Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-16

furnish you first-class crapshooter: l.
told him ] didn't want to do that and he
said: IN have him send some one down..
=! asked him whom. He replied johnson
Jordan who he said was in Topeka what
shooter. Harper told me TO give him 30
cents for kilograms and he would tele-
graph Johnson Jordan to come to Law.
renee. / gave him 30 cents because by this
time l had gotten into 4 frame OF mind
which made me go ahead with the bust
ness. Harper then told me he would meet
tell me If Jordan had come | told him al
right and went away. That night l met
Harper and he told me Jordan had come
and then ] went to Harper's house, where
Harper introduced me to Jordan.
Harper took me into a room and in
troduced me to Jordan. The deal was as
si"6 to start the gambling: | told MN |
couldn't risk that amount of money. had
told Harper. that 1 would give MN INA - 100 10
dan | could not risk that amount 0f money.
500. then both he and Harper told me tney
would agree, or sign contract 10 return
which they said they would win enough
money to pay all my debts. and then give
them plenty, too, They KEEP, on 11,,s at me me
/ determined to try it, and told them I
would give them $50. A compromise was
effected and they agreed tot to take ;;id S;I II ~
to get it on the following day. agreed
then to bring the money to Harper the
next morning, ana JOTudh to!h
take it to him at some place on the North
side.
'.,Then what was done?"
Il went to Ross Broadhead and borrowed
s75 Then | took the money to Harper,
with the understanding that II shoula De
used in. gambling" ,o,,
81 went to his house n few. days after
wards to see if he had heard from Jordan,
who, after receiving the money, was 10 re-
port to me. He had heard nothing but re-
peatedly assured me that Jordan would do
the square thing. ..,
Did you write Jordan letter?
Yes. l wrote him and asked why ne
had not sent me some money or returned
that which l had given him
Did you send HaTPsr ra3s the to I9PeKa leIer
What did he report to you,
THAT Jordan was at Alma.
Then did you come to Topeka?
"Yes.' 49,
For what purpose, and when?'
May T. and l came to Kill two bros win
one stone. | wanted to get my SlaSSe7
fixed; they had been broken IN a sSullIe; Sc,
when one of the boys knocked them of ana
l stepped on them; and also 10 see IL
could find Jordan ,o,
DIR. Esterly.'
How did You come to Topeka?"
"On the Union Pacific.
what did you do?'
Island depot. There got off and went TO
the 400 Club to see if l could ilnd JORDAN;
I went into the place and met q coIoreu oh
son Jordan. The fellow told me he was
at home and went after him Ihen crook
Wright came i'll and asked me into srnaii
private room adjoining the barroom. lie
then brought in Two glasses OF WHISKY
which we drank. Jordan soon came. ana
Wright furnished us drink OF peer each;
Wright then left the room. and / asket,
Jordan what he had done. He said he had
been arrested for fight and had TO put up
$40 of the money which | mad gwen nm nm
10 gamble with. | demonstrated with him.
and he said he hoped TO borrow money to to
pay his fine, but couldn't do It. He also
said he had used $40 as ,balt Trying 10 "
get game started; lie also s9l4 me me me me
which. if he had then. he couiu pawn anu
get his $40 back. and If he had the mohs.
he could get into big game the neNe
night and win money enough for all OIL US.
He called Crook Wright in and asked him
if he would loan him $40 Wright said no.
bur it was later suggested that Frank Kay
ner the brewery agent, could loan the
money to him. but they gave that up be-
cause they Thought Rayner wouldn't loan
the money to johnson Jordan.
Jordan said to me: THAT'S pretty
good watch you have. Why couldn't we
get some money on that" / told him my
watch was a present and had my name
in il and that as | had never paWned any
thing | didr1't care begin at this time;
We had taken several drinks. beer and
whisky. as the transaction projected. II
was finally agreed that JORDAN should take
$40. and if Adams wouldn't loan II TO nm
he would go 10 Kansas City and get II
from a friend of his there. They both
told me no one would ever see the watch
The letter which John Collins mad WRIT
ten to Johnson Jordan at the 400 cub was
shown to the defendant; 1t was as follows:
Il ask that YOU make me an eNp!and-
ton at once. either by letter. telegram or
by seeint; me in person, as TO why you dlu
not keep your promise 10 me about lasl
night 1t has placed me in an exceedingl y
dangerous position. as l had planned all
my affairs on the supposition that yon
would keep your promise at any FISK. Write
me at once fully as to what is the matter
and as to whether | may expect that you
will attend to things for me tonight. II
you have been pnched. use every means 10
get out, so that you may be at my serv-
ice Use a special delivery stamp when
YOU write me, SO that ] may receive the
letter at once. I was very much disap-
Tell me at once what is the matter.
shall expect that you attend to things to-
night, rain or shine. without fail, as this
will be the last possible chance. After
have trusted you as [ have, you should not
fail me in an emergency like this Be very
careful not TO get pinched. as either failure
and me now. Tell me whether you went
TO X c. and if so why things did not
come off. and let me know whether ! may
expect something tonight without fail.
shall try YOU once more tonight and will
trust you not to fail me. as | still trust
you in spite of your failure and long delay
l
you fail me tonight. You cam upon some
good excuse, get my address here from the
young lady in the office when the proprie-
tor is not in. Or you can send your lettel
here to the man with whom We met be
fore and tell him not to wait TO meet me
on the street, but TO bring it TO my house
at once. seal it carefully and be sure /,
riames. Write me fully as to what yor
have done since | saw YOU and as to what
your plans are for tonight. Mark the en-.
Ill Lot for M -
as l will do with yours. Now. do not dis
appoint me again. shall expect to heal
from you twice before morning. once b!
letter and again in a different way
John Collins then explained the letter
which was read sentence by sentence, by
Mr.. Hayden.A Collins said he did not know
why he used the word dangerous. but saiC
the other parts Of the letter referred solely
to the gambling transaction. Regarding th'
Kansas City "trip, witness said that re
ferred to the trip which Johnson Jordan
WAS to take for the purpose OF pawning the
defendants watch if he failed to procure
the money from Bee Adams in Topeka.
refers TO the gambling, transactions, :,
this letter, was reached. MI. HaEdei
DO you remember having written thi
part?"
of the letter Is darker than that which ap
pears in the other part of the letter.
You did not write 1t them
Il remember having write written .,a. no sucl sue.
words in that letter and l think that par
OF the letter is rank forgery"
The witness then swore that he did no
at any time give jess Harper revolye
and that he received in a letter from hi
father the 81 which he expended comm:
TO Topeka. Jess Harper swore that h
pawned Johns revolver and got the none!
which John used to pay MS 1are 10 10
peka to see Johnson Jordan.
Young Collins then told how he had com
to Topeka and had gone to Jordan mouse
ha p.lr
Johnson Jordan at dinner. Jordan aros
! and John followed him into front room