Telegram-herald., 1889-10-13


under tss aboss eircezsE4nces wcu,a sos
csmp4rs siLa taoss ef . Hz2a a9zls1as death
~ sNnEaz. Ws1 l k4Fs slso uadsrxone
th4E ira ald eaa1rea tAe ssas4.4oas. sad
GA sDeaz - ia card. After 10 csoss q
ne Nzr | weas Hess 4ad vas snpioysd
IS = GQasfRneas scouA bus oeinx
wo.z1ed - al ia1lzB arrow IN tas
sprnx q isc7 got . tarse mozths'
leaFs e sose1os saa ws1t dowa
o. IA fsBas ooast ~ reer4Ik lad been a.
isalsaola 40oas faer wssxs. eoaralag a. q
prlssne house, w1ea l toek = anal s4i- boat
oas 1sy aEd we1s 01 ag tAs inber 49,
% = nshln2 TIP. At nooa I raa iato ths
mglLa q creek where = cabin was IL
view, calc1lz-lng on getting so2s matches
- replace ny stock. Tue cabin Vas Sbous
1ftY fest from the Hztsr edge. zad zfteE |.
"llllol NEica w2s aot answered, 4 landed
and walked rp - tae house. TIE door STOOD
vide 0psa. ald On tAs 1oor l@y a ma, cod
and dead. h4viHg been shot Ia the breast
After . Momsnt I catered Tor closer IL
yestigarion, snd l felt CT tae body ans
found it cold Death had occurred several
hours previously. Tue cabin was = wretchsd
structure, poorly furnished aaa IL Cd not
seen "a Il Tie motive oog.d have beca REQ
Cery. - - -....-
! had returned 10 the door, intending %
hasten % ildl1ao.a ard give the alarm, when
q hs10cat, carrying focr men, landei ia ia
creez Fan down and related the news,
sad a. q taem returned 10 the house with
ne. The men satisfied themselves that tho
body vas co-d, but presently drew apart
snd begaa 10 consult together, aRd after
four OK I've minutes Their leader SAID 10
ne --....a>
II . ~afF
risht, stranger" ..ss..r r..
How do y0l meanP -IrVs1
Way TAR bin murder here. .
ESQ taere has, oat you don't connect ne
With 70, do ycui" -sezs
''Wel, we found yoa here alone"
But lad oaly just arrived. Suppose /
had found you here. That body, as you see.
is stone cod, showing that death took place
hours ago, while left town only at seven
O'Clock this morning. lie was dead then or
soon after"
They consulted AGAIN and then he said: :
'Iou may be al right, bu. y0all have
% prove It. We shall take you 70 town"
/ expressed nv Willingness TO 60, and
asked them 20 particularly remember tho
state OF tho body, aud % examine my re-
volvsr and note its coalition. hadn't the
least idea that had got myself into trouble,
bat soon discovered To the contrary. /
was given Ia charge OF an oficer OF Indi-
anola, and a party went up 10 view the
body. There had been murder. some
body was guilty. / was found there and
alone. II l wasn't guilty then
must prove myself innocent That
was the wey OF the West then.
There was but one lawyer in the town
and tic a poor enc, but / secured his serv-
Ices. / was confined in an old building
used as a guard house during the war, and,
ss soon as the party returned and reported
that no trace OF the murderer could be
found. public sentiment was against me.
warrant was issued BY the local justice,
and next day l was brought up for ex-
animation. There wasn't the slightest
proof 20 hold me on, but the squire, who
knew nothing whatever OF law, and was
hardly intelligent in the ordinary sense,
ordered ne held for further investigation.
Small squads OF men were sent out 70 beat
up for the murderer, but al noon on tho
third day al had come In except ore, and
had net with 40 success. I sat looking out
OF a wooden barred window facing the
street, when I saw five or six men stop
opposite, and begin 10 argue and discuss.
They were talking when my lawyer en-
tered, and coolly observed:
Well, they haven't found any body else,
and the boys say they are going TO hang
your'
But you know an innocent"
"Of course do, but they don't believe
it.r -,.-
"And they will hang an innocent man be-
cause they can't find the guilty oneW
That's about the size OF IL FL go out
and have another talk, however. You
know we don't 90 much on either law or
gospel around here since the war"
he went out, but presently returned and
said:
The boys is bound TO do It, and you had
best &c. ready. They Will give you an
hour"
/ felt 1. was useless to further argue the
matter, and wrote out statement and
couple Of letters, gave my guard directions
about certain matters, and was then as
ready as could be. Was / nervousl Not
bit. While was certain that | Should be
hanged, l did not feel ike bemoaning my
fate. IL had been armed / would have
made a fight for revenge, but, as was de-
fenseless, simply waited for the crowd TO
come. l wondered how they would hang
re, and when L reflected that they h<sl no
gallows aud that l should be strGngled,
tad something Ike vertigo for few min
u;es. IL had just passed away when five or
SIX Of the crowd came in. / was led out, con-
dacted about n quarter OF a mile 70 a tree,
aad after had had my arms and legs tied
was lifted 20 the head Of q whisky barrel and
the moose Of the rope dropped over my head.
They were very cool about il, and I heard
some OF them saying that evidently meant
% die game. When all was ready J was
asked II had any thing 70 say. l replied
that had, and for about ten minutes gave
II 70 them the best knew how, and By no
means neglected the justice, who stood
close by | was astonished az my own
nerve aud coolness. hadn't quite wound
NJ yet when some one discovered that tho
last party out was approaching. One OF tho
men vas waving a handkerchief, and
when I saw 70 knew that soEe discovery
had been made.
Is.ood with the moose about ny neck for
seven or igh. minutes longer, but as soon as
the mea cane I'd there was q sIdden change
% base. They had got on the track OF the
murderer, hunted him for several tours,
and had finally shot him down and had his
body in the boat I was, Of course. released,
sad every one s0ugh: % apologize for his
actions, and it was only when the whole
arar was over that I shivered a. my near
approach 20 death.-N. /. sun.
Hnmors Of the Battle FIELD.
Many humorous incidents occurred on
The baule-felds. of which the following