Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-06-13

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tj"u with on El'lf"liH "'Nu.'
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\ negro man "b."' '"FN ''''S VI
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~i"rilrS cry. He seemed Ir'a"'eheu
and reluctant t" testify
"Wlmt Is your name:
MY nam" is Abram Llucoih lolllNer'
suh-daSf my name.
"What Is your "rouN"tl"h' Aoram-
what do You do to make living:
'AioStiy J k'tcheS hS1' sun n"h's
some. 700 ana Se'S traps i'' ,oo,i
amt MINK Down !anuer III Ut i'''cN
/ Bottom sWampS' sun
wv h"r" were you. Ape' on '''e iiiS"'
OF JuIN 70 just past
Part de time was r'@ht hyaf III ois
mean Town Nlh'N en- ANA "'t'' u"' i
went Oh NY wa! =" '', u1'. s'o'
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VI >''' ~ ~ ~ ''"' lamp Ill '''e
hI'oN i''.
'ei ".ss "''e "'''' n'''' al
'e' o. sun
no" 90 you KNOW ''l's
Ease l oone an ne,i i,a''o', "e Gun
iuo MIN Wnar pee'i >iSl'in W.'a' was
oe ,i"'e upH. "s WIS "-te''i" '''''
soouuE' sun
NIT ro"u oiu YOU .'Ne " ~ "
your camp III 'he n'ack BOTTOMS
n.y. sun, 'o,e ''oN Il w. l''u'N
'"''oi'iH 'o'u. Hun-ic"H ways '"e'' !
conies 10 ""I p"'h "m'' 'ea"S
ooWn 'il'o oe DIX S""'i'l'S Oh II oa'-ar
roau' sun
How far Is 1t from town be1ore you
come TO mat hog pain. Aoe:
"DeSs bout mlle, SUM- Ter de bes
my knowiedGe ana speaklh sorter
ofhand lax. sun"
"ho you Know where the lncker
pace IS on the BLACK bottoms ROAD!
russ sun
rs that pain or which you spehR
more or less IMAM half"ay TO the IucK-
er place as you go out from town:
"H't deSs III mon halfways. SUM-.
NOW, ADrHIn, ana the prosecuting
attorney Strengthened TO his full height
ana spoke win eSpecial earnestness.
Il want you To tell the jury exactly
what happened TO You on your way to
your camp in the Black Bottoms that
night Eel IT III your own way just as
II happened.
the witness looked at his question
er with Apprehension In MS childlke
eyes.
"Mistah Cromweii. you-you done
gimme 70 "uu dey amt no Marin
a-comin TO me Ell tells dat:' ne crled
appeaMngiy. ana you done toie me
! natter tel II. Whur wants 10 er
no. Amt dat SO!
"Ihat Is the truth. Abe. Inc law
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your KhoWiedge bearing upon TINS
case. Ana It IS the laws intent that no
Marin snail come to you Tor so doing.
The witness began In low voice.
"Dey want nothin' happened to me
'twell come nigh to dat ar hog path
what cuts off inter de bottoms he
said. "Dess TO l got dar, sub. heern
shootin'-one shot and den annurr'.
hit seem lax ter ME, sub. was skeer-
ed when ! hear dat ar shootin' and
seem lax ! better not go on ter whar
sho' ter run smack into it. Mistah
Cromwell-yass. sub. is a-tellin 1t
ter de jury. sub. SO huccome done
hid in de brush side o de road. sub.
iayin' fiat on de groun'. And dar !
stayed. subj"
The witness hesitated
Go on" said the prosecuting attOr-
ney. TEL the jury precisely what
happened next.
Il lay dar. lax l say" resumed the
witness. when all OF a sudden lax a