The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-10
TRY TO PROVE.
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home, but attributed it to the cheap
dinner.
Then asked John where his watch
was and he said he didn't know. Then
I said, John, I'm a Mason, your father
was a Mason and it is my duty to help
you, and If you'll tell me where your
watch is, I'll redeem it or get it, if it
costs me $50, and give it to you, and no
one shall know anything about it. unless
it connects you with your fathers
death, then I'll want to keep it. When
we went to his home from the talk with
the sheriff he asked me if I was salts
fed that he did not kill his father. I
told him could not say, and he wanted
me to tell Frances that there was no
cause for suspicion being attached to
him. I said I couldn't do that, and
told him that I would go to Lawrence
and arrange for him to see Miss Bah
cock. He told me to telegraph Ed
Lange If did so, and did, then tele-
graphed him not to come. But he
came and I met him at the train, and
as he was making for a hack told him
he could not go out to Miss Babcock's.
He said, Why. I told him I did not
know, but they had telephOned me to
tell him not to come. I'm going any
way, he said, and I said, oh, no, you
won't. Kip's out there"
Q.-WhO's Kip2
| A.-AIiss Babcock's brother.
Q.-What elSe2
A.-Then we went up town and later
| I saw him; then he told me he didn't
! want to have anything more to do with
| me, because, some one had told him
| about me. said: 1 can't do you any
| harm. No, he said, but don't want to
| be seen talking with, you. Come to my
/ Office tomorrow morning L went there
and took the chafing dish and sword
| from the Babcocks. I told him that
/ Frances had said the stories told her
! were evidently for a purpose and that
! you were trying to prepare yourself for
! something. He said he was sorry.
| Then told him I believed he killed his
/ father, but he said nothing, only hung
! said Tnb1 there fS nnlXy
one thing that would convince me that
/ you are innocent and that is to tell me
where that watch and chain and pin
| are. He said he didn't know.
] This concluded the direct examina-
/ ton of Mr. Harbaugh and the court
/ took a recess.
Harbaugh Cross-Examined.
! In the cross-examination of Mr. Har-
| baugh Friday afternoon, Mr.. GODDARD,
| covered, at the outset, the details of the
| employment of the Furlong Detective
! agency by the Knight Templars, to look
! into the Collins case; and also of Har-
/ baugh'S arrival here to begin work on
/ the case. Harbaugh said the company
was to have 81 per day for the work,
( IS for services, 81 per day for hotel bills.
I Harbaugh was here over two weeks.
| He has been here on the case since
/ November Is, having done nothing to-
| wards working on it, between June %
and November Is. Mr.. Harbaugh said
/ the county commissioners and Mr.. Jet
] more naQ agreed TO pay MN 81 per DAY.
| Odd you tell John when you talked
! to him in the office, that you had been
/ employed by the Babcocks to protect
| him?
Q.-By Mr.. Pierson?
! A.-No, SIR
! Odd you get the letter of introduce
ton from Miss Babcock by telling her
! that you were a friend of Johns and
/ were were working in his interests?
A.-Yes. I don't know whether I told
| her that or not, but meant that 1
| told her that was a Knight Templar,
| and so was her father and the commit
/ tee and myself would do our best to find
out whether John was guilty or inno-
| cent.
Odd you entertain John at the Of
! fee, in the presence of Miss Wyatt with
stories Of your proves as a detective?
! A.-No.
hire a negro to testify to anything you
wanted him to, for $50.
| Ayes.
Did you tell John you could get
| a negro to do any kind of a deed if
you paid him enough money?
Al don't remember any such state
ments.
Odd you make such statements?
Al have no recollection of doing
such.
Q.-Please answer my question. yes or
no.
Al am doing the best I can. I do
Own you deny it?
Al do not recOllect.
Q.-You told John you wanted to see
the sheriff?
Ayes.
Odd you not tell John it was best
| for him to go to see the sheriff and
| make these statements SO he could pro-
| tect John?
A.-No, sir
Q.-You went to the sherif's?
Ayes.
n MA
| been telling you about the stories Miss
| Babcock had told you?
A.-NO. I asked the sheriff if he had
| heard them.
Odd you tell the stories?
| Ayes, told the sheriff what Miss
| Babcock had told me, and John gave us
| his explanation.
Odd you procure that chatting
dish from Miss Babcock by telling her
! that it was not paid for and she should
| not keep a present that was not paid
| for?
Al have no recollection of that
Odd you say the chatting dish was
| not paid for?
Al do not remember. told Miss
Babcock Sol Marks said John owed him
Odd you not ask Miss Babcock to
permit you to take the chatting dish to
! John?
Any recollection is that Miss Bah
cock asked me to take the chafing dish
to John.
Odd you tell them it was not paid
| for?
Al do not remember.
Q.-When you brought the dish and
| sword to John, you told him you be-
| lieved he murdered his father?
Ayes, sir.
Odd you urge him to make a con-
| fession?
A.-No.
| Q-Then you told him the narrowing
| tale of your prowess.
| Al told him a story.
| Q.-Why?