The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-15
S. M, STEVENS
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lamp out through the box and to the
rear door and passed out between the
door and casing. He said that he turned
out the lamp and broke the string After
Mr.. Stevens reached the store he took the
lamp out Of the box and accompanied Mr..
Stevens to the police station. He then
went back on his beat and walked
| around in the alley back of the Stevens
store.
Mr.. Eckstein asked:
when you reached the door what did
you find?"
a stick with string tied to it,
WAS it possible TO pull the string
through the door,
Yes sir; did it,
When you were in the room did you
notice how the rear door was fastened"
| Yes sir; with an iron bolt"
WAS it possible for anyone to have
entered from the rear
mo SIR"
On cross examination by Mr.. Adams
the witness stated that he had tried all
| of the doors on his peat since going on
duty and that most of them had circulars
that the rear door of the Stevens store
was strong one and Mr.. Adams asked:
rs it not fact that the door was so
loose that it could be ~pried open without
breaking it?''
mo. sir; from my examination after
the incident I do not believe it could"
He described the bolt as a very strong
one and was caught in a strong staple
in the casing
He visited the store about s o'clock on the
evening Of January 1, and described what
he found as follows:
There were a number of large paper
boxes in the room and one of these had
large hole cut out of the top and was
partially filed with paper and straw hats
and lamp was setting on top of these.
The box was so full that the lamp as it
was placed was only few inches from
the top of the box. The flame was about
three inches from the top and the box
was smoked
There was string leading from the
lamp out through a small hole in the
corner of the box and to the floor and
then to the rear door,
Mr.. Eckstein asked If It was possible
for any person to open the rear door
without breaking it.
mo. sir" explained the chief "the door
was strong one and the bolt made it
impossible to open the door without
breaking it,
Mr.. Eckstein then offered an affidavit
do l-rC NJ
fore Judge Stanley and at the request of
Chief Burt The affidavit was as follows:
State of Kansas Sedswick county. S.:
AFFIDAVIT
S. NJ. Stevens, of lawful age being first
duly and legally sworn, on his oath de-
poses and says that on the first day of
January, 1905, at about 1 o'clock p. m.
of said day he left the store of Mrs
Stevens at 135 North Main street. Wichita
Kansas, and went to my home at 1856 Hy-
draulic avenue; that 1 remained there till
about O'Clock p. m: that then with my
wife we drove thence to my fathers home
11l2 North Main street: that / remained
there about an hour. From there / went
to my wifes mothers home at the corner
of Nineteenth street and Washington ave-
nue.; that 1 remained there until about
6 o'clock p. m. that then in company
with my wife's brother, we got on the
Packing house street car and came to the
city. getting off at the corner of First
there TO the Palace barn on Lawrence
avenue and I got my horse and buggy
and drove to No. 136 South Hydraulic
avenue. arriving there about 7:30 o'clock
p. m; I remained at 1856 South Hydraulic
until notified that an attempt had been
made to burn my wife's store at 135 North
Main street. that I was not at any time
in or near my wife's store at No. f35
North Main street, from the time 7 left (
there at about l o'clock p. m. on Janu- (
airy l. 1905. until after was notified that
an attempt had been made to burn my
wifes store and further affiant saith not. |
S. NJ. STEVENS.
Subscribed and sworn to before me- A 4
notary public in and for Sedgwick county.
Kansas. this 9Th day of January. A D., /
1905. CLAUDE c. STANLEY.
Notary Public.
Commission expires 7-17-'03.
Mrs. Nora Cline was the next witness |
called. She is employed at Mrs. Keith's !
store. over IA North Main street. lit |
tie north of the Stevens Millinery store /
Mr.. Eckstein asked: Where were you !
about : O'Clock On the evening Of jan
uary -
AT Mrs. Keith's''
When did you leave there?"
Just about o'clock
Which way did you go?'
South"
Ibid you see any one?"