The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-12

ing's session She testified that she was
forty years old and had lived in the
county almost all her life. Her first hus-
bands name was James Browning and
second husband was Mccoy Marie has
lived with her ever since last May. She
had been working at Mr.. Henderson's.
She returned from her work Friday
evening about seven o'clock. She found
Marie at home alone and said she was
there only about three minutes. Marie
was ready to go to the theatef The chill
dren had all gone to Mr. Smiths Sne
went with Marie as far as Mr.. Smiths
when Marie went on to the theater. Mrs.
Mccoy said she remained at Mr.. Smiths
until o-10.
at the Mccoy house The doors were
not locked At $40 she and the chill
dren returned home. entered the west
kitchen door and went right on into the
sitting room. It was about an hour be
fore Marie came home and during this
time they had done some little work
around the house. Had put the children
to bed and Bessie had made a dolis
dress. After Marie came home Bessie
and she went out to the back kitchen
door. She said that they then all went
to bed Marie laid down on the lounge
and in the morning Marie called them
and said she was ready 10 go. She said
they all bid Marie goodbye Mrs. Mccoy
said she got up about six O'Clock and
went to her work at Mr.. Henderson s.
! She did not go into the kitchen that
morning. The first she learned of Booths
death was when Dollie came up to Mr..
! Henderson's and told her. She went
home and entered the kitchen and found
4 large crowd there.
Mrs. Mccoy and her daughter Bessies
testimony have been In harmony
throughrut The cToss-examination did
not confuse them in the least. Their
stories were told with a fTankness char
( acteristic of . truthful narration of the
affair. A deposition was then read Of
Mrs. Esther Smith and also the testi-
mony of her husband, A. Smith, to the
same effect as the Mccoy testimony.
| They both testified about her visit to
/ their place.
The defense then introduced several
/ witnesses TO prove the disposition of the
/ defendant as to peace and quietude.
Mrs. Arthur Topping Of Overlook, Mrs.
/ Kate Thomas of Williamsburg, Mrs.
/ Belle Owens of Williamsburg and Mrs.
/ Nora Colson of Ottawa, all testified that
Marie Stanley's disposition was good
/ Mr.. Lathrop Bell testified that he was
( present at Mr.. Smiths when the Nc
| Coys We're there that evening Mrs. Mary
! SimOnS of Williamsburg. testified that
/ it was the custom of Mrs Mccoy to
! keep light burning every night. Claud
COWdrey testified that Marie Stanley 8
! disposition was good John Weise had
4 known Booth for six years, was his
nearest neighbor, and said that he was
/ in the habit OF displaying his money
Miss Jessie Moore lived in the neigh
I
Taber at the house of Mrs. Taber on the
/ morning of the Saturday that Booths
! body was found. Mrs. Taber was the
housekeeper of Booth. Mrs. Taber tes-
titled that Mr.. Taber was not at the
house on the day of the Booth murder.
DR.. Haggart and Sheriff Costigan and
] both the attorneys for the defense went
on the stand and testified that they had
examined all of those photographs; that
none Of them had seen any writing on
/ the back of any Of them but that It
was possible that it could have been
/ there and they would not have seen it
The testimony viii be completed late
this afternoon. but the case viii pro-
badly not go to the jury before Monday
| afternoon.