The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-18
FOWLER'S DAY IN COURT
Emporia Defendant Denies all of Mrs.
Rounds Charges.

F-nDoria. Kan. May 1S.-Interest in
the Rounds-F Fowler case in the district
court here continues at fever heat
The second days proceedings drew
larger crowd than the first
At the conclusion of the crOss-eXannl-
nation of Mrs. Rounds, W. l. Hugglns
was put on the stand for the pla1ntlff-
He related the story Of the trip the
plaintiff made to his Office and the sub
sequent trips virtually as they had been
related by the plaintiff The only Iact
that the plaintiff endeaVored 70 prove
from his testimony was that Lambert
and Higgins were not acting as row
ler's attorneys, and that they tried to
show the amount which they had re-
ceived from him previous TO the Tune
of the filing of the suit.
DR. w d. Hunt was the next witness
called He was examined as to the
handkerchief that the plaintiff wore
around the hand which she alleges was
hurt in the scuff1e in Fowler's office and
which was introduced as evidence He
was unable to say whether she had
ANYTHING around her hand or not He
further testified that there was nol llls
in her appearance or dress that came
to his notice that would suggest any
The plaintiff then called I. E. Lam
bert to the stand, and he related the
story of all the happenings up to the
time Fowler gave the check in the Of
flee of Lambert & Higgins. The only
new testimony obtained from him was
fact T
had better get an attorney to act for
him in the settlement, and recommend
ed Kellogg & Madden, and that he went
with Fowler to see Major Hood in re
gard to the matter He further sald
that he told Fowler that if he would
make a reasonable proposition he would
advise his client to settle, and IF she
is unreasonable I'll refuse to take her
case On crOsS-examinatiOr he ad-
nnitted going to FOWler'S office six or
seven times during the three days, and
to taking the first offer to Mrs. Rounds
The defense tried to make MIN admit
advising Fowler to settle, and to tell
ing him that one young business man
in Fmporia had just been held up for
81 OGO. and that it was the customary
thing for business men to pay Such
things rather than have any scandal.
All this he denied. After several days
of pickering he said that Mrs. Rounds
had dropped to $4,000, and Fowler had
raised to $500, and at that time he
stepped in and suggested that they
| split the difference and make a settle
ment, and that Fowler, after thinking
the matter over. did so and later IN the
day drew his check for 1920
Judge Graves, one of the attorneys for
| the defense, was then called. He said that
a woman. whom he supposed from the dc
velopments that came later was Mrs.
/ Rounds. called at his office before the suit
was filed and asked for an appointment
with him for the next morning, and that
he was there but the woman never snow
| ed UP. When asked # he mad any Ice.
| of what she wanted, he said: NO maj
question worried me a great deal, and !
( laid awake half the night wondering what
on earth she wanted with me-
! Charles Fowler was next put on the
stand and made a good witness and told
/ story which had the appearance of be-
| ing his own recoliectiOns of the affair,
rather than a story which he had pre-
| pared for the occasion He. however, de-
which accused MIN of any conduct unbe-
/ coming a gentleman, and said that 1t was