The Topeka state journal., 1902-12-31

at Emporia, was called to the stand. H..
was an inmate at the Reform school liz
June. He was cook among the boys
in the kitchen. He saw much of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lowe.
Ibid Mr.. Lowe ever ask you anything
about his wife?"
Yes. several times. Once he said.
Did you see Mrs. Lowe with Mr.. Misner
at twenty minutes past two. He said If
1 did not tell him the truth he would
strap me- After that he asked me once
If saw her in the clothing ROOM
On cross examination Judge Allen
said: How do you know what a strap
ping is?"
II had 'en."
"Who gave them to you?"
.'Mr. Gardner and Mr.. Lowe"
When did Mr.. Lowe strap you?''
'When Mr.. Gardner was on his vaca-
tion.''
How much of a strapping was it?'
Not much-only $50 lashes.''
f1ow did you know?"
''I counted them"
when did you begin to count?"
when he began to strike"
Albert Williams was the next witness
called. He is a cOlored boy who is now
confined in the Reform school, He said
store in Paola and sent to the Reform
school. The defense raised the objec-
tion that Williams. being an inmate OF
the Reform school was not competent
ness had not been sent to the peniten-
tiary that he was not incompetent to
testify The statutes We're cited to
Judge Hazen, who reserved his decision
until morning.
E. F. Gummo was called to the stanc.
He is a teacher at the Reform school
and heard some unusual noise in thu
B" building the morning of the shoot
ing. He heard the boys making dis
turbance in the basement and thought
the trouble was there He found that
the trouble was upstairs in loves room
and he went there. He described the
situation there as the others had. M.
Barnes was with me. He said to Lowe,
How did this haDDen?' Lowe said 4
was fooling with this gun and it went
off and shot me, and while l was dazed
it went off and shot her Mcmillan was
with me. Lowe said, Mac, look at the
there"
Gummo testified to seeing a mark on
Mrs. loves cheek a month before SHE
was shot
WAS FIRST ON SCENE.
G. A Smith, the night watch at the
Reform school. was the next witness
called. He was asleep in a room direct
ly above where the shooting occurred
and was the first at the scene of the
tragedy.
What did you hear?"
Il heard what L thought was a door
slam and a woman scream. l jumped
out of bed and ran to the door and
heard shot. Then I put on soma
more clothes and followed out 'What's
the matter and pulled on the rest of
my clothes. l went to the head of the
stairs and Lowe stuck his head out of
the door that opened into the hall be-
low. I heard two noises and a scream
each time and then l stood and waited
at the head of the stairs and il a
heard another shot and then
soon Lowe stuck his head out of the
md 7 csofd f17a f<,,-i
and Lowe said there's been an acci-
dent. l went down and he went back
into the room. l looked into the door
and he said, 1T was an accident The |
started to go down to quiet them and
Lowe followed me. l said to him, Go |
back and tend to the woman, I'll tend |
to the boys When had placed a boy |
over them I called for help
did Mr.. Lowe tell you where he was
when the shooting took place ?''
HE said the night before when he
was going to town he got the revolver /
but it would not work and he Laid 1T /
on the table. The next day he said he /
was going to put the revolver in the
trunk and his wife was unlocking the /
trunk when the revolver was fired"
(which two shots were closest to-
gether?"
'"The first two were closest together |
I heard scream after each shot,
Smith said that he looked into loves t
room the night before the shooting and /
that on the day of the shooting the fur
niture was in the same position as the
day before.
On cross examination Judge Allen /
questioned the witness as to the affec- |
ton displayed by Lowe for his wife |
and Smith said that the night before
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowe went to town to-
gother.
After that said Smith, Lowe ask
ed me how badly his wife was hurt. I
said she'll die. He said, My God, my
God and put both hands on his chest"