The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-11
KNOCKED HIM OUT.

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Generally her replies were voluble and
she told with apparent enjoyment some
of her experiences as a keeper of a
rOoming house.
Story on Legislative Member.
One of these had to do with the dis
comfiture of Major H. N. Boyd, legis-
lative member from Belleville, whom
she said she twice trounced with her
fists for an alleged insult to her and
for delinquency in a bill for room rent.
She related that upon her demand for
! settlement of the rent he asked her to
come to his room one evening for the
money.
II went around to his room as soon
as came home from the laundry she
continued. lit was about $3.50 O'Clock.
He let me in and sat down On the
edge of the bed. He said: wouldn't
you like a bottle OF beer?' I said:
Major, that is something never:'
here the witness paused for dra-
matte effect. and added-'never re-
fuse"
Then" continued MS. Harris. The
insu1ted me-
You put him out then. didn't you.
inquired Schenck.
Il don't know what you mean ?"
you put him out of commission
knocked him out?"
II hit him with my fists. Yes, I
suppose I did. Then 1 went around
to one of my other rOOmers and told
them about it and the gentleman said,
I'm going around and settle with that
fellow But when he got around to
the front of the house the Major was
flying down the street with his valise.' -
The room in question was one furn-
ished and occupied for several months
by Frank Hardesty. During his alb
sence it was rented to transient
roomers.
The following day, according to
Mrs Harris further testimony she
met the major at the home of Mrs.
demanded the rent money as we'll as
five dollars additional she had loaned
him.
He said. You've got all you ever
will get out OF me- and I hit him
again several times" she stated. Next
day 1 got a check from him for the
full amount
Hardesty Aided Business.
That Frank Hardesty made loans
amounting to 500 to help out the fl
nances of the Harris Laundry business
and that he furnished the money with
no security beyond Mrs. Harris per-
sonal note was brought out on the
witness stand. Mrs Harris asserted
that Hardesty had a working interest
in the business while the notes were
outstanding and that after the bills
of the laundry had been paid its prof
its were divided. he taking third
of the net.
But the books of the business which
might have showed payments of earn
! ings on this working partnership had
been destroyed and no accounts were
| introduced to show what Hardesty
| took out of the laundry as .compensa-
| ton for his services for the nine
months or so the agreement was In
| effect.
Twas it IS much as hundred dol
| lars?"
Eyes, it was that much"
WAS it as much as $2OO?"
ST couldn't say. really don't re-
| member"
witness testified that Hardesty
never had any actual partnership in
| terest in the business.
The Laundry. Bags.
| Frank Hardesty, whose lost affections
are the subject Of the suit brought
by his wife, Mrs Tillie Hardesty
a rainst Mrs Cora Harris. took the wit
ness stand for the Harris defense Tues
day afternoon and underwent a terrific
cross-examination by John J. Schemes
in reference to his association with the
| defendant.
Under Schencks inQuisitiOn Hardesty
made the admission that for more thar
1.-TWO years. and during the time that hs
was actually living In the rooms ovel
the Harris laundry at 1923 Kansas ave
nue., his personal wearing apparel wen1
to the laundry down stairs in the same
bundle with that of Mrs. Harris ant
that ur to the present time the charge.
/ for all his laundry work done there
have regularly been entered ON Mrs
Harris personal account.
| Hardesty told the Jury that the trou'
BILE which was the immediate cause d
his leaving home was q quarrel over 3
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