The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-24

Mr.. McKeon opened the testimony by
stating that he had been drinking with
Wise on August %, the day on which
the robbery is alleged to have occurred
in the drug store at that time owned by
w. r. Kennedy, that he had $fO4 IN
cash and four notes for $15 each IN ms
pockets; that he lost his senses and the
next recollection he had of affairs was
when he came to himself the next day,
lying near wheSe Tenth avenue crosses
Deer creek, east of the city.
Mr. Kennedy and William NJ. Hop
l1ins. who was a clerk in the drug store,
both testified to seeing Mr. Wise and
Mr.. McKeOn in the store together on
August %, and Mr.. Hopkins testified
that they took two drinks together and
were both pretty drunk. That was
about 2:30 o'clock.
Hazel Stafford, a little girl 10 or u
years old, testified that she lives on
Highland avenue, east Of the cemetery,
and one day last August, she did not
know exactly when, she saw Wise and
McKeOn going east near where she
lives; that McKeOn was leaning over
the side of the buggy, and Wise tried
to Straighten him up when he saw peO-
pie were looking at them; that she al
forwards found the three notes, which
We're produced in court. lying in the
road near her home. On crOss-exami-
nation she said Policeman Mccoy had
come to her home and asked her about
seeing the men and finding the notes.
Miss Susie Armstrong, who was stay
ing at the Stafford home at the time.
cOrrObOrated much of the testimony of
the little girl.
A Hardy and J. Norman, two color
ed men, testified that they saw Wise
and McKeOn out near Deer Greek be-
tween 4 and o'clock the afternoon OF
August -, and the next morning they
saw McKeon on the east side of the
creek. He was sitting up and had APP
parently just raised up and several men
were standing around him. He rode in
to town with the witnesses.
ImmO Beard, a boy about IA years
old, said that he was going across Deer
Greek after his cows and met Wise on
the bridge. When he was driving the
! COWS back one of them SHE'D at some
thing in the weeds east of the bridge
He went to see what it was and saw a
man lying in the weeds. It was NIeKeon.
He notified a neighbOr who came and
tried to wake the man up, but did not
! succeed in getting him to talk intel
/ ligentIy He next saw McKeOn between
9 and 10 o'clock the next day when he
came to his senses in the same place
/ Sam NJ. Brown, a personal friend OF
! Mr. Wise, said that Wise had given hin
( 5000 on August %, asking that he keeI
/ it for him; that Wise afterwards gOt
I S15 of the amount, and the balance was
/ given to Mrs. Wise. William FOlSel
! testified that he met Wise in a joint il
! North Topeka on August %. and thai
! ne went with Wise to see Brown anc
/ get SO from him: that Wise gave hin
4 20 cents to pay street car fare, saying
| that he did not want to be seen witt
/ any money J. S Ensm1nger, who Is
J defending Mr.. Wise, attacked tOIger'
/ character, trying to get him to admi
/ that he was a saloon lOafer.
The first testimony introduced by thu
! defense was to prove that the statei
| witnesses were mistaken in their des
| criptiOn of Wise's horse, and that Wis
| was at home at the time the rObber!
| is alleged to have occurred Two o
| three witnesses also testified that MI
| Wise had received S3S8 as commission
| on real estate deals.
Mrs. Wise testified in her husband
I behalf stating that he was at hom
about o'clock on the day the rObber,
is said TO have occurred, at the tim
other witnesses testified to seeing hin
east of the city. She said her husban
was on a spree at the time and ha
/ been for about a week; that when h
came home that afternoon he lay dow
on a sofa and went to sleep, but as sh
was expecting company and wa
ashamed to have him seen there drunk
she woke him and sent him upstairs t
bed.
Mr.. Wise took the stand shortly be
fore noon today, and told PRACTICAL
the same record his wife had told H
said he saw Mr. McKeon for the frs
time in Kennedy's drug store that day
but did not see him have any money
He denied taking him out east Of tow