The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-29

crowd and stole across 10 rEduclS-
co.'s Office, walked in and Francisco
wasn't In. says to Clark, l says,
Where is joint he says, He hiss
Just stepped down on the street. he
will be back in a minute.
Il walked back down the steps and
met Francisco at the bottom and We
turned and went up stairs together.
lie says, Il presume sou understand
that We want TO beat this case? l
says, Yes He says, we want to
beat 1t. Now he says, 'of course
this is between you and I. don't
want 1t mentioned to anybody, but
there Is going to be a little money
spent He says, we are going to
have enough to hang that jury, IL
not enough to cleer the case.
"He told me that the evidence
would be in such form that q person
might easily decide on a verdict oil
not guilty without interfering with
the feelings of his conscience as all:
He explained to me that there would
be no checks or big bills passed Tor
detection, that there would probably
be $25 to pay our expenses up here
In case we were scratched Oh; II we
we're not scratched off that those
Who remained on the jury and did as
they agreed to would receive not less
than 5000 Then he says, Is 1t a
goi' Il says, Yes lgot up and
walked out. Well, In the meantime
he told me, he says, You haven,t
been summoned He says, 4 don't
think am getting out OF the way In
talking TO you before you are sum
roned.' saw no more OF Joe that
afternoon got my rig and my vile
and | went home "
How did be tell you be was going
to get the money!"
He didn't tell me. He told me
that he would go to st. Louis. lie
says, 4 am going to st. Louis the
last Of next week, or the week alter.
| | says, well, l probably won't be mp
here any more before the trial tie
SAYS, That's all right, everything
will be fixsd'"
"Were you ever eummonedr was
there ever any summons served on
your" N,
"No, sir; no service issued at all. y
"The only summons you have re
ceived was in this conversation with
the sheriff, In which he says, would
you like to serve on the iuryf
"He told me, he says, 'ldon'tknow
that l can get down there to sum
mons you"
1.-THE sheriff.
yes, sir, but you can consider
yourself summoned to be hera."
"Was that before yon had your
talk with Mr.. Francisco?"
"Yes, cir; that was said 10 me;
Well, as told you, l haven't talked
with Smith since this. Last week,
after reading the papers, saw that
Kratz had had an operation per
formed on him. l didn't know wheth-
er the case would be called or not. |
was working on the roads and Mr.:
Lauey passed, coming up here. !
says, You ask Joe il he wants Inc to
be- there Monday He says. What
will | tell him?' says, he Will
know what | mean, so the second
day after thet, l think it was Thurs
day, | saw Mr.. Laney and he sage.
Joe said yes for you to be there
Monday. He says he didn't know
whether the case would be called OF
not, but for you to he on hand Mon
day >"
"Hsve you seen Mr.. Francisco to
day2"
III saw him on the street and he
came downstairs to where was anc
called me off and asked me II ht
talked with me after was summon
cd, and l told him he did not, be
cause never had been summoned
Haven't you been summoned
YETI"
mo. sir; l haven't been summoned
vet. l understood / was on Till
} jury "
II, "Did he deny that he offered yo'
any money, or did he say anything
. about that at all?"
"He did not; he did not mention
It,"
"Have you received check 10
!, s25?D
"No, sir; haven't received a cent.
"They did not send you the $25?
mo, cir; l will have to pay my ow
: expenses this time I"
. "Do you know Of any Others on th
J, II am not acquainted with snothe
man on the jury. l don't know {
lsnother man that has been sun
{ moned."
Q "You are willing to make oath I
b oil II thisi"
d ayes. cir; never would have tol
y II had / not" ;.
81 Both Mr.. Francisco and Mr.. Smit
a deny vehemently that there Il an
b truth whatever 10 Hunts sensation
l charges and both Ale counter afid
4, .