The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-13

police station about 10 O'Clock that
man was beating his wife at the house
just north of the Topeka club. officer
Hopkins answered the call and ran to
the house. Just before the call was re
ceiVed at the police station a similar
call was received at the county jail and
Jailer Lawson started for the house
Lawson found Mrs. Jackson standing
on the porch. Her hair was down. Her
face was red and swollen and the blood
was streaming from her mouth. The
jailer led her to Sheriff Cooks Office in
the court house. officer Hopkins met
them and went on to the house. He
found II. o. Jackson sitting in the front
room cOOlly reading a boOk-The room
was in perfect order.
What was the trouble here?" asked
the officer
MY wife came into the room and
commenced to abuse me. She tried to
hit me with a chair and all did was to
defend myself. l pushed her and she
fell and struck the chair \ on can ar
rest me if you want to. If you don't
you can find me any time"
WAS the room mussed up?" asked
the officer.
Yes, but straightened out the rug
and the rest of the things"
Mrs. Jackson went to the sheriff's Of
flee and met her lawyers, Thomas Dor
an and L. s. Ferry. Her right cheek
was red and swollen. On her forehead
over her right eye was a large lump.
Her mouth was bleeding and her hair
was dlSheleVed. She was crying ana
trembling so she could scarcely talk.
I returned to the house after the
verdict was given this morning" said
Mrs. Jackson. I turned the knob of
the door leading to the room and found
the door locked. Mr.. Jackson came to
the door and unlocked it and let me in.
He was reading book and had 1t in
his hand. He sat down and I took off
my wraps. We talked about the YER
dict. I told him he had made trouble
enough He had broken up our family.
This is your day 1 said but my time
said he would show me or something of
that kind. he said IN just settle it
right now or something like that and
he started for me. He struck me either
with the book or with his fist, don't
know which. He knocked me down and
era bbed me by the hair l screamed
He pulled my head from one side to the
other and struck me at least a half doz-
en- times. He struck me while l was
on my knees. When screamed he let
go of me and I ran for the door. 1t
was locked. I tried the other one and
that was locked too. Then he unlocked
the door and let me out. did not know
what to do and telephOned my lawyers
and then went out on the porch where
I met the officer. I had nothing to de-
fend myself with and did not have
chair. He would have killed me if
had not screamed"
Police Judge Magaw was summoned
to the sheriff's office and Mrs. 5. Z.
YOeman, mother of Mrs. H. o. Jackson,
swOre to q complaint charging H. o.
ai
warrant was issued and placed in the
hands of the police.
Mrs. Hale, who keeps the boarding
house a 520 Harrison street, said: I
was in the kitchen and heard a scream
in the front part of the house. 1 ran to
the front and heard the bell on the
door at the south end OF the porch,
ring. I opened the door and Mrs Jack
son stepped in. Her hair was down and
her face red and swollen. See what
my husband has dOne2' she said and
al aFTrar raraT-c-
room is a the north end of the porch.
heard her telephone to the officers and
then she went out on the front porch.
The door to the Jacksons' room does
not have a spring lock and if it was
locked the key must have been turned
They have been with me a little over a
month and have never had any trouble
/ before"
on his way to the court house Lawyer
I Doran who had telephOned the officers,
him and smiled and passed on without
saying anything. Jackson was going up
Ada Jackson, the wife Of H. o. Jackson
and the daughter of Yoeman, filed suit
Sunday. June II. when David Jackson.
the brother of H. Q. Jackson was shot
the day of the trouble she accused her
I husband of beating. her and tearing up
/ one OF her dresses Whlle ne was IN a rage
The husband accused her of throwing
pillows at him and breaking his fountain
/ pen lie Went up 10 a Ded room Wnefe
! one of her dresses was lying on the bed
tO pieces. IheV
noon he sent his brother David to the
house for a team of horses and then the
! shooting took place between David Jack
son and s. E YOeman. The latter was
shot four times. Jackson was shot through
| the abdomen and died d few days later
Mrs Jackson filed q suit for divorce;
| she withdrew her suit and returned to
/ Jackson and fived with him as his wife.
/ When asked this morning if she would
( again enter suit for divorce she said she
would leave that to her lawyer.
The Yoemans lived in Chase county for
many years and moved to Emporia about
/ two years ago in order that their daugh-
~ a. arn3i75d en- 5, Nv ne a6se AfnfiIsi and
was married to Ada Yoeman- Her father
/ and her husband went into partnership
! in the picture business XOeman accused
( Jackson Of defrauding him and the trouble
/ terminated in the shooting;
J Jackson went to the police station at
/ on $3.50 bond signed by Geo W. Mofitt-
his wife reached the jury which had been
fber1 sex8ressed a regret tbaf tbev cal1I,j
not undo their verdict. Mrs. Jackson was
/ adjoining the court room about Ii o'clock
I to swear to complaint against her huS-
I band for assault and battery. 1t was
/ here that a number of the Jurors saw
I her Her forehead was badly SWelled
! where she had been struck and her hair
/ was still awry. although she had pinned
| it up as best she could
! 1t almost breaks my heart" said one
I old iuryman with tears in his eyes. as
4 he heard of the assault. that such a
thing could have happened
/ THAT scoundrel ought to be taken out
and killed" said another.
! Excitement ran high all around the
| court room during the entire morning and
/ # Jackson. had been there il is not at an
! unlikely that he would have received
! rough treatment. as nearly everyone was
/ boiling with Indignation
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