The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-23
Mrs. Sells s'Blue Eyed Boy"
Tried to Kick the Chandelier.
Evidently He Was an Utter
Failure in That Line.
LOQUACIOUS PORTER
James Watson Tells Every
Thing He Knows.
Took Underwear and Things to
Harry Lyons For Mrs. Sells.


case which followed the testimony of
the Sells servants, was duplicated by the
testimony of James Watson, porter at
the Park hotel, when the Sells family
lived there
He knew Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Sells when
they boarded at the Park. He located
their suite as being on the third floor,
facing on Goodale street. Four stairways
led into the building. He knew Harry
Lyons. He took his meals at the Park
house. on Park street. Watson acted as
a sort of valet to Lyons in addition to
Lyons visit the Sells suite in the Park
hotel. Such visits were. almost daily.
and when he was not. Mr. Lyons even
ing calling hours were from o.eiock 70
her bed by sickness Lyons frequently
called at her room-No. 162-and sat by
| while she ate her lunch in bed.
Once Mrs. Sells called the witness to
| his rooms. Frequently he was called to
| Mrs. Sells room in the Park hotel, and
he was about the hotel. This sometimes
| occurred in the afternoon and sometimes
| Sells from Harry Lyons. He occasionally
] carried packages between them; Once
| Watson wrapped up two night shirts. by
| to Lyons room Mrs. Sells explained that
at at his his request, and w wanted to deliver
them Watson wrapped them up in Mrs
| pure white, kind O. cream color, with a lot
| of fancy business down the front They
| were pretty good night shirts
| Once again Watson wrapped up two
suits of underwear for Mr.. Lyons at Mrs.
Sells direction, she making the same ex-
| quest as "Mr;. Lyons is not a good judge
of underwear" He also wrapped up neck eek
| quently and carried them to his room.
| He couldn't count the number of times
| he performed such errands. Mrs. Sells
made the same explanation.
| Anotner pundle OF underWear was trans
| ferred the same way Watson also deliv-
| cred many other packages, the contents
of which he had no knowledge. Some
/ shirts were in transit. Others were small
er and might have contained anything,
| from stationery to perfumery-
Sometimes when Watson came to the
foeRed HSI5 sometimes mes the o door ne was su after
ward opened and he found Mr. Lyons
and Mrs. Sells within. Miss Florence, the
| daughter, was at school.
/ Sometimes Mrs. Sells would say, Why,
| Harry, did you lock this door? and he
| would say, I don't know; I may have
turned the key by accident
Whoever would come to the door would
| say to the other, Why, did you lock this
| door? and the other would say. why,
! don't know, I might have locked it "
These meetings behind locked doors oc-
| CURED at night, he thought, before the
| show went to Australia i'm 1891, but not in
daytime until after the show returned
Once Watson came up the hall, and
found the door al ajar; r. He walked in, and
arms around Mrs. Sells, while she held
s.The doah was wide open befo' dey
| broke away" continued Mr. Watson
said Fsekog f6f e s 10oke6 6ojipP jS9rPrlffa for she
He was trying to show her how high he
'sThen Lyons said he would try to kick
| the chandelier. 1t was about six feet over
ibid he kick it?"
He got his foot about two feet often de
The witness testified to a converse ton
| he had with Mrs. Sells about Fred John
son, the coachman. Mrs. Sells said she
about what he heard or saw.
Mr.. Huling opened the cross-examina-
Who discovered you as a witness in
wei, you got me guessin' again I
| doan' know what you mean"
Watson was enlightened, and declared
| he first talked with Attorney Safer.
| Have you had occasion to borrow any
money from Peter Sells since last fan?'
He never carried lunches up to the So
| cfa1 card games which were Peter Sells
| ried lunch to Mrs Sells and to Lyons
Watson could not get his midnight lunch
night clerk would not give him the key
to the dining room
| Accordingly Watson was in the habit of
calling at Mrs Sells rooms to ask if she
| wanted lunch
''I would go to the clerk. Tom Owens,
| and ask If Mr.. Lyons had gone away.
# he had, then I would go up and see
! late that I got hungry I would go up
stairs and ask if she wanted lunch before
! he went away"
When Peter Sells was at home he fire.
| quently sent for Lyons to visit the suite.
Other men were also sent for.
Others called at the Sells rooms, but no
one stayed as late as Lyons
Watson rememb bered the night shirt incl
! dent as occurring in the year 1891. because
that was the year he was married.
Isn't it fact, Mr. Watson. that this
story about the night shirt is all fake"
asked Mr.. Huling.
mo, sab. That's as true as live" de-
clared the witness. -mopping his brow Il
| can see that little fancy work business on
| the front now.
Watson was unable to give a more lucid
| description of the Shirts which called
| comment by Huling on the remarka BILE
| facility of the memory which should re-
call the stripes on q night shirt for nine
| Lewis Eader. a street car conductor. was
| the next witness for the plaintiff He had
the late during the summer and fall
| line.
He identified William Bott as man
| always got off at the corner of Neil and
| ButtleS avenue He usually got on the
| car at the same point. about II o'clock
| and returned down town. These trips were
| after dark.
Peter Walsh, the engineer at the Wyan-
second girl at the Sells residence.
Up to a year ago ne called twice a week
to see Miss Donahue for three years.
| Once in a while he worked in an extra
| night. Thursday and Sundays were his
| nights.
| the Sells residence twice. Once he stopped
across the street, and looked up at the
| windows of the Sells house. Satisfied
| with his inspection he crossed the street
| and passed under the porte-cochere.
On another occasion Walsh was ..sitting
| up with Miss Donahue in the Sells I1itch-
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