The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-02-20
THE CnOCTAw CARVING.
PreI,niuary Examination In tn" To-
lice Court.
The Witnesses and the Conflicting
Te.tim0ny.
Arnold aid HuntSman sound over IN
the sun Of IS, 900.

The Police Court vas crowded yeaefdas
afternoon with per-ons eaeer to hear the
testimony relative to the s,ahbing OF John
Roth and William Payton, which took
place in dane. house, corner Of C.boctaw
and Fourth streets. on the night OF the 10Th
inst. Mr.. Singleton appeared as attorney
for the STATE, and Joseph W. Taylor Is
counsel for secured.
The testimony throughout WA very con-
hicting, the dance house crowd, consi. ting
OF Connolly, Mrs. Connolly, Mary L. Mar
tin and Go. W. Arnold, all swearing that
Roth and Psyion engaged in fight Of
their own, in which Roth wzs stabbed BY
PAy,on Accepting the testimony az the
guide. one would saw that Psyion stabbed
his friend Roth in drunken frenzy. but all
tie circumstances point to the conclusion
that Hun.srnan and Arnold did the cutting
II ia evident, however, that Huntsman and
Arnold did no, provoke the quarrel.
Dr. Thomas wss the first witres. c1llei.
He testified TO the nature and extent OF the
wounds inf icted on John Roth. He found
cash on tie left aide, penetrating
THE LUNG
a severe and dangerous Wound-also stab
in the bowels just below the stomach. from
which the skin or covering of the bowels
p-otruded when the wounded man vomited.
Besides these two serious wounds. there
were six more stab, one on each wrist, one
on the left elbow, ard some miscellaneous
flesh cuts. Dr. Thomas gave it rs his opin-
ion thu, Mr. Roth's
CHANCES OF RECOVERY
we're fair-thousht he wouid recover.
Officer Malone was called to the witners
stand and ,e.,iii.! tha, he found John Roth
lying on the Choc,sw sirest sidewalk and
bic din, profi,sely. Shortly thereafter
Arnold and Hun,sman passed by, and wit
ness asked them to ''hold on" The re-
quest was not obeyed until Malone threatened
to use his pistol. Then the boys stopped, but
denied any knowledge Of the stabbing. Ma
lone brought Both, Huntsmau and Arnold
to the Police Court, and there Roth recog-
nized Arnold as the man who cut him. That
nigh. Arnold confessed To Malone that he
did the cutting with q knife that FRANKIE
had found on Chocktsw street, near Fifth,
Malone's evidence is 10 the effect that Ar
mold admitted that he threw away the knife
when he (witne.-) commanded him TO halt.
ArnolI said further to Malone that Hunts-
man did some OF the carving.
Marshal Hooks testimony corroborated
the evid.nre of Malone, and was in effect
that Arnold confessed e. the s'abbing with a
dirk, which lac threS away, and which Mr..
FRANKIE found
Mr.. Leeper testified that he went TO the
dance along with Johnny Roth and Billy
Pavton-holh were under the influence Of
liquor lie did not see the s,sbbing. Was
trying to &c; the boys away, because the
women Of the house wanted the room clear
ed. Said that Roth hal been lying on the
sidewalk abou, three minutes before Malone
came.
Fl. White saw Huntsnan and Arnold
Mon lsy evening; went with him 10 .the
d ,nce, hut didn't see the cutting. Said af-
ter the boys, Roth, Payton and le'Per, en-
tered tie room we left (meaning Arnold,
Hun,sman AMI himself, and walked down
tow ards the river. A noise or row WAS heard,
and Arnold went hack, and very soon Hunts
man went back. Witness WAS the last - re-
turn. When witness reached the door Of the
dance honse, Roth and Pa, ton were coming
out.
Geo. W. Arnold, the supposed chief of
the war parry, said late in the afternoon. he.
in company with White and Hun,sman, took
a glass OF beer, bought
PINT OF WHISKY,
AMI pm; away his dirk knife" in a novel
th,t he had been reading, and then placed
the novel along with the whisky in the in
side pocket of his coat. Thus armed and
equipped with all the diabolicil implements
of dance house warfare. he proceeded, in
company with White aud Huntsmsn. to the
battle ground.
The witness testified that he saw Roth,
Psyton and Leeper enter the room; heard
them make good deal of noise. He start
ed to 20 out, but the young man with .
black coat (Psyton) tried to prevent him,
aud the other young man Roth stepped up
and said tina. he should 60 out IL he wanted
to; and thus a row b-tween Payton and X 9TH
sprung W. Connolly then asked witness
not to leave until they go. rid of the "boya,"
and Arnold returned; and says, he found
Ross and Payton fighting, and in the Eight
they fell over the stove. When PAyton got
up, witness said he came at him with knife.
and 81
PULLED OUT NY KNIFE,
and GU. him three times. know cut him
three times. | reached around him with
NV right hand and cut him in the back.
Huntsmsn was not in the house when Pay
ton and had the fight" Witness ssore that
he was certain he did not Gu, Roth.
Mary L. Martin, the keeper Of the house.
toll all abou, the fracis, and, indeed. she
seemed spelling to tell
HOW IT AL CAME ABOUT.
Mary saws she saw Billy PAyton and
Johnny Roth come in, and they seemed to
be very angry at each other. and soon cou'-
mencad cutting each other. aud presently
Geo. Arnold came in and PAyion attacked
him, and said he would
CUT HIS HEART OUT
and stamp On IT," The witness didn't
know of any liquor in the house. The 6rht
lasted aaout twenty minutes. She thought
PAXTON knocked down the stove. She was
sure that Hun,sman took no part in the
| row -lhought that Payton cut Roth in the
pi, of the siomach-he seemed to strike in
ihat d reciicn; she was no; related To either
| Hun;sman or Arnold; knew Huntsman in
LAWRENCE when she lived there, aud while
| lie MAS driving the stree; car in that town.
| Mss. Connolly wss called. She is Mary
l.. Mar,in's sister. She thought Huntsman
was her sister Mary's husband.
Malone WIS recalled, and terrified that hs
searched both Roth aud Payton, and found
no knife.
Joseph Roth was called and testified thai
his brother did not carry knife-not even I