Evening journal., 1909-12-07

Denies Threat TO Kill.
Pfaner denied that he said he would
kin Mayne If he dropped his club, but
said he could whip both the guard and
the two boys with him.
In cross-examination, Pfefier admit
ted throwing "a brick at one of the boys
striking him on the arm. Mayne
then threw the club at him, but missed
him. Prefer said he throw q brick
at Mr.. Wayne.
The witness said McCleneghan tried
to pin Linn 20 the ground. but he threw
him off. and Il was then that Mayno
struck him with the fence rail. while
he lay o. the ground
Prefer admitted that no had boon re-
fused water only once while ho was
working I'm the field. He thought this
was a misunderstanding. He said Mr.
Boyer told him that Mr.. Stewart had
issued an order refusing water 20 the
boys. Witness said he doubted Mr.. Boy
er's word. because whenever Mr.. Stew
art was around the boys could have all
the water they wanted.
The Witness said he has been treated
fairly we'll at the school whenever he
acted right.
School Puts in Defense.
The evidence offered in behalf OF the
school management was as follows
Joseph III. woodward, who lives near
the school testified that he saw Pfener
the boy who was captured by Guard
Mayne and was alleged to have been
beaten with "a fence rail. Tho witness
said he saw Pfcner on the ground and
he was cursing Wayne.
Woodward asserted that the only mark
Prefer had on him was welt on his
wrist. Prefer. he said. told Mayne that
n the latter dropped his club, he would
get up and Kill him.
Tn witness spoke of Ferris School
boy who had a mark on his arm. where
Pfener had struck him with a stone.
In cross examination the witness said
the stick which Wayne had in hls hands
was pioce OF deoayed fence rail.
Mr.. Handy asked the witness T. he saw
Mr.. Carney and Mr.. Carlin that day
and he replied that he did. He said one
of these men spoke giving Mr.. Mane
some Of his own medicine"
The witness told these men that
Mayne was an officer of the school ana
he said the two men then Withdrew.
Witness did not think the boy had been
maitreated.
william Atwood Wilson. who has
charge of public roads testified ga con-
noctlon with tho Pfoffer boy affair. that
he was told by little girl. whom he be-
lievcd was Mrs. Ford daughter that
some man had split n boys head with
% fence rail Before that. the witness
said he met some of the Ferris School
boys who were pursuing pfeffor eve
don't want TO catch him. because he
would kill us, tho witness testified they
told him.
Mr. Wilson said he saw the Pfener
boy on the ground and he was cursing
Mr. Mayne. The witness said Mayne
asked Prefer what the latter would have
done to him had he knocked him down.
81 would have killed you before YOU got
up" the Witness said Pfemor replied.
Speaking of the club used in connec-
ton with this assault, Mr. Wilson said
nc would not like TO be in a tight place
and defend himself with Il club Ike H.
for ho feared it might break the hrst
hard blow he dealt The stick he said
was decayed.
The witness said that in his opinion
the boy could have gotten into the
wagon. which took him back to the
scooi, unaided had no tried.
No additional evidence was brought out
in cross examination.
Doctor Found One Bruise.
DR.. Mitchell Greenwood, the attend