The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-02-19
THE ,..,gsE THIEF MURDER.
Trial O: :. d. Green for the ASSas-
sinatiOn Of Blair and Stftzel.
A Summary or the Testimony thus
far Given.

bob VovNsss
O.ksL.o-s jary are nos hard 1t worl
irving 10 determine the parties Who sssasia
ased the tso horse lhiever, Blair and Slit
cell, while they we're conGoed in The jail
at Grasshopper Falls. After experiencing
considerable difficulty in getting tos. tbef u
impartial jury, the court settled down to DO
sisen On Saturday last.
s. D. Green u the person charged viii
the cine, and re give below the testimony
of n vesaI Of the mort important Witnesses:
5. C. HUFF, SWORN.
I live three miles west Of Grasshoppel
Falls, / know Green BY eight; didI't know
Blair; was asked BY Mr.. Myers to guard
pr;.ooer, about the middle of November
think it was Mr.. Gordon that told me L
come and gu.rd the prisoners. assisted i
guarding them in Mr.. McCOy's building; II
vac about l2 o'clock that Myers led me uE
10 the room; Mr.. Gordon, Freeman. Green.
and another gentleman, Smith ard Wood.
yard we're in the middle room. We gol
pistols: Green and liordon vent into Blair's
room and We vent into StiizsPs room. He
said nothing, bnt turned over in his bed two
or three times. We ast there an hour and 9
half: all was still. We then heard . pistol
on the street, and jumped up. Gordon told
me to stand at the door; l stood near the
door and could zee through the window the
fash of the firearms, and heard the
noise. Then I heard noise in the north
room and told Gordon they were firing
through the window into the north room. He
said let them shoot, they couldn't hurt IA.
There vas . sound Of pistol ball crashing
through the window and striking the wall
then went into the north room; saw Free
man standing in the room near the door and
another man standing near the southwest
corner Of the room; saW some hing that look
ed like bed in that corner Of the room.
Green vas nearer the bed than any other
place: then heard some one say, you are
not going TO murder q man in that way, are
you?' There was man standing in the
center Of the room, and when he threw Or
his pistol to t1re, drew back my head and
the pistol flashed in my face. then heard
the chains rafting in the corner OF the room
where the bunk Was. don't know what
kind Of looking man it Was that was stand
ing 10 tie middle Of the room. His bach
Wa to the light. The light seemed TO b.
burned down but did not 60 out. l ther
vent into our room. My room door was 9
little open; heard men coming up the steps
and Gordon and asked them Who was there;
they said friends. They askea for Green
and Green came up to them. Don't know
anything they said. They only st.id
little while and then vent down
stairs. Don't think Green came
down With them. vent down with them.
Mr.. Freeman came and l.,oked into the door
and came down With us. When vent down
starts went 10 the Justice Cfice; think
there were four OF five came up the stairs
heard another ehot fired, when drew my
head back. The eecond shot was fired proba.
bly I've minutes after the irst one. Il VA
in the north room. Heard three shots fired
altogether in the north room. These parties
came up stairs before the third sho. was fired
Think they were all in the north room al
the time OF the third shot. We didn't ask
them any questions about the shots when
they came along the hall and looked in.
am Iositive the third shot was fired after the
party had come into the north room.
heard another shot in the building after LETT
Mr.. Myers came into the Justices Office and
said the prisoners we're killed; After i heard
the prisoners we're dead ! vent to Brunr,
and stayed. l heard Mr.. Green say he had
shot his prisoner; this was before the third
shot. Green wa in our room when he said
that He said to Gordon, ''Shoot your pris.
oner, they will rescue him: have shot
mine" Gordon said, "Pll take care Of my
prisoner. Mr.. Green did not fire the third
shot; know who did, but will say that Mr.
Green did not.
J.E GORDON SWORN.
Ihave not talked to anybody about THU
days testimony. live mile from Grass
homer Falls. Know defendant Green
knew Blair and Sti,zel; was on guard Will.
the prisoners were there. Meyers ant
Linen put me on guard. Messrs. Freeman
Green, HUI, Newman and Meyers went VI
to the roam with me. guarded eti,zel
HUFF aud |. Mr.. Myers, l think. was tn.
first man I saw when went on guard; dom
know how long was on guard. The firs
thing that startled me WAS MIR. HUFF
springing to his fet. | spsang - my feet
ju.t about that time there was u noise
crash that sounded against the window
Hut lodged. then got on the floor whers
| could see my prisoner, and told HUFF tt
20 to the door and shut it. Huff Was eithel
in the room; or hall, ] don't know which
He said they are coming. ! said LEI then
come and you stsnd at your post. ] heard
noife and some one coming up the stair
HUFF was about TO shoot when he challenged
them and received no respOnse. l chal
!enqed and heard Myers voic.; heard sho
in the north part Of the building. Dom
know where Huff wss. After the secOnt
shot vas fired Green came to the door ant
said "they will rescre your prisoner.
told him 81 would risk in He said III
had "obeyed orders;" don't know to VIA
he referred. That il all that can swear Il
in regard to the conversation. wss reliev
ed about 9 O'Clock by Mr.. Myers and tWt
men, and q man 1 took to be Mr.. Green
These men eap;e into the hall and Mr.
Myers came to The door and said these mel
would relieve him. ! heard q shot sfteI
these parties passed into the hall. though
there we're two or more parties ] think on
of them vas Myers. saw Freeman aftel
there parties had passed into the hall.
sav Green aitervard. ! think Freemal
a.ked Green If they had better not SEE abou
BAR; be replied that he wss all right. Al
ter left the building went into the town
chip Office and then to Mr.. Myers Office.
vas about one-half an hour after that that
heard the prisoners were dead.
GAIT. MYERS SWORN.
was at Grasshopper at the time Of tn
occurrence, Mr.. Bowels came TO me AM
asked for guards; got volunteers-four men
think, Measrs. Green, Huff, Gordon and Free
man were the guards. gave no orders -
was acting ~ q citizen and not a militar.
man. ! :old them that would kill the pria
oners II an attempt vas made 70 rescue then
rather than let them escape. II was common
talk in the community that an attempt woul'
be made to reecne the prisoners and burn tn
town T. attract the attention of the people
| while Others would rescue the prisoner.
don't remember having said anything il
special 10 the guards, but it was talked il
general all through the community, and
told them that the finding Of pietol on tn
| per,ons Of Blair and Mr.. Smith, Blair's at
torney, was conclusive evidence to my min
that the prisoners would kill The guard with
out hesitsncy.
DIR. Q. J. n BELT, SWORN.
live at Grasshopper; am physician an
surgeon; attended the Inquest Of Blair an
Sti,zel; the body of Blair vas in the south
west corner OF the north room; he was lyin
on q pallet or bed; his pants were Of and b
had q wooden shirt on; he vas lying on hi
back and vas dead; this was . dsy or ~
| Drevions IN the inOueet: Blair had been dea