The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-26
UNDER PEACE BONDS
Joe Dawson, Jr, Must Not
Attack John Goodyear
WAVES TIE PRELIMINARY
Bound Over to District Cour
in Sum of $1,000.
WAVES TIE PRELIMINARY

The preliminary hearing Of Joe Dawson
for assaulting John Goodyear with
deadly weapon with intent to XIII. was
called in the city court yesterday at
o'clock a. n. The defendant waived his
preliminary hearing and Judge Harvey
bound him over to the district court in
the sum Of s1,coo
George Adams was present 70 rsrre-
sent John Goodyear who sat at the end
OF one Of the long tables inside the bar
Ieaning on his cane. He has not vet re-
covered from the effects Of his wound
caosed by young Daws0n's revolver
0eoree adams asked that the defendant
% pound over % keep the peace in case
NJ was admitted % pail. When II de-
Ne-cpea that Joe Dawson did not have
Rry counsel. his uncle said it was his
understanding that 5. g. Amidon would
Represent the defendant, bur Judge Har-
Veg s5-4 Alr- Amidon had told him he was
net II ta4 case. The case was adjourned
l1tl 3 9c-ock p. IL. ia order to give the
ce-e11anc time 10 secure an attorney
and witnesses
Dawson ano mis- friends we're surprised
aEd anEered al this turn IN the case
lhey had evidently not expected this sort
q move ana they were afraid fba+ d
large bond might be required. George
adams evidently thought he would be
able 10 prove that John GOODYEAR is sim
IL danger " being killed ~ This young
man Dawson and they intended 10 make
an EFFORT 70 show that threats had been
mace since the unsuccessful effort TO kin
Goodyear.
When the case was called in the after
noon James Conley. Jr., was present
- defend the young man. George adams
and Assistant County Attorney Huffman
conducted the prosecution. The first wit
ness called was g. W. Patterson. He is
a barber working near the place where
Goodyear was shot. He testified that
ne did not see the shooting but saw soc
Dawson going down the alley about
half hour after John Goodyear was
wounded
BESSIE Caldwell was the next witness
called She stated that on the Wednes- I
DAY before the shooting she met Joe Daw- /
son on the street and talked with him
and he told her thar he was going 70 xiii
John Goodyear and that he went 10 the (
county sail to do IT, but that Dick Doads /
was there and he did not have chance. (
James 4icl-Ieberry. gardener living
south ast of the city. was present when F
The shooting took place. but could not
positively Identify the man who did the
shootiag- He said that he came TO the
city with some peaches and drove in front
Of Bryan Dawsons fruit stand and John
Goodyear came along and vas talking
to him when the shot was fred. Re said
that he did not think anything particular
about the shooting. and he and John
Goodyear kept right on talking Is if
nothing had happened. Tde did not know
that the man was wounded until after
al five shots were fired. The man who
cid the shooting stood in the door of
Bryan Dawson's fruit stand bur the
smoke was too thick 10 see the man who
had the gun.
airs. Craver was called She stated
thar she lived Just across the. street and
was sick and rer bed had been pulled
up in front Of window. she saw John
Goodyear standing in front Of she barber
shop aud heard the shots fred bur could
not tell who did the shooting. John Rem
spear was next called and said that he
went 10 the sceen OF the shooting and
found the door 70 Bryan Dawson's stand
locked lie said that he saw Joe Daw-
son going TO his home about FIFTEEN min
Utes before John Goodyear was shot
.. r. Dunbar was next called He
stated that be had been to the depot and
WAS returning when the shots were fred.
lie was directly in the line Of the bullets.