The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-06

| oHCu Venc1ueuC tOtceIuIueSS tu1t NY
face tinged for minutes ON my rapid
walk to the village.
/ fancied that the men passed in
little groups here and there eyed me
with a curious derision in their
chances. Was it generally known that
l was the disappointed lover? Had
gossip fully settled upon the sonclu-
sion that in this tragedy had played
only she clown and had been buffeted
about by the harlequin of love? Twas
too young to face the guns Of ridicule
as yet And so l avoided every group
and sauntercd about almost aimlessly,
in the hope that I might by accident
ascertain some thing Of the where
abouts Of her and -. Well, there
was little else that cared to know. If
/ could only find Buck Leatherwood!
The Leatherwood house l found
closed and deserted save US to the east
room. There was curious crowd
gazing in at the windows and moving
about to obtain better views of the in.
side
whats going on?" asked as care
lessly as could.
"The doctors is en- thar tennun to
the wounded" man answered in \
low voice. "They's about dozen NV
| UNI hurt more ur less-sum Nv UNI
purity bad. low
WAS any body killed." l ventured
to ask.
| They say at Buck Leatherwood was
killed un thattair felier Martin un the
Shurf Smith rs he called hissclf-thelr
bou. dead by this time. They're bout
ready to haybHs corpus Bogus I'm the
rest NV his fellers right cow. They've
gone after UNI. low they'll git loose.
They hain't nothun but h-yursay agin
UNI. H-yander they go now. boys! Less
go over to the court house."
The ground floor of the old-fashioned
| courtroom was already pretty well
filed. and could only get seat by
claiming my privilege rs an ''otficer of
| the court" and so secure seat inside
the bar. The judge was just saying:
las to this man NAHUM, l suppose
YOU don't want to twy to hold him do
you9'
mo. your honor" said stranger
and lawver-like-looking gentleman,
rising. 1--WE understand that Martin is
dying. OF course. if he gets meii-''
It'll be time enough them" said the
Judge. frownin.. "Wiil YOU take up
these other eases separately aw sing
ly.'
why. your honor. as all the EVIL
dence applies equally to all the cases,
we might take up the case Of the leader,
with the understandings
Eyes, cuhtunly, cuhtunly," the
Judge interrupted. Il kin pass on all
the cases whenuvvah You agwee what
the evidence is to be. Call yo fuhst
! witness"
George Tunnycliff." the lawyer
called, and a tall. dark. wcll-dressed
man stepped forward. He shook
hands with Joe Ellet and exchanged
| few words and smile that tended to
relieve the severe gravity of the occa-
sion somewhat. Then he took his seat
in the chair elevated upon box SO as
to make the witness conspicuous.
"What do you pwoPosc to pwove
by this witness?" asked the Judge,
sternly.
The thief: of the two race-horses,"
your honor
How do you pwopose to connect
these men with tlat! You don't pwe-
tend that any of them was than. do
you2"
NO. your honor. But ~
Then you must show Mahtun's
guilt as principal. Then you kin show
that these mon wuh accessory aftuh
the fact. That's the only way kin
see. Mebbc you've gut 4 way"
''But. your honor, we want to make
this statement of our position. We are
able to show that this Martin was an
employc of this man who calls himself
Leatherwood." the lawyer said, turn
ing TO Bogus. who scowled upon him
unmoved and careless. I'VE are able
to show that Martin simply did his
bidding. We will show that he is the
captain of an organized band of out
laws. (great sensation in the court
room.) We will show that his past
life has been that of robber upon the
high seas-a pirate your honor; and
that his real name. if known. would
hold him up to the cxecra:ioI of every
body in the -
Hold on. Mr.. Cali. Hold on thah!'
thundcred the judge. Il can't and
shan't puhmit such statement to be
made h-yuf, sub. when know that
gois know You can't come in a thou
san miles NV pwovun NV any such
changes. Nevah mind. Majah Gwiggs.
I'll h-yuh you when yo time comes"
he continued. as the major rose to his
feet to enter an objection. Now"
he continued. ':h;s may not look rs eff
it was the awd'n'y way NV pwoceed-
uah. but the shuh-uf will suv some
wawn',s h-yuh on Mis,uh Tunnycliff
and the posse that killed young Mistuh
LutEuhwood. and then I'll fix bonds
fun the appyuhnce Nv all at the next
tuh-hm of this cote.
But your honor
Mistuh Shuh-uf." Numbered the
court, interrupting Hon. John c. Call,
rs the strange lawyer turned ont to
be. Suh-ve yo wawnts. Mistuh
Cluhk you kin take the puhsonal Vice.
ognizance NV each and envy one of
these men to app yuh at the next tuhm