The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-15
FOILED!
That's What Bill Hepburn Vas by
Or Lien Hearted Constuhble,
Seth Dswbeny-Bi|I Was In
the Town Lock Up for Several
Hours { Seth Was In Mortal
TerTer!-FulI PartickIers Is
POI Below

Seth Dewberry, our lion hearted town
eonstubble. is in 4 turrible picket as we
90 to press, and Bill Hepburn, our ar
tistick blacksmith, Il In Jail & may ex-
cape emmy minnit.
Yesterday Eb Gookins, who lives on
the turnpike a mile west of Bingville.
driv into town and stopped at the offs
of Anne Hillyer, our talented loryer,
legal light, ]. of the p. & ct cettery too
numerous to mentchion.
Eb told Anne that few days before
he had took his old gray mare to Billie
shop to have her shod in front and that
Bill was under the inf1ooence of Ticker
and had made botch of shooting the
mare to SIGH a extent that she had went
lame & was ruined for life as you might
say. A. result Eb brung charge be-
fore Anne against Bill Of Cruelty to
animals, obtaining money under false
pertense. & NAL pracltise IN shoeing
horses" Eb swore out 4 warrant for
Bills arrest dead or alive and left it
with Anne, then Eb left tvwn and re-
turned home.
Anne summoned Seth Dewberry to his
office and give Seth the warrant to
serve. When Anne handed Seth the
warrant Seth said he diddent see how
he could serve 1t being ~ he was 50
bizzy on other criminal cases. but Anne
told him if he didden't serve /, that
Bingville folks would think he was
afeard of Bill and brand him ~ q cow
yard.
Then Seth got up his dander and said
he'd show Bingville whether he was no
coward or not-that he would arrest
Bill Hepburn or die in the attempt and
that If he had to give up his life in the
pursoot of his duty his only regret
would be that he didn't have half .
duzzen lifes. like cat, to give Typ.
It has leaked out sinst that after Seth
left Ame's office he tried to deppytize
several of our best knowd citizens to
arrest Seth, but all give one excuse OF
another and refused. At last Seth went
home, pinned on his big tin star to his
buzzum. which he only wears on spesh-
ial occashions, examined his two six
shooters to see If they was in worlsin
order, stuffed one in each pocket and
started out for Bills blacksmith shop
Seth marched right into the shop bold
as a lion where Bill was wor<in and
when Bill looked mp and seen him and
his star Bill says, Hello. Seth! You
look like ~ if you was going to arrest
somebody" That's what am going
to do" says Seth. IT'S a good thing
you amt newer tried to arrest me-"
says Bill. laffing. ''Why not?" says
Seth. WELL" says Bill, IF you tried to
arrest me it would be the last arrest
you ever made in this world, being as
would be ashamed to let leetle mite
of dried up wizzled runt of man
like you arrest me, and the Probabilities
is there would be funeral"
Seth turned As pale a. COST and
gulped and choleed and says. "Bill, Ime
the best friend you've got in Bingville
and if everybody in this town was as
good citizen as you be there wouldn't
be much for me to do. Far be it from
me to rest law abiding citizen like
YOU
After this Seth and Bin got very
friendly and all the while Seth was
thinking up some sl<eme to rest Bill.
Finally Seth told Bill that if he had
time he wisht to goodness he would
walk with him down to the town hall