The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30
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the trio who has not discarded his Mex
ican boots, corduroy clothes and SOM
brero since coming to Topeka.
Burnham, Carpenter, Olson and Short
all testified to the essential features of
this story, which was intended to show
thar the BerryS were bad and bloody
men. who would hesitate at nothing to
accomplish the overthrow of the
Deweys.
AN UNWILLING WITNESS.
One of the most important witnesses
was Thomas Shahan, who is ranch
man in that section. Shahan has it in
for the Dewey outfit, and being an un-
willing witness gave testimony OF great
value as showing the nature of the com
bination which the Dewey people We're
obliged to face
Numerous meetings were held at Sha-
hans house to discuss t1e attitude OF
the Dewevs and on two different oc-
casions he headed a party which went
to the Dewey ranch to protest against
certain practices. The settlers, through
him asked the Deweys to quit letting
their cattle destroy the settlers crops.
to withdraw the warrants which were
issued for the arrest of some of the
boys. and to disarm the Dewey riders
Shahan also said that he killed one of
Dewey's big steers one time in sell
defense. Chauncey Dewey sent squaI
of men up to fence Shahan's cornfiela
1T was against my wishes. said
Shahan.
.sWhy?"
Because Dewey's cattle died when
they ate my cane" said he.
.eThen you didn't want your cane
fenced in because if left open it would
kill Dewey's cattle?'
.fWen. if the cane was not FENCED,
the Deweys would keep their cattle
away from my place" said he. II
they fenced it their cattle would no4
bother me
Thomas LIE Bow, a foreman on thu
Dewey ranch testified as to the details
of an encounter which he had with the
Berry boys He went with Al Winship
to the Berry ranch to bid on tank
which was offered at sheriffs sale.
Presumably Winship was sent there by
his employer, Dewey. AS they were
about to enter the ranch they were or
dered off the place by the Berry boys,
who told them, with much profanity.
that no Dewey man should come into
their land.
A few minutes later the sheriff and
auetioneer arrived, and Winship wen.
in with these two and bought the tank
Afterwards, Winship and lie Bow had
another wrangle with the Berry boys
in which much lurid profanity was the
PRINCIPAL feature, all of which was re-
lated in detail by the witness.
The following dispatch relating to the
Dewey feud has been received:
Washington. June 30.-Special Agent
Henderson,. of the general land office,
has made a partial report of his inves~
tigation into the fencing of public lands
in connection with the Dewey rancn
in northwestern Kansas. The investi-
cation was ordered Immediately after
the killing of the Berrys by Dewey's
cowboys, the tragedy serving to direct
attention to the extensive domain en-
closed. Mr. Henderson, finds there are
some public lands included in these in
closures, but says it is claimed that
there are sufficient gaps in the fences
to relieve the owners from the charge
of encrOa chment. He has been in
structed to place the facts in his pos
session in the hands of the United
States district attorney and to forward
a complete report to the general land
office in this CITY >,