The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-19
Negro Girl Says She Ate With
Asylum Attendants.
Sensational Testimony in
Scandal Case Today.
In CONFLICTING TESTIMONY
Witnesses Swearing to Various
Parts in Fray.
TIIrnan Charged With Crime
Against Alberta Hadley.

A smaze OF conflicting testimony
with numerous objections. attorneys
wrangles, lurid allegations picked to
pieces by state and defending law
lyers mingled with other things thrown
In foF good measure combined in
NwhirL to rack the brains of the jurors
! In the case of the state against WIN
|iTillnian today Tillman's case is the
SECOND of the state hospital scandal
trials-to be heard in the first dlXlsloil
of the district court before Judge
IlDana- The defendant is charged with
a statutory crime against alberta Hau-
Icy. negro girl.
The alleged offense took place, ac-
lcording to Robert Carver, who out
|lunedsthe case for the state, during the
Halter part of August, 1915. wh--e Till
Imam was a night guard at the hospital
s7rhe Hadley girl with Thelna ana INA
Grant two other cOlored girls, was at
tithe hospital ana had improper rela-
tons it is alleged, with nearly dozen
attendants and guards for whom war
rants are now out The state today
made an attempt to prove that when
iTillman's act took place the Hadley
girl was in the east briclr building at
1.-THE hospital with two attendants, Ed
Arnold and a man named Kempton-
One Of the attendants called Illlman
| into the room, Carver stated. Neither
of the two attendants mentioned is in
town. and their whereabouts are I'M
known. The state also attempted TO
show. that the girls could not have
been IN the building without Tillmans
knowledge.
Case of tie Defense.
In answer. Ed Rooney. who stated
| the case for the defense, told the jury
that The defense would prove that
Tillman could have no knowledge of
the acts as the defendant was not
employed in the part of the building
where it is alleged the girls operated.
The building, explained Rooney, con-
sisted of main structure with wings
on the east and west. Tiliman was
Waterman in the west wing while the
girls were in the east wing. on cross
examination of the Hadley girl the
defense showed that the Hadley girl
did not make complaint against Till
man until the Waterman had taken
the chair in the court of Topeka at a
preliminary hearing of another of
the eases and contradicted some of
her testimony. The complaining wit
ness was heavily scored in the open
ing statement by Rooney. The evil
dence VIII show that this girl thinks
that every white mans scalp that she
can hang on her belt adds to her
glory was the statement with which
the attorney ended his cause
THE n other of the colored girl, was
the first state witness. She testified
that sthe girl was Is years old at the
tin e the alleged offense was COM
mitted Alberta Hadley next took the
stand.
You know Tinman p asked Carver.
Yes
Where did you meet him."
In a state hospital building"
Brought TilIman In.
THE witness testified that she, Ar
mold and kempton were in a clothes
storeroom in the building and Arnold
went after Tillman and brought him
in the room. Then, she said, Arnold
and Kempton left the guard and the
girl. Following detailed testimony of
the alleged offense. the defense took
the witness.
In the court of Topeka at the pre-
Hminary bearing of the case the Had
ley girl stated that the act had been
committed by Tillman, under direct
examination. When the defense took
the witness at the hearing Rooney
took .the girl through her alleged Wis
its at the hospital week by week. The
witness failed to mention Tillmans
name among others she accused dur
ing the same month.
This testimony was cited by -'ooney
How do you account for not men
tioning the defendants name?" asked
the attorney.
81 Thought l did"
There followed considerable wran-
Cling but inally Rooney wound up
with the direct question::
If the records in this case show
that you did not mention TilIman
when you were naming men whom
4 you accuse during the smonth of Au-
gust under cross examination In the
court of Topeka, then the records are
wronS?'
They must be-yes.''
Did Not Remember Him.
How do you account for not nam
Ing Tillman until after the prelimin-
airy trial wherein he cortradicted your
testimony
Il didn't remember him.
do you mean to say that you could
not remember all the men whom you
could accuse p"
wouldn't say that"
Did you consent to this offense ,"
Yes