The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-24
'MISSBOWESTALKS
Her Story in the $50, 900 Breach
of Promise Suit
Unshagen by the AlI-Day Ex-
animation of Attorney Bond.
LAWYERS ARE POLITE
Make No Consistent Effort to
Confuse Her.
Topeka Woman Making I'm
preston ON SaIina Jury.
LAWYERS ARE POLITE

Sallna, Kan. March 24.-Counsel for
| n. w. Sly. Union Pacific passenger
| claim agent here, in the suit of Alice
Bowes in the Bowes-Sly $50, 900 breach
| of promise suit. failed to break down
the story of the Topeka girl, given the
day before, in district court.
She was examined all day by T. L.
Bond. but was allowed to leave the
stand yesterday afternoon. ]. K. Cod
ding, warden of the Kansas peniten-
t1ary, who is here as her lawyer, then
read the jury number of dispositions
which he introduced as testimony in
her favor. These were from her sis
ter, and others.
The prosecution then rested, which
was surprise to the Sly lawyers.
The first witness for Sly was DR..
Carr. of Junction City. who arrived
in company with DIR. O'DonneH, also
of Junction City, on the afternoon train.
The examination by Mr.. Bond was
all along the line of the evidence given
by Miss Bowes under direct eXamina-
ton Wednesday evening. He had cop
fall at the trial. which was interrupt
ed by her collapse, and was continu
ally advised by Sly's other lawyers as
to different lines of questioning.
The Sly counsel made no consistent
effort to confuse her, nor to compel her
to give damaging character testimony
against herself.
Miss Bowes was paid marked defer
was in considerable contrast to their
attitude at the last term of court 1t
was apparent that the young woman
was making an impression upon the Sa-
lima jury.
Witnesses brought to SaIina testified
that her character prior to the Sly ac-
| qualntance, was not good, are Louis L.
| Enlow of Kansas City, once a bell
boy in a Wamego hotel. and John Gil
ham, former marshal at Wamego.
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| give will be damaging to Miss BoWes,"
Gillian told a man here.
1.-The only thing I know about her
| is that at one time 1 was wondering
about frequent visits she was making
| to DR.. Leon Miesie's Office
1t is understood that Gilhams evil
dence will relate to this time, as the
| Sly lawyers have procured affidavits
from DR.. MieSie, who now lives at
Fort Scott, and filed these with the
court.
A Girl Friend Betrayed Her.
According to Alice Bowes' story,
told yesterday afternoon to R. A. Low
| lit on direct examination, it was a girl
| friend of hers by the name of Vida
Dayliss, who left her alone with Sly
| on the first night he first made init
mate advances to her, July 20, 1907.
Mr.. Sly came up to the Bartell
house about eight o'clock that even
ing" she testified.
''Wilda Bayliss, a friend of mine,
who worked at the hotel, and I were
| in my room. Mr.. Sly came in the open
door and said hello to us. He said
he was glad to see me. having known
me before at the Gillette hotel, in
Manhattan.
ct was awfully hot in my room.
and Mr.. Sly said to come down the
hall into his room. We went there
and Mr.. Sly shut the door,
Miss Bowes said that the same eve
ming Sly promised to marry her, and
asked her not to go to shows any
more with other men.
According to Miss Bowes, their re-
| lations continued friendly at the in
tervals Sly made Junction City. Later
| she became i'll.