The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-10
MEIER HELD 10 GRAND JURY.
Young AIachinist Is Accused of Helping
Put Emery in Engine Cups.

Young AIachinist Is Accused of Helping
Put Emery in Engine Cups.
Las Vegas, n. NJ, Aug 10.-Justice
Jose Baca y Garcia yesterday bound
Lewis J. Meyer, Jr., over to the grand
jury under 5000 bonds on the charge
of conspiring with Z. P. King, now in
the territorial penitentiary, to put en-
cry in the eccentric cups of a Santa Fe
engine
The matter has aroused a great deal
of interest in the city. Meyer has work
ed for seven years for the Adlon ma
chine shops, and has never been con-
nected with the Santa F'e. His standing
in the community has been excellent,
and his employers are taking an active
part in his defense.
Meyers arrest resulted from a con
fession made by L. P. King, who plead
ed guilty to the charge of putting emery
in the oil cups of an engine, made to
Ben Williams and Fred FOrnoff at the
penitendary. According to evidence
given by Williams at the trial here,
King in Williams presence, wrote
letter to Meyer, in which he claimed
that others had not given him square
deal, or he would have not been sent to
the pen. In this letter he called the at
tentiOn of Meyer to a certain cOnversa-
ton the two had in the house of John
c. Waters. who is also charged with
conspiracy, and asked Myers to interest
IlI11SGlI TO see Ildt Justice " DIS tAOtiG AA4i4i
This letter was given to Ben Williams,
who brought it to Las Vegas. He Sc
cured the services of one Coffin. who,
during last term Of court pleaded guilty
to the charge of obtaining money from
the Santa Fe under false pretenses, and
while Williams watched from a dis
lance. Coffin went to the foundry and
delivered this letter to Meyer. Fred
Fornof was nearby and arrested Meyer,
but before he had read the letter. Then
the boys effects were searched and the
letter found. Meyer was then taken to
a room at the Castaneda and sweated,
and that afternoon taken to Santa Fe
where q brief hearing was had before
United States Commissioner Victory,
Judge McF'ie declining jurisdiction as
the crime alleged was committed in an
other district. Meyer was bound until
next Saturday in the Santa Fe court
Williams also testified as to the CONVEX
sations he had with Meyer and King in
the pen, and to an admission by Meyer
that he had never done anything but
carry a message or two between Waters
and King Fred FornOff and Superin-
tendert Arthur TrelfOrd corrOborated
the evidence of Williams as to the con-
versations in the pen, and to the fact
of the letter being sent out as decOy
to Meyer to tell what he knew. Cap
tain FornOff also described the arrest
of Meyer
The defense objected strenuousIy to
the admission of almost all of the evil
dence that was introduced. They OBJ
tected to the admission Of any state
ments by the convict, King, or of his
letter on the ground that 1t was hear
say, and that King, as convict, IS
prohibited by statute from giving evil
dence of any kind. They objected TO
any statement made by Meyer to the
officers while he was under duress. and
to the whole evidence Of Trelford as
merely hearsav but were Overruled on
every point
Meyer has given both bonds, a half
dozen of the influential citizens becom-
ing surety for him.