The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-11
FIOssie Ebberts Admits Time in
Deserted Farm House.
Denies She Was "COurtedo by
More Than Six Men.
WARNED TO LEAVE RICMAHD
Little Girl of IA Says She Re-
ceiyed ssTar" Invitation.
SpaAgIer, Innocent, Fell Asleep
on Pile of Kafir.

f1OSSle EDDertS, years olu, aIter
testifying against Arthur Huyett.
Richland farmer charged with inn
moral relations with the witness, ad-
mitted under cross-examination in
the court of Topeka today that she
had been warned to leave Richland
or be tarred and feathered. The ad-
mission was made during interroga-
ton by w. E. Atchison, attorney for
the defense, wherein Atchison attempt-
ed to show that the general character
of the girl was immoral The warn
ing, the Ebherts girl said. was anony-
nous. An objection by Hugh Fisher.
county attorney, and sustained by
Judge Lee kept Atchison from learn
ing whether the note. which was sent
thru the mail. was received by the
girl before or after her trip to Topeka
in company with Huyett. Orbia Hupp
,, and Frank Spangler the evening of
June 5.
Hupp and four other Richland
young men are involved by the girls
testimony and have been arrested on
statutory charges. Their preliminary
will be held in July. the date being
advanced to enable the defendants, all
of whom are farmers. to avoid in
, terruption in farm work. Following
the states evidence in Huyett's hear
ing, the defense said it would intro
bound Huyett over to the district
court under $500 bond which was
, signed by the defendants brother.
| Testimony pertaining to the motor
car trip from Richland to Topeka on
the evening of June S, and the occu-
patton of a deserted house near Rich
| land by the party from late in the
| evening until late the next morning,
as given by Spangler and the Ebberts
girl, was Sensational. F1ossie. who has
the appearance of being about II years
old. and who is of the French dolr'
type with bobbed hair and high hee1ed
boots, testified. after taking the stand,
| that she STAINED the age of 4 last
August: She is the daughter OF Rcf,-
4 ert- Ebberts. section foreman at
! Richland. Her mother, she said, left
home about four years ago.
Girl Took Soda Pop.
In telling of the trip to Topeka. she
said that Orbia Hupp came after her
and accompanied her to the car to
come to this city. She involved Hupp
and Huyett in two acts each during
the trip. After starting to Topeka. she
declared, the party stopped near the
Lynn Creek church where the road
was bordered by a hedge. From that
place the trip was not interrupted un-
| til the party pulled into Highland
Park. There, she said, the men en-
tered the store of ]. J. Main and
bought whisky. Frank Spangler. who
preceded F1ossie to the stand. said that
the girl did not drink any of the liquor
but instead drank a bottle of soda
pop"
On the return to Richland. the girl
said, the motor car which Huyett was
driving hit a culvert and turned over.
The men. she asserted, obtained
| another car and drove on thru Rich
land to a vacant house on a farm
owned by Huyett west Of the town.
The girl declared the party stayed all
| night at the place and again involved
Huyett and Hupp. She asserted, how
ever, that her relations with Spangler
were proper during the entire trip.
On cross-examination the girl ad-
United telling the men she was 10
years old. This. however, was after
the illegal acts, she said. She also
said she knew at the time why the
] men wanted her to accompany them
to Topeka
Spangler Fell Asleep.
Spangler, on the witness stand, told
in part, the same story as did the girl.
He said Hupp made the date" with
the girl after Huyett had promised
to bring him and Hupp to Topeka for
nothing If the Ebberts girl could be
persuaded to go along. He testified to
i UCOnIinued or Pare TWO.l