The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-17

It WIS thought the fresh air would do
her good Jennie was able to walk out
] to the hack but we had to support her.
She said as she got in, We are going
4 out for drive Death and I assisted
her in and she sat between the two of
us in the back seat
The witness denied that he or any one
else had put anything in the girls
drink He also denied that he or any
Of the others had taken liberties with
the girl.
DEATH ON THE STAND
Death, one OF the accused, followed
McAhsteT on the witness stand His tes-
timony did not differ materially from
McA1ister's.
Death said he met Jennie on the street
and took her to SaaFs saloon. There
she drank cocktail. an absinthe frappe
and several glasses Of wine. AIcAllister
poured out the wine. Jennie acted in q
drunken way when AfcAllister came in
TO the room and put her arms around
McAllister's neck The champagne made
her worse. In the hack Jennie became
sleepy and Campbell put his finger into
her mouth in order to make her vomir
She yOmited on CampbeII's and McAlIis-
ter 5 handkerchiefs- She seemed to be in
pain while she was vomiting.
You heard Detective Titus testimony
and you heard him say that you spoke
Of Jennie and dope You said that nv
dope You meant knock out drops?"
drunk absinthe.''
Witness said in answer to a question
that ne did not assault Jennie on the
night of her death nor did McAIIister
nor Campbell.
Did you put anything in her drink
or did you know of any one else do
mo, sir
On cross examination Death said that
ne dld not tell the officers who arrested
nm OF the Neffect of the drink upon
Jennie or the whole story as related II,
court He said that he was so excited
tnat ne did not know what he was saw
ing to the officers. He had only told the
"hoie story to his counsel and in court.
CAMPBELL'S STORY.
Andrew J. Campbell. the third de-
Lendant, was then placed on the stand.
his account of the occurrences in the
saloon and during the remainder of the
night was practically the same as that
gwen by McAllister and Death
In reply to a question by his counsel
as 70 the drinking i'm the saloon, Camp
bell said.
Il saw nothing put into anv of the
glasses other than the drinks
On examination Campbell de-
med telling the detectives that the CON
tents OF bottle he saw McAllister have |
would make the girl lively The only
bottle he saw in McAllister's hands that |
night was the champagne bottle
campbell denied he ever said Meal /
lister was the first to assault the girl. |
No one asked the driver TO participate /
IN the assault He did not see either /
Death or MeAllister take any portion of !
1er underclothing.
Dr. Charles J. Loffer. Of New York /
elty, testified that he had seen persons I
knocked out by absinthe. Much would /
1epend upon whether a person was ac-
susIomed to take it. and upon an al /
most empty stomach the drink would I
eause excltat1on, and this would be fol-
owed by total collapse
Prosecutor E1mley then asked. ssTf
2erson had died after having taken alb
iinthe and chloral was found in the
stomach. what would you say she died
From choral poison" replied the
witness.
Prof R. c. vanderberg. a chemist.
old by mixing whisky cocktails. alb
lnthe and champagne obtained at
'aafs saloon with embalmfng fluid he
lad procured crystalline reaction
IN reply to q. question, he said: 1T
.annot be told with accuracy by the /
hiding of ten grains of choral in the |
'roduce them there"
The case for the defense was then
losed.
Prosecutor Emley got Campbell to
tany specifically each item in the al
eyed confession said to have been made
" him on the night of his arrest This
LEGGED confession was ruled out yester-
ay. Detectives Titus, Lord and TAYLOR
we're recalled and each went over the
anne ground Where Campbell had de-
led they affirmed, and where he
fiirned they denied. The testimony of
ne detectives closed the rebuttal and
he taking of testimony. The jury have
he facts as claimed by both sides to
xist.