The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-30
Miss Alsbaugh and Miss Hereford boil

Miss Alsbaugh and Miss Hereford both
worked for me in January, 1868"
who had the keys?'
Miss Alsbaugh had one and l had the
other.
ION the oath of December Mr.. Stevens
and | went down to Norman, o. +, on a
visit and we did not return until the day
/ before New Years. / did not go TO the
| store at once for l had a large bough
| Of mistletoe which l took to The house
/ before | went down to the store"
when did Mr. Stevens next go to the
store?"
when he called for me that day to
| take me home. 1t was about 1890. Janu-
airy /. He asked me how soon l would
be ready to go home. We started in a
very few minutes afterward."
What did the girls say?"
'"They made arrangements to meet at
/ the store
What did the girls say in MI Stevens
presence afterward?'
Della called Bertha back and told her
to meet her at the store at o'clock"
when had you asked the girls to go
| with you to the theater?'
1.-The girls gave Mr. Stevens a waste
/ paper basket for Christmas and he said
! that he would like to take them to the
J thea ter. AS we went down TO Norman
/ on a visit he did not get a chance until
we returned. He told The girls before we
| left that we would all go on New Years
day.
n n u ann 70 fIr win
curtains?"
THE awning was broken and We de-
cided to fix the curtain Miss Alsbaugil
fixed the curtain. She said nothing to
me until it was finished"
why were the chairs and lounge TAX
en- to the house,
"They were things ] had when 1 broke
UP housekeeping and 1 kept them at the
store until we moved on South Hydraulic.
There was no insurance on the mirror
and chairs. About the velvets: 1 always
panned my own velvets and that is how
| | happened 10 have the velvets at my
house. 1 always panned my velvets; had
done so since l had been in business. 1t
was very ordinary occurrence for me
to take home velvets to mirror or panne-'
What was the cost of the velvets you
had out on January 1?''
About $50"
After you closed the store where did
you go?'
We went home. We had dinner and
then went to Mr.. stevens home on
North Main street This would be about
o'clock. We remained there until about
half past three We then went to my
I r,a.
about 4 o'clock and remained ABOUT an
hour. My brother was to go with US
and we waited for him. When he got into
the buggy the front spring broke ana
Mr.. Stevens said that Will could take m.
/ home and he would come afterward. We
drove to the Palace barn and asked some
/ one to come and get the buggy. We then
| drove home Mr. Smith and a boy then
| came after the horse. / think this was
/ about half past o'clock. Mr. Stevens
said to have the horse taken back to the
/ barn and he would come down to the
/ barn and get it,
Did Mr.. Stevens ever have your key?''
mo. sir; he did not
/ What time did Mr.. Stevens get home p
About fifteen minutes of : o'clock. He
and my brother came together. We had
! lunch and started to the theaJer when a
neighbor called Mr.. Stevens to the telc-
! phone We then went down TO the store,
I where the girls were. policeman was
| with them when we went in
How long were you there, and what
did YOU do?"
Mr. Stevens went with the policemen
to the station about finding the lamp.
and the rest Of us went to the theater.
Was there an invoice taken in Decen-
ber?"
Yes. sir.
What did the invoice value show"
About $1,000
What kind of stock goes out Of date
If held over for season."
The novelties are the only things that
go out of date. And the miliiners buy
very lightly Of these extreme novelties
Cross examined by Eckstein.
Did VIII Heath so to school at this
time9'
NO. sir. He was Supplying music with
Prof. Sanford and he was going TO take
a lesson the next morning.
$50 he went back to North Washington
to get his book
Yes. sir.
You say this stock belonged 10 you.
/ When did you buy it,
IN 1892 / bought it from Miss Nc
Partlin.
was the stock as good January ! as
when you bought it7'
YES. sir. and better.
What did the stock that Miss Nc
Partlin sold YOU consist Of"
..veNets. ribbons, ehi1ons. feathers,
etc
How long had Miss McPartiin been in
business.
Il don't know.
where did you get the money to buy
the stock
From AZ. Stevens.
Where did he set it, Was it insurance
/ money ="
objected to. and objection sustained
What did you pay for the stock
Nine hundred dollars
Did you ever take any other invoioe?'
Yes. sir; in the summer.
You invoiced with cost mark on what
they were worth when you first go,
them
NO. sir
You had some sailor hats LEFT. dida't
YOU
Yes. sir: but would have kept them
until they came back In style before