The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-11
On SAME CHARGE
Case of John Wilson, Aggie
Henry and Mildred Rogers
DISMISSED BY JUDGE
Harvey, but Are Rearrested by
the Police.

John Wilson. Aggie Henry and Mildred
Rogers were arrested yesterday afternoon
by oncer Harry sutton for shopHftng.
Their trial in the police co1rt took place
At 4 O'Clock Attorney Helm was present
and represented the city Of wichita.
When the three accused parties were
asked whether they were guilty or not,
each one in turn replied that they we're
not guilty and were not ready Tor trial.
giving for their reason that their attor-
ney vas busy at the district court and
could not attend the police court at that
time. II happened that IL the meantime
Judge Green aErs. Rogers father. had
seen Mr. George Adams and they were
soon upon The scene, and the trial took
place
The 1rsc case called was the City OF
Wichita against John wilson ard -Aggie
Henry for taking a silk skirt valued az
Sc from the store OF Geo Iunas e Co.
The frst witness called Tor the city was
Miss Bertha Hilbert. She told how ire
accused couple came into the store and
priced several skirts. but Ieft the store
without buying ans thing After she had
replaced The skirts shown Go the couple
where they belonged. she found that one
SIX skirt was missing aG5 u once ia
formed 1Lr- David Ross Of The fact Size
Furthermore stated that this happened on
August g. about 7.31 that evening
1l- David Ross, Loor walker for the
firm Of Geo Innes & Co.. was next called
O. the stand His testimony was merely
corrJhrrative 81 Miss Hilbert They
both agreed THAI The skirt displayed In
courr and claimed 5y the police 20 have
been found in the possession OF Mrs.
Heury was the same one taken from Geo.
Irnes Z Co.'S store
Mr.. Holman took the stand. but could
not swear shat he had seen either Of the
couple in the store during the afternoon 1
CT August g
aIiss Hayes testified that she saw the
parties il the store during that afternoon {
Harry Sutton was then called and he
testified that he had arrested both John
wilson and Mrs. Aggie Henry at 40
North Topeka avenue. where they were /
ro0ming
CHEZ Burt was examined and II was .
brought out that he had accompanied .
Harry sutton when the arrest was made. f
Park Massey told how he had accompa- +
MED 1-rs. henry 70 the corner Of Third .
street ana santa Fe avenue, where she .
pulled the skirts cut from under a brick
building
THIS closed The testimony for the city
Attorney Adams informed the court that
% had no testimony % oEsr 50 the case
Vant 90 Judge Stanley for decision. He
found ths parties guilty. and hned them
500 each 4 motion for appeal was at
once fled by ar. Adams.
The next case called was the city
against mildred Rogers for shoplf-lug
skirts from Louis Policines establish
-ecr ar Pollclae was the first witness
called In this case and ne told the court
trlt he dld not know that he had been
r0hed urru he saw something about
shcrlfters in tie EaEla. and he thought
i- u1-d oe a good plan TO look over his
stock and md out whether OK not some
or h.s goods were missing He found,
after b thorough examination, tcar one
silk skirt was gone and Identified the
SKIRT on exhibition in the court as The
cne belonging TO him lie claimed the
cost rrlce was SO. Much amusement 0as
afforded the court ard spectators when
Attorney Adams sought 80 bring out
out that the Kansas National bank ard
ua- 1Ir Polcirc owned tae Enterprise
dry goods stock.
Miss Mamie Hoath. clerk at Policnes
was next requested &c testify She said
that she recognized the alleged stolen
skirt b. seeing il On AIRS Rogers. ard
at once notified her er1-fovar Miss Heath