The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-17

German while her husband, the Of
ficer and Gardner were in the room.
What did you say to him?''
Il said Don't give EN- cent. 1t
is all put up job and you know it .
How did you know it was a put
up job?''
Il knew Crane was going to try
to graft money out of him.
How did you know?'
Because had lived with him long
enough to know how crooked he was.
I knew that he did not keep his mon
ey in his own name at the banks. I
knew that one time he had signed
his name j. w. Crane and / under
stand he has changed it again since
that time
Mrs. Crane testified that after her
arrival in Topeka she had returned to
Coffeyville after her clothes. She said
that she had no money when she ar
rived, and no clothes fit for wear. She
said she had been compelled to Dor
row money to provide herself with
clothing and to make the trip to Cof-
feyville after her belongings. She did
not, she declared intend to live with
her husband when she returned.
Had you rented house here"
asked Mr.. Larimer.
No." she answered, "but had
spoken for one
Impeach McAvoy Testimony.
Late yesterday afternoon evidence to
lmpeach the testimony of ]. A Nc
Avoy was introduced. N. A. Hypes
testified that the reputation of Mr..
Cranes witness for truth and veracity
vas bad but his testimony was weak
ened on cross examination when he
could only remember of one man who
had declared McAvoy would not tell
the truth. A number of other persons
had declared that he was a bad char
acter, and one had declared the
whole outfit was BAD
Superintendent H. K Goodrich of
the city light plant testified that, ac-
eording to the records kept in his Of
fee, no city lights were burning on the
light of September 8, 1908. This is
the night on which McAvoy testified
that he had seen Mrs. Crane and Bach
enter his wife's house at 1 o'clock from
his post behind picket fence. Nc
AVoy swore the street light was shin
ing brightly.
G. S. Williams, now of Rosedale, but
until two months ago drug clerk at
EO4 Kansas avenue, testified that he
rad introduced Bach and Mrs. Crane
at the drug store September 25, 1908,
n response to a request made by Mrs.
Crane. She had declared, he said,
that she was Lonesome" and wanted
to meet somebody
The defense introduced evidence
Yesterday afternoon to show that
Crane had promised to divide the
money he might secure from Mrs.
Crane and Bach with Frank Gardner,
bis detective, the missing witness It
was in the form of a copy of an al
.eged contract with Crane which pro-
yided that he was to have per cent
of the monev Crane got from his wife
IN his suit for divorce. and per cent
of whatever money Crane should get
from Bach. This was in addition to
other money which was termed "regu-
lar wages"
The closing evidence of the plaintiff
was a number of dispositions purport-
ing to show that the relations of the
Cranes had been pleasant previous to
the time she left for Topeka in July,
1907. Dispositions of D. M. Crane, A.
F. Moberly, L. A. Moberly and a Mr..
and Mrs. Jalleu, all of Coffeyville, were
read
Samuel Fielder, testifying for the de-
Tense, said Crane had talked to him
previous to the starting of the suit
against Bach of bringing suit for the
alienation of the affections of his wife.
Crane had, he declared, threatened to
sue Mrs. Cranes sister, her mother
and her father. Witness said. Crane
didn't talk much about anything else