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full consent. We both went to
sleep on a blanket on the floor
while we were in the saloon; at
least I did. When she awakened,
just before daylight, We both
dressed and I let her out and went
nearly to the hotel with her. She
first asked me if she could get q
place to work in Montgomery City,
as she was struck on me. ] told
her she must not stay there as I
was . married man and could not
be her fellow. I did not disguise
myself. When / went out she
kissed me good-by a. she left
in the morning. I never saw
her again in Montgomery City;
l went to Rombaugh's hotel to eat
breakfast, as usual. Bette Sira
was at the hotel but I did not see
her she had told me not to re.
cognize her if l should see her.
While we were in the saloon We
exchanged cards, as she said she
wanted me to write to her and
wanted me to find her . place to
work. ! went TO Rombaugh's
hotel, as usual, for dinner did not
see Bette Sira. Pretty soon after
dinner Mr.. Ferguson came into
the saloon and told me I had bet
ter skip as there was q warrant
out for me for rape. 1 told him I
was not guilty of rape and would
not leave. He said the people
thought it was 80 and I might be
mobbed. I finally agreed to go,
with the understanding that I
would return as soon as the excite
ment was over. / was arrested
at the Windsor Hotel bar in Kan
sas City.::Ed. Taylor, now of Jake's
saloon in Mexico, whom I knew
we'll, was bartender. I was not
trying to hide and expected to 60
back, as I was not guilty. I only
left until the excitement might die
out. The Windsor Hotel 10 right
in the heart of Kansas City.
told Sheriff See that if he would 90
on home 1 would come on the next
train that l was not trying to get
away or 1 would have been in
Washington Territory by this time.
1 did not want to 60 back under
arrest, but would follow OF my
own free will. There was no pis-
tol on the counter in the saloon or
knife either. / made no threats
l gave the girl Clone halt and
two quarters-to pay for her break
fast and dinner, as she said she
only had so cents. Several parties
passed the saloon while we were in
there; could see them passing with
lanterns, through the curtains. I
did not ask her to get off at Mont.
gomery City. My wife expected
to be home that week. She came
home that night. Ispent Sunday
with her in st. Louie. Bette Sira
did not halloo or try to ha,loo
while in the saloon she did not
ask me to take her to the hotel;
she wanted to stay until the next
train came SO the landlord would
not ask where she had been.''
cRoss-ExAMINATIoN OF DUsEN-
| BERRY.
"I am 26 years old. / did not
go to my hotel at once because
Bette Sira asked me to 60 with her.
She said she wanted some whiskey
and would 60 with me for il. /
went in the saloon first. She pour
ed out her own whiskey I set the
bottle on the counter; I don't know
as she drank she stood there forty
minutes and we talked about the
book and pictures of her parents. I
told her it was time to 60 TO the
hotel she said she wanted to stay
until the next train came. She
stayed until twenty minutes after
all the trains had gone. She came
over and sat in my lap after sat
down. l was sitting twenty feet
from the stove. 1 had given her q
chair right by the stove. l did not
ask her to come and never touched
her until she got into my lap; she
sat in my lap half an hour. What
was done after that she agreed to
and l did not threaten or use any
force or violence. she took off
ner own clothes she did not cry !;
she did not shed tear she did not
appear even sad; she told me she
wanted TO get room in Mont
gomery, so / could come to
see her. She seemed fond
of me. l told her was married,
and / might get myself in trouble.
| gave her my card because she
asked me tor it; l did not
want her to write to me.
am not sure she wrote her name
on card for me; either she wrote
it or I wrote it for her. l lost this
card. / saw it last in my grip when
| left it in the saloon. 1t can't be
found now. Tom Ferguson told
ne Mr.. Hughlett had agreed to
hold the warrant for me until / got
back is the reason / ran off until
the excitement cooled down. l did
not know the warrant was out
when l ran off. / did not tell
Sheriff See that slipped off from
The policeman. | only expected
to stay away about ten days. /
took the girl to the saloon at her
,wn request. went To X lnsas
Guy because Tom Fergn-oa told
me TO go. ! went to sle-p twice
while in the saloon on the il,or
with the girl. She woke .uv up
when / let her OUT
Court adjourned until 9 O'Clock
Monday morning.
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