The Detroit times., 1912-01-13
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when l knowed Tom WASH guilty ana
knowed who was. Then--well, all OF
sudden, we had our biggest guar.
rel, and what I'd been skeered OF
CONF TO pass"
What do you mean by that, Miss
Doggett7"
II mean that Chickasaw Jesse tried
TO kill me, sub. He sorter went
crazy and jumped for me with his
bowie-knife in his hand-and I'd ha'
been dead the next minute IL II hadn't
been for Colonel Todhunter, sub"
For Colonel Todhunter?"
Yes, sub. Colonel Todhunter bust
ed in the door o the cabin that very
minute, bringin' the sheriff o. Rails
County along with him. Him and the
sheriff both had their pistols sight
ed on Jesse and made him throw his
knife down. And then l done what
I'd wanted to do all the time. I told
them IL was Chickasaw Jesse who had
killed STAN Tucker"
! And what. happened when you did
that?"
The girl shivered. Il don't like to
think about it-he made me feel like
cowardly hound-dog" she said,
new shame in her reckless eyes.
Jesse Dream just laughed and folded
1 MS aTInS anu IOOktu uic anu thOh
at Colonel Todhunter and the sherin
and said that | told the truth.
! killed STAN Tucker because he ruined
Lottie-May,' he said, smilin'. And Il
| run away with her to marry her. But
she's tellin' the truth now to get shet
| o. me, and | don't care what comes
next. Take me and ha/s me-Im
done"
A hush of horror held the crowded
courtroom In It's grip. Lottie-May
Doggett suddenly lifted her arms In
a gesture OF desperate exultation.
Anyway, I'm glad" she cried.
Tim glad! I don't know how Colonel
/ Todhunter happened to come there
4 the way he did, but I'm glad! L
thanked God when saw him-because
then knew that Tom Strickland
want a-goin' to hang for what Chick
i asaw Jesse had done!"
A moment later the witness was
turned over to the state. The cross
examination strengthened. rather than
shook, her testimony for the defense.
Call Colonel Thurston T. Tod
hunter!" said Major Dryden. The
new witness, travel-stained and some
what worn, physically, took the stand.
/ Briefly, under the questioning or
the leading counsel for the defense,
Colonel Todhunter told OF his visit
to Lottie-M May Doggett on the fore.
noon following the murder OF SIAM
ford Tucker.
where did you 30. Colonel Tod
hunter?" asked Major Dryden, when
you left the Doggetts' house after that
visit?'
81 went to a cabin across the road.
Just few yards down from the Dog
GETS gate, to see Aunt Mirandy Ran
som, an old colored woman who lived
there"
was IL in connection with your OBJ
ject In calling on Miss Lottie-May
Doggett that you wished to see this
colored woman"
1T was, subj"
what was your reason for want
ing to see Miranda Ransom at that
time, Colonel Todhunter?"
II wanted to engage her to keep
close watch on the girl, Lottie-May
Doggett, sub. ! did not believe tnat
Tom Strickland killed Stamford Tuck
er, nor did I believe that ne was
guilty. OF wrongin' LottieMay. He
} himself had told me that the girl con-
tossed to him that Stamford Tucker
had been maxim love to her secretly.
felt sure In my own mind that Stap.
ford Tucker h/d been killed for
wrongin' Lottie-May Doggett-and this
would mean that he was killed by
: some man who loved Lottie-May and
knew that Stamford Tucker had
wronged her, or that the girl herself
had killed him. It all looked mighty
plain to me, suh-and, lookin' that
way. I couldn't help feelin' that what
ever developments might come, point
in to the real murderer would DO
{. mighty likely to come right there at
Lottie-May's home. ] wanted some
body to watch that house. and knew
could depend on Aunt Mirandy Ran
, som better'n on anybody else"
Did you see this woman, Miranda
Ransom, sir?"
'T did, sub. She promised to keep
:. a close watch on the girl and on the
house, and she kept her word. IL
: was through her that learned the
news that sent me away to Rails
county lookin' for Chickasaw Jesse
Bream and Lottie-May Doggett, sub.
do you mean that she learned OF
their flight, Colonel Todhunter?'
(To ne Continued.S
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