Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-06-14

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ing to the saloon, as Thompson had a
pint of whiskey. This time they stay
ed until about 6 o'clock am. In leav-
ing London said he was going to take
a couple of guns with him and about
400 poker chips. Then asked for
money. Thompson SAID, "What the
h l do you wantp Do you want ali
I've got2" London said: Il don't care
if / do get all you've got!." London
took a silver watch. When they got
up to the school house Shields told
London that the watch might be a
pawned one, and they returned, a p5ed
on the door, which locked with a spring
lock. Thompson got up, said he was
glad they returned the watch rs it had
been pawned by some one living out in
the country.
Thompson wrote a letter to Shields,
who went by the name of mickey"
asking him to bring back those poker
chips as half of them belonged to an
other man and he couldn't explain to
him what had become of them. He
wanted them before the next night as
they were going to have a game. If
he had put them up for anything let
Thompson know and he would put up
the money to get them out. He told
him to be sure TO come and bring his
partner, Oh to send his partner it he
couldn't come, or send the chips back.
Witness knew Milliman and talked to
him about what passed between
Thompson, London and himself, while
they were drinking of the four quarts
of whiskey.
E. Sparks, banker. said ne knew
Thompson's signature as defendant
transacted business with him. Gave
as his opinion that the letter produced
was written by defendant though only
signed Thompson.
Testimony of Johnson and Ray was
not allowed.
~Sergeants - and Neimeier knew
London and recognized the watch as
having been in the possession of de-
ceased.
State rested.
d. w. Hilslnger, Judge Towne, w.
E. Haley, j. w. Burleigh, NJ. V. Mich
olson, E. Sparks, Geo. Elliott, Lew
Brownell, John Shores, w. S. Barker,
G.. 2. Crabb, P. Simons and o. w.
Morey were called to testify as to the
good reputation borne by the defend
ant.
VIM. Francke said he knew of the
poker DON referred to and that he
locked the door in leaving the night of
the 14th. That it was broken open on
the morning of the 18th.
w. f. A. Meltendorff said he was in
Ihompson's saloon when London, de-
ceased, came into saloon on night of
March IA. He was talking with
Thompson when London came in, went
to the bar and took q drink of some
kind. Didn't hear him talk to Thomp-
son but looked at both of them and
they>at him.
John G. Maher testified that he took
the testimony during preliminary ex-
animation of Thompson for the shoot
ing of London, and that it was correct.
J. A. Hooton, called back by defense,
said he examined the door of Thomp-
sons house early on morning of March
Is, and found part of the lock bloken
and latch holder with screws in it lying
about center of room.
Layporte, recalled, said he went to
the poker room in early morning of
March Is, and neither lock nor door
was broken.
THOMPSON TESTIFIES.
Thompson testified that he went
home about the time the train was
going west. That about 20 minutes
after he was asleep some one knocked
on his door and Acknowledgment"
But he paid no attention as he
thought it was somebody after whis-
key or something and that it was Gus
tomary to have persons knock at his
home for such things, but he never
paid any attention to them; that
some time afterward he was aroused
from sleep by a crashing noise in, as
he thought, the front room; that the
noise sounded to him as if a window
came in or was smashed in; that he
Immediately jumped out of bed and
went to the front room; that as soon
he got close to the front door the
door was bursted in and some fellows
came in against it; that they seemed
to be pushing against the door with
violence as it came in with great
force; that he was frightened and
alarmed and thought they prob
ably coming in to take money away
him and supposed they were GO
ing to kill him; one of them came
against his left hand and he put up
his left hand as If to keep them out
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