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People's voice., 1894-12-13
Belle PIaine.

James Kirby was in Wellington
Friday.
Harry Hatfield was in Wichita
Monday.
Orville Arnett was over from Doug
lass Monday.
Forest Barton was up from We'll
lingtOn Sunday.
Geo. WillfOung and wife are up
from Blackwell.
c. Martin is visiting relatives in
Illinois this week.
W. H. Carter spent Sunday and
Monday in Wichita.
Mrs. Anthony Ridgeway is visiting
in Wichita this week.
G.. NJ Turley, wife and son returned
from Illinois Thursday.
Yewell Griffith and wife are ex-
pected home this week.
0. R. LOOdll has bis saw in running
OTuer anu Is ready lot your WOO0.
Miss Anna Jordan came in from St.
John. She will remain during the
winter.
Marshal Guin is much pleased with
southwest Missouri and cOntemplates
moving there in the spring.
Albert Shay purchased the south
east forty of Andrew Shay's farm last
week. Consideration 5000.
V. T. Huffman's son was severely
scalded Friday last. The little fellow
pulled the stopper from the washing
machine into which his mother had
just poured boiling water. He may
recover. Dr. Sippy is in attendance.
People's voice., 1894-12-13

the defense would rely upon for ver-
dict in their favor. His whole speech
centered around two ideas. One was
that Mcdonald killed Patton for the
sole and only purpose of preserving
his own life; in this he was justified;
he committed no crime in the eyes Of
the law; therefore, Anderson Gray
was not and could not be guilty Of
any crime in aiding, advising or
causing him to kill Patton. He ap-
piled the evidence to this theory very
skillfully and certainly made a strong
impression upon the minds of the
jury. The other idea was that al
though Gray may have instigated the
killing and although the killing may
not have been justifable on Nc
Donald's part, yet the evidence show
ed that after all the plans had been
laid, Mcdonald abandoned, wholly
and entirely, his purpose and plans to
kill Patton, which abandonment COM
pletely severed Gray'S connection
with the deed and left him guiltless,
even though subsequently Mcdonald
formed and carried out a new pur-
pose and plan to do exactly the same
killing. The instructions fully cover
ed this theory and although Mr..
Stanley handled it with skill and
tact, we fear that the jury did not
view the evidence on this point as
sufficient to justify them in coincid-
ing with his conclusion that there
had been any such abandonment on
McDOnald's part.
Hon. James Lawrence occupied all
this forenoon in an exhaustive and
and mastery address to the jury on
behalf of the defendant, in which he
followed in the lines of defense laid
down by Mr.. Stanley. He thorough.
ly and critically analyzed the states
evidence, showing up all its weak.
nesses, inconsistencies and contra
dictiOns, not forgetting to fully EN-.
phasize every feature that was favor
able to his client.
People's voice., 1894-12-13
Tuesday.

County Attorney Carver occupied
two hours yesterday afternoon in his
address to the jury, making the best
speech Of his life. He covered the
case very thoroughly, reviewing the
strong points in the states evidence
and outlining the prosecutions
theories of all the facts leading up to
and following the killing.
Hon. W. E. Stanley for the defense
followed Mr.. Carver. Court adjourn
ed at six o'clock but reconvened at
half past seven and Mr.. Stanley spoke
until after nine, occupying nearly
three hours all told. His speech was
masters effort and if Anderson
Gray is not acquitted it will be no
fault of Stanley. His speech was the
first public indication of what theories
People's voice., 1894-12-13
The State VS.. Anderson Gray.
From Thursdays Daily Mail.

IIOu 1uuIsudy Ddlly MAIL
Nearly all of yesterday afternoon
was occupied by the croSs-examlna-
tiOn of Thomas Mcdonald by Mr..
Stanley, who is an adrOit and skillful
hand at the business. But McDOn-
AIDS evidence was not materially
shaken. He was cool and kept excel
lent possession Of his faculties. There
can be no doubt that the greater por-
tiOn Of his story is true; if that part
which duplicates Gray be untrue, he
certainly has interviewer the true and
the false very skillfully and is smart
enough to prevent even the abe
counsel for the defendant from show
ing the line of demarkatiOn between
them.
Mrs. Mcdonald took the stand just
before court adjourned yesterday and
was not dismissed until court adjourn
ed at noon today. Unless the defense
can break the force of her testimony
in some manner che is the most dam
gerous witness for the defendant yet,
excepting her husband of course. She
testifeS that she saw part of the
quarrel between her husband and
Patton; that Gray came into the
house and said that Patton and Nc
Donald were going to have a duel.
She then COrrObOrateS her husband
about Gray preparing the gun, the
target practice, the two going to the
grove together and the other occur.
rences connected with the shooting.
She swears that Gray said that Nc
Donald had made botch Of it by let
ting Craig see him, but that Craig
was dependent upon him for a living
and would swear to whatever he told
him. She swearS that Gray came to
their rom the next day and told them
he had good news; that Patton was
dead; that Gray told all those about
the house that they must stand to-
gether and swear TO the same thing
and instructed them what story to
tell. She stood crOss-exaulination
excellently.
This afternoon 1t vas decided to
take the jury to Gray's residence in
order that they might view the prem
ises and surroundings, and Judge Bur-
nette made an order to that effect.
Judge Burnette, the jury and their
bailiff Messrs. Carver and Elliott,
attorneys for the state, and Messrs.
Stanley and Lawrence, attorneys for
the defense, started out this
afternoon in buggies. 1t is about
thirty miles to Gray's place and court
took an adjournment until tomorrow
at l:SO o'clock pm.
The state will probably close its
evidence in chief tomorrow. Then
will come the opening statement for
the defense. The defendant will un-
dOubtedly testify on his own behalf,
There is certain to be a fat contra
diction in the evidence. 1t is highly !
probable that there will be some i'm
peachment of witnesses before the
trial iS ovar
People's voice., 1894-12-13
Saturday

Saturday.
The state closed its evidence last
evening. The object Of the evidence
introduced was evidently to show
that Gray had long had the thought
in his mind of getting rid of Tom
Patton. Dave Patton testitleS that
he and his brother Tom had had a
quarrel in Wichita in which Tom
drew a revolver and tried to shoot
him but the cylinder wouldn't work.
1t was then shown by Mr.. Alexander,
a Missouri Pacific conductor, L. T.
Franks and VIM. Craig that this re-
vOlyer had been loaned to Tom Pat
ton by Gray and that when Patton re-
turned it he told Gray that that sort
Of a gun would get anybody killed
that tried to use it. Dave Patton
further testified that last January
Gray told him that he would like to
get rid of Tom; that he was a id
Piute. Dave and Tom Patton were
bitter enemies at that time.
The defense opened their case by
putting the official stenographer, J.R.
Davis, on the stand and showing Ger.
tain discrepancies between the testi-
mOny of some of the states witnesses
at the preliminary and on this trial.
This morning Frank Scudder, who
lives in Morris township, and John R.
Rains who lives in the strip, t stifed
that about 900 on the morning that
Patton was shot, they were cut back
of Gray'S barn shooting at plOver.
The object Of this testimony was, OF
course, to create the impression that
it was their shooting that was heard
and not Gray and Mcdonald shooting
at target.
At three o'clock this afternoon the
defense closed its case after using
only three witnesses. Frank Mercer
testified simply to certain distances
about Cray's premises. The remark
Vble feature of this termination is the
failure of Gray TO take the stand in
his own defense.
People's voice., 1894-12-13
Wednesday.

W. W. Schwinn opened his speech
to the jury at half past one O'Clock
yesterday and occupied the whole
afternoon. He makes no pretensions
whatever to OratOry, but he possesses
the valuable faculty of strongly i'm
pressing upon his hearers his own
views and theories. He made much
more effective speech than any of his
predecessors and last right the ex-
preston was general that if Gray was
cleared he would owe his liberty to
Schwinn's speech. He dissected the
evidence of Mcdonald, Mrs. McDon-
aid and Irod DodsOn in a nost merci-
less manner arguing that they were
self-cOnfeSSed perjurers, and that the
whole case against Gray rested upon
their testimony alone for its f0unda.
tion. He certainly convinced all
reasonable hearers that the theory
that the prosecution of this case
against Gray is carefully laid plan
to get rid of him is possible, if not
probable, under the evidence. His
speech evidently had its effect upon
the jurors and last night many pre-
dicted Gray's acquittal.
This morning C. E. Elliott com.
menced the closing speech for the
state and is still speaking as we 90 to
press. He first addressed himself to
the task of repairing the states evil
dence and gathering it together again
after the bOmbardments from Stanley
Lawrence and Schwinn. He went at
it with adroitness and skill and soon
had the evidence against Gray look
ing as threatening and damaging to
the defendant as ever. At the same
time he was meeting and answering
the arguments which had been ad.
vanced by opposing counsel; this he
did very etfectually. This portion of
Mr.. Elliott's work he seemed to have
accomplished to his satisfaction BY
noon. This afternoon he is making a
strong and convincing argument,
commenting upon all the facts and
circumstances which corroborate the
evidence of the states principal wit
nesses and help to demonstrate the
the guilt Of the defendant. Mr..
Elliott is always fluent speaker, often
indulging in flights Of oratory. To-
day he has the inspiration of the larg-
estcrowd ever assembled in Yelling
ton court room, every member of
which is giving him the closest,atten-
tion. He is making great speech
from both legal and forensic stand
point.
Tne case will be given to the Jury
tonight. 1t is possible that they will
not be locked up in their room before
supper. A verdict may be expected
at any time. Those accustomed to
hearing court trials do not look for a |
hung iury.
People's voice., 1894-12-13

Rev. ]. d. Botkin left this morning
for NeOdesha. He stated to his
friends here that he had more calls
for eyangelistic work than he could
I'll. He will hold a meeting at Pot
win in Butler county next week, and
following that In Kingman county.
He preached all last week In Edo
RADIO.
People's voice., 1894-12-13
Monday.

Court convened at 9 o'clock this
morning but all the forenoon was
occupied in the argument of the in
StructiOns to be given by the court to
the jury. By noon Judge Burnette
had fully settled, prepared and signed
his Instructions to the jury, which
make up twenty-seven closely written
pages of typewriting. After giving
all the usual instructions of general
nature pertaining to cases where
homicide is charged he gives the jury
numerous charges pertinent to this
particular case. Among these special
directions the following are some of
the most important points:
He instructs them that it does not
matter what the jury's opinion may
be of the drgree of guilt of Mcdonald,
if they find beyond reasonable doubt
that Gray aided, advised and assisted
Thomas Mcdonald in the killing of
Patton in the manner and form as
charged in the information, they
should find him guilty.
Mcdonald in his evidence showed
that Gray had placed him at a certain
tree in the grove with instructions to
shoot from that point, but that when
Patton came near enough so that he
could see that Patton did not have a
shotgun, he left that point and went
over to the hedge by the roadside.
Mr.. Stanley on cross examination
asked him why he did this. McDon-
AIDS answers were in substance that
he did not want to kill him; that he
intended to see whether Patton would
speak to him and if he would to see
whether they could not settle their
difficulties peaceably, Mr.. Stanley
asked him whether at the time he
went from the tree to the hedge, he
had wholly abandoned his former
intention and determination to kill
Patton. Mcdonald did not, we be-
lieve, make a direct and positive ans
wer to this question, but his answer
was of a decidedly affirmative nature
and had a strong tendency to create
the belief that he had abandoned his
prior intentions when he saw that
Patton was not carrying shotgun.
He said that when Patton noticed
him, Patton reached quickly for his
hip pocket and he shot him because
of this demonstration. In view of
this testimony the court instructed
the jury as follows:
although you might find from the
evidence that the defendant Ander-
son Gray advised Thomas Mcdonald |
to kill Thomas Patton and assisted |
him in making preparations to do the
act and placed the said Mcdonald in
ambush for that purpose, yet if you
;an find that the said Mcdonald
People's voice., 1894-12-13

shooting they could see only the roof
or top of DOdsOn'S house; that there
was a hill or rise of ground between
the two houses. The defense counted
on a very efectual discrediting of
Miss DOdsOn's evidence. But the ex-
animation showed that it was posi-
bic for her to have seen them as she
testified.
People's voice., 1894-12-13

District Clerk George W. Ewing is
confined to his home with threaten
ed attack Of typhoid fever.
People's voice., 1894-12-13

LATER: The jury returned a ver-
dict Of murder in the first degree at
9 O'Clock Wednesday evening.
People's voice., 1894-12-13
Friday.

The court, jury and their bailiff and
the attorneys returned from their
trip to view the Gray premises about
l2:4O today. The judge, jury and
bailiff stopped at Gray's house last
night, all his family being in We'll
lington; the attorneys stopped at the
hotel in Conway Springs. One point
was settled by this trip. Miss DOd-
son had sworn that she stood in her
fathers back door and watched Gray
and Mcdonald shooting at the target.
The defense, on crosS-examination of
Mcdonald, drew out his opinion that
from where they did the practice
People's voice., 1894-12-13

The VOICE for fine job printing.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-08-25
SHOT DEAD BY A WOMAN.
Mary Johnson XIII, AN Inmate of the
Leavcnworth Soldiers Home.

Mary johnson KILL AN Inmate of tho
Lcavcnworth Soldiers Home.
LEAvEywORTH, Kan. Aug. oe.-
Mary Johnson late Yesterday after
noon killed Patrick Donohue. n Nom.
Der of the Soldiers home, for tres
passing. Mrs. johnson. u widow. re-
DIES with her two daughters and
son about quarter OF n mile south of
the city limits on the Kansas City
wagon road. She runs n truck gar.
den, the farm comprising about
eleven acres.
She discovered Donohue under an
apple tree on her place. She ordered
him TO leave her premises and, refus-
inl to move. she secured a 32-caliber
revolver from the house. walked up to
Donohue. who was still under the
tree. again warned him to leave her
place. and when he again refused
Mrs. johnson aimed the revolver ut
his head and fire 4. Donohue fell over
dead. The bullet struck above the
right ear. Mrs. johnson then re-
turned To the house and placed the
gun under the pillow of her bed.
sheriff Rothenberger was promptly
notified and arrested the woman.
She refused to say ANYTHING about the
shooting except she knew the law and
when the trial came would talk. She
gave like ACCOMPLISHMENT to her
two daughters, who are agel 10 and
10 respectively. These were later ar-
rested and placed in the Jail room
with their mother.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-08-25
A WEATHER SHARP.
AN EXPERT NEW JERSEY Gil
matte ApJUsTER.
He Wants TO Como to Ksnsss-Ciaims
He Can Produce Any Kind Of Weather
Desired On Short Notice. and All for
900 . Mouth-writes to Lewelling.

TOPEKA. Kan, Aug. 23.-Among the
weather producers of the country
who have designs upon Kansas Is
Henry Baker of Orange n. J. Baker
asks Governor Lewelling TO create
the Office Of climate adjustcr and ap-
point him to fill It. Bakers letter Is
similar in character to dozens Of others
received ut the executive depart
ment every day. 1t is Is follows:
ORANGE, n. j., Aug. 9..-lionored
Sir: am an expert climate adjuster.
] can produce rain thirty-tive differ
ent ways; can prevent too severe q
winter or too hot u summer. would
like the position OF climate producer
for your state. would accept the
appointment ut 500 month and
travelling expenses, and give you o
climate that would be perfect My
apparatus when in use will cover five
or six states with rain or sunshine rs
desired. A years engagement would
be very desirable to me. Us am not
engaged at present
1t Is rather late in the year now for
q beginning. as the climate must be
cultivated the same rs everything
else when we wish To produce SUI
perior results, but II another seeding
Is planted can prevent its freezing
this winter with plenty of pure rain.
think the United States government
should pay for such services. II l
could receive the appointment OF
weather adjuster for the United
States ut salary of So 900 year and
travelling expenses it would he Of
great benefit to the states lying west
Of the Mississippi river.
II You cannot give me position
please help me along with a few
dollars. rs I am soliciting contribu-
tions for that purpose. Yours respect
fully, HENRY BAKER
Private Secretary Fred j. Close
notified Baker that the governor
could not appoint him to be climate
adjuster, but II he would come to
Kansas and produce weather to orler
his excllency would see to it that he
was paid $500 month.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-08-25
WRECK ON THE WABASH.
rhree Killed and ] ourtecn Eurt Near
Jonesburg, Mo.

rhree Killed and ourtecn Eurt Near
Jonesburg, Mo.
JoNEsBURa, Mo-. Aug. ai.-Freight
train No. OF, westbound, on the Wa
bash railway, struck horse Mt q
road crossing two miles from here
about II o'clock Sunday night ditch
ing the engine and eighteen cars,
killing three people, fatally injuring
two others and severely injuring
twelve more.
The dead are: Engineer c. FELTON,
Of Moberly, Charles Fiddler Of st. Jo-
seph, Charles Miller of St Louis
Engineer FELTON,, who was one Of
che oil lest employees on the road. was
buried under the wreck and was
crushed beyond recognition; he never
knew what hurt him. Miller was
caught between the timbers, and
when discovered was standing on his
head. lie was probably killed in
stantly. and was SO black from the
rush OF blood to his head that he was
unrecognizable. Fiddler was killed
by the roof of the car crushing in
upon him while asleep.
The damage to the railway will
amount to perhaps s25,OOO. A suit
may grow out Of this wreck under the
herd laws OF Missouri against the
farmer who permitted his stock to
run Mt large.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-08-25
JAPS SLAUGHTER CHIN ESE.

The Monaghan Not IN II with tho
Mikaio's Soldiers
SAN Francisco, Aug. a!.-Thc En-
aminer prints the following SPECIAL
received by the steamship Oh ma:
SMcHI-GEy, Corca, Aug. 3. - "A
bloody battle has. just been fought at
Songhwan where the Chinese have
very strong forti.icat ons and where
1900 troops are sad to be stationed.
The Japanese w,re determined to
capture the arms AMI provisions
and baited the army by n
clever bit OF intrigue. They
gave out that they were going to
march back to A-San, and in fact they
did parade for considerable dis
lance in that direction, but no sooner
were they convinced of the success, of
their scheme in making the Chinese
believe they had left the settlement
than they marched with rush
straight up to the Notifications, at
lacking them In body. They made
n clean sweep of everything in the
course Of five hours fighting.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-08-25
cnrlI an Wool Goes Tn In rrlre

WASHINGTON, Aug. a3.-The antici-
plted enactment Of the new tariff bill
has effected the wool market in Eng
lanl, according to a report to the
state department from Unite States
Consul Meeker at Bradfori. 1t has
caused quicker rates than ever known
before; buyers are eager to anticipate
q brisk demand from tn, United
States and farmers were anxious to
turn their Hecces into ready money.
The prices showed an av rage advance
OF I<@1c n rounl over last We ir,
caused by the tariff bill changes. rs
the consumption OF the home trade did
not warrant the ndvance.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-08-25
PULLMAN STRIKERS.
A CALL FOR AID ISSUED BY
GOVERNOR ALTCELD.
Illinois and Chicago Called Upon to Con-
tribute for tho Relief OF 0.O0O Utterly
Destitute People, four-Fifths Of
whom Arc Women and Children.

CHICAGO, Aug. 90 Governor Alt
geld has issued the following procla-
nation:
To the People Of the State Of Illinois,
and Especially Those Of the City Of
Chicago.
There is great distress growing out
OF the want Of food in and around the
town Of Pullman. More than 1000
families. or in the neighborhood Of
q, 900 people are utterly destitute
nearly four-fifths of them are women
and children. The men have endeav-
ored to get work. but were unable TO
do so. As rule the men are super
Tor class of Observation-Disclosures and
steady and some of them have worked
for the Pullman company more than
ten years. Those who have been
given work can get food. but are still
in such an impoverished condition
that they cannot help their neighbors
II they would. The relief society is
unable to get more supplies On last
Saturday II gave to each family two
pounds Of oat meal and two pounds of
corn meal. and having nothing left II
suspended operations, leaving the
people in an absolutely helpless con-
dition. The county commissioners of
Cook county, rs overseers of the poor,
have rendered some assistance, but
owing to the limited appropriation
they can furnish relief but for short
time.
We can not now stop to inquire the
cause Of this distress. The good peo.
pie OF this state cannot allow women
and children by the hundred to perish
of hunger. /, therefore call upon all
humane and charitably disposed citi-
zens to contribute what they can
toward giving relief of these people.
The governor has also called on the
commissioners of Cook county to do all
In their mower in the matter
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-08-25

s..k Hs.a.sAs ss.sd b d. Hn.s Es,i.s
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-08-25
TARSNEY CASE ENDED.
Everybody Concerned In the Tar and
Feather Outrags Disshlryel.

Everybody Concerned In the Tar and
Feather Outrags Discharged
COLORADO CITY. Col. Aug. 22.-The
Tarsney outrage cls,' enlel in q
farce in Justic. M:Caach court
yesterday afternoon ut ::3O o'clock.
District Attorney Cochran appeared
before the court AMI asked that the
cases against Robert Taylor, Jack
Mullen, Shrem Cruml,y. Thomas
Blair. - Raglan, ID. Smith,
Walter Skam, DIR. Reed. William
Bancroft. sam Shelenberyer, Jay
Quackr-~-cls William Saxton and
John hoe Oc .;.sn s'el The district
attorney stated that he ma le this mo-
ton for the reason that the evidences
In the cases HI been received by the
grand jury. VINO had failed TO find
true bills against any Of the defend
ants. The court granted the motion.
Not person from D,nver WIN had
been interesting themselves in the
prosecution was present. The people
here are I;s0u,ted with the whole
affair
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-08-25
Cosey's Prison stripe Demonstration.

MAssnIoS, Ohio, Aug. ELL. S.
Coxey announces that the proposed
Labor day commonweal demonstra-
ton In Washington has been abandon
ed and that the next attack on the
capitol will be made in December
when congress reassembles. A prison
stripe uniform has been adopted for
the army, and Brown is now wearing
1t. The whole enterprise has been
reorganized with u constitution and
bylaws The word Christ" has been
dropped from the title tout of defer
ence to the feeling of misunde rstand-
inn"