Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-01-21

and said, without stopping, tomorrow
night is the time fixed for that busl.
ness l had agreed to give Scott
Handy $50 for helping catch the
thieves, who ever they were. The
next night after he said this I got
the sheriff and went out there We
laid in the weeds opposite the hog
pens. 1t was very bright noon
light night You could see a man a
long ways. We saw the three men
in the pens driving out the hogs.
Crawford was ahead. He opened
the gate aud shut 1t again The
others helped, They drove the hogs
away and we followed after they got
out Of sight and headed them off and
got in rye field where we thought
they would pass, We went up a
draw so they would not see us.
TT was so light you could see a
man probably 50 rods and could see
an object for 100 rods. The three
men came up toward us driving the
hogs, The hogs were breathing
heavily and we could hear them a
long way. AS they came up where
we was the two men with Crawford
were together, and Crawford was
separated from them little way.
We jumped up and cried 'haltp and
told them to surrender, and arrested
the defendant Crawford there. l got
possession Of the hogs, They were
my hogs. There was 16 of them.
From what Scott Handy had told me /
expected to find Crawford and Handy
and Frank Goodman at the pens. l
suspected some others also. after.
ward paid Scott Handy $780,
No testimony was given by the wit
nesses for the state as TO the shooting
for the reason that it was not a ma
terial matter in this case, the hog
stealing being the matter in question.
1t was held by the court that the
manner Of the arrest could not be
gone into on Cross-examination of the
states witnesses. 1t is matter of
defense, if it could be introduced at
all. 1t might be competent, the court
SAID, in some other form Of action.
TESTIMONY OF SHERIFF W. r. cowAN.
81 have lived in Phillips county II
years l am sheriff of Phillips coun-
ty. l have known Crawford nearly
ever since l have lived in the county.
| went to Long Island on Monday the
Goth Of May, 1896, and came home in
the evening. Champlin met me and
said L believe / am going to lose
some hogs. Will you 90 out to my
place with meP | told him would
He expected some property or hogs
to be stolen that night. We went out
and hid in the grass and weeds near
the stock pens. Tt was a very nice
night, the moon shone very bright. :
Mr.. Oowan then related, about az
Mr. Champlin did, the seeing the
men drive the hogs away and how
they followed them and captured
them, two Of the parties, Handy and
Goodman running away. Mr.. Cham
plin did not tell me whom he expect
ed to find out there that night.
TESTIMONY OF JOE DAVIS.
Joe Davis was called by the state,
aud substantiated the testimony OF
Scott Handy, varying slightly in
minor details,
The attorneys for Crawford stated
to the jury that they expected to
prove that Crawford was the victim
Of conspiracy, and that Scott
Handy had led him into the trouble
IN order to make the money. That
Champlin hated Crawford, and put
up the plot to have him caught there
stealing the hogs. That he secured
Scott to make the proposition to
Crawford.
James s. Crawford was placed 90
the stand and told the affair about as
follows:
Il have lived in Phillips county q
years. l have known Champlin about
10 years. My farm joins Champlin on
the north. / am somewhat acquaint-
ed with Scott Handy. / met Frank
S. Goodman few times, three OF
fou'. He came out to my place with
Handy"
lie then told about the same story
that Handy did Of the proposition tc
steal the hogs, except that he said