The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-22

he stopped at Clay Center, expecting to
come on TO Topeka this afternoon. Con-
sequently Assistant Attorney General
Close had to represent the state in the
supreme court today.
The train reached Topeka about 8
O'Clock this morning. Few people knew
the Deweys were coming at that time,
but among the few who met them at
the train was a newspaper COrrespon-
dent, who was armed with a camera.
bent on getting a picture of the now
famous prisoners. AS soon as Chaunce
Dewey discovered the purpose of the
newspaper men he tried to thwart it,
although b took it good naturedIy-
The first thing Dewey did after reach
ing Topeka was to take his two COM
panions in charge of the sheriff to
Greeuwald's clothing store and fit them
both out in entirely new suits of cloth
ing. Mr. Dewey himself wore bust
ness suit of medium colOred tweed,
Except for being tanned he is looking
extremely we'll. He was the cynOsure
of half a hundred pairs of curious eyes
as ne stood in the clothing store laugh
ing and chatting with the officers and a
group of friends who were with him.
while his men were being equipped with
new apparel.
Meanwhile q number of local news
paper men and correspondents of the
eastern papers found him. He greeted
them all cordially but absolutely refused
to talk of the tragedy of the Berry
ranch.
4 have been advised by my lawyers, .
he said. TO not tell my story to the
newspapers Therefore I cannot talk
for publication"
of course he added to a friend who
was standing near, you VIII under
stand that only one side of the STORY
has been told Naturally, since we have
had nothing to say, the reports when
have reached the newspap pers have been
decidedly one sided. There is always
two sides But we will probably nave
nothing to say until the time OF the
Mcbride wore suit of kaki made
similar to the fatigue suits of the army
These garments he discarded for a new
suit of corderoy. Clyde Wilson donned
new suit Of dark material wnlen con
tanned the trace of perpendicular
striDe of white thread. New eolars'
shirts and ties. etc. completed IhelI
purchases They Wore the same Nd -
which they brought with them from
the west Wilson's is common soII
bloclz hat but Mcbride wore the reg
i1lation wide brimmed cowboy nat
Meanwhile the reporter put his camera
down on the counter and was iaLsillt6
and iol<ing with Dewey. When dewey
started out of the store 70 ssis - III -
carriage which was taking hlmsell anu
l,is conoDanions to the state mouse 70
annear before the supreme court ne
~srI-od I'M the camera and took 1t with
him. remarking; ..s-
II guess I viii take charge OF TINS 10
xxrheo in the carriage. however, ne
ga4-e the camera back to the reporter
sn6 the latter. unobserved by Dewey, tSs
pet around on the sunny side OIL 'he
carriage. o,- Looked
say he yelled, Dewey ,sl sooaN9d and
around strap went the camera az
the picture was taken ,, wore
-, AZ an al once to the Office Of the eier <
Of tie supreme court. where they y wai', al -,
Wiz Wiz r,ro.ss,,re .,io they would make. The
ro5,rt ~a@t decide decided to hold a formal session
Ne court room instead of sitting III
chambers. and the prisoners were AK 1ans'l
-..;s ~ a crowd of state house at
tacbes and a number of newspaper
71,er.