The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-27

reference to sitting on the jury in the
kratz case?"
A: Let me see. 1t was the day Of the
Republican Convention. You remember
| the date of that. Bruce"
Mr.. Ludwick: Il don't remember"
A: Il don't, but It was on Monday ]
don't remember the day OF the month 1
was up here, and Joe Smith said to me"
@: THAT is, the Sheriff hereg'
A.: Yes. sir-how would you like to be
on the Kraiz jury 1 told him that II
I could arrange my business so / could
get of. that j would not object to IL at
all. So. there was no more said at the
time being But that evening he told me-
he says: say to you as a brother don't
mention this to anybody. There is going
TO be some money used during this case.
1 know they are going TO use IT. and as
long as it is going TO be used. i would like
to see my friends get the benef. of it,"
O.: The Sheriff said that to you?"'
A: Yes. sir. So. there was no more
said until I was up here the day that
Bryan spoke / don't remember the day
Of the month think though IT was the
twenty-ninth OF August. wasn't It,
Bruce"
MI Ludwick: 81 think II was"
TELLS OF a MEETING
WITH ATTORNEY FRANCISCO.
A: Il think ii was the 18th of Angus.
met Francisco in the middle Of the street
between here and the north side OF the
square. and he spoke and shook hands
and asked about my wife and baby, ard
as / was going over :tis way he came
over here. and We sat and talked right
here at this table quite a little bit and
when / got up to leave he says. L want
TO see you before you leave town. That
was all he said. I had a couple OF chairs
out OF the Sherifrs office for nv wife
down at the platform at the speech. and
after I took her ave-. in the afternoon I
came back TO get M coat, which I had
left hanging In the Sherinrs Office The
Sheriff said TO NE. Has either one %
those fellows talked 10 you about the
case
q. "The Sheriff.
A. Il says no. SIR He says, 7 told them
did not want them to- and he says, has
not Francisco said anything TO you I
says He told me that he wanted to see
me before I left town He says. Have
you seen hin?' told tAm had not. and
he says. I want you to see him. and he
got up to the telephone and called UP
Francisco's Office. Francisco was not in.
so he says he would go down on the street |
with me. and Just chen a gentleman came |
in and said that Mr.. Iisie came in and |
said the old man was about to die 0own In |
the band stand. and the Sheriff and Mr.. |
Lisle carried n cot down there Joe says |
We will see n you can see him around |
here in the crowd
II lost Joe In the crowd and stole |
across to Francisco's office. I walked in. |
and Francisco was not in. I said to Clark. |
Francisco's partner. I says. Where Is
john He says, He has just stepped |
down in the street He will be back in /
a minute 1 walked back down the steps |
and met Francisco at the bottom. and we |
turred and went upstairs together. He /
says. I presume you understand that we |
want to beat this caseg I says yes He
says. We want to beat It: the Sheriff
wants 20 see Il beat. Now. OF course. this
is between you and me. ! don't want IT
to anybody. but there is going to
be a little money spent We are going
to have enough to hang that jury, II not
enough to clear the case"
MIGHT ACQUIT WITHOUT
HAVING GUILTY CONSCIENCE
He told me that the evidence would
be of such from a man that had turned
States evidence to save himself that
person might easily decide on a verdict
Df not guilty. without interfering with
the feeling Of his conscience at AL He
explained to me that there would be no
checks or bic bills passed. That there
would be probably S,5 to pay expenses up
here in case we were scratched of. II
Te were not scratched of. that those
who remained on the jury and did as they
agreed to would receive not less than
90. Then he says. Is II a gor I says.
Yes got up and walked out. Well
n the meantime he told me. he says.
you have not been summoned. don't
hink I am getting out OF the way in
aikinx to you before you are summoned