Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-24

ner closely. and listening to every word
with wrinkle brow. interrupted:
Never mind that. 1t would not be prop
er evidence. l will not have any stump
speech. Mr.. Turner. The question in this
case. and the only question in it. is wheth-
er or not you are guilty of this forgery"
Il was in business at Twelfth and Grand
avenue continued Turner, over SplllaIle 5
saloon. The store of Mr.. Lazare was a haii
block west. i was not in this city Decem-
Der "a. 1885. when this check was passed
! came to Kansas City a week after that;
having been away over a year. and opened
the place at Twelfth and Grand avenue.
All my time thereafter was spent ar my
place of business. or at the saloon OF kop.
ert Murdoch. at Twelfth and Walnut: IL
was my custom to pass to ana 1ro from
six to twenty-five times 4 day between
my place and that saloon. passing LaZare S
store each time. Railways had from s5o 10
500 on my person. If | passed the forged
check why did not LaZare arrest me then.
He certainly must have seen me often. II
| had passed a forged check Tor y. Wouid
/ be foolish enough to pass his place every
day?'
Turner shifted his position so that he
faced the jury more squarely ana con-
tinued:
II expect to show a condition of af-
fairs that would bring the blush OF Shame
TO the face of any honest man. L VIII snow
as cowardly and damnable a conspiracy
as ever was concocted in the brain of man
to railroad a man to the penitentiary.'
The jurors showed by their movements
SNae 49, VIZ
In December. 1885. l had a room at the
Hudson house. Andy O'Hare. the detective
III this case, the one who caused my arrest,
called at my room"
Ruled out" said Judge Wofford..
Il will show there was a personal enmitX
between Andy O'Hare and myself. | will
show how | came 10 be arrested. that it
was the result of a personal grudge on the
part of O'Hare. a mar named Turner did
pass forged checks in this city about the
time that this LaZare check was passed.
Somewhere, / don't know where; there IS
a man named Walter Turner, He resem-
bles me. He was a printer and worked for
the printing firm of r. II. Brant and forged
that firms name to many checks winch ne
check was passed I this W Saifer Turner pass
ed a check on Jacob We'll. the clothier.
An3ther time he tried to pass one on John
always signed the names of printing irms
20 checks he forged. and you will notice
that all the checks I am accused of pass
ing have the names of printing firms signed
TO them. ] will show that Walter Turner
disappeared. l will show that in Decem-
Der. 1856. was arrested in Leayenworth
kas., by Deputy Marshal Holly Jarboe on
a requiSitlon from the governor to answer
to an indictment in this court against
here and held four days and was looked at
by many of the people on whom Walter
Turner had passed checks, but they said
L was not the man. So 1 was discharged:
Charges n Conspiracy.
Last June I was arrested again and
looked at by all these people. Himole, the
druggist, and LaZare were the only ones
who identified me and l was first pointed
out to them by Andy O'Hare. This de-
%tective, O'Hare. was determined to send me
to the penitentiary.. l will show you why.
conspiracy. l will show that he told the
marshal such stories about me that l was
placed in solitary confinement and my
friends were denied admission. Even a
lawyer that I sent for was denied permits
sion to see me and he had the jailer arrest
ed for not letting him into the Jail"
Enough on that interrupted Judge
While I was in Jail. the Dogget Dry
Goods people. on whom it was claimed 1
had passed forged checks. came down and
said [ was not the man."
That will do sharply interfered the
judge. Turner's story. was getting mighty
p%earance of candor that it was already
raising doubts of his guilt among the spec
tators in the courtroom. TIL jurors seemed
to be deeply interested, too.
Your honor, I was indicted on the Dog
gett check. too"
The judge hit his desk a r~esounding
allow you to tell this tomfoolery. 1t has
Turner stood and looked at the floor. His
face was very serious. He turned and
poured out a glass of water. drank it un-
tremblingly and then said to the jury in
his soft, slow voice:
wen, seHtieHlen, L uoh l Know Wnlch
way to turn. l can only say that I did net
forge those checks or pass them"
He sat down and called his first witness,
Richard Fullbright, a negro.
Did you know me in the winter of 1895
and 1882" was the first question Turner
asked him.
Yes, sir"
What was my business?"
Ruled out" said the judge.
Were you connected with me in any
way?'
.Ruled ont" the indigo said.
The judge would not permit the negro to
answer a question, but Fullbright managed
to say as he was leaving the stand that
he did work for Turner at Twelfth and
Grand avenue that winter.
Not n Witness to Answer.
Not a single witness called by Turner
was permitted by the court to answer a
question put to him by Turner. The wit