The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-09
in return. It was pitifuL.

questioning Had you any conversation
as 10 what name should be signed to the
letter?''
NO, I didn't want my name signed 10
the lteter, for it might be that Harpster
would find it out"
Did you discuss the material OF the
letter?'
NO, no further than that we should
get a recommendation for him
Osborne was standing. Two notes had
come to him from persons in the court
room telling him that Molineux was
changing his position in an effort to
catch Heiles' eye a moment later Mr..
Weeks rose and said: Mr.. Osborne.
would you mind moving to one side? Mr..
Battle cannot see the witness"
No" answered Osborne. sharply. Il
do not care to. Let Mr.. Battle move"
81 will show the relevancy" snapped
Osborne. 1T is
IF" interrupted Weeks, loudly, ''you
have
There, you see how it is, Your Honor.
Anything to delay this testimony to the
hour of adjournment"
Now" said Mr. Osborne. as Weeks
subsidized, "the object of this testimony is
TO show that the defendant was an enc
my Of Harpster's because Harpster was
a friend of Cornish; that every living
man who was friend Of Cornish became
Immediately an enemy of this defend
ant
Mclaughlin, called back by the Record
er, consented to remain over today.
Now" said Mr.. Osborne, ''I'n read the
letter" It was as follows:
New York, October 1s 1898.
Messrs. Frederick Stearns & Co.,
Detroit Mich.
Gentlemen:
We are about to employ one Of your
former statesmen, A. A Harpster, in a
very responsible position where IL will be
necessary for him to handle cash; and
as he refers US to you. we will consider
1t a great favor if you will give Us what
Information you can about him; we as
sure you it shall be kept strictly conf
Dental. Yours very truly,
CHARLES JACOBS.
P. S.-Whenever an opportunity offers
for us TO reciprocate. please command us.
Urged from revelation TO revelation by
the District Attorney, who still Haunted
in his face the typewriter papers, Heiles
said that it was after Mrs. Adams death
that he had destroyed Stearns & Co.'S
answer to the letter.
And after It was known that the name
Of the defendant was concerned with this
case?'
Yes"
How long did you keep the letter."
asked the Recorder.
Il think two months or So"
did you hear Molineux say anything
about Harpster?"
Eyes" answered Heiles hesitatingly;
that Harpster must have done all he
could against him and so on"
What was that and so onT Tell the
jury"
why, that he had done all that he
club-the Knickerbocker. He said he was
a bad character and no man to be trust
ed"
"who7"
"Harpster; but that was no news TO me
I knew it long before. I was fully in
sympathy with the letter"
Did he say that Harpster was dirty
loafer-the same kind Of a man as Cor
nlsh?"
at him balefuIly, Jagged in his answer,
Osborne held up the paper and cried:
Remember, Heiles, here is your sworn
statement"
Yes" replied Heiles, che did,
Here" said Osborne, addressing the
Court, SIS the demonstration Of actual
bias. that this man is in sympathy with
the defenrant-"
To Hens: Did he say anything about
Cornish?"
Yes; that while he was at the Knick-
erbocker, Cornish had circulated rumor
that he CMolineux) kept a disreputable
house in Newark, and that, on account
Of that story. he went to rec1fy himself
before the Board OF Governors, but got
no satisfaction and had to leave the club.
He was also be fore the governors con-
corning q letter Cornish wrote about Mr.
Weeks. but got no satisfaction.
Did he say that Cornish was a low,
dirty. vile, bad man, who would stoop TO
anything to gain his point?'
Yes. and I said So too. The two Of US
were together on that"
Whom did you see at the New York
Athletic Club that you knew"
Felix Gallagher"
Only a few minutes remained in which
to lead HeiLs along to the climax Of his
story. The Recorder himself was the
agent. With judicial calmness he began
to uestion, trying to fix the length Of
time that Heiles carried the letter be-
fore destroying it Inch by inch, shrink
ing. evading. trying clumsilyto maintain
that he only did 1t because the hated
Hsrpster had lost his job. and the letter
was useless. Heiles stumbled on. Moli-
neux usteneing breathlessly. but smiling
still his hooking smile.
II thought" said Heiles, that. now
the death OF Mrs. Adams coming up we
could not 'gosKk. 'sar N. Nm.
would have 10 chance to use the letter
How long did I keep It? I think along
into February or maybe. March
After Mollneux was arres ed?''
YES"
Then the death of Mrs. Adams did not
move vou2 It was Molineux's connection
with the case?"
well" said the bIuderine Heiles. that
and the fact that Harpster had already
lost hts JOB"
which was IT that operated en- your
mind?"
"Bo-h'
Here Osborne took W the questioning
You destroyed the Letter week or -
after M0lineux's arrsst2 And you had
kept # since the 18th o. Oct0ber2'
yes"
"Did you read the Papers
Heies looked a. his shoes and answered
Yes"
And you knew that Moiineux was &C
o-za4 Of Tho murder and that the bogus