The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-31
Was j. G. Lowe Hit Before His
Wife Was Wounded 2
Defense Will Be That He Was
CraZed.
DETAILS OF TROUBLE.
Everything Indicates That He
Was InsaneIy Jealous.
Officials Speak in High Terms of
Murdered Woman.

developing surprises, and it is now evi
dent that the defense win be made on
the theory that the Reform school teacher
was shot accidentally and crazed and
then shot his wife.
MORNING SESSION.
The Wednesday morning session of the
Lowe murder trial was delayed ten
minutes by the absence Of Juror D. A.
Mulvane. who occupies the same seat
IN the jury box occupied by John w.
Moore before he was taken sick That
seat seems to be unlucky.7 said Judge
Hazen during the delay.
Al the beginning of the morning ses-
sion DR. Il. =. Hogeboom and DR.. c. A.
Mcguire were placed on the stand and
they repeated their testimony for the
benefit eli Mulvane. who took Moore's
place on the jury. The testimony was
practically the same as given by the
physicians on Monday.
Mrs. \. e. White. from the Reform
school. was the next witness called. MI
and Mrs. White roomed across the hall
from the loves room.
PREVIOUS 70 the shooting do YOU
know OF any trouble between the
LoWes2" asked Nichols.
fes on May 13 1 heard Mrs. Lowe IN
their room Mrs. Lowe was sobbing.
Mr.. Lowe talking kalt could not under.
stand what he said. l heard Mrs. Lowe
then say, / couldn't help it NV Goa,
John. III not do it again. Then there
was a crash. and Mrs. Lowe screamed.
The next day / saw that Mrs. Loves
face was bruised"
on crosse examination Judge Allef
asked Mrs White if Otis Allen did not
see her and ask her if she knew of Mr.
and Mrs Lowe having any trouble, and
she said he had not.
L. NJ. Misner was the next witness
called. he is assistant Superintendent
Of the Reform school, and Lowe was
jealous of him. Misner is a white-haired
man
Did Lowe ever complain to you about
the action p bis wife 2, asked Nichols.
10 - replisr Aisper.
1--we Sc aied es1,eciaily Interested in
Misner's testimony
on cross examination Judge Allen
said. Had YOU ever Known or heard of
anything in her character to raise a sus-
piclgn in the mind of sane Derson?''
No replied Misner.
Shortly before this occurrence did
Lowe seem different than usual2"
lie seemed a little more nervous and
distracted than usual"
DO you know of Lowe being sick
often? Did he have headaches which
confined him in his room?"
He was sick several times but 1 un-
derstood that it was indigestion"
ON redirect examination Nichols said:
Did YOU know about two weeks before
this occurrence that Lowe had any feel
Ing toward his wife?"
Yes"
Timothy Struthers. a one-leeged col
ored boy, was next called. He was sent
70 the school to learn trade. He was
IN the basement beneath the room where
the shooting occurred
How many shots did you hear?'
asked Nichols.
Il am certain of three Shots replied
Struthers.
Which shots were the closest to-
gether?'
The first two"
And the third shot?"
1T was not so quick as the first two
shots"
He heard a woman scream after the
last two shots. The defense attempted
70 show that at the preliminary that
Strurhers said there was more time
elapsed between the first and second
shots than between the second and
third. The witness did not change his
testimony
Henry w. Dickinson was the next
witness called He was near the scene
or the tragedy and heard three shots.
He followed Mr.. Charles into the room.
asked Nichols.
He said. Take this blamed gun and
throw 1t in the creek Lowe had just
laid the gun on the table" replied Dick
inson.
Did Mrs. Lowe speak to you?"
Yes she said, This was an acci-
RECESS IS TAKEN.
At 1890 o'clock Attorney Nichols
stated that the state would Introduce
only one more witness and asked for a
CHIEF DONOVAN THE LAST.
Chlef of Police Donovan was placed on
the stand by the prosecution as the last
witness.
"Diq4 you have any conversation with
y {. Lowe after he was arrested?" ask
ed Nichols
Nes, 7 talked to him and asked him
now TINS happened" said Donovan. He
s.la ne was putting the revolver in his
uunk and that the revolver went off
ana shot his wife. asked him if four
snots were fred and he said no that
Only three shots We're fired. He was
pretty much excited and could not get
much out Of him.
Donovan was given the coat of loves
Win the bullet holes in it. He gave as
ms opinion that if the coat lapel was
loiaed IN the natural way that a buUer
could not have made the two holes bx,
going through the outside
ON cross-examination Attorney Ma
sraW asked if Lowe said anything.
re asked several times about his
WE said Donovan. He said if she
eiea ne d-d not want to live I found
him excited and placed a e1,ard 90
MN 20 keen him from doing himself
bodily harm" Il
At 1:l0 o'clock the prosecutor rested
DEFENSE OPENS.
Judge Allen stated the case for the
defense to the jury. we wish to 1nails H.
i clear and plain to you how this un-
fortunate occurrence come about" said
Judge 3 II. Allen. There are MANY
thlnss IN this case that we win not at
tempt to controvert It is nor Seniad
mat AIRS Lowe is dead and that she
was twice shot. The question for YOU Ia
qeclde is how did this happen. Mrs.
lowe SAID this was an accident. NJ.