The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-04
PUT under BOND
william O'Hara UndergOes Pre-
liminary Examination.
Is Charged With Robbing
Paxton & Paxton Store.

William >O'Hara, charged with rob-
bling the Paxton store at sixth ana
Quincy street, week ago last Sunda"
morning, was given his preliminary
hearing in the court of Topeka today
and bound over to the district court.
Out of a maze of conflicting test-
mony Judge Hugh Fisher emerged
with a decision to hold O'Hara for
trial. Nothing, more than today's
hearing, demonstrates more clearly
that no two people see the same thing
alike.
M. L. Smith, horseshoer. went on
the stand for. the state. He stated
that on the Sunday morning in ques-
ton he arose from his bed in the
blacksmith shop, 5O4 Quincy street.
and walked out the back door to the
alley about o'clock. There he saw a
man walking north with two grips.
Smith described that man. He de-
clared he wore pair of dark trousers
light coat, striped shirt, collar
unbuttoned, and light straw hat with
band the same color as the straw
Theman was coming from the direc-
ton of Paxtons store, down the alley
to Fifth street. Smith walked along
with him. Then he said, the man
walked west toward them Santa Fe
station while Smith walked west.
May Duffey, who lives at 210 East
Fifth street. next went on the stand.
She also saw a man coming out off the
alley al ovt o'clock or possibly a
little lat<r, carrying two grips. III,
description of the grips tailed with
that of Smiths. But she declared the
man wore a brown suit, had a week 3
growth of beard on his face, and that
he went west instead; ofs-east. Also
she saw no man walkingswith him, as
Smith has stated he did. ss
C. A. clearinghouse, a city fireman,
went on the stand and declared he
knew of O'Hara's movements all day
Sunday for the reason that he went to
O'Haras house on East Tenth street
declared O'Rara got up about 8
o'clock, went out on the porch for a
daily paper, went to a nearby grocery
store for eggs, bread and bacon, was
gone not to exceed fifteen minutes,
then returned and started out south to
find a pint of whisky. clearinghouse
said O'Hara went for the whisky at
his reQuest-that he was sick. O Hara,
he said, stayed about twenty minutes
and returned without the whisky. They
ate Hara, clearinghouse
| and Fay Carson, about $3.50 o'clock
and clearinghouse says O'Hara did not
leave the house all the rest of the day.
Fay Carson verified practically
every statement clearinghouse made.
| O'Hara went on the stand for himself
anu verified DUH tllclT SlOIlcS-
All three testified that O'Hara wore
nothing but shoes, shirt. trousers and
a felt hat all day and that he was not
gone from the house to exceed half
an hour from the time he arose at 6
| o'clock. ..
Theodore Paxton testified that to
the best of his knowledge the store
| was robbed between 7 and $3.50 o'clock
Sunday morning There was a watch
man at the store until o'clock and
the robbery was discovered at $50
o'clock.
Ten suits of clothing and two silk
dresses were stolen. None of the suits
or dresses was found in OHara's
place O'Hara is a huckster with
more than average intelligence and a
better than average appearance. He
admitted on the stand that he had
served time in the Nebraska peniten-
tiary. He declared 1t was for having
stolen goods in his possession. Rad
Lee, who conducted the case for the
state. declared it was for stealing
watch.