The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-02

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son and the witness, Rooney was told
TO conftne his statements TO only Wnat
he personally knew
Theatrical Ambitions.
II know she was prevented from
running away with theatrical COM
pany, was brought into the juvenile
court and was then permitted to go
home with her parents" said Rooney.
He testified that he had at other
times been called to investigate Marys
character.
Her chum is now In the county
jail with a loathsome disease. De
clared Rooney and again there was
disorder In the court room.
questions were then asked bearing OF
Rooney's statement that the girl re-
Rooney told of having arrested the girl
while In Mary's company.
Told OF Associations.
Rooney also testified that he has
sworn to a petition in the juvenile
court charging that to the best OF his
knowledge and belief Mary Turner was
associating with thieves and lewd and
lIIllIlOIdl persona. ne Idu lAC SOAA-
plant with him.
Asked why this complaint has only
recently been issued and that as yet
Mary Turner had not been taken into
custody. Rooney said that he had only
recently learned that Mary was not too
old for the Jurisdiction of the juvenile
court and that her arrest had been
postponed by request of Sheriff kiene
and the Judge Of the juvenile court so
as mot to put Mr.. Robertson IN the
hole''
Judge Cotteral several times admon-
ished the attorneys not to address eacn
other but to address the court.
Florence Rooms was called from the
county Jail and testified that she had
been arrested while in the company of
Mary Turner.
Impeach Her Testimony.
Most of the witnesses introduced to-
day were for the purpose of impeach-
ing Mary Turner'S testimony.
The Rev. c. E. Foster, of the Penta-
costal Mission and his wife both tes-
titled to having seen Mary Turner and
two men at the Santa Fe depot on the
day they left for Texas. The Rev. Fos-
ter had conducted tent" meetings
across the street from Mary Turner'S
home. Both he and his wife testified
that the girls general character in the
community in which she lives is bad.
DO you not belong to the sect known
as Holy Rollers?'" asked Robertson.
"Our enemies so refer to u.s." replied
Foster. .-'.
Other character witnesses were Mrs.
Jennie Traver, 1928 Western avenue;
Mrs. Payne, 1929 Clay street; Mrs. Mo-
ran. 2413 Clay street; Mrs. Mary Put
nam of Quinton Heights; Mrs. Waller.
2503 Union avenue, and Mrs. r. &.
Cloud. 2406 Clay street.
Their testimony apparently was CIV
en- reluctantly and was not favorable
to Mary Turner and was devoid of
anything sensational with the possible
exception of Mrs. Putnam. who said
the mother of girl had told her that
Mary Turner had tried to induce her
daughter to run away. and that she
did not believe Mary was a good"
girl.
The prisoners who participated in
the recent jail-break at the Shawnee
county Jail were, called evidently with
the purpose of damaging the testimony
of Mitchell Bundy. jailer. Some of
them testified that Bundy had struck
some Of the priaQnerssw when they were
brought back to the jail. Sampson
of those testifying and injected some
humor into the proceedings.
where were you when Cleveland
left the jail?" Porter was asked.
where was I? I was q block
ahead replied Porter.
Tuesdays Testimony.
The evidence Of the government
against Grover Cleveland in the
white slave" case growing out of
Texas last June, was all presented and
the governments case rested when
Judge John H. Cotteral adjourned the
session until today. The trial was
resumed at $3.50 O'Clock this morning.
Mary Turner was the first witness.
She told of having met Cleveland and
another man at Fourth and Monroe
streets on June IS, while she was en-
gagged in soliciting for the Leonard
| studio. She was working one side OF
the street while her mother worked
the other. While waiting for her
mother, she seated herself on park
bench. Two men passed her. One
| OF them spoke to her and after pass
| ing her, returned.
| According to her testimony, after
talking to her about fifteen minutes
| she had decided to go to Texas WITH
! him, and started for the Santa Fe de-
pot without waiting to say anything
| to her mother, who was In a nearb.
! house.
/ Mary first testified that at the Santa
Fee depot a man called THE Kid" {
stranger, met her and gave her nj
teen dollars with which she purchased
her ticket to Fort Worth.
After more questioning by Free
Robertson, United States. attorney
she said that Cleveland, and not tn
unknown man. gave her the none!
! with which to buy the ticket. Sh'
testified that Cleveland had had NJ
improper relations with her-had no
attempted any violence OF any kind
She told the court he had sent on
man to see her in her room, bearing
a note from him saying he had beef
called out of the city and stating whel
he would return. This was In Dai
las. Texas, after leaving Fort Worth
She said this man made no imprope
advances.