The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-02
SURE He is CRAZY
Father of J. G. Lowe Testifies
in Sons Behalf.
Insists That His Son Has Long
Been "Queer."
NEIGHBORS TESTIFY.
Druggist Gave Him Something
for His Head.
Defense Evidently Trying to Es-
tablish "ReasOnable Doubt" D."
Case Will Probably Go to Jury
on Saturday.
NEIGHBORS TESTIFY.

The evidence introduced by the de-
fense in the John c. Lowe murder trial
at the morning session was not of
startling nature.
physicians. druggists and neighbors
were placed on the stand to give testi-
moay regarding Loves state of health
and mind during the past few years. No
positively convincing testimony to the
effect that he is or was insane was in
troduced although sufficient evidence
was introduced to, perhaps, raise the
doubt in the minds of the jury as to his
sanity OF times
The defense has made quite a strong
case so far working out quite a plausible
manner in which the tragedy might
have taken place. The state. however,
may change the value of the evidence
with the witnesses in the rebuttaL
AS the defense has only to raise
doubr 10 the minds of the jury as to the
guilt OF Innocence or as to the sanity
OF Lowe the defense has the best side
OF the case.
IT is expected that all the testimony
for the defense will be in evidence late
this afternoon and that the witnesses in
rebuttal may be called Saturday morn
ing or before
lit is likely that the arguments in the
the case win be in the hands OF the jury
by Saturday night
At the Friday morning session OF the
Lowe murder trial the state began the
cross examination of Crandall Lowe the
father of the defendant, j. G. Lowe.
The questions put by County Attorney
Nichols were to attempt to prove thai
Lowe was not thought to be unbalanced
by his father until a few months ago
while he had acted queer" for some
years.
What did John Lowe 90 in 1s94?''
asked Attorney Nichols
He campaigned for delegates in the
county convention for the nomination
OF county superintendent" said Gran
dan Lowe.
Did you think him insane at that
timer"
II thought him mentally troubled
Lowe was then unmarried He was
elected and took charge of the Office at
what did Lowe do in 1895 during the
sumner
He conducted the county normal. He
allowed others to run the normal, or
rather he did so poorly that he had to
hire some one else to run it. He did
not sleep he was restless
Did you think he was insane2'
II thought something was the matter
with him"
Didn't know what he was doing?"
Part Of the time 1 don't think he
Did you hear any complaints from
other people about his insanity"
Yes people came to me and said he
acted queer and that he did not attend
to business"
Did he gambler"
mo"
when was he married."
Did he pay attentions to other wo-
men2'
No"
Did you known he was going to be
No. I did not"
What else about him"
There are some things connected
with his marriage that I do not want to
testify to-"
What did he do after the election IN
1880 when he was defeated2"
lie was sleepless and queer A few
days before election he said he wished
he was dead. After election sent some
one with him to his office"
Was anyone kept with him before
election ."
NO. he was not SO bad before cleo
Then he got the suicidal idea after
he was defeated?"
Yes"
Did you think he would have spells
and hurt anyone else2''
No. 7 did not"
During the few years previous did
you think him able to teach2"
"Ye es most of the time"
Did you help get him the position at
the reform SCHOOL,
No, ] did not. knew nothing about
it until I heard he was appointed. I
opposed his coming"
You were delegate to the state
convention at Wichita?7
Did you try to- get your home dele
gauon to endorse John for some posi-
D tion2'
Yes. I might have talked to some.
What was the position You wanted
him to get2'
some seeretaryship at the state uni
versity at Lawrence"
Did YOU support him for county
yes. toward the close of the cam
paign."
"At the convention didn't John tel
you that he thought his wife was un-
true to him2"
no"
Didn't he tell you that his wife an6
he We're having trouble?"
Didn't he say anything to yol
about his wife,"
He said Could she be untrue te
me and / convinced him by reasoning
that she was not. That was ali h9
when you came to Topeka did yot
tel people that Mr.. and Mrs. Low.
NAG oeen having trouble2"
AT the hospital didn't you say t,
Ar. and Mrs. Charles This could no
have heeu an accident"
"Didn't You say. My God. that
should have lived to be the father @
murderer
NO"
Didn't you say at the hospital 'Thi
could not have been an accident2''