The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-03

said: Did Mr.. Love state what he re-
ferred to2"
mo"
Miss Jessie A5isner was called.
Were you at the hospital after the
accident and did you hear Mr.. Crandail
Lowe say This shooting could not have
been an accident q" asked Nichols.
Il did" said Miss Mlsner.
On cross examination Judge Allen
said: Did you not think Loves ques-
tioning you about matters with Mrs.
Lowe present was peculiar2"
I didn't think anything about it,
Didn't you think that crazy per-
formance2"
Il knew there was no truth in it,
w. 0. Barnes, farm superintendent at
the Reform school was called.
Did you see anything on the part Of
Lowe to show Insanity"
No"
William Sherwood, cook at the Reform
school, was called Did you believe his
mind was unbalanced?"
No
F. P. Fogg. a Reform school employe.
said he saw nothing IN loves actions to
indicate insanity
George Spellman. harnessmaker, said
he saw nothing in loves actions to in
dicate insanity.
William Renninger, baker at the Re-
form school, saw nothing IN Loves ac-
tions to indicate insanity
H. H Woy, aueti0neer from Linn
county, was a delegate at Wichita con-
ventiOn and occupied a room with Lowe
and others the first night.
Did you hear Lowe make a disturb
ance that night2" asked Nichols.
No said Woy.
Did you see anything in his conduct
to make you think him 5nsane?"
No"
How long have you known him?'
About twenty years.
Did you ever see anything in that
time to cause you to think him in
No"
DO you know ]. c. Kinsey9"
Yes"
Did you ever think him insane?''
on cross examination Judge Allen
said: Did you keep watch of the de-
fendant that night2.
No"
You and Crandan Lowe were on the
same delegation %
Yes"
Were you working in harmony"
Didn't you often hear people say Mr..
! Kinsey was insane21
yes, but | never believed it"
John McGrew, who was a delegate
from Linn county to Wichita, was
called. He slept in same room as
Did you think John was RATIONALE
asked Nichols.
" eS.'
James Butler superintendent of the
reform school in 1899. was called. He
knew Lowe at the school. He said he
was cruel to the boys.
Did you see anything TO make yoI
think he was deranged % asked Attor-
ney Nichols.
No said Butler.
Geo. w. Freelove. formerly an officer
al the reform school, said he was al
the institution with Love for two
years He said Losse- was severe will
the boys He did not think him un-
balanced or deranged4
c. T. Pendergast, who was at the re
form school with Lowe for three years
said he did not think him unbalanced
He said he was always jovial.
John Higgins, engineer at the re
form school. was called. He knew
ing to cause him to think that Lowe
was mentally unbalanced
E. V. Brown, an emplcye of the Osa-
watonie asylum, was called by the de-
fense. He was night watch He haG
instructions to watch Lowe. He found
him lying face down on the floor OF
the room and awake three times. He
only found him asleep three times
Did he act crazy to your asked
Nichols.
Wen, I am not a judge" SAID
Brown.
Judge Hazen allowed the defense tC
recall CrandauLowe to make his state
ments which have been denied by Mrs
Charles, Miss NIisner and others.
Mr. Lowe said: What I said was
that I did not think that John shot
himself accidentally"
Judge Hazen announced at 4 O'Clock
thar the evidence was closed.
Court was adjourned at 4 o'clock un-
til 3 o'clock this morning when the
arguments began.