The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-26
DEWEY DEFENSE MADE PUBLIC
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I've will show that the revolver of
Burch Berry was not only replaced
after his death, but we viii make It
plain that it was reloaded with fresh
cartridges, that the barrel was cleaned
with a rag, but whoever cleaned the
barrel forgot TO clean the chambers"
On the day that Attorney Hessin
made the opening statement for the de-
tense, the attorneys for the prosecution
ordered the arrest of the other seven
Dewey employees who were with Dewey,
Mcbride and Wilson, for completely in
killing the Berrys on June 3, at the
Berry place. The names of the men
are: Herbert Winship, Fred Dye, James
Armentrout, Lemuel O'Neal, Charles
Wilson, Benjamin Slater, Ed Tucker.
The defense holds that this move was
intended to exclude the testimony of
the men in behalf of Dewey, Mcbride
and Wilson, by taking the other seven
to St. Francis to be lodged in jail.
Whatever may have been the purpose
of the prosecution the men will be per
mitted to testify, for Judge Geiger
issued an order restraining the officers
from removing these men from Norton
until after they have testified in the
pending case.
Owing to the fact that the date for
opening the district court in Decatur
county was in conflict with the further
procedure of the Dewey trial, Judge
Geiger adjourned the Norton county
court Saturday for the purpose of open
ing court in Decatur county and then
took an adjournment there until the
Dewey case was finished. Hence court
did not convene at Norton until We'd
nesday morning, February "a.
When court convened at Norton
Wednesday morning in the trial of
Chauncey Dewey, William Mcbride and
Clyde Wilson, for murder of the Berry
family, Senator Hessin for the defense
objected to futher continuance of the
case and asked for the discharge of the
defendants for the reason that the judge
has no jurisdiction to hold court in
Norton county at this time. Mr.. Hes
sin made motion to have the defend
ants discharged for the reason that the
statutes provides that the judge should
now be holding court in Decatur county
instead of Norton county. The object
ion was Overruled. Edgar Cane was
the first witness. He is deputy sheriff
in Clay county. He was in Rawlins
county in August and September, 1902,
and had conversation with Burch Berry,
in which Burch said that the thing for
them to do was to get the Deweys out
of the way. Cane said that Burch Berry
was armed with a revolver at the time.
Charles N. Kryder, a Norton clothier,
testified that he had heard conversations
between the Berrys to the effect that if
the Deweys got too damned fresh they
would take a shot at them.
J.P. Pierce, a farmer in northwest
Rawlins county, said that the Berrys
stated to him that if they could not get
justice in court they would get It out of
court. Pierce said Berrys said they intend
ed to burn the Dewey range. One witness
said that Daniel Berry said they would
fill the Deweys so full of holes they
could never be put together again.
Ernest Berkhart, of Manhattan, worked
for Dewey on his ranch from November,
1901, to May, 1902. He testified that
Beach and Burch Berry said that if the
Deweys did not leave the country there
would be trouble. N W. Pearson was
the last witness before noon. He testi-
fed that Roy Berry said the Berrys
were going to kill the Deweys. Alpheus
Berry told the witness that Dewey had
destroyed his crops and he could get
no satisfaction from Dewey
Shade trees and all other nursery
stock at reasonable prices.-V. W.