The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-07-03

WINE they were EOuuQI1g up the
horses they saw the three Berry boys
leave the house, mount their horses and
ride away toward some timber about a
third Of q mile away. After the three
men had disappeared II the timber five
shots from q Winchester were fred at
the party who were trying to take the
horses. The shots came from the timber
where the three men bad disappeared.
They all came uncOmfortably close to
the target but did no damage.
Sheriff Burnham says Of this encount-
er:
up to that time had been inclined
to sympathize with the Berrys. I had
been obliged to serve papers both for
them and on them, about every two
weeks prior to this incident and I had
come to believe they were prosecuted.
Well, when those fellows shot at me,
went right up to the house and I called
out old man Berry and said, 4 don't see
why your boys are taking a shot at me.
have always been your friend and l
The old man replied that If it was his
boys who were doing the shooting they
we're not shooting at Durham but at o.
son, the threshing machine man. The
next day the old man told me that il was
his boys who were doing the shooting.
but that they thought they were shoot
ing at some Of the DeWey's riders and
not at the sheriff"
This mark Of friendship for Dewey's
riders seems to have been reciprOcated
by the riders. Nees Olson testified as
to statement which Alpheus Berry
made to him. Alpheus Berry was the
oldest son.
Il have been shot at by Dewey's men
several times" is what Alpheus Berry
said, land won't standit. We will get
even with them some way. If we can't
get justice any other way We will just
take the law into our own hands, and
see if something don't happen"
At another time Alpheus Berry was
talking the matter over with Olson and
said: There's that Mcbride; he ought
to be killed on general principles" W.
J. Mcbride is one of the three men now
under arrest He was a herder for the
Dewey ranch and is the only one Of the
trio who has not discarded his Mexican
boots, corduroy clothes and sombrerO
since coming to Topeka.
Burnham, Carpenter, Olson and Short
all testified to the essential features Of
this story which was intended to show
that 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 Shshan who is a ranch
man in that section and has it in for the
Dewey outfit, and being an unwilling
witness, gave testimony Of great value
as showing the nature of the combina-
ton which the Dewey people we're
obliged to face.
Numerous meetings were held at Sha-
hans house to discuss the attitude of
the Deweys, and on two different coca
siOns he headed party which went to
the Dewey ranch to protest against GER
tain practices. The settlers, through
him, asked the Deweys to quit letting
their cattle destroy the settlers crops, to
withdraw the warrants which were is.
sued for the arrest Of some of the boys
and to disarm the Dewey riders.
Shahan said that he also killed one OF
Dewey's big steers one time in self de-
Tense. Chauncey Dewey sent a squad OF
men up to fence Shahan's corn field.
at was against my wishes" said Sha-
han.
"Why?'
Because Dewey's cattle died when
they ate my cane" said he.
"Then you didn't want your cane
fenced in because if left open it would
kill Dewey's cattleS"
swell, if the cane was not fenced th'
i Deweys would keep their cattle away
from my place" said he. "If the!
fenced it their cattle would not bottle
me-"
Thomas LeBOw, a foreman on the
Dewey ranch, testified as to the detail
of an encounter which he had with tn
Berry boys. He went with Al Winshil
to the Berry ranch to bid on q tsnl
which was offered at sherif7s sale. Pre-
/. sumably Winship was sent there by b.
employer, Dewey. As they were abOu
to enter the ranch they were orders
Of the place by the Berry boys, VII
told them with much profanity that d
Dewey man should come onto their lane
A few minutes later the sheriff an
auctioreer arrived and Winship went i
with these two and bought the tank.
Afterwards Winship and lie Bow ha
another wrangle with the Berry boys,
which much lurid profanity was th
: principal feature, all Of which was rel4t
ed in detail by the witness.
Hearing Comes to a Close.
At 1O.15 Tuesday morning, the heai
ing Of testimony in the Dewey cas-
!. came to 3 sudden termination III
petitioners presented c. F. Butler Z