The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-09-23

one 10 me. Didn't hear what they said.
Frank had, before this, intimated thst ne
knew something. Think saw Chapman
and Felix Black in rooni. In sUb-tiuce
told Hopsirk that it would be b tier Tor
him to tell all about il. | sm a deputy
sheriff Of Saline county and was there /
was talking to Hcpkirk when Bennett
arrested him. told prisoner openly seve-
raj times TO tell all. Did not tell Feaster
thai IL he gave certain advice that he
would not keep off the mob. Feaster was
botherering me and talking when / was
trying 10 pump some news. | knew L had
the right man and wasn't uneasy. / did
not forbid Mrs. Hopkirk from entering The
room. / told Frank I'd protect him.
The witness got badly mixed on Fyke,
Sbirk and Black, and said that some one
told him the only way to get rid OF Black,
was to
FILL HIS TANK.
'Did you try to FL Fyke's tauk?" asked
the gentleman who answers 10 that
name.
mo, sir, it holds too much"
The crowd laughed, ard the court smil-
ed. The talk between Mr. Fyke and the
witness was wandering. CasOn tiled to
make PLAIN the carriage ride, but il was
not clesr. He knew that there was beer
In the carriage. He couldn't tell
how much or what the prisoner drank, but
thought he was tight He set out with
the deliberate intention OF making
HoPKIRK DRUNK
in order TO get all out OF him possible
| Witness was not hired specially TO work
up the case, though he had been tele-
graphed TO come to the scene OF the muir
der. He thought, in case OF conviction
he would receive part OF the 5000 reward
JAMES E BENNETT.
Remember coming from Windsor tC
Clinton with prisoners. Saw Chapman
He told Hopkirk not TO talk to anybody
He also talked to Frank in waiting room
of depot at Windsor. Don't know wha
was said. Hesrd Black talk to Hopkirk
night before. He told Frank to keep hi.
mouth shut. 1t occurred In Bass house
up stairs Don't know whether Black talked
to Frank before the la;ter's confession t.
Cason had charge Of prisoners that night
left Bartlett in charge part of time had tel
deputies that night gave Cason and Bart
lett permission to 60 In room at hotel
Mr.. Fyke fired q wad of questions at thu
witness, but only by the finest technics
construction could be made of any kinshil
to the case. The gentleman succeeded il
worming out of the witness the fact that Of
the Monday following the arrest about al
the officers were more or less drunk.
DR.. Feaster was recalled and stated ths
D he saw Frank Hopirk after securing Chap
mans services, but couldn't remember whs
he told the Dris0ner
r Mr.. Jackson took the doctor in HAND
, and succeeded In rafting him at a livel
1 rate. This ended up the preliminary e,
. animation, which began before noon, an
. last ID through the sfterroon session. Th
? attorneys for the defense had objected I
4 Bartlett ststing what Hopkirk had cor
|. fessed to him in the jsil on the Monda
n night after the killing, because there ha
. been previous confession at Windsor vi
4 der peculiar conditions. The hearing
. the arguments was set for Monday morl
|, ing. Uctil this grave question of advis
!, bility Of that Jail confession is settled Il
e jury will rensin out OF the court roor
e Court adjourned just as old Sol went dow
i till Monday morning