The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-25
Eyes, sah."

Eyes, sab"
"What was he doingP'
"He come to nah cabin and wanted
to glib me two bits TO. let. him. into
mars' house,
The questioner, biz. his, lip, looked
down at his toes, then up with sickly
smile, and proceeded:
did you see him at any other timer
Eyes, sah."
''What was he doing thanY
"He was, wall1in' up to maras housA
He TUX a pistol outen he pocket an,
looked at de primin', den put It back
wha' he TUX it from"
The jury gave way to a smile, tile
attorney forced smile, and the ex-
animation was renewed.
1--WE shall get at the bottom Of this
matter presently" the attorney saids
trying to make a show OF confidence
"NOw, FAC, state what you saw, after.
the gentleman reached. the house."
II went into nah cabin. 1 heeredh
barkin' outside and went out to see
wha' de match! saw dat man rum
MIN, wild he coat tails. fyin' hehlnd
him, de dog l1eepin' in DER shaddeh.
De gentleman d1dn'' wait to- go through
de gate respeetnble-lilE He jump de-
fence. De dog, got de coat tail"
The attorney for the. defense inter
rupted: 'Tt should be noted that 1t was
the dog and not my client that relieved
the plaintiff of part Of his clothing"
The prosecutor was getting angry
did you see. Mr.. Wynne stand ON
the gallery and shake his flRt at the
gentleman therer'
mo, sab; went back into de. cabin
befo' I saw dat"
you mean yOu did see it."
mo; sab"
''Was there not q window in yonn,
cabin through which you could sea the
houseT'
Eyes, sah.''
did you look toward the hOuse9''
Eyes, sah."
estate what you saw"
81 saw misses callin' OF de dog"
Fooled again, the attorney pretended
TO be looking for a paper on the table
beside him to gain time to frame AM
other attack. This he made on a DIFF
ferent line.
"zachery, do you understand what
an oath is2"
Eyes, sab; rs swo'e myself"
ION the BibIer'
mo, sab; It was when dat low down
poo white offe'ed me de two bits"
Another pause and smokers from all
present except the attorney for the
plaintiff.
"Do you know that IL you tell ths
court a lie you will have to go to jail
for perjuryP'
'Wha' dAtp
Lying"
81 wOuldn' lie nohow."
''State-under oath. mind you
whether you saw Mt. wynnsi gtEElEs
this gentleman"
"Fo' de Lawd, l didn'"
"Or kick him 20
The witness showed plainly that the
question was likely to wreck his efforts
to save the case for his beloved mas
Ter. he rolled his eyes to the ceiling.
then lowered them 10 the floor. Then |
he said feebly:
Il saw dat specermon OBJ q poo white |
trash Kicked
A CLEAN Of JOY lighted the ques-
tioner's face.
~By whomr'
"A boot"
$Whose bootr'
"Dunno. When I was Iookin' froo |
nah cabin winda' I saw de poo white |
gentleman COMM through, de DO lak q |
rocket on de Eo'th o. IuIy. A boot |
come afte' him, lift1n' him unde' de |
coat tails He come down without |
touehin' none OBJ de Stspa On. de gal |
Iery nohow."
ITO the best OF your knowledgo and |
bsaief, to whom did that boot beIongf~ |
cit didn't belong to Mars wynne"
SHow do you know thatT
@'Case it's nah wo'k TO keep marg |
boots shIned up. an ders want no |
shine on dat boot nohOw."
There being no other witnesses tAs |
prosecutor rested his case. The coun- |
sci for the defense rose and said that, |
since the witness had told all the de- |
tense wished to establish. they. too. |
would rest on hts evidsnca The jury.
whose sympathies were with Gordon |
wynne. found q. loophole for him In |
the fact that there was no positive sVf-