Hutchinson gazette., 1899-09-21

VI Bus Woulu Slelu no NOulu lhcIeuHo
her husbands wages TO 81 so per day
and she would never need to want for
anything, But II she did not yield he
would tuin her husband n and he
would never gbt another jJb In town,
also that " she didn't he would 90 to
the salt block and tell that he had had
the relations with her desired and she
might as we'll have the game NJ the
name. She Bnally yielded under this
duress. The morning before the kill.
Ing when her husband came home, be-
Ing conscience struck and overcome
with remorse she told him, Also said
she had told him next morning after
the occurrence OF zach visit. She
maintained her story fairly we'll on
cross examination. She is illeterate
and her story WAS told between sobs
In half hysterical manner. Admitted
she had told every woman after the
shooting that she didn't know Shoena
field. Did II because she dIdn't want
to acknowledge her disgrace.
Mr. INLAND, u salt raker, testified
that Shoenaaeld had told him he was
going TO try TO get next TO Diamonds
wife" aud afterwards that he had sue
ceeded. lie told Diamond each time
what Shoenaaeld said.
One or two other witnesses testified
TO substantially the same as Milan,
A number Of witnesses test lied that
Dicks had always before been u peace
able law abiding citizen. Several wit
nesses were on hand to testify as to the
general reputation OF ShOenaield for
chastity but their evidence was ruled
out by the court,
John Campbell said he had seen
Dicks early IN the day, He looked pale
and he made the remark that he looked
more like a corpse than any thing else
TO which Dicks replied "if you had
been raking salt AS have you might
look that way too,
DR. j, A, Stewart testified, as an ex-
pert, that such troubles were most pro-
ductive of insanity and assuming the
facts related 20 be true, would say the
conduct was unreasonable Dl. New.
ton cOrroDOrated Stewart.
In rebuttal, one witness testified that
Mrs. Dicks had sald, while she WAS In
tue SAT- plant after the shooting, that
II he (Dicks) didn't have that gun she
would fix him. Another witness
swore she said II don't see why when
ever anything goes wrong with Da-
mOnd, he has to pick on me-"
A young man named McMullen sald
he had drank alcohol with defendant
that day and that both became intoxi-
Gated. Also drank some beer,
Bought the beer at n saloon across the
street from the Midland, but couldn't
tell who kept the place.
Bruce Shadduck, Sr, and Wm. Shad.
duck, keeper of billiard hall swore
Dick and another fellow were at his
place the forenoon of the tragedy,
drunk. Mr.. Blevins who at the time
ran u second hand store, said he came
into bis place that day, drunk, vomited
on the floor, and carried off, against
his protest, shot gun. He made a
good witness, the first Of the lot.
Mrs, Coughenour, a large, motherly
old lady, swore she "lived 2S2 feet or
2S2 yards away from Dicks house, be-
cause measured it this morning"
But she couldn't tell which, In her
testimony she would FIRST think 1t was
yards and then feet. She testified that
the night before the shooting Mrs.
Dicks had been at her house till eleven
o'clock visiting.
Mr.. Coughner, q nelghbor Of Dicks,
said In coming to town the afternoon
Of the shooting he met Dicks on Sixth
Street, drunk, swapping his guu up in
the trees He asked Dicks what was
the matter. He said, "I'm drunk, and
Pm the worst -of-- in town when
I'm drunk" Also said "I'll get my
man yet"
Mrs. Shoenafeld, Mrs, Baker, q
neighbor, and Mrs. Bakers son, a boy
eighteen Or twenty years Of age, were
placed on the stand and claimed to ac.
count for Shoenaheld's presence every
night two weeks before the tragedy
either at home or at Mrs. Bakers, tell
ing at what time he came and at what
time he left.
Several witnesses in rebuttal for the
defense testified to having seen Shoen
aheld late at night within week OF
ten days before he was killed, on the
streets, two having met him driving In
a oart from the north toward home.
Tuesday the whole day was occupied
by the attorneys in making their pleas
to the jury. Dicks was ably defended,
Both his attorneys have well estab-