Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-03

Nobody thinks you had anything
to do with it, London" the coroner
said, reassuringly, "but there is some
information that you can give us,
perhaps. Tell me, were you at home
the day before Mr.. Wright was
killed."
Eyes, sab; I wus dar."
"Did anybody call on that morn
ing?"
Eyes, sah."
"Who was it?"
swell, young Mr.. Wright WIS one.
Tudder man I doan know who he
wus."
"Mr. Wright had two visitors
them"
"Yes, sah."
"Who got there first?" r.
"Dis udder man."
"Can you tell me what this other
man looked like?"
No. sab. / did'n see him; I on'y
heyrd him. You see Mars Wright
he SEN me ter clean the gun up fur
him, 'caise he gwine huntin' mex day,
an he tole me soon's l got it fixed
ter fetch it ter him in de library.
Wen l done git it cleaned an teck
it ter him, l foun' de library doah
wus shut an locked, an hearn two
pussons talkin' in dar kinder low.
Wen ] knocked, Mars. Wright he
coined ter de doah an he holler froo
ter bring de gun back later; dat he
wus busy den. Well, I go out ter de
stable an feed de bosses, an in bout
half er hour 1 went back an glib Mars
Wright de gun. De stranger who
eber he wus, WIS done gone"
"You have no idea who he WASP"
mo. sab. guess Mars Wright mus
hub let him inter de house hesef,
caise axed all de niggers bout him,
and dey didn nobody pear to know
nutin bout him."
"What made you ask about him"
"Well, you see, us cullud folks likes
ter know who comes ter de house, an
all bout 'em, SOS we kin talk it all
ober in de kitchin monst ourselves"
"Oh, I see. Well, how long was it
before young Wright put in an ap-
pearance?
HE come amos soon's / done glib
Marster de gun, fur 1 let's him in
myself TO ! goes out"
did he seem troubled?"
eyes, sab. He looked mighty orn-
resty, an he was mighty swift too,
fur he jes' said, 'Whar's my father"
an wen tole him in de library, he
pushed me outen de way, an he went
right in. l wus so surprised like dat
I stood dar in de hall an hearn all
dey say ter one anudder TO knowed
wat wus doin' But 'clar dey talk
so loud an cited dat couldn' hep 1t.
an de doah wus open. too"
what did they say?"
"Fust Mr.. Herbert he speak kinder
/ sof'-lilse, an he tell he pa dat he
come ter him fur ter git hep. He say
dat he wife an he baby wus a-starvin',
an dat he couldn' beg from nobody
else; dat he didn' keer fur hissef' but
he couldn' stan fur ter see dem
hongry. an so he come ter he pa fur
some hep. Ole Mars Wright he
answer kinder temtious-like, an say
dat he hearn tell huff bout dat. He
say Mr.. Herbert ain got no business
ter marry ginst he WILL an dat he
mus teck de sequences OBJ 1t. Den
Mr.. Herbert he git mad an tell he
pa dat he gwine hab somethin' any
how, dat he was clean stracted an
he les boun' ter hab it. Den Mars
John order him furm dr. house, an
tell him he ain got no more time ter
talk wild him, fur he wus agittin'
ready ter go huntin' de mex day"
what did young Wright do thenY"
HE jes' crump he hat on he haid
and rush out, an he mos knock me
ober de hat rack as he got out"
Ibid he threaten his father?"/
mo, sab; he didn' say nuthin', but
he ies' look desprit, kinder s II he
didn' know what he wus doin' an
didn' keer."
London was then excused, very
much to his relief, and he left the
witness stand with the air of a man
who had just escaped deadly peril
1.-THE other servants were examined in
routine, but nothing of importan0
was added TO London's testimony.
4 To Be continusd-l