The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-15
TIE GREAT kIPLING CASE,
CONTINUED from I'd pnge.l


-, piled that he had ''hclped the boy all h
= could" but had got through. He ha
u spoken about it with John Bliss VIII
IS said to him: SIS Beatty crazy. or wha
~ is the matter with him. He is mad be
:, cause you said YOU would support hi
" wife and child if he would quit drink
L inc and 90 to work. Perhaps will
Il one or two Others, though he couldn't re
. member them, and creditors of Bales
tier had spoken to hiL; and he believed
. that the chief reason Beatty had oh
y tanned ere dit, was the understanding
!. that KpliDg was back Of him. lie hat
J. employed Balcsticr us II sort of manager
allowing him bonus of 20 cents Il day
on each hand employed had paid hin
/ besides 50 II day himself rs superintcnd
= cnt, had--or rather Mr.. kirlinS who
managed their business affairs had
. made advances of money whenever he
had wanted 1t and allowed him to work
+ it out afterwards. and they had ut one
| time endorsed notes with him to the
amount of 5000. Evidently he had
sought to help him in the only self-rc.
spccting way that help could be re-
ceWed. lie had stopped it because mot
satisfied with Balcsticr's behavior"
and pressed on that point all that
kiping would say was that
Balestier was mot always perfectly so
ber,' and Kiplng thought he had TO und
that men for whom.he was paying wa
ges and bonus were being worked on
Baicstier's land. But everything was
all paid was it not?" asked Hit. Even
tually" was the laconic reply. The
bright and interesting passascs.werc
many.
Speaking of his purpose of helpful
ness in settling here:
"Incidcntaly.' said the attorney
with grin. you have written
Mr. kipling smiled. incidentally,
have written few things
And all the assistance you gave him
was in these matters, where he paid
every dollar"
"Er-hc worked it all.
"Nou were glad to see him work.
"I-les. But he wouldn't after Il
bit" For six weeks he worked beauti
I fully and after that he sort of tailed
away.
kplng denied that he had talked
freely about his accounts with Beatty.
II suppose YOU did not talk with the
reporters" said Mr. Hit,
Back like a flash came; The as
sumption is correct.
..Prior to last Wednesday you were |
never mcnaced BY Mr. Balcstier. were !
you:" asked Mr. Hit.
.'He used to write me letters: but he |
never verbally menaced me. The day |
after we came back. in last April. he I
wrote me a letter in which he demanded
retraction, but | didn't know what he
wanted me 10 rctract.
The testimony then went back to the
quarrel on the road.
Mr.. kipllng leaned forward, and
with great animation replied; Il
honesty believel swear that he was
cracked or crazy.
Then do YOU not feel guilty for
bringing suit in a criminal court.
instead OF applying for an examination
as to his sanity Il
WELL drawed Mr. kIpling, If
YOU would get that done-But they say
it's difficult. This. however, will be a
sort of opening wedge to that end You !
see, he's all right when he's sober, but I
when he's loaded he's perfectly crazy c
This would probably keep my
brains in my own head, responded
the witness.
Were you afraid of being shot?"
inquired Mr.. iltt
II had an objection to it, - re-
urned kipliDg.
Did you see any firearms about
Mr.. BaIestier?' asked Mr. Hit.
No." murmured Kipling. at was
he first time ever had my life threat
ned and | did not know what was ct
quette in such a position. am dead
lex and tired of the whole business.
.Ini h. ]
,rains in my head 1t will save me l
rom being shot
That is something yon very much
ear"
"Oh, have an objection to it.
He gave:you weeks time to re-
ract those stories:'
"Er-ves. under threats OF death. -
Did he specify what stories he
,anted you to rctract?f
'Oh no, Oh, dear, no. Tie didn't
ondcscend TO explain that much:
Ie was shaking all over-raving-
1outing.
Sort of fever and az ue:' suggest
J the attorney
Mr.. Kipling seemed to collapse
You can call it that. - he answered
"WelI" replied Mr.. kiplng. "he
as Just plain ugly, and he was all
lat man who has more board him
~ in and day out than he should
ave. could be-
And how about his financial diff
lltirs:''
He always seemed to me on the IA
ge of break up. tried to talk to
m once or twice about his affairs.
1t YOU can never get straight state
ent out of him.
Previous to this time, you had
own as much feeling toward him as
showed toward you?'
DO you mean that | objected to
M" asked Mr.. kiping. ev
"a Yes -
oh, dear no. He dropped me alto,
Their. Laughter,
Why are you unwilling to undo the
ong you have done this man. asked
unset IN,
Because, said witness impressi We ~
Il am not conscious of having w
ne him any wrong. God knows
'itts questioned: Did you in any
v tr. to represent false idea to
|. Goodhue and john Bliss in your
k with Them
% my Lord. of course not. - -
: Did you ever say you would pay
lestier's creditors asked Fits.
Well. believe that ! did say on
tain conditions would pay his cred
RS. painted Kipllng.
:" You are anxious to buy that farm
his. are you not asked Lawyer
tt.
No. was the answer. II wouldn't