The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-17

and Geo. w. Finnup, three leading citi-
zens of Garden City, testifying to
Gray's good character G.. E. Finnup
says in his letter statement:
so far as l can judge, DIR. Gray is
a respected citizen of Garden City.
Men are quite often misjudged, and as
among doctors. can see there is quite
a good deal of rivalry and jealousness.
I think that DR.. L. Gray is more sinned
against than SHINING. The case now
pending against DR.. Gray is simply a
case of ill-feeling and jealousy"
In order to prove that Norris broth
ers, editors of the Garden City Herald.
who testified that Gray was of bad re-
duced a copy of the Garden City Her
aid containing a report of the verdict
of acquittal for DR.. Gray in the muir
der case in which was the statement.
Outside OF a few, the verdict was
not well received. and the statement
that DR.. Gray intends to return here
is not at all pleasing to many, and
some are perfectly willing to see that
The statement of the daily papers that
Gray's life may be in danger may not
be idle talk
o. F. Pearce, a justice of the peace
at Garden City. testified to Gray's
good character He also said that Mrs.
Emma Gray. the divorced wife and
Mrs. Callahan. were not of the best
repute. Pearce was asked about the
story printed recently that gress
widow, named Mrs. Louisa Sigmund AT
Garden City had given him $1,000 to
pay the costs of his defense in the muir.
der cases, and that because he had
failed to carry out an agreement to
marry her, backing the present effort
to disbar him from practice. Pearce
admitted to having heard the story
but didn't know much about it. He
also stated that he was collector for
DR.. Gray's bad bills.
Attorney Marston made a statement
to the board of the Sigmund affair. He
said that woman had loaned Dr. Gray
$500 on certain personal securities, and
that there was no agreement to marry.
The Sigmund woman was present in
Chicago during the whole trial of DIR.
Gray. and it is believed by some that
DR.. Gray intends to marry her.
Mrs. John Maxwell testified that she
knew Gray in Indianapolis when he
lived there IA years ago, and knew him
to be a man of good moral character at
that time.
Charles Weeks. of Garden City, an Is
year old boy, testified that Gray was a
man of good repute.
Dennis d. DOtya close personal friend
of Gray's, who was with him in Chi
cago during the trial, testified that Gray
was of good chara cter. DOty is 25 years
old He also stated that Mrs. Gray and
Mrs. Callahan have bad reputation for
truth and veracity.
Did you ever hear Mrs. Gray use pro-
fame language?" he was asked.
Yes, L heard her cuss man. and hit
him over the head with a STOOL" replied
Doty.
Where did it happen?"
ION the main street, in front of her
sisters millinery store"
WAS Mrs. Gray admitted to the best
society at Garden City2"
mo, she wasn't in any society at all,
except her sisters"
1t developed on ss-eXaminati ton that
the name of the man Mrs. Gray hit was
Charles Blake. and an effort was made
to prove by Doty that he had come into
the millinery store drunk. and had in
suited the women, which led up to Mrs.
Gray's striking him with the stool.
This erded the testimony for the de-
Tense. a motion was filed by Judge
Redden for the defense. asking that the
board make it's findings of fact and
findings of law separately. and that they
be made in writing and signed The
session then adjourned until afternoon,
when the argument commenced.
PROSECUTION CLOSES CASE.
The reputation of DR.. Robert E. Gray,
of Garden City, received several sever
shocks Thursday afternoon The state :
attorneys succeeded in getting before
the board Of examination the names Of
no less than four women with the view
of proving Gray's character to be
bad. Besides this. Is prominent business
men of Garden City gave their deposit
items to the effect that DR. Gray has d
reputation in Garden City-am0ag the
mentor being an immoral man.
One of the most sensational features
was the deposition of Mrs. Emma Gray,
the divorced wife of the defendant.
Mrs. Gray testified that a woman by
the name of EIulda Payne was the one
who lad stolen away her husbands af-
Z fa oil Er1 f1,.f of
she was divorced from DR.. Gray. she