Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-03-19


or questions regarding that event.
And now. Mr.. Wiliston. you may
tell what happened to you on the
night Of the soth Of last August"
Wiluston began To tell the story OF
the night attack upon the Lazy 3.
when the sslvanic Small jumped to
his feet. The little lawyer touched
him with a light hand.
your honor" no said. smoothly. Il
object to that % incompetent irrsle-
want and immateriai. and not binding
on the defendant"
your honor interrupted Gordon.
With great ealmness. I'VE intend TO
! show you before We get through that
this testimony 10 competent. and that
II IN binding upon the defendant"
WAS the defendant thers?"
The defendant was there"
The objection was 0verruled.
So Wiiliston told briefly but to the
point the story Of the night attack
! upon his his homo. Of the defence BY
T; himself and daughter. and OF the
burning Of his house and sheds. Then
t, no proceeded:
suddenly, some one caught me
from behind. my arms were pinioned
20 my sides. something was eiapped
F, over my mouth. I was fiung over Q
horse and strapped to the saddle oil
IN less time that Il takes TO tell It,
and was borne away In company with
the man who had ovsrpowered me-"
He paused . moment in bis recital
Faces strained with expectancy Do
vouted him-hs every look and word
!; and action. Mary vas very pale. car
ried thus back to the dread realities
F. OF that night In August. and shud'
| dared, remembering that ghastly gal
{. looping. Langford could :: scarce 70
strain himself. He wanted 70 rip out
! o blood,eurdling Sioux war-whoop on
the spot.
'."who was this man. Mr.. willistonT'
asked Gordon.
Jesse Black"
Small was on his feet again. gesticu
| Eating Wildly. -
N,.I object! This II all o fabrication
put IN here TO prsjudies the mind& ol
f the Jury against this defendant k1l
| q pack or lies. and ! move that Il b
stricken from the. record"
"sThS little lawyer bowed his head te
tho storm Gad shrugged up his shout
derS. Perhaps he Wished: thst he. OF
his assoeiatss-one of the uuholy al
/ lance ut ieiSt-was where the wicked
eeasseirom troubling. On the farawa,
Islands Of ths .dssp fssas. possibly. o.
home on the farm. PIT his expFessior
told nothing. =.
I "Gentlemeh! ,gentismen!" exbostu
!, Hated Judge Dale. -0sntiemeHi Z ] in
I stat This IL Ill out Of ordsEr onl,
one keiitieman was out Of order. bu
/ that was the; judges way: Gordon hAt
remained, .proxOkingiy cool under tn
"s assis tSs .ot. touch. Small fol
ins6lA!s chair He poured himself
glass Of water from the pitcher stand
| Ing ON the Attorney table aAd dfanl
| q little Of Il nervousiy.
I II move" said tie little lawyer
-that al this touchins upon the per
sonal matter 81 this witness and hav
| ING to DO with his private ouarrsls b
stricken out Of the evidence - no
bearing on the case ia question"
l An IN vain: The Judge ruled that :
idid. bear. on the cass. and willistoI
picked up the. thread Of his story.
"''WS rode and rode hard-k mus
| have been hours: daylight was eominl
before Ve stepped. Our horses werI
spent. had no idsA whore We wsre
From the tormatioa Of the land.
Indeed We wsre not ar from the river
We we're surrounded By BLUES. cal
hardly make you zee how clearly thi
uttls retreat had bssa planned. ]
was IN . vallsy-one Of . hundred
similar In all essential respects. TIT
gulch ct the bottom q the valley va
heavily wooded with seruhoak. cot
sonwood. Woodblns and plum trees
and this tangle Of foliage sEtsnded To-
some distance NJ he sides Of th'
hllis. In the midst q this under
brusn-a most excsllsn1 ecresn-vs'