Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-10-21

btitIC Was llO Sl,3l VI 40 SFNA l2ttNlilFp DCCA
discharged. No one Of the witnesses
called to testify as to his character could
find word to say against him, nor could
it be shown that he had ever had any
misunderstanding with the deceased or
had anything to hope from his death.
And when he was put up TO answer for
himself his testimony wasas convincing
as it was involved.
TWAS this way, please yer honor"
he began. 1--WE was to drive to the lake
for to spend the night. There was me,
an the young gentlemen-barrin Master
Frank, as was laid up with bad foot,
sir-an the mistress, an the young lady.
So, when we got there, Master John.
says e, Saddle up, Tom,' e says, 'an
take the pistol e says, IAN backwe goes
to wallop them burglars e says. So
didn't know what ed be- hup to, yer
honor, not 'avin 'ad the tip. 'Owsomever,
l saddles up, an hoff we goes, me an
Master John an Master 'Enry. An there
was the young lady, she was achin to go,
too, an they wouldn't ave it, but says
she to me, privatelike, says she, III be
heven with 'em yet, Tom she says. i
knows 'ow to put on saddle myself,
she says, go look out she says. Well,
hoff we goes, leisurely ike, an the young
gentlemen a-chaffin an a-laughin, an
Master 'Enry g gives me pull at is
flask, God bless i'm, for to keep my gall
up, e says. Well, twas that dark as
we missed our way oncet or twicet, an
it might be 'alf after II when we was
back in our hown woods, yer honor.
Well, we dismounted, an tied up to-
''Try to be more succinct," interposed
the examining gentleman. How did
you dispose yourselves after arriving in
tho vicinity of Cedarcliffe?"
"'Master john says e, You keep by
an along ere, Tom, e says, IAN, 'Enry,
do you look out for that side.''e says,
an I'll do this ere slice, says, 'an if
any one on US raises the game @ says,
jest mp pistol an fire in the hair e
says, an t'othcrs on us will close up an
nab EN- e says. So hoff Master 'Enry
an 1 goes, one one way an tother the
hother, an leaves Master John where e
was. Well, l sneaks up, an / snealrs
down, an l stops al listens, an oncet
thought l 'ad 'im sure enough, but
twas only rabbit, yer honor. An
thinks I, This 'ere's a rum way Of
passin the night / thinks. Well,
it might be 2 in the mornin. yer honor,
when l ears sonethin. an says to myself,
Was that pistol says I, 'or wasn't it:'
With that / begins nosin round bit,
gettin more an more hover toward Master
Helry's beat. as it might be, but nothin
at all does l see, yer honor, till says l,
You're naught but a fool to be thinkin
it, Tom says l. was just below, along
side the cliff. when | spoke them words,
yer honor. when what does l see, it
might be 10 yards hoff, but a-but q
black--a black cap O. somethin"- 1t
this point Tom sniveled and broke down,
and there was pausein the proceedings.
In short, you discovered what turned
out to be the GeceaseG?" said the exam
iner.
IAN it went nigh for to break my art,
it did" said Tom in a tremulous voice.
"Ardly cold, e was, an twas horly
when see is 'air that / knowod inn. an
there waz an ole clean through hiaI, yer
honor, an-dang the devil what did it,
whoever he bev' exclaimed Tom, with
sudden vehemence, and then he broke
down once more and wept bitterly.