The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-06-30


Henry says to me were in Jail, ..You be with me
and will be with you. - He says they could not
tell who did the shooting because it in the
night. Then we talked there in the Jail for while
and he says that he thought that was not going
stick up for him and he commenced to pray and he
said that all could do to pray and try to keep
them from hanging US. said that if he had not
done the shooting would not be here now. When
were over here leaving this town he saw some-
thing and he stopped and pulled the gun and started
to shoot. It bush or something. This was
between Vail and Manila. If did it would own
up to it just at once.
HENRY CLARK.
being first duly sworn on oath, testified somewhat
follows:
After brief preliminary which was intended to
bring out the fact that any statement he might
make was made of his own free will and without
either threats or promises. Clark said:
He foresaid while ago that bought the gun
and that paid four dollars for the gun. Well we
was in the store and in the meantime while we was
fixing to buy the gun he said 81 don't think this gun
is worth four dollars.'' He says, ''Can't you come
q little cheaper?' The fellow says he can't come
down and he says. ''Well would be willing to pay
four dollars for it if you would throw in couple Of
rounds Of cartridges Fellow says. ''Well sure
wilE'' The man gave him two rounds Of cartridges.
l won't say whether he put it in the gun He
wanted to see where they put the gun. I says, put
it in your belt. The officer might come here and
arrest you.
@. What kind of cartridges?
A. so longs.
g. How many?
A. Ten. So we goes out and he puts the gun in
his pocket. Puts the shells in his pocket. We
come on down to the saloon and gets three drinks
He takes beer, the other boy takes beer and
takes soda. Then we goes up to Jimmie
Adams. says am going down to King Eggers
He says will 60 with you. says first I'm going
to get my laundry. So We go to this fellows
house, He was going up to Dakota with
come back and asked him if he going and he
come back up to where and says no, amt
going. Then says. ''Come and 60 for my laun-
dery." He said all right. So we goes down to
the Chinese laundery and gets the laundery. Then
we goes down to the other house and gets my Clothes
He says. got some too / wonder if I could leave
them with him? says you can ask him. had
packed my stuff and we takes it over to King
Eggers. It is there now. He puts his good suit
on and then puts this SUIT it. At five o'clock
we catches the car for Council Bluffs and we buys
this cake on the right side of the Northwestern
tracks, the last store going north. Then goes up
on the side of this fence along the track and the
cake He says to me. Here, you take the gun and
carry it. Your pants has got belt - says all
right. The gun was loaded. takes the gun and
shoves it in this pocket right here. Qndicating.)
Belt was in about this here place. Fixed up and
gets on the train about seven thirty. Somewheres
between Council Bluffs and Missouri Valley the
brakeman comes along and asks me-he come over
the train and said. where are you going?"
said, Missouri Valley He asks me what have
got and says not anything. He says. "Well. you
want to get off at the Valley and stay off or will
--" what told you in that other statement.
said. "All right He stood about over me.
thought he was going to hit me. When we gets to
the Valley gets off and goes up and stands behind
signal post until the train pulled and gets on.
gets on the oil car and had no undertakings with
these brakemen until to VAIL When l
seen the brakemen coming around the end of the
tank was sitting down on the side of the fiat car.
When seen them coming gets up. This is the
truth. gets up and gets on the box car. I seen
the brakemen coming and seen the white fellows
here. They seen the men and walks to them. Then
they seen Hubbard and they says something to him.
They began cursing him and this short fellow he run
his hand back to the other brakeman this way One
says. 81 thought told you not to get on.' And
that way. Then the other says. '.You black son Of