODDARD
Q.-You rented a building from Mr.
A.-Yes, sir. at 82s Kansas avenue
Q-For what purpose did you rent
that building?
A.-For a grocery store.
Q.-Isn't it a fact that you rented
that building for the purpose Of run
ming a joint in the back part2
The attorneys for the prosecution OBJ
iected and Judge Hazen told the wit
ness that he could decline to answer the
question if it would incriminate him
self. The witness declined to answer
the question.
Q-Didn't Mr. Collins accuse you OF
running a joint in that building2
A.-No, sir. He said he had heard
something about it but he didn't ac-
cuse me Of running one.
Q-What talk did you have with Mr..
Collins?
out of the building and would have u
give it up.
Q-Didn't he tell you that you would
have to get out of that building?
Q-Wasn't you drunk the day you
talked to Mr.. Collins?
A.-NO, sir.
Q-Hadn't; you, been drinking ard
wasn't you heavily lOaded2
Al had been drinking a little bur
I wasn't drunk.
Jesse Harper was again recalled
Odd John Collins ever leave a
bundle containing a shirt at Harvey's
restaurant for you?
A.-No, sir. He never left nuthin' at
HarVey'S restaurant for me-
Odd he ever say he would leave 4
bundle there for you?
A-No, sir.
There was no cross-examinatiOn-
Fred Freeman, paying teller at the
Merchants National bank, was the next
witness, He said that he mad neces-
sarily made a study of handwriting
during the Is years he had been IN the
banking business. When he came on
the stand he had the johnson Jordan
letter in his hand, and stated on eN-
animation that he had carefully exam
iIed it.
tion starting with Burn the was VIII
ten by the same person VINO wrote ehs
rest of the letter?
1--WE object" said Attorney Hayden
''as not proper rebuttaL"
''I think Mr.. Collins stated on tne
stand that he thought that portion 10
he a rank forgery" said Judge Hazen-
"ObiectiOn OVerruled.'
Am my opinion it was written by
the same person.
Q-Are there any particular letters or
words in the latter portion which are IN
the former?
A.-There are the words Il shall ex-
pect' in the latter portion and the fore
portion of the letter. In my opinion the
formation of the letters are identical
and were written by the same person
Cross examination by Mr. Hayden
Off an expert penman should 1ni-
tate this writing you would expect To
fnd many points of similarity between
the imitation and the original2
A-Yes, sir; if the person was an ex-
pert.
Mr. Hayden endeavored to secure an
admission from the witness that there
were differences in the formation OF
some of the letters in the latter part
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