Show THE COWBOYS PROOF Showed That He Was Kot Shooting at ata a BraKeman With Intent to Kill Denver Times Jack Vance ran a the ran ranch h hof of the Butte Creel Creek Catt company was on trial Jat Alliance Neb Nob on a charge o of at a brakeman on the Burlington railroad with intent to kill him He had received his pay a afew afew few days before and was engaged at atthe atthe the time of the shooting in the pic plc picturesque pastime of painting the coun county county ty red Vance vehemently denied any intent to perforate the brakeman brateman He told the court that while it was true that he did take out his revolver and shoot after the brakeman had pushed him himoff himoff off the thi train he was merely giving a prearranged signal He and a friend had been down the road a few miles and aUd wanted to ride back to the nearest station to the ranch Realizing that if they were found by any of the train crew they would be put off they had arranged that if one was put off the train he should his partner by firing his bib revolver once The trainman with visions of what he firmly believed was a narrow escape from death shook his head the judge looked Vances cow cowboy cowboy boy friend corroborated the story but seeing that his tale failed to receive credence the defendant asked the court to please step outside The judge asked what for forIll Ill IU prove my innocence your hon hen honor or Vance said The court was curious and went out outside outside side So SQ did cUd the sheriff lawyers and spectators Vance pulled out his re revolver revolver volver and holding a postage stamp between the fingers of his left hand clipped off each corner in succession Next he asked a spectator to suspend a hickory nut from a thread Walk Walking lag ing off thirty feet he lie wheeled and at atthe atthe the first shot cut the thread Taking six tacks he placed them loosely In a apiece apiece piece of wood This he placed against a post yards away Bor Borrowing Borrowing rowing a watch from a bystander he lie opened the case for a shot with his tack to the mark nd drove each euch tack into the wood without a miss The brakeman had been looking on in openmouthed wonder As Valise Vanoe concluded the brakeman stepped up to the judge and tapping him on the arm said Yes yer Honor I guess I was mis mistaken mistaken taken That nan man shooting at atme atI me I |