The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-22

then asked how she happened te
be there and she saba lady had sem
her there as the boys at the Fifth
Avenue made dates with her. 1 asked
her If she would talk to me when the
woman came, back and she said she
would. Then 1 asked if she would
know the man. She said she would
as he had a bald spot, on his head
We went downstairs and she looked
around, and said, That is the man sit
ting over there. pointing to Judge
Gillett Il then asked her how old
she was and she said she was IT,
He Denies Taking Typewriter.
Ericsson then told of getting the
girl a room, giving her dollar with
which to buy her lunch and of fol
lowing her when she went to the Rock
Island depot, where she met Mrs.
Thomann that evening. Medlock was
on the same train
when you went to the Fifth Ave-
nue.. did you take a typewriter ?"
II did not
What was safd?''
.Ieta said, man asked her to his
room and Mrs. Thomann asked if
anything improper had happened and
she said, Well, not very proper.
Ericsson told of a = conversation
with Mrs. Thomann regarding the in
cident and asked to have the girl
make a statement
Good gosh, she already told me
about it, the detective quoted the
woman as saying. After a few min
utes' conversation, statements which
.ater became affidavits were made in
the room.
Black Is Clever.
The Wilcox-Black-Er Ericsson libel suit
will not be completed this week.
Fighting to save himself and his
friend Wilcox, Corey Black squirmed
under heavy load of explanations in
his grilling cross examination at the
hands of Harry ]. Bone, United States
district attorney. Blacks ability as
a clever witness was established early.
Even his own resourcefulness, though,
was time after time penetrated by the
bCmbardment of the states counsel
and the witness was stranded for lack
of a plausible excuse.
1t was Blacks calm, soothing tones
that Bone mimicked to the enjoyment
of the crowd and to the apparent dis
comfort of the witness. The defense
staggered when Bone forced the wit
ness to admit receipt from Ericsson
Tor $3S9.45 for Swallowing Gillett.'' The
procuring of the affidavits was the onlv
material which Black seemed able to
relate as exchange for the money
Bone and the witness collided early
when Black insisted he knew of a close
friendship between the lawyer and
Judge Gillett and offered this as a
reason for safeguarding the sensational
afhdavits and giving the documents TO
County Attorney Simon before going to
Fort Scott
How many letters did you ever write
70 dlliett prior to the one that has been
introduced in evidence?'' asked Bone.
witness admitted he could recall
none other, but insisted the love for
MS old friend Gillett" was genuine.
:. now many of these blank affida-
Wits did you give Wilcox?" :.
You explained the names to be
filled in the blanks, did your"
Possibly
Then filled in the names, dates,
places, etc. %
"Yes-as nv attorney" ins;stad
Black
When did you give them to him?"
About March II or 49,
Did you tell him about that Gill
lett letter at the same time-as your
Il did not
We'll, in this Damon and Pythias
love that existed, there were still some
things that you Kept secret?"
Yes, there were"
Witness told of Ericsson's visit TO
Council Grove February 1, 10 and 49,
In January Black gave the detective
500 for expenses. February 1, he adj
vanced possibly 500 more On Feb
ruary 10, he took a receipt for $3S934
and subsequent to that time advanced
about $50 more, he thought Ericsson
was to have SIS a day and expenses for
his services. 1t was in the course of
an explanation of finances that Bone
drew from his pocket a pa
per purporting to. be a copy of the
Ericsson receipt. Black denied it was
an exact copy.
Will you produce the receipt
81 don't think have it," protested
Black.
who has that receipt"
II think perhaps Major Harvey has
Bone demanded the receipt and the
defense protested. The court said the
document should be forthcoming and
here was a Is minutes recess while
lawyers for the defense brought the
receipt to the court room.
How did You think these afffdav-
It's would help your personal friend
st didn't think they would" replied
Black.
Then why did you keep paying
him %
''wel1, he did get some evidence be-
sides that
DO you remember what evidence
1isbarment suit outside the Gillett. evil
dence?"
Eyes. He got some.''
Bone insisted .on knowing just what
It was. The defense complained, |
charged it was a fishing party on the
part of the state concerning the other
case and the court sustained an OBJ
lection.
did you get any other written
on account of the disbar
nent case?''
Mo-
REALLY, now, what you really paid
'or was for those affidavits %
mo, it was not"
do you believe those aff1davits are
rue %
An objection was sustained.
Believed They Were True.
Then Bone turned the witness at |
ention to the visit to Topeka when |