The Meeker herald., 1891-10-10
MEEKER HERALD.
5:seLsr, Colorado.
MISTAKES OF WITNESSES.
The Danger Of srnt-nsing Prisoners os
the strength ot Identification.

ness in SACRAMENTO, Cal. ono afternoon
tho whole avai.a..c f'rcc Of tho cs,ab-
lishucnt was oecuIl'd receiving largo
consignment OF gu,-:s and the sidewalk
was LloSAal'd with sacks OF wheat,
four, etc, wien iLFco or four men, who
eyiiontly hal boon taxing OF lunch
with "fomctElng on the SIDE" eamo
a.ong
Why don't you keep the sidewalk
clear 80 that people can Iu1s7' demand
ed one. In an aggressive style.
Being FomcH : nat iaflinni 10 tho com
baii,o, answered. There Is room
enough Tor a solcr man 20 pass" Ills
response Was . blow with his ast which
he Instantly followed By attempting to
scixo mo by the throat
Tbs proceeding on his part was u
mistake lwas something OF an athletic
IN that epoch. and n TN affair OF tho
rough and tumble" style was not al
together out Of my element In about
fifteen seconds after hosl:ltios opened
wo. ino hi..gcrantI, were IA the middle
OF the street according % subsequent
report Of many spectators, nay ahyer-
s4ry lat un hls back arl beating tho
dcyl.', tattoo on his hcal. Ths inter
cstug performance and large and en-
thGsiasl.c audience drew the attention
OF deputy marshal II police, who put
both CON batgnts under arrest and hot
uui with two prisoners, forming his
riYAi aHd 'oft winrI. IN tie direction Of
krr0rdoi Na"Gnca court, lH tho next
sluarc. When SO came 10 the mouth
ni an a,;ey my gI gIallant irokn away
~ H..N rHaHs.HHHfh
alley with aslualsh!ns yclpeiiy.
TITO marshal. bright young man
named Ayclinc, frol Ia Porto, Ind,
discovered lnai tho name Of my as7.il.
ant was smith The noXt morning ho
eAuo Ia ms place Of business and said;
''No have got Jhc follow who attacked
you. anl al your mcn that saw IA"
aHa!f VII: appear In the courtroom AZ
ten ae.uss 10 give testimony"
On the TRIAL tho mar,hgl. inY E.~ocl'
ate In business, our LO0k-srcpcr, anl
myself Ucrr witness, and every one
,fls iicnuI'i tho prisoner ~ tho pcT-
sOu abo commitioL the assault There
"a. no du-.Lt about II. For myaelG
c.u'd I m.a'Ako tho adversary h4i
fought Hishc rsroTn.zoi my oWn
b.fi!sofl Ia its effects about tho mans
head and tao mark it bad loft ON hla
'A,c, I 80, surg q; ny "Nn hand writ
~ ~ ~ r'rr.
i,r, orirr NArGrnw asked horrlhnn.-.
whl Lai no attorney, u hr hal ans de-
tense 60 make. expected 10 hc- TON"
% bic cuHIaE!rna, wsl saN ~ least the
bcs.HniHg Of thr sfrr.. come forward
As aitlu.rHa on his D. bali; hu, nonr ap-
prartd, The prisoner ftuoi mp and said;
''tly rsrsa b. i.su and rot Smith. can
no, dl,lnriiy rrm-mbcr hos this light
bsgan oul- FnuW that our crowd had
tc"n drinking pretty freely and guess
Nc Wcru nearly iGil. | hnp1 your honor
MIL lot ur uii easy sad Promise to
Keep ou, Of such r1Ws la th- future
Tho court sentenced Smith. or leo to
pay due II IS and 10 b. coglncd In
tho prison brig f-ons Jagl- de- d-ya,
A,-.-,-,s su~,,,Ns- sts.r~.rA . strange.
came into ny stpts-hpgas and said TO
tho; ''iioW arr you Mr Iirainaris" I
Informed lin that waH In my usual
state VI phyaicai ,igpr My name ..
Smith" b" went on saying. and have
como 10 Apologize Tor making an assault;
on you .agc time ago. Ia iron, oi your
ttA' Hs4 A''A NAAA hAlsA' AFA'AAa
taxing In a cargo Of solids and liquids.
AMI I attn sorry ;has ! made . fool Of
myself"
That's ali right. ,ir Smith" said.
~ uclicyp I sr,tlcl the aocoun, oa tho
spot. and tho court also gave you
pFctiy strong d1sc."
lie looked surprised. Tho court7''
he said. iupuirinFiy. why. ran away
from tho iulrshai shon hc was taking
Us 10 the court. got my hair and
wtiskurR cut 81 and lUfi iou'u the tsmc
'vcninF on beat up tho river. Since
then have boon living a. C1lura. and
ycstrriay was my Hr5; appearance in
Sacramento after that somewhat hurried
departure"
II MAS now my turn 8, be astonishci.
rruss-cSan!nri him On tho matter Of
the cumbs; and became perfectly con.
sinecd Jha; he vas my sycrnaiy In
that affair aEi that br Na, not tho man
whom the positive testimony Of Iny.
fclt and ihrrc o;hc- oyC-Nitnc.sos of
Tho battle had convicted and caused TO
- punished. pat my1cli ai once to
discover tho solution of this mystery.
] found the man L'c. smiiha duplicate.
employed iu a lumiur,yarl. and learned
thai bc hal boon ono Of the participants
n a ifrc-fur-a!l battlu In gro-shup tho
niRtt io::nviar my affair with Smith;
1Li having brcn sturclird with liquor.
lad on.ya confused recollection Of y
drlnscn hfaNI in which he had rccciy-
d sever" lun.Ghmcnt from some person
unknown It was that affair for which
hc sLrroscd he was being tried in tho
i.ccofdcra court. and ho was not only
anafcd tut Eoucwhat indignant upon
earning that in reality no had been
Hgn:shcd Tor another mans ofIcnsc.
committed IN apuihcr place. a. another
LIMO. refunded to him the s.j. which
! felt that I had boon tho cause OF TAX
ing from him uniustly, and pointed out
90 hlfn the iar moro serious peril in
vhlch ais drunken spree might have
r'accd him. Had tho case Of Smith
hren robbery or murder tho situation Of
leo would have bocn Tor him worry
rfavc Tho usiiivc tc9iimouy Of four
81. "i!irpnt rnu sober yJugg apn ~ Lis
ltenuy with tic real oiicalar flirht
l4Eo vutNo.Ehud IN tIc deliberations OF
Try thsg Of h4s oJfGsgatod coinpan-
ions.
A Parrot tiles rroin Crict
Mr. Torhnr;. % Madison, Ga, was tho
owner of c rot parrot. Tho bird was a
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