| Show OLD TIMER TAKES WITNESS STAND STANO Jefferson Jeferson Tidwell Seventy Years Old Furnishes Hu Humor Humor mor inor at Hearing EVERYONE HAS GOOD LAUGH LAUGHt t Says Ho lie Io Is ns as I le as no Ills 11 Sons Sims SiS ama Describes hlo hite Anns of or City CI Woman om I I i Jefferson 7 i Ti years did d and Ind IndI H it I character was WM tin nit Cn time Ilio witness stand In time coal coni hearing this morning The Tho Theold ho old hI gentleman H has hns ima n a I limitless of ai humor hUlor and a ml quick tongue lils hit Im advanced ago ro and as an he lie told hi history story In his hla hi own Inimitable manner counsel for both sides and a 0 number of witnesses laughed Inu hell almost continuously And Mr 11 T wol stroking hits his hil beard thoughtfully would laugh heartily at al tho the word ord pictures he ho drew trew 11 d f events In the tho long long ago IgO Con Contrary to usual method ot of procedure tim the aged ng lne 1 was permitted to toil tell his story ItOl os he lie chose and was wag Inter Interrupted Intel Interrupted few hy by counsel HIS 1115 HI FIRST TIME 1 J E This was time the first tho time has hn ever been In a court room ro ni and Ind ho lt was Wils plainly under lIeI tho time Impression there is 15 something behind It all 11 At frequent Junctures res ho would raise latso his hands nail amI say sn ho lie and amid his sons eons always S respected and In obo ed time the law Who ho ever eer told tolu you Ol army any nn charges Were vero made mate oK agaInst you or your sons asked Judge Judg Maynard of counsel for forthe time the government who began legan to think the old gentleman had Imad ha been told bid something I ng No o ono one as m c how I remembers said sall tho tim toiling telling you OU all al to show no Ol can eln I ALMOST DRAMATIC At t times Mr became almost dramatic In lit his narrative Gesturing half rising from his chair and lel with face tuce ace lighted up UI with wih he ime le told lold of ot discovering coal in the time Sunset district years and anil years ago ngo It I tuck stuck out t six or soy sev seven se sen soyen en n feet fact high miami and rods across mind and Ind In Inthe tho the nun Hun of o a I bright morning It gilt glit glittered git terell like 10 sliver silver I was Ware ns poor POO 1001 wo we O till oil 11 were wore poor so It looked awfully good to us u We thug and drilled dried anti and worked until wo ve were out out of food and Ind our nr foot feet were out of at our cur ur shoos hoot We e did the tue best est we w know knew Imo low how Io sirs We did dil hta th best wo knew n how ho Wo on In e cd ground so 50 s held It by work We Vo paid 1011 30 90 0 and amid figured that It was wa ours OUI just as a you ou would when whon you bought a horo for Cor 90 Its I do lb with BS as al you O please ISIt ItY 11 Tho government brought out opt tho fact that Robert Forrester had acted as ceo tho the I s agent t IllS HIS HS BOYS DOYS PRESENT PRESET lr asked aked for a drink of ot water and mint when the time governments and defenses lawyers In w ors arose nrose as mis a man mm manto to 10 bring tho tile drink time the old oll oh man maim said ald Sit down sit down One of ot you ou boys hos bring mn rue a em L drink anti and he ho bolted d at three middle aged men mel sitting in tho time back buck Turning to an aim UI auditor au lor sitting close by Mr 11 ho imo said sal Thoro my m sons Ive Ie got four tour of em and thero nil all 11 fine dime men amen hut but it say pay Im Im as asIle Site lino Ile as al any alY one Ole of ot cm eta ills His Ils chuckle came caine to an end el out l in tho the upturned glass glans glus glusA A question was asked Ill 11 tell tel you ou when I IRet get this drink answered the witness calmly In describing who was tins so II prominent as aim af a IL witness before the Ole In iii Interstate commerce commission Mr fr said Oh Ho lie lo noer noel did IUd anything In as arm 01 he ho agreed to In Iii his life Yore Wore nit all al alone Just a I few fow feW of ot us 11 boys bOYI said sald Judge Ju gO Maynard a little later laterI Ue 1 I care caro It If the whole wold world was stoutly listening said the tha theol old gentleman WOMANS WOMAS WOrA S WITE ARM ARMi i Just as the time noon loon recess was WIS about to Sir Mr II wo wn wag telling about a 0 government man coming CamilA down own to II with wih his hut wife Woven oon In with wih the story ot of how Uio limo government man maim mal surveyed the time ino I a I laugh provoking description of or tho the govern government ment mans wife My fy she ohio hod white aroma arms They le glistened in the sun SUI I t tHaw saw Haw them one ono day dt I saw thom them from rein behind a I bunch of at o brush And nd the old gentleman slapped his kato and a laughed laughe time 00 courtroom rang reng rI with wih mer nier merriment 1 01 I O I When hol told toll to 10 be back at 2 oclo time OKI tl pioneer plon told Judge Maynard ho would but bill ho lie t want to i 1 wish you youl ou l hoy hos mo ama 10 any more moro Chuckling good naturally ho went out omit loading his tune sons soilS up uli U town to 10 lunch proudly One thing anyhow lie iii II com commented those boso lawyers gentle gentlemen men menlo uro aro Iro |
