The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-04-07

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the court. It'li be their duty TO pre-
serve order, an il the kids foun
guilty to execute the sentence % th,
court The rest o. the crowd'l &C
as the iaFy, an | wsat every one o
you to buckle down an take in every
word o the Witnesses music an Civ,
the lad every chance vou kin-fuI
durn me if don't kinder like BIZ
looks Let yer verdic' be a jast 'un
aud eccordia' 10 the facts an' eyi
deLcen
The officers designated took thei
post at the side of the prisoner, anC
the mass jury silently gathered
around the seat of justice.
! "Nob5y Dyerw
The person addressed, hashily at
tired young man. wearing granc
display Of breast-pin and watch
chain, stepped TO the front. Said tht
Judge:
"Nobby, do you sw'ar that ven
give as squar' story on this kiln
business, an ladle out nuthin bat sol
i'd facts, so help you God ~
"Yes, jedge."
"Turn 'er loose, then ~
well. gents, I'm the day gin sling
cr at the I'll Dorado; guess You all
know that, though, fur I've he'd busi.
ness dealins with all o. you. Wat,
the deceased. come into the SALOON
this norma, should judge about
o'clock-'twas just efter I'd mixed
your frs; cocktail, jedge; about I,
wasn't it 2"
"Jist about that time 90 ahead y
well, as | salt, Wat come in en-
begin to gin np purity lively. | seed
be wos takin' on more'n usual. SO
cTamPed on his whisky little. an
didn't put more than about half the
usual amount into each cocktail. He
KEEP hittin' at tte Lice. though, till
he begin TO feel purity comfortably
happy, an then be turned to aa' be.
gin to ehaif the boys kind o. good na.
tured, you know. Wat wss alters full
20 fun " hen he had good dose o.
the fiaid up his nose, and | never
knowe1 him to pull gun or act a
darned bit ugly with anybody. He
war setjin' with his back towards the
door when the kid, thar, come ia an
leaned kind o. careless agin the pool
table. Wat began to let loose q game
about some gal that got sweet on him
aiore he left the Ststes, when | no.
ticed the kid turn sort o. pale an grit
bis teeth! | vas jist about to tackle
the lad an ask him wat racket he
was on when Billy Harvey called fur
a toddv. JisJ as turned roun' 10.
ward the sugar drawer | heerd the
gun go off, an, lookin' ronn', seed
that il war this kid tha, had turned
'er loose set the toddv up to Bill
ly, en- when | seed tha. Wat had got
his medicine dead sure, hoped over
the bar an tax the pop away from
the lid an asked BIN what'a thunder
he wanted 10 raise a row in the house
iur! He didn't say anything 'cept
something about the villain, mesnin'
the deceased. q deservin' all ho'd got
an | couldn't eit no more out o. him.
That's ell | know, gents, 'cept that
the shot war daisy! I've seed my
share o. sich rsckets, but never
seed a uon git il neaier that Watson
did :"
did the kid deny The shootin' p
No, Jedee be jis the same o. ac-
knowledged it.n
Are YOU sure that Han'some Har.
~ fred the shot that croaked George
Watson ?n
"Periec'y sure, Jedge."
That's al, then"
4 number of witnesses were called,
aud ell corFoborlted the barkeeDer's
story. When the evidence was all
heard the Judge turned to the accas-
cd aad said:
Harry, hev sc any witnesses far
yer defense 2"
81 have none, sir, but the Al
mighty =
"Well. l don't suppose He'd pay
any 'tentiOo TO a supe0y from this
court Ye've heard the evidence, an
ye mus see that it hits ye purity
straight. The punishment fur per-
miscuous shootin' in these mountains
lies ia the cad o. that air rope. You
are stranger 20 every one hyar
but it's purity ginerally put up by the
boys that ye air brother o. the gal
that Wat wer q chinnin' about w'en
We slung him his medicine 10 some
parts thet mout be edged i1 by Fly
law sharps a. ca exteDoatin' sarc1m-
stance, bat ! can't advise We 90 hook
D hope onto it hvar. Yop hev so far
refused 10 open yer mouth reserdin'
the matter, but I'd advise We to pur
10 word afoFe the case goes to the
ury. If you want ter testify ia yer
own behalf now's yer time to sing
yer song. Hev ye anything to pre-
1uce ?p
Harry stepped forward and faced
he stern-looking crowd. With clear
and fearless eye be glanced over the
assembly moment, and then began
10 speak in voice in which not s.
.remor could be detected:
"Gentlemen, ! stand before you es
, convicted murderer, for can read
ny fate in your cold, determined
'aces. | have read enough and heard
enough about how such cases are dis
posed of in this wild country to know
hat in a few moments | will hang
from limb of one of those
,rees! | was fully conscious of this
when fred the shot which blotted
monster from the face of the earth
Before YOU earrv your sentence into
execution / will tell NV story, and
hen when l am Gead some of yon