The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-22

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with Miss Knox
| Did she make the statement that
! she would publish the NATTER"
"She made the statement that she
would publish the thing over town and
ruin the doctors practice if he didn't
stop. 1 told her she didn't want to
| do that if she loved him as much as
| she said she did"
| What other times did you talk to
herr"
! Subsequently two or three times
over the phone and wanted me to go
| to the garage to see If Docs car was
! there-sile said he was out with Miss
Knox. Another time she wanted me
| to follow the doctor and Miss Knox
! did she ever make any statements
to you about the evil influences OF
| trained nurses on physicians
NO sir
| He Was Not Sure.
| Did she ever tell you she was go
/ ing to shoot the doctor or take her
own life?"
"No-Not sure
you are a friend of both parties in
this case?''
Yes"
Have you ever seen the doctor dis
tressed over his domestic troubles -
Yes"
DR.. Hammel stated that he was not
present at the meeting Of the hospital
staff when DR.. Ernest's and Miss
Knox's alleged conduct was threshed
out 'I was fishing" he explained.
The explanation was passed over.
After a half hour or more of rapid
questioning Hamilton and Page rested
and the court started to adjourn.
Judge Hazen, attorney for the
plaintiff, suddenly leaned forward
.Just a minute, DOCTOR, he said
| what kind OF luck did you have on
that fishing trip"
Fair"
The attorney learned back with
satisfied-I- ha d him- there-if-he-hadn'
been under oath he'd -have-told-me-
e-caught-a-whale smile
At noon today the court adjourned
until 3:30 o'clock this afternoon to al
low some of the principals and wit
nesses in the case to attend a funeral.
1t is possible that at 3:30 O'Clock
this afternoon DIR. Ernest will go on
the stand in his own behalf. If he
does not he will probably testify in
the morning.
May Last All Week.
The Ernest divorce case is evolving
into a long drawn out affair which
promises to last the remainder of this
week. Waiting witnesses and specta-
tors doze in their chairs as the law
yers spend an hour sometimes draw
ing testimony in detail from the wit
ness in the chair or attorneys argue
over cut and dried technical POINTS of
law. \ number of well known Topeka
women who are witnesses in the case
have brought their knitting into the
court room, and ply their needle in un-
concern as sensational testimony is
given.
Attorneys for Mrs. Ernest created a
stir in the room when they read a
deposition taken at Lansing, Kan.
which bears evidence of J. S. Crum
mer, steward at the penitentiary and
formerly private detective in To-
peka and a member of the local po
lice force. drummer testified that he
was employed by DR.. L. H. Mum, of
the Stormont hospital. to watch Miss
cember, 1914, drummer says he saw
Miss Knox go to DR.. Ernest's office
about o'clock in the afternoon. She
remained, the deposition stated, until
about 4:30, when drummer testified
she left with DR.. Ernest. The two got
into an auto, drummer stated, and
drove off. He did not know where
they went.
DR.. L. H. Mum, a member of the
surgical staff of storr1lont hospital,
was placed on the stand by the plain
tiff attorneys and testified that DR..
Ernest had been removed from his
connection with Stormont hospital
following an investigation by the staff
of reports concerning Ernest and Miss
Knox. 3
Dr. Mum stated that the manage
from her position after a similar in
vestigation. Mum said DIR. Ernest de-
MED the reports of his association with
the nurse, and stated that his associa-
ton was only that of a disinterested
person. DIR. Mum said he did not
vote with the majority of the manage
ment which removed Ernest. Dr. Mum
said that the staff held, after the in
vestigation, that DR.. Ernest was meet
ing Miss Knox outside the hosnital