The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-10
PlTIFULLY CRUEL.
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the witness as the questions We're asked
and answered, and the sobs OF Mrs. Sells
there was the most intense silence IN the
court. The answers were given IN q clear
tone and each word seemed to fall like
burning drops of vitriol on that mother 5
heart Slowly the last question was asked
and answered. and Colonel Holmes said:
Florence looked toward her fathers at
torneys. They shook their heaeds and she
rose from the witness chair and was con
Passing out, they almost brushed against
the sobbing mother Although she raised
her head and cast an appe9llng glanGe,
full of motherly love, at the daughter, the
later turned her eyes away and passed on
without bestowing one glance upon the
There was one witness for the plaintiff
who had not vet been called to the stand
that when this witness could be secured
he would be allowed to testify The de-
expected to prove by this witness, but the
request was refused The judge said the
matter could be decided when the witness
was able TO take the stand.
The attorneys then asked that court adj
journ until 80 this afternoon in order to
give them time TO prepare for the intro
duction Of their testimony. This was
granted, and at IL o'clock court recessed
As soon as court was adjourned numb
pressed toward Mrs Sells and congratu-
refusing TO allow her attorneys to cross
examine her daughter.
The defense began the presentation of
its side. The stand taken by Mrs. Sells
in refusing to allow the crOss-examinatio ton
OF her daughter created much sympathy
Tor her.
Attorney Huling read the first deposit
ton taken in behalf of Mrs. Sells. 1t was
that of George w Lindermuth. of Mar
Ion, Ind. Attorney Booth rose and asked
on behalf Of the plaintiff that all Wit
nesses for the defense be excluded from
the room during the progress of the trial.
This was a new move as the defense had
not asked this in the case of the witnesses
for the plaintiff The court made the or
der as requested Mr. Booth asked that
TQr,r- hat
exclusion apply to him Bott has been a
constant attendant az the trial and has
ton of this order he left the court room.
he was summoned by the plaintiff, but
did not testify. but viii be put on the
stand by the defense
The Lindermuth deposition was made in
The deponent first saw Peter Sells to
know him at Alexandersville, Ohio, Is
years ago He went there TO see the show
and became acquainted with Sells. The
witness went to Chattanooga in 1885 and
1qeHn run 5y q man named De Bartlavin-
lie knew Matte Schultz. the woman
named in the cross-petition of Mrs. Sells
q having been intimate with her husband
Ae had seen Peter Sells in Matte
schultz place in Chattanooga He was
Schultz's bedroom. This was about 8
o'clock at night Matte was dressed in
his underelothing- Mrs. Sells was not
present In court when the first deposition
was read for her side Peter was also alb
About a year later Lindermuth said he
met Peter Sells in the sitting room of
Matte Schultz's illegal house He said
Peter hired four of the girls in the house
said the dance was something entirely out
OF the ordinary, and told Of the arrange
ments for the dance He said one of the
girls said .'A1attiefs lover is here. and has
got several of the girls to give a Dance
When Matte and Peter came in the
room the dance bagn- The witness said
il was not the hoochee-koOchee. but a
kind OF a QuadrilIe He said Peter did
not join In the dance. Henry Yeager a
CLERK IN a Chattanooga hotel was present
In the room said Lindermuth Under
snuth said that several months later he
sort. Maggie and Peter were in the back
yard OF the house He had gone to the
house to deliver some beer. AT that point
IN the reading of the deposition Mrs. Sells
and her mother came in. Her eyes were
swollen. and gave evidence of the emotion
morning The reading Of Iindern1ltll's
deposition continued. Matte told him Of
a very f1ne diamond ring Peter Sells had
given her, and the girls said he made
presents Of fine stones Matte kept a
large number of girls
Attorney Booth, counsel for Mrs Sells
read the crosS-examination in the deposit
ton The witness said he left Chaftan-
ooga for Lexington, Ky, with $500 and
played the races until he was dirty
with money Lirdermuth went to Dav-
ton from Lexington. He did not know
never hunt up no cops / amt got no use
Tor them nohOw.''
Witness was asked why he Stunned the
acquaintance of the police.
'On, logged if j know. but guess fl
was because they didn't like me-