Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-28

concerning the appearance of the debris
around the wrecked express car, but the
Judge ruled that the ground had been fully
Mr.. Walsh asked:
Didn't former Sheriff Hatton 20 out to
kansas to take you back to Hatrisonville?
Yes, went back to Harrisonyille with
MT Hatton. | admitted that was guilty."
While the officers were looking for Mr..
Smith several other witnesses were called.
,s Eapress Messenger Hills was recalled and
Did you mot state to deputy marshal
on on the night Of the robbery that the
NO, | did not" replied Hills. Some time
Sassimir Gas, mi ~ Meleh . was called. He testified
berry the morning after the robbery.
Il saw Express Messenger Hills and
asked a. .et him % something about the appearance
of the leader?"
-, He said the leader appeared to be over
SIX feet in height and was large man.
Just at that moment Sergeant Caskey
stepped up and Hills said that the leader
was about Caskey's size.
the gang and insisted that he was big
man. He described another robber and
Said @ai that & he was short and heavy set Mr..
Have you seen anyone since that
answers Hills description Of the shorter
man,. aR?" 49,,
short man is. now under arrest" replied
Welch. referring to w. W. Lowe.
DO you think that Jesse James is any
described?"
No. 1 do not emphatically replied
Welch.
Ex-Prosecutor Lowe Testihes.
Ex-Prosecuting Attorney Frank NJ. Lowe
was called by the defense for the purpose
OF controverting the testimony OF w. w.
Lowe to the effect that he had never made
a written confession.
Yes, w. w. Lowe did make confess
sion, but just where he made It, do not
tive, and went over the written state
itmas ment with Lowe. not only once but several
Did he say that it was his confession?"
Was Was i given + to any paper2"
Mr.. Reed asked the witness what COM
pensation he had received for giving the
receiRed d nothing s s!is fcr it, replied the e1-
stcaf AFTER you a,5g gave I've, the statement to Mr..
eai as Ga Ma 81 Brady S.h Who wa. then
Mr.. r: Z. Stout. city editor of the Star,
the statement in Mr.. loves office in the
New York Life building.
was the statement that was printed
correct copy?"
Did You ever drive over the route fol-
loWed roTSarI BY the robbers on the night of the
Yes; drove from Thirty-fifth and
Troost with an ordinary horse and buggy
thirty five minutes. The return trip was
made in twenty-eight minutes"
What Brady Did With the Confession.
Hugh c. Brady testified as follows:
Il was assistant prosecuting attorney
when W. w. Lowe made what he said was
his confession"
Mr.. Reed objected to such testimony but
was overruled.
I'm what form was that statement"
asked Mr.. Walsh.
1T was typewriter. I delivered 1t to
since"
Did you see the alleged confession that
Yes. am sure that the published con-
fession of Lowe was practically the same
as the one that We had in the prosecuting
attorneys M9 KesS 9fiass;e asked.
Who delivered the typewriter statement
to you. the first time you saw it?'.'
Mr. Walsh asked that he be permitted to
introduce parts Of the published confession
which was made de Mr. Reed objected but
70 aon tie night 81 septembep g q . I ieft my
areet ear and Pode to the end Of the
Troost avenue line, and from there I went
to Thirty-fourth and Tracy. where met
bugsy hifeEed I in in @ front p Of the the e two little title
brick houses south of his place. / went
there and got the buggy I drove around
fifth street, by little. clump of trees or
four small trees. and there L met another
rig with dark horse. They drove by me
md ctr md hory 1od
Charlie got out and came over to me and
asked where was the kid The old MAJ.
was fixing something on the right sha.s Of
the buggy that he was afraid vyuld let
go. There were four of US that Slowed up.
the big man would not get there before s
p: m: Jesse James: Jr. brought the sack
jackets and masks. The big man came.
that tt made five and ah rnen came A Andy Ryan.
There was a lot of silver dollars in a
pine box; After the explosion 1t was scat.
out Of the safe safe was na utf put in sack and was Vas
carried Away by the big man. 1 suppose
the engine was cut off from the car. I
burned up in the Are box ali the costumes,
masks, etc, except my oyeralls and belt.
We then went to our buggies and left in the
same order We went out in"
Photographer Bowen Testihes.
Charles X. Bowen. OF the Kansas City
View Company, was called.
Ibid you go to the scene OF the robbery
last October?" he was asked. =.
''Yes. met the telegraph operator
saw Jesse James at his cigar stand and he
was certain that 1t was not Jesse james
and that he had not the least idea who the
Hisey made this statement to Mr.. Farr
Mr.. Reed asked:
n
whether 1t was Jesse James or not?"
''No; had not been told to ask anything.
asked merely to satisfy my curiosity"
That's what killed the cat. I believe"
said Mr.. Reed.
The witness was examined and cross-ex-
amined but he still declared that Hisey.
the operator, had told him that the man
who entered the telegraph Office and de-
stroyed the instruments was not Jesse
James.
jesse Preparing His Alibi.
Mrs. H. P. Leaven. who lives at Thirty
fourth and Troost, was examined by Mr..
'Farr. She said: 80
II remember. the evening Of the. train
know. near the end of the Troost car line
on that evening between o'clock and $780,"
When was your afsenslon esa caaied sha oe 70 the
Of the robbery" asked the prosecuting at
II believe on the next evening. Jesse
had seen him or not
II. B. Leaven, the husband Of the pre-
James, and that on the evening Of the rob-
berry he saw the defendant at the end Of
the Troost car line.
been ten minutes either way" said Mr..
not ride. It was about dark"
Did you hear the curfew blow that
night after you got home?"
Il do not remember"