The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-01

least shed some light on the tragedy.
H. Gordon, who runs pawn shop 1T
512 Kansas avenue, is sure there IS
some connection between Jackson
Wright and the man who bought the
gun, and gives good reason for his
theory of d second man in the case.
"A week ago Saturday night" said
Gordon, "e. man entered the store and
said he wanted to trade for revolver.
He showed me a 3S Smith & Wesson.
He looked at a 80 Colts automatic and
wanted tc trade even. I refused, and
the man said he would go out and
talk to his friend about the matter.
He came back about 10 O'Clock and
after we talked awhile, we made the
deal I would know the man who got
the gun if 1 were to see him 1t wasn't
Wright. 1 have known him long
time"
Asked to describe the man who got
the gun, Gordon said, He was about
five feet eight or nine inches tall, and
weighed 165 or 40 pounds. He might
have been 35 years old. He wore a dark
colored suit of clothes when he was N
my store"
This description taIlies with the tes-
timOny of at least three witnesses at
the inquest. The only variance is that
the man whom Mr.. and Mrs a. s.
Thomas and Leonard Goddard saw was
wearing a light suit. AS to build the
man answers the description.
The question of whether this man
bought the gun for Wright, or loaned
it to him, or was in the plot to Kill
Mrs. Boyer is known only to Wright
and the unknown man. One strong
reason for Wright wanting the 80 au-
tomato is that it would make less
noise than the 50 calibre Smith & Wes-
son which was given in exchange for
the more modern firearm. Witnesses
said the report of the gun was no loud
er than though Wright had struck the
woman with his open hand.
The Coroner's Inquest.
After ten ~~inutes' deliberation, the
coroner's jury in the Boyer case re-
turned a verdict Monday afternoon rec
ommending- that Jackson Wright, the
wOmans lover. be held on a charge of
murder Wright looked stolidly at Cor
Oner H. H. Keith as he read the YER
dict. Not a muscle in the mans body
finched. He arose from his chair and
walked to the county jail in the GUS
tody of Ben Judkins without uttering
a word.
The hearing of testimony in the case
occupied a little more than an hour.
Only a few of the witnesses subpOenaed
by the state were used. Coroner Keith
presided at the inquest and County At
torney Schenck examined the witnesses.
The inquest was held in the county
court room.
Thomas Boyer, the 12-year-old son of
the murdered woman. was the first wit
ness. Mamma left home at 2:15 and
said she was going to meet Mr..
Wright" said the boy in telling his
story. Mr.. Wright came to our house
good many times and / think mamma
had known him three or four years. He
was out at the institute and took the
drink cure sometime last spring, I don't
know just when.''
Did your mother say where she
would meet Wright?' asked Schenck.
mo, she just put on her hat and said
she was going to meet him. I don't
know where they met. Mr.. Wright had
been at our house the night before and
stayed quite late"
]. L. Almon, a street car conductor
who lives at 1902 jackson street. testi-
fed that Wright rode on his car from
North Topeka to Tenth and Kansas
avenue. Here he met Mrs Boyer
She was leaning against a telegraph
pole on the corner" said Almon land
seemed to be waiting for some one.
saw them walk away together, but dc
not know where they went
Woman Held Back.
Rich Slaughter. a negro. saw tbf
man and woman walking south on Mon.
roe, between Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets.
Tell the jury what happened after
you first saw them" said Schenck
That man there" said Slaughter
pointing to Wright, had hold of the
woman's arm. I could see he was coax.
ing and pulling her along and I guess