Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-18
aiding of the missaves.sent by this young

reading Of the missivesy sent by this young
woman TO the man she loved.
Throughout the letter reading the faces
Of the jurors showed that they were in
terested. Not line in any letter appeared
TO escape them, and that they were enter
tanning bits of literature WAS indicated by
the increase in the size of The court room
crowd and the silence In which the people
stood and listened. Now and then a sup
pressed litter spread through the room at
a sally Of wit read by. Mr.. Teasdale from
the biue-tinted stationery in his hand, and
more than once tears glistened in the eyes
OF the throng of listeners.
Until yesterday Miss Smith has shown
wonderful cofnposure, but after listening
for hours 10 the tender things she had
said to the man she loved.
Remembrance woke with all its busy train!
sweiled her breast and turned the past to pain.
She pet her handkerchief to her face and
for several minutes wept silently. After
q little while she withdrew from the court
room to a side room, where she could not
be gazed at by the crowd. and where she
would be beyond the hearing OF the letter
reading.
All the letters had been finished at 3:3o
o'clock, and two witnesses were called to
testify to the good character of Miss Smith.
AFTER IAe1F IeSLlmOuy.f WIS pIltl,
court adjourned until Monday morning at
10 O'Clock. Mr.. Beebe announced that he
wanted the intervening time to get his
evidence into shape. Miss Smith will prob
ably be the FIRST witness Monday. There
viii be considerable more direct examina-
ton and then the cross-exanaination will
follow. So
In adjourning eol1rt Judge Hover again
cautioned the Jufl lagainst listening to re-
marks made by the public concerning the
case.
Where the public takes more than usual
interest in trial. said the judge, at
usually takes more than the usual interest
in the fury. want to supplement what I
have already said to you. gentlemen. by
admonishing you to hold sloof from every
one. 1t IL the wish Of this court that you
a verdict T Without the least breath Of sus-
picion against any one of YOU"
How about reading the newspapers
asked one OF the Jurors.
The judge shook his head.
There are only three old men on the
Jury and only two who are middle-aged.
inG. ons OF the Jurors. q barber with black
hair and mustsche. rather heavy set and
perhaps "a years Of age, entered the jury
box yesfefaey. With q yellow rose pinned
Tss LADY slfh whom Miss Smith boarded
in 1881, at Sa ldine place. was the first
letters had been finished. She said that hat
she had often seen DIR. Lowry, who called
upon Miss Smith at her home. He came
Aldine place. and visited her as often as
hve or six times q week. She had often
seen see them 60 out and they told her they
At that time. the witness said Miss Smith
was slender young girl. almost frail.
When asked as to whether Miss Smith ever
received any company besides DR.. Lowry.
pany.'
Aldine place, also lived for a time at the
same place where Miss Smith boarded.
Attorney Beebe in questioning her Sradu-
and DR.. Lowry's relations Frank Walsh
at once objected but the court admitted
the testimony.
witness. that they We're engaged
You say he called on her quite fire.
qu,ssynsIy an. and took her out?'
DO you know where he took her?"
Why. to the theater."
How did Miss Smith look when you
she was not an unusually robust girl.
She looked younger and more girlish then.
OF course, than now
On cross-examination Mr.. Karnes asked:
did she ever go to church,"
did you go with herr"
Occasionally"
Whore did you go?"
Sometimes to Grand Avenue and some
times to the Second Presbyterian"
Both these women requested that their
names be not used as they had never been
In a courtroom before and wished to avoid
publicity. Both were refined in appear
ance.
An Elusive Letter.
Probably the most effusive letter in the
. bunch Of efghtyseven written by Miss
Smith and read to the iury Uas the fol.
lowing. which she feared might set fire to
the mail car:
You Dear Sweet Thing:-Your telegram
was handed me at the breakfast table. !
made my escape and went up to my room
and hugged and Kissed every one OF your
pictures. ] keep them all on my dresser
and danced Jig. and got headache be-
fore the morning was over, because I
hadn't eaten more than a. few mouthfuls
OF breakfast tried to eat, but was so