Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-06-02

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shielding some one, probably her boys,
and that Boyd was killed inside her
restaurant and carried out by more
than one person.
@. W. Ramsey, on police force tes-
titled to having been In front Of the
restaurant or near by, most OF the time
during which Mrs. Posthlewait tes-
titled the foregoing events were taking
/ place, and saw no persons, man or
woman, that could have been either Of
them. L
Harry POsthlewait was put on the
stand again and put through long
course of cross questioning but II failed
to develop anything that seriously con-
tradicted anything that he had said
before. However both the boys had
heard their mothers testimony.
Clyde Posthlewait, the twelve year
old boy, was placed on the stand and
again put under cross Are. He con-
tradIcted his mother In some small de-
tails, mainly regarding time.
Mat Pierce WAS recalled and said he
WAS at the restaurant about Is minutes
after eleven. Clyde said Boyd was in
there drunk and mad. Left the res
taurant, went short distance. Law
yer Clark came up behind him and
said Boyd is in there drunk Amt hey'
Pierce said Boyd closed that place up
once didn't bep" Clark replied "No, he
tried to, but l told her to open up"
Clark said further that II Harry would
do that man right he would kill him.
Clark also said II he made any more
cracks at him he would mash him.
Pierce went home shortly before II
A little after twelve, came back down
town Met Alex Rea ut corner Of the
court house. Went back to Van
Zandt's store where he slept that
night. Denied having told his wife he
was at the restaurant later than his
testimony had showed Denied telling
bis wife II she was subpoenied to tes-
tify he had told her he WAS at the res
taurant not later than 1890 Denied
offering her his salary as paid him II
she would testify that he was at home
ut 1890 and didn't leave again that
night Admitted being nervous and
timid about being mixed up In the
trial. Admitted he and his wife we're
not on good terms at time Of murder.
Mrs. Nettie Pierce, wife Of Matt
Pierce, Tuesday night said her hds-
band was at home from about eleven
o'clock till u O'Clock on the night Of
the murder. Went away then, said he
was going down town to his room and
didn't return. For the rest, corrob-
GRATED her husbands testimony.
Jacob Deck, now confined in Jail,
said Clark came to the jail where the
two Posthlewait boys were confined,
called them to him by wink, told
them to keep quiet and not say any
thing. Said something about their
mother giving the thing away.
WIN. Shive, also at the Jail, testified
to CIark's coming there. Said to the
boys "['m afraid she's going to weaken.
Don't tell anything. I'm afraid it's
going to leak out" All he could hear. |
Alex Rea was again recalled and
closely questioned. Failed to develop
new.
Undertaken w. l.. johnson testified
to taking charge Of the body and to
the character of the wounds which cor
roborated doctors evidence given be.
fore. Did not think the wounds on
back of head and chin could have been
made with a bludgeon. Thought blow
on back of head had been struck first.
Cash on chin after he was down or
blood would have been on front Of
clothes
The jury next morning at 900 O'Clock
returned a verdict holding Mrs. Posth-
lewait and Harry and JACK Burrell
responsible for the murder, and I lark
and CLYDE accessory. Clark was then
and conveyed to the bastile,
where all above-named are con fined