The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-02

cause you to think that Lowe was Of
unseund mfnd?"
Il never thought Of such q thing"
answered the witness
OTHER WITNESSES TESTIFY
E. NJ. Meisner, assistant superintend-
ent of the institution, was the second
witness. He said he had known Lowe
since the first week in May. 1899. He
then testified to the hour OF inspection,
$3.50, and said that Lowe and his family
Of boys were due to inspection at the
time the tragedy took place. He said
that, to his personal knowledge, Lowe
had not abused his wife, and that she
had never told him of any trouble with
her husband
her family affairs to Others said Mr..
Meisner. He said that Lowe was inclined
to be morOse and Sullen, especially i'll
the three weeks before the tragedy. He
said that Mrs. loves conduct was very
circumspect and gave no cause for
jealousy. He had seen no tendency to-
ward violence on the part of Lowe.
Clarence Strauthers. a colored boy
a member of loves family, testified
that he had heard three shots for sure.
He indicated the order and tine of the
shots by clapping his hands, and signi--
between the first shot and the last two.
which came close together. While
Strauthers was on the stand LAVE
raised his head suddenly and spoke to
so during the hearing. The boy also
said that Lowe had asked his wife to
go up stairs twice and then taken her
by the arm and was so holding her
when they went out of sight
Mrs Charles, wife of the superintend-
ent, then testified. Her testimony was
very interesting as it was partly about
the bruises on the body of Mrs. Lowe
reach the injured woman, and assisted
by others placed her on the lounge. She
had ridden to the hospital with Mrs.
Lowe and talked to her. Il asked her
Charles. She said that she was stand
ing in the door when the gun went Off
and her husband was shot. She started
to his aid and the other shots followed.
thing but an accident" she said several
times. Mrs. Charles testimony as to
the way Mrs. Lowe was lying the
floor was directly opposite from that of
Smith, and it was evident that she had
rolled over and turned around facing
the door while Smith was going for
help. She was asked about wounds and
bruises, and said that she had seen
many bruises on Mrs. loves body at
the hospital. There were many black
and blue places on her arms and legs,
and large one ON her back" said Mrs.
Charles. Il asked her how she received
these injuries. and she told me she had
fallen down. I questioned her further
and she admitted that her husband had
caused the bruises on her arms by pinch
ing her."
Here Lowe raised is head suddenly
and said something to his attorney. At
this time court adjourned for brief
recess and the attorneys and judge ac-
companied Mr.. Charles to the rooms oc
cupied by the Loves, and where the
tragedy occurred The room was prac-
tically as it had been left at the time
of the shooting, only a few articles
having been removed. Bloodstains were
still to be seen on a newspaper and bed.
After few minutes the examination
was resumed and Mrs Charles was again
put on the stand. She said that she
asked Mrs. Lowe at the hospital to tell
her more about the shooting, but that
the injured woman replied that she had
made a written statement of the facts
Sheriff Cook was the last witness He
testified to the arrest of Lowe and his
actions in jail His testimony did not
throw any new light on the case. and
the examination was soon closed, Lowe
being bound over without bond.