The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-03-18
DEWEY CASE PROCEEDS AGAIN
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TESTIFIED that he mad heard Chauucey
Dewey's neighbOrs state that he had
bad reputation. Albert Shafer was re-
called. The witness said that he was at
AlPheus BerTy's place the night of June
3, 1908, after the shooting, and helped
to turn over the dead horse near the
sod wall. He testified that there were
three or four rifle cartridges under the
horses shoulder. He supposed they
had been fired by some of Dewey's
men before the horse had been shot by
the Berrys. James B. BroadmiH was
recalled and testified that Tom Lebo
had bad reputation in the vicinity of
Bird City. T n. Shehan was the next
witness called. He testified that he
was present at the time the settlers
called on Chauncey Dewey July 8, 1902.
Dewey was armed at the time. Burch
Berry did not make the statement that
If Mr.. Dewey did not withdraw the
warrants against them within 4S hours
something was going to drop within
ten days, as testified to by Chauncey
Dewey and several witnesses for the
defense. He stated further that
Chauncey Dewey and his men were not
considered law abiding citizens in that
vicinity.
George Washington COnkling testi-
fed that he was present at Alpheus
Berry's place the night of June ;, 1908,
and assisted in turning over the dead
horse near the sod wall. He cOrrObOr-
ated the testimony of Albert ShafFer in
regard to the rife cartridges under the
horses neck.
J. W Johnson, a farmer living about
II miles from Dewey's headquarters,
testified that Chauncey Dewey's general
reputation in that vicinity is bad
Johnson was one of the committee that
met at Dewey's headquarters July 8,
1902. Burch Berry made no threats
there that day. Johnson was also
present at Alpheus Berry's place the
night of June 3, 1908, at the time the
dead horse was turned over. He testi-
fed that empty rifle cartridges were
found under the horse. George Shaffer
was then recalled and testified that
Dewey's and McBride's regulations in
the vicinity OF Oak Ranch were bad.
He said that Burch Berry made no
threats against Chauncey Dewey head
quarters July 8, 1902 Court then adj
journed until nine O'Clock Monday
morning. The state still has a few
witnesses in rebuttal.
Owing to sickness Of another Dewey
juror, Lecount, on Monday the court
adjourned until Wednesday. Monday
was a great day for the state. The de-
fense's apparent Gibralter established
by the testimony of o. a. Kerns, an ex-
pert gunsmith, went to pieces before
the knowledge of a Sherman county
man. For the purpose of exploding
Kerns' theory that the cartridges found
in the revolver Of Burchard Berry show
ed signs that the gun had been imme-
diately reloaded after It had been fired,
c. F. Butler, who lives in the north
part of Sherman county, testified that
he had placed clean shells in a clean
gun and that he put It in his inside vest
pocket when he carried It in the day
time, and at night kept it on the sill of
an open window in his bedroom.
He said by this treatment the shells
were given the same stains and condi-
tons which were found upon the shells
taken from the gun on Burchard Berry.
Butler also testified that the battered
ball taken from the person of Daniel
Berry was from a Savage rife, and
further said in support OF this state
ment that a Winchester 1890 ball
weighs l60 grains and a Savage ball
weighs $50 grains, and that the butt
end of a Savage ball Is square while the
butt end of a Winchester ball is round
He said that a Savage ball has corfu
cations on it but Winchester ball is
smooth.
He also said that this battered bail
weighed $50 grains and otherwise bore
all the evidence of being a Savage rife
ball. This ball, together with undis-
charged Savage and Winchester balls,
was placed in-evidence and given to
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had testified that the battered ball, tax
en- from Daniel Berry's body. was a
Winchester 1880 ball, and gave what
seemed to be very lucid reasons for
knowing It to be a Winchester BAN.
The object of this testimony was to
establish that Chauncey Dewey could
not have killed Daniel Berry, as by all
the evidence he was the only man who
had 8 Savage gun.
Every piece Of evidence given by the
defense derogatory to any Of the Berrys
was branded as false by Beach and
Roy Berry, They said they had never
sworn at any of the Deweys nor called
them any vile names nor pointed a gun
at any Of them. Roy said he had never
seen Daniel Berry with gnn in MS
hands in his life.
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