The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-19
HOTEL PORTER ON
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IF Ed could find the book which
told the statute of limitations he would
take it rather than a bottle of gin"
comented one amused spectator.
Finally Ed replied:
Ten yeahs, sah.'
1t was just eight more years than is
necessary to make a misdemeanor
proposition subject to prosecution.
The audience roared
That's all, Ed" laughed Fisher.
Ed grabbed a new, high derby hat
and fled toward the door,
But, Ed, just a minute" called
Fisher. You be careful
All right, sah," replied Ed, as a
muchly checked coattail disappeared
thru the court room door.
Describes Hotel Stairway.
Ed Wright described the two stair
ways leading to the upstairs rooms at
the hotel, to show that Bessie Stewart
Grubbs after he had registered with
out Wright seeing her. Bessie Stewart
claimed she had spent a night at the
motel with Grubbs after the alleged
seduction at Kansas City, but denied
Ilrst meeting him at the hotel. Ed
Grubbs had often registered at -the
Motel nights after he stepped from a
Kansas City train, drunk
roster Alexander, night clerk at the
motel, on the other hand was used
as strong witness by Grubbs, who
tod the jury he had registered at the
hotel under his own name the latter
part of May 1916, and there met Bes-
sic Stewart as woman of the
streets" The register offered in evil
dence bore the name of 81. NJ. Grubbs,
Topeka The date on the register
was May 81. 1917.
s. L. Courtney, well known Topeka
milliner. took the stand on behalf of
Bessie Stewart. He testified that he
never questioned the character of the
girl While she worked for him and so
far as he knew she always had con-
Quoted herself properly.
Testimony was offered in rebuttal
to show that Bessie Stewart never
knew Jessie Westcott, self admitted
diSorderly Woman, viii in dispositions
read to the jury declared she had fire.
quented disorderly houses with Bessie
Stewart in Kansas City. In question
ing Bessie Stewart regarding a S. L.
Pitts, who offered much the same
testimony in dispositions, Atchison
said:
Miss Stewart did you ever see a
more contemplate. blotched,~ pimply
faced human being in your life than
this man Pitt on the day he gave
those dispositions before us in Kansas
-City2"
The defense was on its feet object
The objection was sustained.
Guth Put on Stand
E. A Guth, $50 Monroe street, the
man of mystery in the case, was
called to the stand by Atchison. Thru
out the trial Atchison has been dar-
ing the defense to put Guth on the
stand while the defense has dared
Atchison to put him on. Whenever
Atchison spoke of the money spent SO
Il
of Bessie Stewart, the defense always
came back with:
why don't you get Guth to put
up" :.
upi?ea
Guth on the stand testified that he
knew Bessie Stewart since she was a
baby. He is 81 years old, he told the
jury. He had given her a pair of
shoes and some clothes, he admitted,
and had loaned her possibly $50,
which he expected she would repay,
if she were able to do so.
Guth went on to tell of futile
search in Kansas City for a Harry
Robinson, the man named in deposit
tons, as the person to whom Bessie
Stewart had proposed Illicit, monetary
relations Guth Swore he went to the
addresses mentioned in the deposit
tons as the place of residence and the
place of business of Robinson and was
lived or had been employed there.
Bessie Stewart was called back
on the stand. She reiterated that she
had never drunk to excess and seldom
took liquor excepting in periods of
sickness. She testified to knowing
Minnie Parks, the woman detective
employed to watch her at the Fred
erick hotel in Kansas City for two
weeks. She testified that the Parks
woman had proposed she get money
i
Gave Her Horoscope Cards.
Atchison continued with his COM
edy concerning love letters from Loehr
Grubbs he might have in his posses
sion- He asked Bessie Stewart if she
had endeavored at his direction to find
letters or gifts from Loehr Grubbs
still in his possession.
Il. will ask you he said, 'if Loehr
Grubbs didn't give you some horo-
scope cards. telling of a persons fu-
ture, according to his birthday"
Yes, he gave me some cards on his
birthday, october 49, said Bessie
Stewart.
Atchison presented horoscope cards
with Loehr's birthday marked on it,
marked by her while she sat on his
knee, Bessie Stewart told the jury.
She identified the cards. To get to
them Atchison undid the mysterious
box Carelessly, it seemed. he dis
prayed u0OefHedln the CARDS station
cry on which there was writing
Carver admitted the cards as testi-
mony- Then, Atchison proposed show
ing the remainder of the contents of
the box. Carver ruled it out. The de-
tense claimed it should be introduced
in rebuttal. Maybe, Atchison, smiled,
inwardly; he was mighty serious look
ing outwardly, but he didn't strenu-
ously protest against the defense's OBJ
lection.
All right, your honor" he said, and
the box and the mysterious contents.
excepting for the horoscope cards.
were wrapped up again.
Mrs. ESgIcstone on Stand
Mrs. Alice Egglestone, who operates
roominghouse at 412 East Fifth
street, went on the stand to refute the
testimony of Grubbs that he had