The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-03-21
rHR CARTER GASES.

known as the Carter cases. Reader
Of the REGISTER will need but wore
to recall to their memory the occur
rences of which these trials are tn
sequel. In August 1888, Columbu
Carter quarreled with neighbor, Mr.
Crisler, and In the fight which follow
ed beat him severely, destroying hi'
eyes and otherwise seriously injurinl
him. He wac arreeted and taken be
fore local Justice for preliminary OK
animation. Before the trial was ovel
the officers becamed con WINGED that AZ
attempt would be made to lynch Car
ter. 90 the hearing was suspended and
the constables started with their pris
oner to Moran. On the way there
they were overtaken by . mob Of Is OF
20 armed and masked men who de
manded Carter's surrender. This be-
ing refused they opened fire. Garter
returned the fire and the mob dropped
back and gave up the chase. A few
weeks Afterwards, as he was driving
home from lola, Carter was waylaid
and shot to death. Suoh, In brief, are
the facts.
At the last session of the grand jury
the matter was Investigated and in.
dictments were found against Is per
sons charged with assault with intent
to kill-the mob case-and against
persons charged with murder. All oil
these were arrested and are now held
for trial. Each has demanded q separ.
ate trial so that the end is not yet In
sight. The unprecedented number OF
81 witnesses, 231 for the defense and
80 for the State, have been subp4naed
and on Monday q special venire was is.
sued for 60 jurymen.
The State elected to try the assault
cases first and to begin with Alfred
Tillery. The defense made the usual
motions which were all over
ruled by the Judge. The forenoon on
Tuesday was consumed IN impannel.
ing jury and Immediately afternoon
the trial began.
NJ. II. Donoho was the first witness
sworn. Testified that he was counsel
for Carter at his preliminary. Saw
signs that something was wrong and
applied for continuance and change to
Moran on that ground and 1t was
granted.
L. R. Ray, the second witness, testi-
fed that he was made deputy to assist
the constable in arresting Carter. Ar
rested him, took him to Bronson to get
q lawyer, reached school house about
o'clock. Witness was sent out to
summon witnesses and was gone most
of the afternoon After serving SUBJ
p9na on one Teel, noticed that he
(Teel) stopped at various houses on
way and finally rode off through corn
field. The actions aroused his Gus
picions. 1t was late when he got back
to school house. Saw several of the
there. Started to Moran
soon afterwards In 2-seated carriage,
himself and Phil. Moss (another depu
ty) on back seat and Carter and G.. w.
the constable, on front seat.
Had driven about l mile when noticed
5 or 6 horsemen following. In few
these were reinforced by 8 or
10 others who Joined them from the
west and the entire party rode rapidiv
after them. When close enough saw
that all wore handkerchiefs over their
faces and carried revolvers in their
hands. They shouted s'surrender!"
Then there was shot or two fired
which scared the team and 1t broke in.
to q run. Then two men dashed ahead
Of the others and passed the carriage
on the left side. One rode a brown
pony and other sorrel horse. As they
rode past other shots were fired. As
man on brown pony got head Of them
he turned in his saddle with his revol.
yer raised in his hand. Carter fired
and the man dropped revolver, leaned
forward Oh his horse and rode hard till
he reached road running east where he
turned off. Sorrel horse could not
run so fast and was just only ahead Of
team. Carter was about to shoot at
the man riding him but constable pre-
vented him. He also turned off east.
The mob dropped behind aud dispers-
ed aud they went on into Moran with
pris ,ner. Couldn't swear that he rec
Dgnized any one in the mob.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Rays testi.
mopy court adjourned until Wednes-
day.
The first witness sworn on Wednes-
lay was DR.. J. ). Cummings. Testi-
fed that on night of mob after he had
retired he was called up and directed
to 20 to the DeWire farm where he
would find Alfred Tillery, the deft.,
who needed his services. Went but
iidn't find the defendant. Visited him
Dne night sometime afterwards and
found him suffering from gunshot
wound in wrist, partially healed. Dress
ed wound and didn't visit defendant
again. Question, "After you made
that night trip and visited him, didn't
you know he had been in the mob?"
Answer, II had an idea he had, yes
SIR" Ores. "Now isn't that the reason
you didn't go openly in the day time
to visit him. because Of the talk about
the mob and of his being in 1t and get.
ting wounded, snd YOU didn't want to
get mixed up in it?' Ans. "rhat GER
tainly looked very reasonable.yess SIR"
g. F. Smith, next witness. Lived
IN road about q miles south of Moran.
Was at supper when heard q great
shouting. Went 20 door and saw bug
~ with officers running up ROAD fol.
owed by big mob. Two men ran
ahead of carriage and then struck off
last. Heard one say, 81 am wounded
md wounded terrible bad" The crowd
stopped near house, carriage drove OF,
hen the two who had gone east re-
.ulued. Again heard one saw. IL am
hurt and hurt very bad" and leaned
Onward on bis horse. Did not rocog
lize any of them.
Philip Moss sworn. Was appointed
deputy to assist at the trial. Stayed
It school house with prisoner while
,ther officers were serving subp9nas
that things were not all