The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-04-02

on the hair. And the inference was
unavoidable that the murderer had
been walking behind his victim. and
that the latter did not expect the at
tack. He must also have been fully
aware who it was that walked thus
behind him, for the squareness with
which the blows had been dealt
showed that he had not turned his
head in suspicion or curiosity.
The first witness examined was an
old negro, who was evidently in grave
doubt whether the coroner would
send him to Jail for life OF order him
hanged on the spot should aught go
amiss with his testimony His ter
ror gave an homogeneous element of
comedy to the serious business on
hand. He took his seat gingerly and
the coroner began to question him.
What's your name?"
London, sah," was the answer.
'London?" said the coroner, in sur
prise.
Oats my name. Eff you doan bleeve
me you can ak de mistes eff hit amt.
l done tole you de truf"
II don't doubt that, old man." said
the coroner, depressing with an eff
fort AN inclination to smile. snow
tell us your last name"
Wright, sab. jes' calls myself
London Wright, sah."
"Wen, London, we want to get out
of you what you know about this
murder"
"Lordy, boss, 1 doan know nuthin'
bout it. clar ter goodness didn'
hab nuthin' ter do wild it. Mars John
always done treat me WE'LL
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; wus dar."
did anybody call on that morn
ing"
Eyes, sah."
"Who was it?"
"Well, young Mr.. Wright wis one.
Tudder man doan know who he
wus."
"Mr. Wright hod two visitors
then?-
Eyes, sab"
"Who got there first?"
"Dis udder man."
'>Can you tell me what this other
man looked like ?"
No, sab. / did'n see him; 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 / got 1t fixed
ter fetch it ter him in de library
Wen 1 done git 1t cleaned an teck
it ter him, foun' de hbray doah
wus shut an locked, an hearn two
pussons tall1in' in dar kinder low
Wen knocked, Mars. Wright he
coined ter de doah an he boiler froo
ter bring de gun back later; dat he
wus busy den. Well, I go out ter de
stable an feed de HOSES, an in bout
half er hour 1 went back an glib Mars
Wright de gun. De stranger who
cher he wus, wus done gone"
"You have no idea who he was ?"
'No, sah guess Mars Wright mus
hab let him inter de house hesef
caise 1 axed all de niggers bout him
and dey didn nobody pear to know
nutin bout him."
'sWhat 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 1t al
ober in de kitchin monst ourselves
"Oh, 1 see. Well, how long was II
before young Wright put in an ap
pearance?" :,
"He come Amos soon's I done gil
Marster de gun, fur let's him II
myself TO 1 goes out"
"Did he seem troubledf'
eyes, sab. He looked mighty orn
resty. an he was mighty swift TOO
I fur he jes' said, rWhar's my father?
an wen tole him In de hbray' ~
pushed me outen de way, an he wen
right in. / wus so surprised Ike da
I stood dar in de hall an hearn al
dew say ter one anudder TO knowe'
wat vus DOM But 'clar dey tai
40 loud an cited dat couldn' hep II
an de doah wus open, too"
what did they say7'
.Fust Mr.. Herbert he speak hnde
sof'-like, an he tell he pa dat n
come ter him fur ter git hep he ga,
dat he wife an be baby 1ns a-stArNn
2 an, dat he couldn' beg from noDoa
y alsa, dat he didn' keer fur hissef Du
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