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

you did, Pretty soon the marshal come back and
crowd of white men. seen the gun in the
shaps pocket. One man walks up and said seen
those fellows going down this morning on the county
road past my house. This fellow says "Not me.
We in on the railroads. didn't say nothing.
Pretty soon crowd of people began to gather here.
l thought they going to get us and began to
pray. They kept US there until they brought
over here
CHESLEY HUBBARD,
being first duly sworn OATH testified as follows:
About not buying this gun, if l had to die
right this minute if l didn't pay half on this gun
am not sitting here. cannot help but say it.
This boy he was in the gun store and in this last
place he even buys the Shells Where he buys the
shorts. After buying the shells 1 takes him down
to the saloon and gets three drinks. One for my
self and one for him and one for George. After
starting for the depot has this gun in my pocket.
but didn't have these cartridges. did not have
them. He buys the cartridges. pays the fare
to Council Bluffs and he buys this cake. Then
he says to me, ''Give the gun. want to load
it, That is what he spoke to me- I acknowledge
that had half of the gun. but not ALL acknow-
ledged that for two or three days. had half of
the gun but not all Of it. pays for it and he was
to pay half
Q. Now. Chesley. you heard Mr.. Clark say he
handed you the gun as he coming down the lad
der from the box car. You was standing on the fiat
car Is that right?
A. No sir. He did not. He gets off the train
first Then gets off. When got off the train
he had run by and 1 think he come and run toward
me. He said, "Come on.' We goes this
fence all right true enough. We goes over the
fence and comes out right by the depot.
@. just wanted to know whether he handed the
gun to you the fiat car?
A. No sir.
(Clark) did. handed it to him.
Q. Isn't it possible that you can be mistaken?
Are you sure you handed that gun to him?
(Clark) can be mistaken but amt.
@. guess that is all.
W. M. MCCARTHY.
being first duly sworn oath, testified as follows:
That he was conductor for the Northwestern.
train No. ia on the evening of June 10. That he
knew nothing of the shooting until he reached West
Sde and that the shooting must have occurred after
leaving Vail, little after midnight.
Mr.. Mccarthy said:
When l got to West Side 1 started for the
depot saw light on the end Of the oil tank.
There was around. called and said, What's
doing over there?'' Brechtel called out. .sCome
over here Mac l jumped up and found him
stretched out. said. '.What is the matter?'' He
said There shooting done.'' l said.
'Who it?'' He said, ''Those niggers shot me
just as came at the end Of the car said.
t.Where is Warner?' He said ''I think back near
the end. He was shot too'' l started for help.
got the fireman and got one fellow to go for doc
tors and another for the agent or operator. About
this time the marshal down and I told him
what done and told him to get to telephone
and phone to all the towns possible. To
look out for these colored men that were on this
train. He did so.
Q. Where did you find the lanterns?
A. One set right the end of the car. Perhaps
three feet from the brakeman. The other set right
near Brechte Found it by the oil tank so didn't
see it when got on the car Both were burning.
A. Warner was cold when found him.
@. Brechtel is in the hospital at Carroll. is he
A. He is still alive at Carroll
@. Did you the body of Warner when it was
laid out?
A. Well just ---
Q. Could you to whether there was any
injury?
A. didn't see any only the wound.
@. What kind was that?
A. little round hole 1t was near the collar
bone. An inch an inch and half from the neck.
In the right shoulder.