The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-01-04
TIE SHOOTING CT JACOB LEWIS.
Tc=.;mony otthe Wounded Man.
He Identifies A lein as the Man.

Yesterday morning al II o'clock the Po-
lice Court proceeded TO the Sisters Hospi-
tai for the purpose 0! taking The testimony
Of Jacob Lewis, the rsn who was she; On
the 2S.h ult. The following is his affidavit
in full, after receiving which, Cour; adjourn
ell till to-morning al Q O'Clock:
Nv name ia Jacob Lewis, and work for
F. Go!ding. On Thursday, the 2S;h of
December, wanted TO go 10 supper, and
looked around the show, and found coat
missing So inquired at the neighbo,ins
stores If anybody wasn't around trying to
cell he coat. / walked back toward the
store ] met man between Fourth and
Fifth on Cherokee, and ne had on Govern
r,ent oyercoai. l wanted TO go away, and
he looked at me sharp, and said, 81 thought
I knew you-I am mistaken" $50 did l."
| told him. Then took hold of the cape
and said, You've got pretty good coat"
So lie said, "Yes, I've go, ii since I've been
in the army" and felt the Goa. and looked
that missed. There are only few coats
tina, have Innings such as that coat. 30 l
said, "Yon dom, mean TO tell Inc that you
had that coat in the army That il just the
coat stolen from the store few minutes ago.'
80 asked him 10 60 along with me. lie
would not go, ard tried 10 run away.
knocked hin down aid took the coat OH of
him. So he wanted TO run away. So savs,
"You shan't get away from lie in that way;
! am bound to take you along Is 4 thief. ="
So took 4 hold Of his coat under the chin
ard then lie fred 4, me. The ball hit me
ja-t above the navel, and then lie cracked his
pistol again, and wanted 10 fire at lne, ana il
didn't go of. So l commenced 10 wre.,ie
with him, and took The revolver away, ana
thought had the advantage OF
him. l SNAPPED The pistol at him
and il diin't go of; and then commenced to
cry murder, and iLen ! wen, across the
street 10 the grocery store. The man ran
across the vacant lot east Of komaEoti's, 60
ing south. People came 10 me and asked me
if could describe the mar, and tell whether
he was white or black, and l had so much
pain that could not; only l said il saw
the man | would know Kim, sure. Mr.
Lsuber fetched once a Niger in there and
asked me ii that was the man, and told him
he was not. Saturday morning The man did
come TO the store, that shot Inc. This de-
PENDANT (roin;ing 10 Mr.. Andrew Aslein) is
The man who sho: me. ! commenced 10
shake all over, and called 10 Mr.. Golding.
and asked him if he knew that man. He
says, $40; Why do you ask :re?' in He
brew. - | told him tia: WIS the man that
shot flc, and said he must go for police
man. When Aslein came into the store he
said 10 me, ''IoI look better than you did
Yesterday" Then he saws TO Mr.. GOlding,
as he goins 10 de Mr. Golding says,
'Nc." So he took away from Mr.. Golding
THE TINES newspaper and looked at the pa
per, watching ne. He had the paper up
before him bu, was watching me all
the time. lie STAYED there in the
store and Mr.. Go!,,ing sent Mr.. Isaac
Rich for the police. When the policeman
came he asked NE if he was the man that
shot me. ! said YES, he should arrest him.
gave the pistol 10 Mr.. Cmmeihun at Tie
drug store. Where was at shot it was about
one block from Mr.. Go.dirs's, and in this
city, county, AID State.
Cro-s-exaniinaiion.-. Il va: about quarter
to- half past Fix tina; the man shot me. 1t
was dark-so dark that 4 man could not tie
known across the street. am - years Of
age. Ny weight is about lJS pounds. The
man who shot ne Is 4 heavy set man. He
had AN overcoai, one besides Tie one l took
away. He had cap on. ! do not recollec,
whether he had whiskers or not. recol-
lect seeing DIR. Stiles at the sto:c Of Mr..
Golding on the night was shot. did not
tell DIR. Stiles did know who the man was
who shot me, or whether he was white or
black. or that he was a tail man with 4
smo 9TH face do not know that said If to
any man. l was in so much pain ihat
don't know what | said. | have told no
enc here 10 the hospital ;sl l did no; know
certain the man thai shot me. don't know
wher. hit him when knocked him down,
nd nnn'i knnw how Ion. We e,,;fflel