The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-05
FRANK KALFEE
AS He Appeared in Court.

the Union Pacific. He was the only
witness to testify, although several were
sworn When Mr.. Lewis got through
telling how the defendant held him up.
the state was justified in resting, as his
Identification of Kalfee was as positive
as words could make it. The cross ex-
animation by Judge c. A Magaw. who
represented the bad man, failed TO de
tract from the damaging evidence given
by the witness.
Mr.. Lewis was placed on the stand
and told to tell of the occurrence, and
he did so in a few words 1T was or
Friday night of the state fair week
which I have identified as September
49, said Mr.. Lewis, that / was on my
way and within few steps of my
home at sos Harrison street. l saw a
man coming toward me- He met me
right at my gate and L saw that he had
a large revolver pointed at me Then
he spoke in low tone of voice and
said, Give me what you've got. and be
quick about it 1 was walking with my
hands in my trousers pockets, and my
overcoat was held by one button at the
top ! drew out two silver dollars and
handed them to him, and then he said:
That won't do dig again
Meanwhile I had been sizing him up.
figuring on his size. weight and appear
ance, and specializing as to what chance
would have with him in an~sncOunter.
I had several hundred dollars in money
and jewelry, and / did not care to part
with it, when he made the request
to dig again l made a step nearer and
said:
/" Look for yourself if you think have
any more
with the same movement I made in
loosening the one top button of my over
coat I grabbed his right wrist just back
of the gun and the struggle began I
soon had his wrist with both hands and
was forcing him backward with. my clbnw
in his neck. He bent his hand over Is far
as he could and the revolver was fired close
to my head. Then / realized that he had a
single action gun, and that l was gripping
his wrist too tight for him to cock the
weapon for a second shot. / gave him a
hard shove and ran about thirty feet into
a shadow. and when I look around he had
jumped the fence and was running around
the building
Mr.. Lewis then positively identified the
prisoner who sat before him in the court
room. as the party who made the assault.
He described the clothing and hat worn
by him at the time. and said that the fight
occurred in moonlight so bright that be
believed he could have read newspaper
in it. On cross examination he repeated
his assertion that KaIfee was the guilty
party. and when asked if he had not been
frequently mistaken in faces, said he had
not and that his twenty years experience
as an express agent had caused him to
make a study of people and scrutnize
them closely. on account of the many at
tempts to swindle the company The de-
tense offered no testimony in the case,
and Kalfee was bound over to stand trial
in district court. His bond was raised
from $1,000 to 81 800 at the request of Pros
ecuting Attorney Jamison. If Kalfee does
give bond this count two more com
plants are out against him and he can
be rearrested.
Kalfee paid close attention to the case.
but did not confer with his attorney. he
dye is wearing off his mustache and his
fierce looking facial adjournment is almost
red now.