The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-18

court was dismissed, though an hour
earlier than usual. Judge Slower sta
ted that today would necessarily be
given over to hearing other cases on the
docket, so that the hearing must be sus-
pended until Monday morning. The pro-
ceeding had reached a convenient stop
ping point at o'clock and it was
thought best to adjourn rather than to
begin upon fresh evidence.
Throughout the letter reading the IA
ceS of the jurors showed that they were
interested. Not a line in any letter ap-
peared to escape them, and that they
were entertaining bits of literature was
indicated by the increase in the size of
the court room crowd and the silence in
which the people stood and listened.
Now and then a suppressed litter
spread through the room at a sally of
wit read by Mr.. Teasdale from the blue
tinted stationery in his hand, and more
than once tears gliStened in the eyes OF
the throng of listeners.
Until yesterday Miss Smith has shown
wonderful composure, but after listen
ing for hours to the tender Things sle
had said to the man she loved She put
her handkerchief to her face ana Tor
several minutes wept silently. After q
little while she withdrew from the court
room to a side room, where she couio
not be gaZed at by the crowd, and where
she would be beyond the hearing of the
letter reading.
There are only three old men on the
jury and only two who are rnloole-
aged. Two are SIIOOll-4dCGd anu
ftll-looking One of the jurors, a barber
with black hair and mustache, rather
heavy set and perhaps 35 years of age,
entered the jury box yesterday with d
yellow rose pinned to his coat lapel.
The lady with whom Miss smith
boarded in 1891, at 421 Aldine place, was
the first witness placed upon the stano
after the letters had been finished. she
said that she had often seen DIR. Lowry.
who called upon Miss Smith at her
home. He came the first week that
Miss Smith arrived at Aldlne place, anu
visited her as often as five or six times
a week She had often seen them go
out and they told her they had attended
the theater together.
Smith was a slender young girl, almost
fraiI. When asked as to whether MISS
Smith ever received any company be-
sides Dr.. Lowry, the witness said:
mo. That is, no other gentlemen
company
An unmarried woman, who lives at
Az AIdine place, also lived for time
at the same place where Miss Smith
boarded. Attorney Beebe in questioning
her gradually led to the question of
Miss Smiths and DR.. Lowry's relations
Frank Walsh at once objected out the
court admitted the testimony.
1T was my understanding" said the
witness, that they were engaged.
You say he called on her quite fire.
quently and took her out?'
Yes, sir"
do you know where he took her?"
why to the theater."
How did Miss Smith look when you
first knew her?"
"She was not an unusually robust
girl. She looked younger and more
girlish then, of course, than now"
On cross-examination Mr.. Karnes
Did she ever go to church,"
Yes, sir
Did you go with her?" 49,
Where did you go?"
Sometimes to Grand Avenue and
sometimes to the Second Presbyterian
Both women requested that their
names be not used as they had never
been in a courtroom before and wished
to avoid publicity. Both were refined in
appearance.
AN EFFUSIVE LETTER.
Probably the most ELUSIVE letter in
the bunch of eighty-seYen written by
Miss Smith and read to the jury was the
following, which she feared might set
fire to the mail car:
You Dear Sweet Thing: Your tele-
gram was handed me at the breakfast
table. made my escape and went up
to my room and Rugged and kissed
evelS one of your pictures. keep them
all on my dresser-and danced a jig,
and got a headache before the morning
was over, because I hadn't eaten more
than a few mouthfuls of breakfast. 1
tried to eat, but 1 was so happy it took |
my appetite. Just to think, my sweet |
heart, my love, that in a week from to- !
hearts content. I just know, when l
meet you, I'll just bite a, piece right out |
of you. I'll hat to do it
"Ohi Howdy, boy; just think, to have |
you to love me and kiss me, and be |
sweet and kind to me, when 1 have |
been away from you so long, ana |
haven't seen anybody that cared wheth-
er 1 was dead or alive L don't know |
that there is anyone else on earth that /
would care especially. But How'd loves |
Fudge, doesn't he? All day L have i
IL, n
Cincinnati. 1t was one of those soft, !
sweet, warm kisses. 1t was just ex- |
actly like the first time ever kissed |
you. I don't mean the first kiss you |
time ever let you kiss me. You dear, |
sweet fellow. Just wait till L come |
down there next week and you'll think !
you never were kissed before. Your |
Tuesday letter came at noon. Darling, |
I don't quite understand your telegram, |
but expect a letter from you in day |
or two explaining everything. 1 under
stand l am to come Thursday next
week But you say to wire address, |
I take it that you thought that L would !
have to move up to Niagara In order 1
to see dentists there. My Wednesday |
letter would explain that to you. Then |
you say telephone Planters So 1 I'M |
derstand that when 1 reach the ST. !
Louis station 1 am to call you up by /
telephone, at the Planters, and you will |
come down to meet me. Do 1 get it |
right? If not your letter will explain. |
went out today and 'chinned three /
dentists a little more, but couldn't ac- /
compIish anything. Am trying awfully /
hard to sell this old machine for SIS /
cash. We can talk over everything I
when we meet, but 1 won't want to talk
about anything or do anything but sit
up in your arms, and love you and be i
loved, for I'll have to have a great, big |
love feast after being starved so long. |
Goodbye, my heart of hearts my dar- |
ling. God bless you and keep you safe
until we meet again.
yours, rapturously and deliriously,