The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-30

braska herds. Pierce was sued for dam
ages He took small army of his. cow
witnesses. paying all their expenses and
| allowing them liberal wages. The trial was
| a long one and Pierce's procedure angered
the prosecution and also the trial Judge.
and said:
MIR. Pierce. haven't you paid these wit
nesscs to come here and testify for you?''
Yes. SIR Pierce replied. I've paid
them for their expenses and their time
Didn't they agree to swear in your fa-
Well. didn', intend they SHOULD swear
against me-
Don't you know It's criminal offense to
pay men to swear to untruths. TO commit
Yes. sir: but I ha vent paid them for that: I:
I've paid them to swear to the truth. That's
world
Pierce won the suit.
Pierce never went into any business ven
tuIc that didn't seem to nave all the chances
favorable TO his side. Years ago he took
fancy tn an old Irishman in Galveston. His
Hihernlan friend pointed out what looked to
Pierce like a sure success for a banking VEN
ture. \ national bank charter was procured
and Pierce backed the manager financially.
The Institution ran along all right for sew
eral years. but bad luck resulted in one loss
brought others, and Immediately withdrew
his support. The bank failed about three
years ago
all the chances Of the most daring cowboy.
He once helped drive overland several thou
sand head of his cattle from the Gulf of
Mexico to OgaIaIia i'm the North Platte
country Of Nebra ska the trip through Tex
as. the Indian Territory and Kansas being
very dangerous one. In n fight in the Terri
tory 'Shanshai'' stood to the front and did
as good shooting as any other member of
shanghai Pierce WIS an extremist in his
likes and disikes II once he took a fancy
To a man no one could change him against
hi .f;ef
of good qualities or meritorious conduct
could make shanghai see a rede ming
trait in him.
Mrs. Withers is here to attend the funeral
Her departure from her home. in Kansas
was particularly distressing. Four of her
children are i'll with scarlet fever. Three of
them are on the way 10 recovery. and they
were given n Christmas tree Presents were
arriving at the house every hour. and efforts
TO make a diSagreeable situation more Cheer
full seemed to he successful when the door
bell rang again and a telegram came stating
that Mr.. Pierce was at the point of death
Other kilograms followed until the final one
announced the death.
James NJ. Daugherty noted as a Texas
and Indian Territory cattleman and a close
personal acquaintance of Mr.. Pierce for
thirty-four years was in st. Louis yester-
day and told several stories of the noted
millionaire. Mr.. Daugherty lives at Catoosa,
81 went with shank on his first trip
overland to Kansas with cattle TO SELL
said Mr.. Daugherty. THAT was in 1865.
About three years later Shank decided
that he would move TO Kansas. There was
a fortune for him in that new ate, he
was sure. When he started out he took
with him Sll5,000 in gold. He formed a
partnership with man well known in the
stock world at that time. They made ar
rangements with a bank for a line of cred
and went into the cattle business on a large
scale.
after about three years Shank wanted
a settlement with the bank. but il was re-
fused until he and his partner could have
a settlement between them. His partner