The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-07
OUR THEORY


advertising you did not mean 1t was Ia
the month of May?"
mo. 1 did not see them Distributing
any in the month of May and don't
know that they did"
Mr. Mason was excused and the city
called c. A. Dwinell, a former enploge
of the institute. Dreaming subjected him
to a direct examination for the purpose
of making a case against the defendants
but his testimony was even more to the
against them A number of irrelevant
questions were asked in regard to Mr..
Dwinell's connection with the institu-
ton managed by Mr.. Sherman.
Please state what Mr.. Sherman had
said to you about going to Emporia this
summer" said Mr.. Dreaming to the wit
ness with the intention of making It ap-
pear that Mr.. Sherman had intended to
move his magnetic institute to Emporia
! SOON
Mr.. Sherman told me that he intend
ed to go to ETnporia and give q demon
stration there and draw the people up
here and pay their expenses up and
back and their hotel bills while here"
replied Mr.. Dwinell.
What did he say about going there
part of the time this summer"
Nothing whatever
Did you know whether they (Mr.
placards or advertising matter which
they circulated from house to house2'
Nothing but the newspapers. to my
knowledge
The witness was then turned over to
Mr.. Perkins for examination.
Now was not this Emporia trip
planned for the purpose Of advertising
the business in Emporia and bringing
patients to Topeka for treatment"
Yes, sir
And is not Topeka the first town
where Mr.. Sherman and DR.. Caui1eId
have established permanent insti-
tutes2"
seTo my knowledge, yes sir
And have they so advertised ?"
Yes, sir"
you know all about the business?"
YES sir
s.TH ask YOU now were there any
dodgers. placards, lectures or opera
tons advertising their business on the
streets of Topeka since March %
mo, sir, not that 1 know Of"
do you know the instructions is
sued to the bill posters putting out
their advertising ?"
Eyes. sir Strict Instructions were
given to put them inside the houses
and not outside and that the first one
caught leaving them outside would be
.sMr. sherman bought a lot Of
household property, didn't he2
House furnishings, yes, sir"
several hundred dollars worth -
It believe So
"Mr. sherman's family is here with
him, is it not?"
And DR.. CaulheId's family Is here
with him p
Yes, sir
ssThey made improvements on the
house and yard. did they not?'
Yes sir
II want to ask you if you are not
cognizant of the fact that this adver-
tisement in the Mail and Breeze which
says that the Topeka magnetic insti-
tute has been permanently established
at Topeka p"
st am"
The witness was excused and At
tornev. Perkins moved to discharge the
had been made against them by the
city. Judge Urmy oyerruIed the mo
ton and the defense introduced Mr..
Sherman as witness. He was dues-
toned by Mr.. Perkins.
Are you a PHYSICIAN"
mo, sir
Have you carried on the business
of an itinerant physician p
mo sir. I have managed the bust
ness for a permanent physician
Did you ever advertise your business
on the streets of Topeka by dodgers.
pamphlets, lectures or other opera
tions7''
mo. sir"
Did you pay a license to the city In
March ?"
yes. sir
This was paid under proteste
Yes. sir
Where is your present home p
six hundred and Fifteen Van Bu-su
street,
What kind of a residence did sou
make in Topeka 2''
II leased the house for three months
with the privilege of releasing IL ZOE
three months or six months or Twelve
months at my. option at the end Of the
lease"
Have you extended The lease. ard
when ?"
yes, sir. On the s1st Of May. re-
newed the lease for a year He pro
duced the lease for a year and turned II
over to Judge Urmy.
you used to live in Topeka -
Yes, sir. I was brought Up and raised
lere and went to school hera.''
rs your family here?ss
Yes sir
What have you done in the wav of
making your home here7"
Il have bought over $500 worth Of
household furniture and made perlna-
nent improvements on the hcLse and
yard because I had a lease for wear
and expected to make 1t my home.
By that time the clock had reached =
til yesterday morning at g O'Clock T-I,an
1t was interrupted by the writ Of hsne7s
corpus One noticeable feature Of the
trial was that almost without execution
the objections Of the defendants rers
overruled and those Of he city attorney
! sustained by the court.