The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-17

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the game. This last sentence he denied
writing: II shall expect 10 hear from you
twice eSore morning; once by letter and
once again in different way"
John said the reason he enjoined secrecy
on Jordan was because he did not want
anyone to know he was gambling. He was
was ashamed of it.
John said he saw Jordan, the Sunday
before his faterh was killed, at the ne
gros home in Topeka John said his
father loaned him his own revolver and
that Is how he came to have x in Law
renee. He returned this pistol to his
father and on Dewey day he bought
pistol at second hand store in Topeka
John. had recovered his equanimity
when ne took the witness stand after the
non recess. His nervous ness Of the morn
ing had disappeared.
He was asked why ne used the revolver
on Dewey day. He answered: by this
time had made up my mind I was swim
died and didn't know what would hap
pen. so l bought this pistol to protect
myself. But 1 don't suppose could have
had nerve TO use it even n it was neces-
sary."
John, as he talked, coofly and deliber-
ately. his cheeks slightly flushed. hooked
often at the jurors, talking straight at
them He occasionally glanced out over
the court room and at faces in the gal
lery.
John told in detail about all Of the visits
ne had made to johnson Jordan at the
400 club and at Jordan's house. These
visits, he said, were for the purpose Of
getting back his watch and chain which
Jordan told him he mad put up at the
police station as security for fine or
something of that sort.
In his testimony about his visits 70 the
home of jess Harper in Lawrence and
about all of his visits 10 the 400 club and
TO Johnson Jordan's home in Topeka.
Johns story agreed with the testimony
Of Johnson Jordan In every particular,
even to the most trivial details. with the
single exception that Jordan says that the
visits and conversations were about the
killing OF Mr.. Collins and John says they
were about gambling and the return Of
his watch and chain. Although the law
yers for the defense have said that not
a word OF Jordan's, Harper's and Smooth
er's testimony was worthy of belief, yet
Johns story corroborates theirs in every
particular except one. John said that
in all these visits and conversations moth
ing was ever said about bombs or about
the murder Of his father
John says the reason he went to Kan
sas City the Wednesday before his
fathers murder was 70 see James Harold
Smith, manager of a show, to get posi-
ton with him in an Uncle Toms Cabin
show which Smith was going otake out
in a tent TO tour Kansas.
John said his father had promised him
a trip that summer and had said that
after the summer vacation he need not go
back to school unless he wanted to. His
father told him he intended to pay his
debts even If he had to borrow money
TO do IL.
ST telegraphed TO Jess Harper the day
was in Kansas City and told him 1
wanted to meet him. The reason was that
I wanted to get him to go and see Jordan
and see if he could get the watch back, y
said John. 81 saw Jess that night in
Lawrence. asked him to go to Topeka
and see Jordan. He said he did not wish
to co.
MAY u, the day before my father
was killed, I got up earlier than usual.
because 1 was sick. The worry over the
loss OF nay watch probably had something
to d with my sickness. I went down
town to get a breath Of fresh air. I
went to a restaurant In Lawrence and
got glass of milk and a sandwich.
When got to the EIdridge house 1 went
into the toilet room and threw up what
had eaten. / did not request Ed Miller
TO furnish poison to mesia never had a
conversation with him in my life on that
subject.
1.-The morning of May 70 / came home 70
Topeka at 11:45 or Whereabouts. ! came
home to see our family doctor to see il I
couldn't get my stomach. Strengthened out.
I intended TO return 10 Lawrence that
afternoon at O'Clock and bought a
round trip ticket. When I got home
found the family at dinner. 1 told them
why I came home. MY father asked me
why I did not see a doctor in Lawrence.
told him it was cheaper to come nome
and see the family doctor. I went TO the
office OF DR.. Grubbs and he gave me a
prescription, which 1 had filed. took a
nap after dinner in my room. Soon after
supper my father went out, but he came
back soon and he and my mother went
to an entertainment. ] was playing on
the piano in. the parIor when they went
out. As tealy left the room father told
me not to go back to Lawrence the next
morning. 1 remember that distinctly be-
cause they are the last words 1 ever
heard my father say.
after they had gone out I stayed
there at the piano and played and then
went up stairs 10 where my sister Grace
was at a desk with er books and a lamp.
I talked with her about five minutes and
then went out on the balcony upstairs
and smoked a cigar. 1 was there about
twenty minutes When L came back /
told Grace had been out in the smok-
ing car. 1 think 1 locked the door open
ing upon the balcony. I went to bed and
went to sleep soundly. ] did not hear
my father and mother when they re-
turned.
81 was not out Of The room that niss1-
and did not awaken till loud noise in
the morning aroused me- The noise
startled me so that I jumped clear our Of
bed. It seemed 50 unreal TO hear 50 loud
an explosion right there in the house /
was dazed and hardly knew what TO do
1 unlocked the door and ran ont and ran
into my sister Grace in her night robe IN
the han. had not been out OF my room
that night before. / ran part way down
stairs and heard mother cry: Papa IS
shot, 90 get help Immediately ran back
and put or my trousers and grabbed ms
coat and dragged = after me- 1 ran inSo
nv fathers rom He was bleeding oacss
ne was gasping and moaning and seemed
70 be suffering keeniy- merely glanced
az him and saw that could not heip nm
and rushed over y Mr.. Lange's- NJ
sister was already there ahead Of me !