The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-08
IN A DREAM.
Lucinda Hendricks Was eeUnder
SpelI'' or Something
While She Supposed She Was
Married to Hummer.
The Rude Awakening Came
When He Shot Her.
MUCH EVIDENCE IN.
AsWOman NeighbOr Says Both
of Them Were Crazy.
Rolled Their Eyes and Acted
Half Cracked.
MUCH EVIDENCE IN.

Unless Lucinda Hendricks perjured
herself VIII o. Hummer betrayed her
first under promise of marriage and
afterward attempted to take her life
without provocation. Unless Hummer
is or was insane, the shooting Of the
Hendricks girl was simply the demon
stration of a brutal and criminal ma
ture.
Runners attorneys are endeavorirg
to prove that he was insane at least at
the time of the shooting. The evidence
of acquaintance Of the prisoner and
physicians is being introduced to estab-
lish this fact. It is the only hope the
lawyers have OF saving their client from
a long term in the penitentiary.
Lucinda Hendricks, the 19-year-o old
victim Of Runners act, took the wit
ness stand in the district court yester-
day afternoon. One peculiar feature Of
her testimony was the fact that she
d1sclaimed all knowledge OF events for
possibly an hour preceding the shooting
and up to the time the bullet was re-
moved from her skull at the Salvation
Army hospital. DR.. Agnes Mckee Wal
lace, who preceded her on the witness
stand, explained that this was due to
conclusion of the brain and cited num-
erous incidents to show that this was
often the rule in cases of injury involV-
ing the brain.
Miss Hendricks was accompanied to
the witness stand by DR.. Wallace, who
remained with her during the time she
was giving testimony. DR.. Wallace s
right hand she grasped firmly with both
OF hers and with her face turned TO one
side so that her eyes would not rest
on the face of Hummer she told of her
betrayal and the events which led to
the shooting.
Hummer showed more feeling during
the time his victim was in the court
room than he had up to that time
When County Attorney Jetmore called
rrfr- m toll
he emptied his mouth of quid of to-
baccO and drew his chair close behind
those OF his attorneys as though to
hide himself from view as much as nos
sible. While the examination was in
progress he kept his eyes downcast up
on the floor the greater part of the
time, occasionally, however, stealing
glances from under his eyebrows at the
girl in the witness chair
Lucinda Hendricks was simply but
neatly dressed in a green waist of wool
en- stuff and a check skirt. Her wealth
of dark brown hair hung in two braids
to her waist, and on her head she wore
a white "fascinator."
On direct examination by County At
torney Jetmore she testified as follows:
Q--HOw old are you?
A.-19 years.
Odd you know Mr.. Hummer be-
fore you went to the house to work?
A--No sir
Q.-When did you go to work there?
A.-June O.
Odd you meet VIII Hummer when
you first went there?
Ayes sir.
GLOW soon aftaer you went there
Alright away.
Q-What were you doing at Hum
mer's?
A.-Doing homework.
Odd you know Hummer had been
married when you went there?
A.-No sir.
Odd you go out in company with
Ayes sir.
o.-How soon after you went there
that the report was out you were mar
ried2
About two weeks.
=. Q--When did your father first ques-
ton your marriage?
A-The Wednesday before I was
Q:-Before that time had Hummer
said anything about being married?
A--Yes sir. He said right along that
we would be married.
RED? ' 0H getting mar
live that way
had discovered there was no divorce
proceedings and no regular marriage
between you two. and that he meant to
put him in the penitentiary?
A--Yes sir and he said he wasn't
afraid
Q.-Do you know whether Mr.. Hum
mer had a pistol?
A--Yes sir. He had two
Q.-When you left home on Satur-
day where were you going?
Ale said we would go to Meriden
to Meriden?
Ayes, sir.
Odd you leave home toeether7
Ayes, sir. We came up town on the
car and went to see my sister at Mrs
A K Rodgers He said he would get
a horse and buggy and come for me.
Odd he get the buggy and come
for you?
Ayes, sir
Q-Then where did you go?
Ave drove up to the bank on Sixth
and Kansas avenue and he went in.
Q-What did he do in the bank?
Al don't know.
Q-What did you do then?
Ale said he had to go to Taylor's
nursery in Oakland, and we drove down
there. He got a check there and we
drove back to the bank
Odd you go anywhere else?
Ave drove down the avenue and he
went into a store between Fourth and
Fifth streets
Q-Where did you go then?
Ave drove over to North Topeka
ana ne went into grocery store and
got a watermelon and some pecans.
Q-Then where did you go?
Ale drove around the corner and
stopped the horse and then he went
back and went into some store
Q-Do you know what store he went
into?
A-No, sir; I asked him and he said
it was none of my business
Odd he have a pistol up to that
time?
A-No, sir.
Odd he have one when he came
back?
Ayes, sir.
Q-Is this it Showing the revolver)?
Ayes, sir.