Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-07
made the inventory; Bush was around

made the inventory; Bush was around
the store nearly every day.
Holmes: "Was Mr.. Bush 10 the
store frequently while stock was be-
ing removed to the warehouse ?"
Answer: "He was Ia frequently" Z"
Witness stated Klein told him not
to let anyone see what they we're do.
ing; told him TO be careful and not let
Bush see what they were dong:
were two weeks moving goods TO
warehouse; best stock was taken out
and .put 10 warehouse, about $4,000
worth, in boSes; was ordered to put
empty cartoons on shelves; shoes we're
stamped with a silver sta mp on
liuing,I Klein, Salem, Dr." Stock
was shipped in part TO Pendleton; was
ordered TO remove stamp, and put on
another stamp; great maLy we're
mismated
Counsel offered letters to witness,
who identified same as from Klein;
Mr. Holmes offered one to test ad-
INSTABILITY OF all the letters. "Sophie"
referred to was his wife who was now
10 Indiana. The letters we're signed
"McDuff," and we're to be returned to
Mrs. Sophie Maplethorpe; witness
wrote direct to Kleln;"K. Bros" re-
ferred TO Ia the letters as shipping
stock we're Krausse Bros; the stock
was from the store at Salem; the let
ters were admitted and marked as
exhibits.
The letters showed that Klei
ordered goods from Cincinnati aud
other places in east; some were
signed "Tony;" store was to be leased
In his own name; his letters showed
plan Ito put back in good new goods"
for all he "took out;" Klein made
frequent remittances to Maplethorpe
at Pendleton; one letter stated Klein
was going To see his mother once
more before she passed away; one
stated that he regretted the Pendle-
ton store had mot more desirable
goods;" the reading OF the letters by
counsel consumed nearly entire fore.
noon and created some amusement;
"that was quite puff 10 the paper
about the mammoth stock" was
funny; "Can you make old lady
Gray apair OF pumps 1 do not want
Bush TO make them," caused laug h,
which even Mr.. Bush enjoyed; invoice
made 10y Maplethorpe showed about
$1,000 stock Ia the PendleJon store;
admitted marking out
some words In Klein's letters; could
not tell what wassunderneath IL was
his letter and he had a cause at the
time OF personal nature that he did |
not now recall; one letter showed ten
cases Of shoes we're sent TO Trail, BIC,
where Joe Klein received them, after
wards Joe Klein was In charge |
Of the store at Pendle- |
ton, Thompson was EN-
ployed by witness who afterward
turned oyer the store TO Thompson;
letter OF Joe Klein was offered in
evidence, objected TO; Judge Boise in
spite Of his eighty years read all the
letters without glasses; Klein was at .
PeudlOton one day while store was
run there; Claud Catch was In town
~ same time; Klein took his meals at
his room; did not want Catch 70 see
him.
Court adjourned to2 o'clock when
,ross.examlnation OF Maplethorpe was
begun.
Mr.. Ford for defense took up the
testimony TO show that Maple
thorpe was actuated by malice toward
Kline had wife, admitted he took only
,ue meal 10 Klein at his room at
lotel when Catch was In town, as
Klein ahd headache; admitted that
leavy winter stock was stored In
warehouse In summer; Krausse had
'ubber goods stored in'the same ware
house; Klein went TO British Colum-
)la TO look up location for branch
tore before he turned stock over to
Bush; goods were shipped before
witness went TO Pendleton; as this
eport went TO press s-examina-
Ion was still proceeding,