The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-25
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Did you see anyone strike Lewis?"
They were all about him, striking and
clinching."
Can you recognize any of these defend
ants as any of those who were surround
ing Mr.. Lewis?"
mo, not positively"
Now tell what was the first thing you
saw when you were standing near the
walk on the inside of the fence"
Il saw all of these fellows mixed up
together with Mr.. Lewis"
Wasn't the fellow with whom you had
grappled, scuftiing to get away from your
4 guess SO, probably So"
Were you and Vincent alone?"
yes, we went from the church alone
to the social"
What time did you arrive there""
at must have been after nine. Be-
tween nine and ten"
you don't know whether he cut you
or not?"
mo, do not"
Fred Harris was the next witness called.
He was questioned by Mr.. Comfy.
state your name"
Fred Harris
How old are you?"
Fourteen years"
Where were you on the night Of Aug
ust 2Gth?"
AT Mr.. Lewis"
"Who was with your"
The gang"
Tell who the gang was"
ooh. George Tankersley. Ed. Drake, Lee
Bowers, Charley Crawford, Fred Harris,
Ham and Peachim."
Now state just what you saw"
We'll Lewis came out into the alley
before the big fight and nit my little
brother on the leg with a fence picket.
He and Ed. Drake clinched. They were
standing straight"
What is your brothers name?"
Ralph"
II saw some man who said he was cut :"
did you see Tankersley?'
az saw him rum"
81 heard a man say, I'm CUT and an
other say, I am, too Tankersley said
I didn't do any cutting in response to
the remark
Did you see Evans take hold Of any
body?"
NO, sir
81 saw Crawford get his hat torn. Think
it was Lewis who did it,
"Where were your
Il was in the street about fifteen feet
away"
What did you see Evans do?"
He was holding his side. He was bent
over. Some man said, go and get a doc
tor
How many were there on the out
side OF the fence besides your crowd?''
"A good many"
"Who was fighting with Evans?"
ED. Tankersley."
did Tankersley and Evans separate
from the crowd?"
YES, sir"
Cross examined by Mr.. Jones.
What was the first thing that attracted
your attention."
Lewis fighting with Drake"
Mr. Alfred Lewis was the next witness.
He was asked by Mr.. Comfy to state just
what occurred.
He said there was a crowd of boys who
came to the social and stood on the out
side of the fence. They grabbed hold
of the line on which were strung the Jap
anese lanterns. They shook them and
some one reached up and tore off an
ice cream sign.
Il went out and wanted to know who
pulled the string. Some one, in the nature
of bluff, said, I'll cut you all to pieces
They left but soon returned and made
Tfe+rrr-la NJ ba haf
also swearing. I went back determined
TO put them off the walk by force, if nee
essary. I broke a broomstick in two. I
saw some little fellow and hit him on the
leg. but not hard. Some one called me
coward. I then hit him with the stick.
lie came at me with his fists and we
clinched. Some of my friends came run
ming up. I said. get away from here
boys, I can handle him myself Neither
of US were hurt. Two more ran up and
we got mixed. The only one I recognized
was Tankersley. I didn't see him do a
thing. Some fellow picked up straw
hat and said. It's mine I gave him a
quarter and told him l did not want 10
tear their clothes"
Did you see Evans and TankersleyY'
NO. sir"
Charley Crawford was the hardest wit
ness the state had to handle. He said he
was i years old. He was very guarded
in his remarks He said he heard some
one say Clean house Then the fight be-
gan. He claimed that ne saw nothing
OF the tight he said some one nit him
in the back with a cane and pinned him
up against tree and held MIN there un.I
he said Re would quit.
Assistant Chief Of Police Massey was
called TO The stand 10 relate a conversa-
ton which he rad with the boys.
Lee Bowers testified as follows;
How ola are yoU?''
Thirteen
state what YOU saw.
y didn't see much Of it. ran home
I didn't want 70 get hurt. myself"
who vas with youc"
club Harris and ths Whey boys"
Bowers was the last witness
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