The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-28

chine"
How long were you there?"
"Oh, twenty or twenty-five minutes"
"And then?"
at went to Hill & Towards drug
store. had glass of ice cream soda.
talked awhile with some friends, and
then went outside. 1 loafed around
there a little while and then went
home"
Did you see anybody on your way
YES. I talked to Mr.. and Mrs.
Bunch"
How did you approach the house?"
Il took the short cut, the way 1 al
ways go, which cuts off considerable
distance. I went around the side OF
the house and found grandma and Mary
on the porch
WAS your mother there?"
mo, she had not returned"
when did she Gomez"
I'm about fifteen or twenty minutes"
How long afterwards was the ex-
plosion?"
Very shortly"
Was there any remarks?"
Yes. Grandma said something; what
I don't remember"
Had you ever been to Leeds prior to
the time of the robbery?'
Probably 200 times''
How did you go?"
"On my bicycle
Were you there on August 2s?"
Then Jesse told of how on August 27
they we're expecting their aunt He had
and Alton train, but base ball game be
han nine ne was delayed and he lu could not
make it. he went to the depot Sunday and
looked after his auntS baggage and in
the afternoon he went with the family to
Were You at Leeds on Sunday, August
A?,;
schH5 tsere ma heard trying 50 ges
Howe. I went to see if the report was
Did you see Mr.. Hutchinson there?''
When you left, which way did you
II went south to the Rock road and then
Did you go to Andy Ryan's house with
Lowe on the night of August PIP
Did you show card to Lowe at
Ryyan,s or any other placer"
CThis had reference to the "ex-com-
The defense brought out. according to
the testimony. that, Telegraph Operator
Hisey had been at the court house half
c cas- he had said that Jesse was not
larger man. Jesse then prompted Mr.
Walsh and the question came:
What was your purpose in going to
TO get a school for my sister,"
only bike rides"
How tall are you?'
DENIES INTIMACY WITH LOWE.
On cross-eXaminatton Jesse denied in
thorship Of letters attributed to him and
You say that you were only acquainted
with w; W: Lowe through meeting him
stand?" asked mi M. Reed Rec 1' your cigar
No other placer
You had no business dealings with
None other than selling him cigars and
no transac+iops9,
rs the ss, address on this envelope your
Jesse looked at very intently and then
1T looks much like it. but it's not mine.
w Love ee and Is as e fo IhS a?oreSSe0 10 '"
Kansas City. July Il, 1898.
Dear sir.Piease, come up and see me in
the morning before you go to see Jim
JESSE E. JAMES.
Be sure you come to see me before Jim
is this your signature to this bond
given before Justice spitz?' continued Mr..
Again, the defendant looked closely and
heG the afs td 5gcend etfer then
Take this piece of paper and pencil
u object"' shouted Mr. Walsh.
| Sustained said the court.
handed you to the Santa Fe yards?'
This was objected to and the objection
Lowe and also said that he did not re-
Gle Frank, They went over the Journeys
| to Leeds, the visit to Mr.. Hutchinson, and
| the efforts to get Mary James the Leeds
| school, without eliciting new facts. The
| defendant also partially denied the YER
| before his arrest.
He said tina, that he was arrested October II.
| ton from $40 o'clock until l O clock the
This closed the examination of the de-
tendant AFTER this Judge Henry of the
FIRST banE Viii asf Heyd of
| deputy clerk of the circuit court, and Will
f liam Ga6g P asS5ant Of
| to the defendants good character. The
what is the reputation Of the defend
| ant as to veracity, honesty and general
And the answer was;
| vented by objections by the state.
During the course of the Afternoon Mr..
avenue TESTIFIED that Jesse had passed
| their home between $40 and 800 on the
] night of the robbery and that they had
G: w. Daniels. a hack driver, said that
he had seen the defendant at Thirty-third
and Troost between $40 and 9:15 o'clock
DR.. Thomas, Beattie,. 1910 Linwood ave
nue., was with Jesse in the barber shop
Joseph Go gc saw him going to the
Neither Mrs Stanley nor Mrs. Ida Fos-
the rig is said to have been ,hitched. saw
any signs Of Of it up to 7;3o O'clock .,s
that IN the presence OF Of Deputy Marshal srfs
Sass WEIGH; Hills the express messenger.
was about the size of offcer Ca Gaskey.
| A vast number of witnesses testified also
drug store ana i BARBER shop an4 nn the the
| streets at about the time he should have
500 Glass Workers Strike.