The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-11

The blood on the floor had the appear
ance of having been partially wiped up.
He identified the ak that was found
with blood upon it. He identified a piece
the part of Booths chain which he re-
moved from his vest.
BLOOD-STAINED DRESS.
The red dress which was found in
Mrs. Marie Stanley's grip at Topeka
was identified by the coroner He had
found blood stains upon it. The dress
had two holes where pieces with blood
had been removed for an examination
Of the blood by the doctors. These ar
tlcles were passed around to the jury.
All examined them carefully.
The cross animation revealed moth
ing new. The body was standing upon
its head with head towards the south
west part OF the we'll and the feet
against the northeast part. The well
is northeast Of the kitchen door.
I. S. Jones testified that he went down
into the well and tied q rope around
Booths legs to draw him out of the
we'll.
VIM. Collins. in the presence Of
Charles Swift and Henry Hartford, took
some yellow damp rags from the top
OF the Mccoy kitchen near the stove
pipe on the night following the mur-
der. They were doing police duty and
built a fire to warm by. but as it would
not burn they were examining the
stove to see what was the matter.
Mrs. Sadie Iaber, who reck0ned she
was Booths housekeepers wasn't she, =
was next examined. Booth had taken
supper about half past 4 and then got
ready and left She had not seen him
since
HAD BOOTHS MONEY.
Mrs. N. F. Upton testified that her
husband had kept Booths money for
him. That Booth had drawn the bal
ance, about $40, on Thursday preceding
the murder. Charles Schnert had been
at the Mccoy place twice Friday after
noon. About two o'clock he had made
protracted stay. Booth came while he
was there twice. The second time was
about 6:20. Booth was sitting in the Nc
Coy kitchen by the stove.
Fritz Schnert said that Marie Stanley
had called at his house to borrow money
to go to Kansas City She had wanted
him to take her to Kansas City, but he
had told her that he would take her to
the Strip with him. The cross -examina-
ton brought out the fact that the wit
and arrested before Mrs. Stanley had
been arrested
Dr. L. c. Onyette had called at the
Mccoy house Friday evening to collect
bill from Mrs Stanley He saw
Booth and Claude Cowdery there.
Cowdery left when he did. Arrange
nlents We're made for Cowdery to bring
him the money the next day. Booth
told Mrs Stanley that it was a quarter
till seven o'clock
Frank Hildebran. who works in a
jewelry store identified the watch found
in Topeka as one he sold Booth last
May.
Mrs. Alice Higson. a distant relative
of Mrs. Stanley, testified that the latter
came to her place about seven o'clock to
go to the theater with her. She identi-
fed the dress as the one Marie wore that
night.
Claude Cowdery testified Of his pres
ence as told by Or. Onyette. and also
he met Mrs. Stanley at the depot the
next morning and got five dollars to
give the doctor.
TOPEKA MEN TESTIFY
Mr.. L K Mckinney. a clerk of she
Fifth Avenue hotel, identified Marie
Stanley as the woman who had register
ed as Mrs IemnOnS on the night of
January H. He went with the officers
to her room 80. When she paid her
lodging, which was when she first came
to the hotel, he had seen the money in
her purse. There were bills and silver
Clarence Matthews, of North Topeka,
testified that he had first met Mrs.
Marie Stanley between II and 1 o'clock,
when he went to her room. He had seen
the bills and silver in her purse when
she was searching for her ring in 1t.
She had told him that she had spent
$75 that day. When the officers were
waiting for her to dress to go with
them she whispered to him to take
statement several times, as he could
not understand. He did not know the
third word He was not arrested.
SHE FOUND THE WATCH.
Miss Don Helms. ehambernaid at the
Fifth Avenue hotel testified that she
had found a watch under the conmods
in room So She had heard it ticking
Policeman Voiles of Topeka testified
that he was with Sheriff Mendenhall
when Mrs. Stanley was arrested. He
knew Clarence Matthews; saw him in
room SO in the Fifth Avenue hotel He
had also questioned Mrs. Stanley at the
station; tried to get her to tell him the
truth She had told him of the facts
that occurred in Ottawa during the
early evening of the Friday night be-
fore; that Booth had got mad because
she had several fellows. and had gone
out of the house.
Attorney William A. Deford testified
that he had questioned Marie Stanley
about Booths watch. She had told him
that Booth had given her his watch.
She wondered if it had fallen out of her
grip. P. B. Stone corroborated this tes-
timony.
The court then adjourned until $3.50
Friday morning.