Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-18
Colonel
:T0DHUNTER
Of Missouri
By RIPLEY D. SAUNDERS
Copyright, 1911, by the Bobbs-Mer-
rill Company.
Copyright, 1911, by the Bookseller
rill Company.

examination strengthened "a Their than
shook her testimony for the defense.
Briefly under the questioning Of the
leading counsel for the defense Colonel
Todhunter told of his visit to Lottie-
May Doggett on the forenoon following
the murder Of Stamford Tucker.
"Where did you go, Colonel Todhun-
ter" asked Major Dryden, when you
left the Doggetts' house after that
visit?'
II went to a cabin across the road,
just few yards down from the Dog
gets gate, to see Aunt A1irandy Ran
som. an old colored woman who lived
there"
What was your reason for wanting
to see Miranda Ransom that time,
Colonel Todhunter?"
IL wanted to engage her to keep q
close watch on the girl, Lottie-May
Doggett. sub. did not believe that
Tom Strickland killed Stamford Tuck
err, ncr did believe that he was guilty
of wrongin' Lottie-May. He himself
had told me that the girl confessed to
him that Stamford Tucker had been
maxim love to her secretly. l felt sure
in my own mind that Stamford Tucker
had been killed for wrongin' Lottie-
May Doggett. and this would mean
that he was killed by some man who
loved Iottie- May and knew that STAN
ford Tucker had wronged her or that
the girl herself had killed him. I want
ed somebody to watch that house, and
Il y ire n U
Ransom better'n on anybody else"
Did you see this woman, Miranda
Ransom, sir:'
81 did, sub She promised to keep
close watch on the girl and on the
house, and she kept her word. 1t 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?"
Eyes, sub. She creep up close enough
to overhear what they was a-sayin'
when they met In that clump O. trees
between the Doggett house and the
Ransoms' cabin, sub. She heard all that
waitin' for me when I got home from
Colonel Bill Strickland's the night be-
fore this trial began, and she told me
the whole story"
"What did you do then, Colonel Tod
hunter?"
There wasn't but one thing to be
done, sub, If Chickasaw Jesse was to
To-
from bein' found guilty Of murderin'
STAN Tucker. That one thing was to
follow Jesse Bream and Lotte- May
Doggett without losin' a minutes time
and arrest him befo' he got out o the
state. sub
The witness then confirmed in detail
that part Of the girls testimony relat-
ing to the capture of Jesse Bream.
did this man, Jesse Bream, make
confession Of his guilt as being the
murderer Of Stamford Tucker"
Eyes. sub. And. furthermore, under
oath. he told mighty strange story
Of happenin' that in itself might ha'
hung Tom Strickland"
There was quick stir Of heightened
dramatic expectancy in the courtroom.
Major Gentry Dryden paused until 1t
had subsidized.
What was that strange story, Colo
mel Todhunter," he asked. (which. as
you have just testified, the man Jesse
Bream told you and the sherih OF
Rails county under oath?"
HE told me, sub, that Tom Strick-
Of the murder almost the next moment.
AS I hollered to Siam Tucker, cussin
him and tellin' him that l was a-goin
to kill him for havin' wronged Lottie-
May said Chickasaw Jesse Bream,
STAN Tucker drew his gun and fred
just the mint I fired. My shot got
him, but his'n didn't tech me. When
l saw that he was a-layin' still l ran
up to his body, looked down and saw
that had plunked him through the
head, right between the eyes, and that
ne was stone dead. Then turned and
started to run down the road to'ards
the town OF Nineveh.
81 hadn't gone any ways hardly
when 4 man came to'ards me on that
road. When he saw me he laughed.
and the next mint he outs with his
gun and fires at me. I was skeered,
cause l didn't want to be recognized,
and turns and runs straight through
the woods, lookin' back once or twice.
And that man came to the edge of the
woods. and I heard him laugh and
then mutter like he was drunk and
talkin' to himself. and then he delib-
erately turned back on the Black Bot
toms road and went to'ards town."
Did Jesse Bream tell you and the
sheriff Of Rails county. Colonel Tod
hunter, that be recognized the man
whom he thus met after having killed
Stamford Tucker?'
He did, sub"
"yNhat was that mans name?
ut was Thomas w. Strickland, sub.
Chickasaw Jesse Bream swears that
he saw him plainly. and he takes his
oath that it was Tom Strickland"
Did Jesse Bream tell you what ne
did after that encosntery'
Eyes, sub. He says that he lay out
in the woods for about an hour and
thnt then he went back on the road
att came into town and the next day
he vent to Oklahoma, not gettin' back
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