The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-12

not II Ee- right mind az the tine Or
cross-exsuiaatfoa ~ M Comfy. he stated
I that he took nc steps &C take charge Of
her II she was insane. even II he vas bel
uncle. He said that Mary was aIway.
Ike E cfld and seemed worse al I'll.
time He did nor think that asr not
paying attention 70 him vas caused n
T ignorance. rather than insanity. she I'D
+ not want % talk anything about any
j subject he wished % talk about, but
I would wander on On something else
/ SIMON Erauss WIS the next man IN he
! chair. He said that h knew Mary sizcs
( she was a child. and she never seemed
+ quite right 10 hin she acted always Ike
a child He said that any man could rals
I her into doing any thing he wished or
Cross-exani1atica he said that he saw
/ her n the county ian after she vas ar
rested for the murder OF her child she
seemed 70 be little OF in her head al
that time
Mrs Gertrude Rstenour vas TIE rext
witness She was al aunt OF Mary Mo-k.
She talked 10 her Al her home on the
l7th OF January. but she would not talk
about anything shs wished 10 say 70 her.
She would noE answer Guesrofls ard al
ways looked the-other way when talked
10 She said that she was sure Mary was
not IN her right mind On c-oss-sxamlna-
ton, she said that Mary was always q
very stubborn girl. she did net think
much OF her actions VIXEN Mary vas &C
cused OF numbering her chnd.
Simon Krsuse was recalled he said
that he saw Mary IN the county ian and
49,
nothing ard did nthing but twill her
handkerchief She looked very coarse at
that time and did not sene 70 be IN her
right mind
A s Knoblsuch was called He said he
often saw Mary il Colwich and fre-
quently talked 70 her. n his Judgment
she was not a very bright girI. and never
was On cross-sxamination he admitted
that the girl was smart enough u trans
act business
Thee Paul was the next witness called.
He stated thai the nrSt time he saw
Mary Marks was II the county 5au after
she was arrested He was called 70 the
Jail b. Mrs Simmons. He tried to talk
with her. bit she would not say any
thing He learned the whole story from
her mother. She would not tell him why
she did this thing and acted very
strange while he was there.
Nicholas Norx. the father CT the girl.
was the next witness. He said that Mary
was at home al winter. but worked in
this city during tho sumner months. He
never pad much attention 70 her. He
said he was the father OF eleven children
and Mary assisted in taking care OF them
She was Z funny child and sometimes
would change her mind ten times in ten
minutes lie first noticed her condition
about Christmas She seemed more m
balance IN her mind from that time He
said that she did not -xsrcise very much
good sense She went away from home
some time il March or April. He did not
pay much attention 10 Eer and did not
take the tine 20 look after her. He SUP
posed that she was IN This city and all
right He thought she was able % take
care Of herself. so he did not bother MIN +
self about her. Before she left she seem I
ed 10 be worried about something. She I
would sometimes 90 out and run around 1
TIE house.
The affidavit OF Fritz Kaiser vas then (
read IS evidence. He said that he prom 4
sed TO marry Mary 1lork. and under that 4
promise he seduced her. About the holt {
lays he told her he would not marry her.
and she seemed 70 feel very bad about T.
Fritz Kaiser is in Louisiana a. present
Dick Pender was called. but was not
present. so the defense rested and tie
state took up its rebuttaL
Mrs. Dr. St John was the fret witness
,alled She attended Mary NIork az the
Rescue Home when she was a patient
She was called 70 the Home April D. and
he child was born April q she said
here was nothing unusual about the ac-
ions CT the girl. and did lot think she
vas insane She did not think Marx Mork
vas very bright. bit was not insane
Mrs. Stanton was recalled. and stated
hat she did rot think Mar Mork was in
ane az any time she was n the Home
Miss Williams was recalled. and said
hat she did not notice anything wrong
With Mary. SIZE said that Iary 6.e rot
ak much. and when she ana Mrs. Mork
ode out 20 the 81 Mary's Orphans hcme
n the 18th day Of MAY. she d.d not say a
word except about the weather
Mss Emma EIgin was the next wit
ess. She was . nurse IN the Home when
fary was there she talked 70 her ard
bseryed her. bit Old not notice anything
Trong with her
Mss Shannon was the next witness
allied She vas ~ the Home when Mary
Cork was there, but did ~ notice any
hing that would indicate insanity
Miss EamberEer said that she could
ION nothing in the actions o. the girl that
-ould Indicate SIZE was insane.
PARK Massey followed and said that -
alked % the girl the day the body ~
er child was found. ard from that con-
ersa non he did rot think slary Mars
-as Insane. but oniy considerably ex-
Red
John RnobIauch Eas the 1ext witness.
nd hs stated mat h. was erpioeyd 81
be probate Judges Office for a uant=r
2 years. and had considerable exper-