The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30
State Witness in Larimer Case
Makes Charges.
Asserts Attorney Mclaughlin
Told Him Not to Appear.
DIDN'T NEED HIM At TRIAL
G. C. Gray Says Lawyer Saw
Him in Kansas City.
Signed Statement That He Said
He Didn't Read.

Grover c. Gray, the states principal
witness in the recent case against
Hugh Larimer, undersheriff, tried for
the shooting of James Baker, made
the statement in the presence of four
witness today that he was instructed
not to appear at the Larimer hearing.
He made grave charges against joan
Mclaughlin, the Usage City attorney,
who prosecuted the case against Lari-
mer
mclaughlin knew L was in Kansas
City at the time of the trial. he said.
He knew because he saw me there
and talked with me. He gave me IS
and said could have more if 1 needed
it. L said 1 was pretty hard up and
he gave me another five. Then he
told be they didn't need me at the
trial; that if they did they would let
me know. They did not let me know
and that is the reason was not here"
This statement was made in the
presence of w. E. Atchison, county
attorney; L. L. Kiene. sheriff; w. E.
Anderson, stenographer, and one
other.
1t was a sumner for county Off
GERS, following the apparent effort
made by John Mclaughlin, during the
trial, to locate Gray. 1t was repre-
scented that Gray had made an affi-
daVlt that he saw L1arimer shoot Baker
and that he knew all the facts about
1t. None other of the witnesses put on
by the prosecution testified to any
thing of that kind. John Mclaughlin
expressed great regret to the court
that he was unable to secure his star
witness and it was apparently because
OF Gray's absence that the case went
to the jury as quickly as it did Eff
forts were made to use the Gray affi-
davit but not successfully.
Gray stated today that not only did
ne not make the affidavit credited 10
MIN but that he did not see the shoot
ing or Baker and did not Know that
Larimer shot him, except that Larimer
said he had when he returned to The
crowd of officials and prisoners
Did Not See Shooting.
did not see the shooting of Bak-
err he said, land never said 1 did 1
would not have teen possible for me
to see it from where l stood.
| Il saw Jim Baker run out of the
| GARY house and go around a corner
of the barn with Larimer after MIN.
Larimer was shooting then but it has
| always been my opinion that if he had
wanted to shoot Baker he would have
done it then. 1 do not believe he in
tended to shoot him and so stated be-
fore the trial.
IF they put a lot of stuff about
what 1 saw in that affidavit they did
it without my knowledge"
Then Gray made a sworn affidavit
III which he testified to the matter
outlined above. He also explained
about the making of the original affi-
davit.
Mr.. Mclaughlin talked with ne,
he said, and had something taken by
a stenographer. He said it was moi
ready to sign then; that he wanted tC
look il over and see if it was all right
He told me when to call at the stencg-
re- pliers office and sign it. 1 called
when he said to call and the stenog-
Liner handed me the typewriter pa
per and said: Sign your name there.
1 signed it,
TO you mean to say that you cic
not read what was in that affidavit
asked County Attorney Atchison.
81 didn't read it." replied Gray. 81
am not a very good reader and sup
posed it was all right