The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-06
DORIAN DIDN'T SIGH
Mr.. Randall Admits Bond Was
Without Ooran'S Name.
STUBBORN CASE ON TRIAL
List of BOndSmen, and Sum
Each Qualified for.

The trial OF the Doran bond case was
begun yesterday morning in the district
court Il is a curious case IN which
there is little Of interest 70 any one sit
ring in the court room. outside if those
directly interested in it, as 1t IS very
hard TO understand. The scene within
The railing IS one not often appearing in
the court room. Huddled closely around
the attorneys table is a bunch Of attor-
neys whispering to each other, exanin-
ing legal papers and objecting TO the
questions put 70 witnesses by the lawyer
or the other side Of the case. There is
IN fact hardly a question submitted but
what meets with q ready I object to
that" etc. If the judge overrules the OBJ
lection the attorney saves an exception
and the case proceeds.
Among the witnesses examined yester-
Gay were: J. H r. King, who as notary
public took the afidavits Of several Of
The bondsmen, and swesrs that the afH-
6avits offered in evidence were true;
Charles Z. Goodyear, deputy district
clerk. who gave testimony as to the ma
ture Of the notary public register and
several OF the things it contained bearing
upon the case; 0. N. Pitinger, notary
public at Goddard, who had taken the
afidavits Of several of the bondsmen,
and swore that they were legally made
and signed; T. H Randall, who was
ri.
nlissioners at the time the BOND was filed
and accepted by them. Mr.. Randall ad-
lnitLed on the witness stand that he knew
q the time the board accepted the bond
that Doran's signature was not attach
cd but had been told by County Attor-
rey Morris that il was not material
whether or not the bond contained the
signature. Whether or not the defend
ants Will make this one Of the questions
Of law in the case IS not known.
The defendants, their attorneys and the
amount they qualified for as bondsnen
OF D0ran are as follows:
F. Holm's affidavit declares that he was
worth, over and above all encumbrances
5000. His attorneys are Bentley & Hat
field
c. N Miles, s5,oo2; attorney, Kos Ha--
ris
D. Slower, now deceased, 5000; attor-
neys for administrators, Dyer & Davis.
Jacob Sievert 5000; no attorney.
W J. Pittinger. s.. 600; no attorney.
Charles Bull, $4,000; attorneys. Holmes
& Baymaker.
S, H, Hoover. $4,000; attorney. J. NJ. |
z, P. Hutchinson, 5000; attorney, c. V.
Ferguson.
George s. Hutchinson, $4,000; attorney.
c. Y. Ferguson.
John westfau, $1,000; attorneys. Bent
ley & Hatfield
Laura E Meyers, 5000; attorney, c. V. !
ferguson
u. Mccormick, $4,000; attorneys.
Holmes & Haymaker.
a. W. Marshall, 5000; attorneys. Eek
stein & Harris.
s W. Balch. 5000; attorneys. Bentley
& Hatfield.
G. Koch, 5000; no attorney.
J. E. Goode. $500; attorneys, Bentley
& Hatfield.
c. s. LOOMS. 5000; attorney. Kos Har-
ris.
J. P. Mahan. 5000; attorneys. Wall &
Brooks.
J. f. Farris. 5000; no attorney.
J. T. Reese. 5000; attorney, c. V. Fer
Guson.
Emil Werner. $4,000; attorney, A. J.
AIyatt
J. z. Hume. $4,000; no attorney.
P. Mcdonald. $780, no attorney.
Bruce Manamee 5000; attorneys,
Holmes & Haymaker.
". w. Hays. 5000: no attorney.
The jury was excused yesterday while
Judge Dale and the different attorneys
conferred on some points Of law which
WILDE raised in the trial. and to get at a
method of eXpedlting business. as both
court ana jury are anxious to get
through with the case as soon as possi-