The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-08
Good Character of S. E. EOeman
Being Established.
Old NefghbOrs Tell What They
Know of Him.
SHOWED HIS WOUNDS.
Barred His Body to Waist In
Presence of Jury.
Evidence That jackson Was
the AggressOr.

David Morris, the delinquent witness
from Chase county, was subpoenaed to
appear at the YOeman trial on Tues
day, but who did not come, was brought
into court on an attachment This morn
ing. Sheriff Cook went after him yes
terday.
Mr.. Morris explanation was that he
missed the train on Tuesday, and as he
was subpoenaed for that day he did NOT
think it would do any good TO come
later. He said he wrote an eNplana-
tion to Judge Hazen.
The court reprimanded him, saying
that he ought to have te1egraphed why
he did not come. and that ne Qught to
have come on the next train
Judge HaZen intimated that he might
fine Mr. Norris the amount of extra
costs he caused the court, but he said
he would suspend Judgment until noon
when he had time to think it over.
Mr.. Morris was the man for whom
H. O. Jackson wrote an insurance pol
icy, taking team in payment This
was what he was expected to testify to.
The defense offered to admit that.
and both sides asked the court to let
Morris off as lightly as possible Nor
ris wished to so home on the next train,
so the court allowed him to go
The first witness on the stand today
was Deputy Sheriff Hollis Williams.
who testified that Welden told him at
the county Jail after the shooting that
Dave Jackson fired the first shot.
n T.
Jackson told Jailer Hopkins in his pres
ence on the day of the shooting that
he had bought revolver the day before
and gave it to his brother. telling him
D@t to let the old man get the drop
on him.
Jailer Hopkins was placed on the
stand for the defense and testified To
the same thing. He also said that H.
o. Jackson remarked that the old man
was dangerous and he thought there
might be trouble.
T. A u lives n house
just south of the Jackson house. said
he was in the front hall of his house at
the time Of the tragedy and he was pos
tive the first shot was lighter than the
second
h A Chamberlain. claim adjuster for
the Santa Fe, testified that he had
known Mr. YOeman for 80 years. and
that his reputation for being a peace
ful man is good.
John Holmes. of Chase county, testi-
fed to the same thing.
The defense called the names Of
number of other witnesses but none of
them We're present. Judge Hazen offer
ed to bring them in on attachments
but the defense did not wish TO make
the witnesses trouble.
DR.. G. W. Ellinger, county physician.
who dressed Mr.. Yoeman's wounds 81
the county jail was called to testify
as TO Mr. YOeman's wounds.
Mr. Yoeman was called to DIR. Euin-
ger.
Take your coat and vest off" said
Mr.. Doran.
Mrs. Yoeman shuddered. Mr.. Yoe-
mans shirt was torn.
Even this did not allow the physician
to locate the wounds.
Take your shirts off" commanded
Mr.. DOran.
The women in the court room wrig-
gled Uneasily as Mr.. Yoeman barred
himself to the waist.
DR.. Elinger located the wounds for
the jury and described how they oc-
CURED.
DR. Ellinger testified that the bullet
which went through Mr.. Yoeman's arm
went in at the back of the arm and
came out at the front. The scars We're
shown. There were two other wounds
just behind the right arm pit. Or FL
linger said the bullets that entered
these struck a rib and glanced toward
the shoulder blade. This testimony
was introduced tc show that Yoemau
was shot from the rear. and could not
have been following Jackson when
these three shots were fired.
Thomas Parkinson, the electrical ex-
pert at the Santa RE hospital, who took
an eX-ray negative of Mr YOemau's
shoulder, was placed on the stand TO
identify a picture which was intro
duced as evidence. AIr. Parkinson also