The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-03-18
DEWEY CASE Proceeds AGAIN
REBUTTAL TESTIMONY OF THE STATE
SHOWS DEWETs CHARACTER BAD.
Juror Darling Able 70 Be in Court Friday
and the Defense introduced Test
mOny Followed By Rebuttal
By State Witnesses

The district court of Norton county
fn the trial Of Chauncey Dewey, W ]
Mcbride and Clyde Wilson, charged
with the murder of Burchard Berry,
convened at nine O'Clock Friday morn
ing. The sick juror, Darling, was able
to appear in court. He was much bet
ter but still weak. The defendants re-
opened their case and put Mrs. Barnes
on the stand She emPhatically de-
MED that Pearl Ross was at dinner at
her house the day Mcbride was there,
and as emPhatically denied there was
any such conversation as Pearl Ross
swore to about Mcbride saying that
they intended to get the settlers off even
if they had to kill them of.
The defendants again rested and the
state in rebuttal placed Mr.. Glover, of
Kansas City, on the stand. After dis
cussiOn- Of two hours over the com
potency Of his testimony, he said that
in June, 1899, there was drove of cattle
driven on the Dewey ranch and that
Dewey had a white handled revolver.
Scott, lawyer, had a gun and Rat
cliffe, a real estate agent, had a gun,
and one other man. That was all he
knew about it.
George Lawless was called to the
stand. He is editor of the Kansas
Eagle in St. Francis. He testified that
Chauncey Dewey did not have a good
reputation among the settlers of that
county; that he had seen Dewey's
cattle in Berry's crops; that he had
never seen any of the BerrYs armed.
He also testified that Alpheus Berry
was a small man and weighed about
135 pounds and Burchard Berry was
larger and weighed about 100 pounds.
J. B. Sheppard was the next witness. |
He said that Chauncey Dewey had a |
bad reputation among the settlers and |
that McBride's reputation was not the
best.
F. L. Shields was then called. He is
assistant cashier of the Citizens State
bank in St. Francis. He swore that
Chauncey Dewey's reputation was not
good in the vicinity in which he lived
and that Thomas LebO, one of Dewey's !
men, always had a bad reputation |
Charles Pritchett, of Bird City, testified |
that Dewey's reputation was not good ]
IN that vicinity N. P. Meek testified !
that Dewey's reputation was not good |
in the vicinity of Oak Ranch.
Charles Burnham, recalled, said that |
Daniel Berry was not armed July Is, |
1902, when he was at Alpheus Berry's |
place to get some horses under a writ /
of rePlevin. J. W. SChrader lives in |
Cheyenne county. He testified that
Dewey's reputation in that country was
bad. Mcbride and Tom LebO also had
bad regulations. He said that he had
often seen Chauncey Dewey, Mcbride, /
and his men carrying arms prior to
April, 1902. A V. Chapman, of
Thomas county, about six miles from
Dewey's headquarters, said Dewey had
a bad reputation in that vicinity; that
he was chairman Of a meeting at the
Berry place after the shooting, June 3,
1908, and that the settlers decided to
let the law take its course. He also
testified that he was present at the time
Roy Morgan testified that Daniel Berry
made the statement that if ne or his
boys ever caught Dewey away from
headquarters they were going to kill
him. Chapman testified that Daniel
Berry made no such statement. Court
Continued to fourth page.)