The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-18
Evidenceas toTennyson's Where
abouts on Evening of Murder.
TestimonyShOwed Him in Frank
fort All the Evening.
TALKED TO SEVERAL
Miss Peasley Stated That She
Saw the Defendant at 8 1926.
One Witness Told of Damaging
Remarks of Horace TrOsper.

MarySville, Kan, Feb. lS.-Ine SIdle
rested in the Tennyson murder case
when court convened after the noon
recess Monday.
w. j. Gregg made a brief statement
of the case that would be shown by the
defense. J. H. ROthors, clerk or the
clothing department of Heloker's store
| in Frankfort, the first witness called
| for the defense, said that the evening
of the murder he was in the store He
did not see Tennyson in the store, out
said it was possible for him to pass
through the clothing room into the
grocery department without him seeing
him Rothors said that the day after
the death of Flora Tennyson horace
Trosper was in the store, and said that
his life was no good to him any more;
that he loved Flora and she was dead.
F. H. Harrison, who was working LOT
a neighbor of Tennyson'S at the time OF
the murder, testified that he went up
town the evening of the murder ABOUT
1880 He saw George Tennyson go from
the clothing department into the
grocery room at Heleker's. George
went to the cigar store, bought cigar
and was standing outside SMOKING
when Harrison went home, between
1880 and l:45-
in the bowling alley, said that the bowl
ing alley and the billiard hall are In the
same building and are connected py an
opening in the partition. He saw George
Tennyson step into the plllaro nan;
George stopped just inside the door and
STAYED only minute or two. This was
about 1880 or 7:40 o'clock. George went
north from the billiard hall When ne
left.
the murder Horace Trosper had told
him of taking Flora Tennyson to
dance or party, and had said that ne
had fooled the old man that time, aoo-
ing that the old man did not IKE nlm'
that he was a cranky old Son-of-a-gun,
and ought to have his head shot on.
The day after the murder ne had seen
Trosper at the Tennyson mouse ana re-
marked to him that the old man hao
got what Trosper said he ought TO nave.
The deposition OF Less Hood, now
under quarantine for smallpox, was
read. Hood saw George Tennyson on
the Thomas corner at TAO o'clock.
George Miller saw George Tennyson
standing in front of the blizzard nan,
smoking. at 7:30, Ed Potter negro
boy, testified that he saw George Zen,
nyson come into the billiard room ana
90 out again between 7:40 and 1:45. He
was going to a revival meeting at the
church at O'Clock, ana looked at ms
watch to see what time it was few
minutes after TennysOn went out Ii
was then 7:45 o'clock. Foster Mckee
said that at the time he owed young
Tennyson for some hay, and that he
was in the habit of spending a good deal
of time in the billiard hail.
AIonzo C. Jones, an electrician from
Kansas City, Mo-, said he was in
Frankfort the night of the murder.
He got into a conversation with
young stranger on the corner at the
Citizens State bank. Becoming in
terested in the stranger, he asked his
name, and was told that it was George
Tennyson He went from the corner
directly to the depot and looked at the
clock to set his watch, which had
stopped at $50 O'Clock 1t was S:oS
O'Clock by the clock in the depot.
Mr.. Jones heard of a murder before
he left town that night but did not
know that the murdered man was
Tennyson until he read an account OF
the murder in the papers next morn
ing When he read that George Ten
nyson had been arrested and bound
over he wrote to William Tennyson,
whose name was given as one or the
signers to his bond. He told him of
his talk that night with George and
offered to come to testify at the trial
If his evidence would be any good.
Olaf Anderson testified of seeing
George Tennyson talking on the cor
ner with a man who he did not know.
This was about 7:14 to 1880. William
McMinimy, owner of the restaurant
to which George Tennyson went, said
that George came in that evening. He
did not see him, but heard him and
Miss Anna Peasley talking. This was
after Miss Sylvester had gone to her
boarding place. He said that the
Saturday before the murder Horace
Trosper and Flora Tennyson were in
the restaurant and talked to each 9TH
err half or three-quarters of an hour.
IL. Barnes county clerk, was call
ed He produced and identified the
record of the coroner's inquest. The
state objected to its Introduction as
it was not complete. The objection
was overruled. The evidence of Miss
Anna Peasley placed the time George
came to the restaurant at S:25. Maud
Sylvester. the young lady whom
Tennyson went to see, was on the
stand when court adjourned Monday
evening.
David Tennyson was shot at about
| s:15 o'clock at night. The Tennyson
| house is about a brisk Commute walk
| from the center of Frankfort. Wit
nesses testified to seeing George Tenny-
| son in town as late as T:50 o'clock the.
night of the murder and again at 1928
| o'clock