The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-05-11
FaE sox CASE



The Joy habeAs corpus case still
holds the attention OF Justice Peck.
The defense are not yet through with
their witnesses.
There were two very interesting
phases Of the AFFAIR, one Of them occur
ring on Sunday, the other on yesterday.
The first WAS oceasioned by the ar
rest OF Nathan Champ. one OF the de-
PENDANTS witnesses. He gave in some
doable-distilled, eopperbottomed testi-
mony on Saturday, aud the prosecution
determined 10 have him arrested for
perjury. Very suddenly Champ con-
cluded 10 60 TO Denver on Sunday.
Then IL was determined TO arrest him.
J. e. Horton, territorial stenographer,
could not be found, In order that a
transcript Of Champs testimony might
be obtained on which TO base action for
q warrant. But the case was an ur-
gent one, aud Deputy Sheriff Martin
arrested Champ in front Of Dyer's ho-
tel Champ called loudly for help,
and G. e. Joy, Joe Arnold aud three Of
their witnesses rushed to the rescue and
pulled Champ away from Mr.. Martin.
Some Of the quintette showed their
''guns" during the rescue and acted
very demonstratively.
Just before the train for Denver
started, Sheriff Draper and one or two
others caught Champ at the depot and
marched him of to jail.
The new case was brought TO the at
tention OF the court yesterday, when
the defense, counsel and all, agreed to
become responsible for Champs APP
pearance 10 answer the charge OF per-
jury. which will he pushed at the con
clusion Of Joys case.
Champ has an unsavory record. Ills
nickname OF ''Denver Dick" is a give
away. 1t is said that he was one of the
bunko steerers who were recently driv-
en- out OF Leadville by the vigilantes.
Furthermore, that he was once arrested
in Deadwood on the charge OF robbing
coaches. But his record in full will
come out properly when he Is arraigned
for the high crime of perjury In our
district court.
The other phase of the case Is the
sudden arrival and disappearance of
John Z. Bull, u gambler who was at
first concerned with Joy in the matter
Of fleeing Hadley, or Saville, the for
ger. Bull came to town on Sunday
with blood in his eye, and bent on tell
ing all he knew OF joys relations with
Sayille. lie went 10 Dyer's hotel to
register, when Mr.. Dyer requested him
to stop ut some other house, as he
feared an alteration between Bull and
Joy. Up to late hour on yesterday
morning, Bull was still determined TO
60 npon the stand for the prosecution.
A subpoena was served upon him, and
he was only too anxious to give in his
testimony. But yesterday afternoon
himself and family disappeared very
suddenly. But not until after an olive
branch convention between Bull, and
Joy Il Co. Bull wasn't seen afterwards.
But n gentleman prominently connect
ed with joys case was seen assisting
Mrs. Bulliand family ON a Denver train.
It need scarcely be added that Bull
went to Denver on the same train.
Why Bull left so suddenly is easily
explained by the prosacution-thatt the
olive branch 3 convention did it, evil
IDENTIFY.
In writing from Tucson. Arizona,
on the Goth Of March, Bull says that
Mrs. Saville could give good evidence
against Joy. Also that Joy had writ
ten to Saville In San Francisco, and
stated that he (Joy) was in st. Louis
engaged in business, etc. Bull also
speaks, Of his own knowledge, of Saville
having sent money to his wife in Den
yer in care Of one Of the Rocky noun
tain detectives, and that the money
never reached Mrs. Saville, although
she was in Denver at the time.
However, the prosecution have SUN
cient evidence to justify Judge Peck
In refusing the petition for the writ Of
habeas corpus. His honor watches the
case very keenly and is alive to the tor
tuous windings OF some Of the re-
hearsed testimony. However, Judge
Peck will decide the case upon its mer-
its, and being analytical to high de-
gree, he will carefully sift the testimo-
ny. He can readily distinguish wheat
from chaff, and we much mistake his
honor II he cannot see, far better than
ourself, that there is much chaff in the
testimony given before him.