The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-30

First street.
What time was this?"
Just at 6:30" -
Cross exarained:
who was with Mr. Stevens?''
Il don't know
You heard some of the states wit
nesses questioned. did your
Yes, sir
well, then what kind of clothes did
Mr. Stevens have on?"
II don't remember
What kind of hat?'
Il don't remember
What color were his clothes?'
81 don't know"
The next witness called was C. Heath
the father of Mrs Stevens This wit.
ness. though he has lived in Wichita
for years. has retained rich Irish brogue
and his extreme talkativeness created
much merriment among the listeners, es-
pecially upon cross examination.
Direct examination:
Are you the father Of Mrs. Stevens?"
Eyes, SIR
WAS Mrs. Stevens at your house on
January ?"
Yes, sir; they came to the house about
o'clock and they. left somewhere near
5 O'Clock, when they started
THAT will do-just answer the ques-
ton"
Did your son-in-law stay when his
wife left?''
Yes, sir; that was what ] was trying
to tell When they went to go home.
my son was going with them, but the
buggy spring broke and Mr.. Stevens
stayed behind. He stayed a good while
and afterward left. going toward the
car track. My son, who had returned
for something. went with him. They
left together"
Had Mr.. Stevens left your house dur
ing the afternoon
NO SIR
Cross examination:
You say Mr.. Stevens talked to you
about an hour?''
mo, sir: / don't know just how long,
but not quite an hour. / do not look
and
Never mind-when you're through I'll
ask another question
you say your son returned home for
something's
yes, sir; but I didn't ask him what
he came for. I never ask him what he
is doing when heH comes back for any
thing. 1 never Interfere with him in
his music and
Were you standing outside when you
talked to Mr.. Stevens
Eyes, sir; part of the time we were
inside: part of the time outside. 1 don't
know how long we were in or how long
We were out. All / know is that
Never mind telling anything. Were
you outside most of the timer
Yes, sir; was in and out; sometimes
going to the woodpile and sometimes
WAS Mr.. Stevens with you when you
went to the woodpile?"
mo. sir; he stayed"
"Then how did he talk with you all
the time?''
He could hear me all right. T can
make myself heard several rods
ct don't doubt it. Now, where was
this woodpile?'
(Silence on the part of the witness)
you heard my question-why don't
you answer it?"
'Well, you don't suppose I am going
to answer such silly questions. do your"
formed the witness to answer all the
questions he could and say nothing in
addition.
The question was repeated, where is
that woodpile?"
"At the front of the house, of course;
where else did you think 1t was?"
why did Mr.. Stevens stay so long
after his wife had gomez"
I'm sure / don't know"
At five minutes of three 8. M. Stevens
was called as a witness.
where were you and your wife in De-
cember, 1902"
ION December "a we went to Norman
to visit with relatives and we did not
return from there until the day before
New Years"
when did you first visit your wife's
store after you returned?''
ION January 1, 1903 about l o'clock.
went after my wife with the horse and
buggy
How long after you got there before
she got ready?"
"a few minutes after"
What conversation did you hear
there?'
81 heard the ladies talking about where
they were to meet that night and heard
them say they would meet at the store
at o'clock and go from there to Geh-
rings drug store. where they were to
meet u.s..
Did you hear them after you had
started to.leave?'
Eyes. sir; Della Alsbaugh called Miss
Hereford back and told her to meet her
at the store at o'clock"
''who went with you when you left
the store?"
My wife; we went home. After dinner
we started UP TO my fathers on North
Main street: from there we went to Mrs
Hoath's on North Washington and Nine
tenth street Mr. and -Ars. Heath were
there We left there. or started TO leave.
about o'clock. We were waiting for
nv wife's brother. who was going home
with us When he started TO get in, the
buggy spring broke So we decided that
I would go home on the car and VIII
could go with my wife. ! told Mrs.
Stevens to stop at the barn and tell them
to send for the horse and I would wait
there until the horse had eaten. then
l would take a car and go down after