Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-16
The Crawford Hearing.

AihihoiJ hooiAh6 Va " ~ OAoWASAN
for larceny, in taking sixteen hogs
from the from the farm Of L, A.
Champlain, on May n, came up this
morning before Justice Polling, Mr..
Crawford was present reclining on a
table. Messrs Pratt and Lewis &
Mahin appeared for the state, and N.
b. Mccormick and r. f. Stinson for
the defense. The defense asked that
the testimony be reduced to writing,
and after considerable objections on
the part of the state, Justice Polling
granted the request and appointed Q,
e, Lowe to take down in long hand
the testimony.
The court read warrant to defend
ant and he said nothing; state called
L, A. Champlain, W. L, Cowan and
Scott Handy as witnesses, and court
ordered all witnesses excluded from
room, Defense suggested that it
would probably use Jacob Shops and
D. s Maxson, w. T. Cowan called.
Have resided in Phillips county eigh-
teen years, and have been sheriff of
Phillips county since January ID, 1896
Have known j S. Crawford for about
seventeen years He has been a resi-
dent Of Arcade township. Have
known L. A, Champlain for The last
ten years. Saw defendant rounding
up hogs in the corral on L, A, Cham
plains farm at between IL and l
O'Clock, Of the morning Of May n,
1896; he drove them to the gate open
ed 1t, and drove them out; l counted
twelve, may have been more, might
have been less. He drove them north
west from the correl about quarter
Of mile, They drove them farther
north, and then to nearly a mile east,
when l arrested him and brought
him to town. | made the arrest at
about $3.50 in the morning of the n
of May.
GROSS EXAMINATION:
MIR. Mccormick took witness, who
SAID in response to questions; Il
went to Mr.. Ohamplain's correl ut his
request at about $3.50 in the evening
Of the rs of May. No other parties
went with u.s." Mr.. Mccormick ask
ed: Did you have a warrants" Oh
iected to and objection sustained
Court adjourned for dinher,
After dinner Mr.. Cowsn said I
made the returns on this warrant, at
about IL o'clock in the morning OF the
9th, L. A, Champlain was with me
when | made the arrest. No other
parties were with me. Crawford was
in the feed lot, rounding up hogs
The night was moon light. l was
200 yards away when / first saw him,
l got within go or 70 feet of HIM. lie
drove a bunch Of hogs to the gate
opened the gate and drove them out,
Two others we're with him. / did moi
know them. They were behind Mr.
Crawford. l could not say just how
far, about 80 feet behind him. They
were further from me than was Mr.
Crawford They drove the hogs 6
little bit northwest. The gate waf
left open. There was other stock in
the yard. After they stated away
with the hogs, Mr.. Champlain and
followed the men and hogs. We were
down under the creek bank. We tool
. up along the creek bank. Part Of the
time we followed the men and hogs
and kept them in sight. We goI
ahead of the parties driving the hogs
After locating the various parties
Mr.. Cowan stated that when the par.
ties came up told them to halt, one
of them obeyed. The other two flag.
ged. l arrested Mr.. Crawford and
brought him to town. | told Mr.
Champlain to get a wagon to hauI
Mr.. Crawford to town. A neighbol
hauled him about one and one hall
miles. Mr.. Champlain testified:
saw Crawford on the Dight of March
rs, or the morning Of the 9th, on my
farm iu Arcade township in the feed
lot, then on the outside of it and
along the road. When / first saw
him he was driving my hogs up to.
wards the corner of the correl where
there is gate. saw him open the
gate and drive the hogs out. he
drove out sixteen hogs. When I first
saw him was about six rods from
him. He came within about fifty feet
from me. 1t was a moonlight night
[ am positive that it was James Craw.