Weekly journal-miner., 1919-06-11
THOMPSONSTORy THROWS BLAME
 UPON DYER
(From Sundays Daily.)

stand and told his remarkable story of the circumstances that led up. to his arrest in police trap here last May }. Dyer, who had been star witness for the state, and who acted in the matter at the behest of the authorities, was the urging spirit in the will conspiracy; it was he who secured the forgery of the name of Sam Stanton, a deceased pioneeer, to the check for $50, and it was he who proposed to hasten the end of Old Bill Debus. All this, according to Thompson, who was on the stand for practically the entire day.
 Trouble in which he had involved girl, was what compelled Dyer to seek his aid in order to elevate his financial standing in the community, according to Thompson After sev- eral hours of examination and cross examination, Thompson recalled the last, but not the first name, of this girl. It was appropriate: Love.
 Spectators in the court room ran the gamut of emotions. At times, they listened in deep sympathy as in- cidcnts in the career of Thompson, farmer, schoolteacher, soldier, cook, nurse and attendant at state institu- tions, were brought out in various lights, according to which attorney was doing the questioning. At one time, Judge Sweeney leaned back in his chair and laughed and humanely permitted everybody else to laugh for full 10 seconds before the gavel crashed. This was during the abso- lutely unique intcrrogatory of Dr. Warren E. Day toward the close of the afternoon session. That laugh ter was positively needed l. relieved the cramped muscles, it was so hearty, and as for its effect on cramped dispositions-tney positively bloomed under its benefcient influ- ence.
 Trial Goes to Monday
 Some disappointment was felt at the fact it became necessary to hold many jurors and witnesses over un- til Monday. But the case could not have been finished. inasmuch as the courts evenings were filled with juvenile matters. Thompsons exam ination took a long time and neither side seemed willing to stint the flow of information to be elicitcd from the rather garrulous witness with even the slightest questions. Once, ! however, his counsel cautioned him to conhnc his replies to the ques- .ions.
 Thompson's Autobiography
 Tho~,pson was born in 1871. In. Perm ylvania, he worked on farms until he got almost of age and then taught school. About the time he started in pedagogy, he omitted the Ducolic Hiram from his name and . went by the name of Car -ier, which is his middle name. He . for the Cuban war, but got service in Porto Rico. A year after his discharge, he went in again and got sent 10 the Philippines, where, according to his discharge, he par in nine battles and Y skir- lishcs. He was discharged a second . time with fine rating of cook-sar- geant character excellent, service, honest and faithful.
 It was while serving as cook in hospital outfit that he suffered the accident that left him with the ter -iblc scars on the right side of his lcad and face. He was attending a man on the hospital ship Relief in Manila Bay, when a steam pipe broke and he was literally par boiled, while dragging his patient 10 ! place of safety
 On his return to the United States le entered an asylum and graduated Is nurse. He secured a diploma, ], which was placed in evidence It. vas with the qualifications he at aimed there, that he worked at scv- ral state institutions. finally putting 1 II term of service in Phoenix. Lc- ; oy Ladd hired him 10 come to the Pioneer Home, where he met the other in the little dramatis per onae, which has been rather fully !, described in these columns of late
 Debus' Owl Cigars ,
 The fact that Debus smoked con- | inually at an Owl cigar was what ed to his near death at the hands | 'f conSpirator. Owls in the face S ,f supposed indigent patient ex- tied the cupidity or Dyer right off he reel He inquired of Thompson f he origin of these luxurious smokes, f. nd was told that Old Bill mad i rad of money in the bank. This con a ersation took place early in their f a day and night shit V urses, said the defendant. Dyer q ept proposing 10 take Debus out t iding in his automobile. He in- il uircd after the old mans taste for $ quor. It was his aim to get the t ged patient all jinglcd up and roll 2 i'm. II was not without the bounds T { the possible, that ne could ipduce l be wealthy guest to sign the bogus a ill, Thompson said Dyer said z