The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-02-26
SeNcraaee IfAu1N.

An e1citement-Severance has had her sensation She
Is on her native heath, and McGregor is her name
Some feeling existing between merchants The re-
suit is we get our coal oil eheapony % cents per gallon
Hope 1t won Last long, as 1t requires cash.
The greatest thing occurring Of late the trial
Of James Collier T. J. Howard There several
attorneys in attendance and the whole community
either as witnesses or attendants Mr. Webb Of Troy
B. A Sewer Of Highland; and Mr.. Wade. Of Robinson
appeared as attorneys for T J. Howard Mr. D. NJ John.
ston A Perry, and Mr.. Parsons Of Robinson at
torneys for Collier The trial lasted days Justices
Mawherter and Gien associated on the bench Dur
ing the trial everything brought bear T. J.
Howard; and il was plain be the end Of the
first days trial the bound decided against
Howard as 1t mattered not what evidence would be pro-
duced owing to certain remarks Howard would be held
for triaand proved His attorneys did all that
honorable to defend and protect him used every effort
that long experience and could produce was
Of no avail 1t had to be said that Tom. Howard was
bound and after stated by the Court that
bond would be 81 oOO twenty Eve stepped for
ward and offered to the bono Word in to
make IL ons hundred thousand, and it wolid be filed;
while Collier the prosecuting witness. asked to give
bail for $500 II bad not been given at last AT
ter long two days trial all kinds of evidence
brought forth; and from it, it appears be follows
condensed nearly do 1t:
Collier had been working for 7. J. Howard. Howard
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gone had entrusted everything TO Collier Howard wld
and on returning home that Collier had bpcn DRINK ba
misreatcd his family drove his wife from her room and
tore IN things 10 general After endur4r. thi. as LONG .
he could Howard found that he could nat leave bos ana
leave this man On his place 90 he concluded IN icbo
him Howard could not make chance bv Al * 40 IT,
both came down to Severance three and on.baIs mile
Collier riding one of Towards bors-s shortly ,f, .h
ing Severance Collier got on a drunk and bey.p ln.
Howard and cursing and canning him; and when Uo,
ard atteuptel 10 get ON hi, horse 70 90 home r. lila; nil
ed him of The Constable coming along and spdin ,bs
trouble ,rrcst.d Collier Collier ra. ,st.n - a.
Justice of the Peace He begged and cried he meant
no harm, and released his honor with promise
t ne "oua sta! IN town all hisht with friend, and
tha' ne womb moi ooter ho~aru any more Howard af
,h. - Clio Lsd rods 80 60, - ieAain
a o,,IocL - N a,a or,,o at W., vas AOou'
Wolf River bridge Howard WAS met bv This ma, Cu;
with the demand: by Cd give me that borsc or |
will blow your heart outr the time grabbing the
halter Of the horse and jerking loose from Howard OF
Howard did not know what to do started on
home, Collier following after him. Howard and Col
lier both testify that Howard kept away from Collier all
inc way nome ana mar Oohef cursed anu damned him all
the way AFTER reaching home Doth put up their horses
anu got tno 10 carry some corn 10 me stable Collier
got INTO te corn ero 10 get out some corn at the same