| Show 1 l z k V A ier segi A ak r ia T I 1 i E I 1 s I 1 r I 1 tat IN an A TOWS f I 1 1 aaa towy MOY BONBY WA walker F a INSISTED nasis M ED ON OLEA PLEADING DINd guilty GUIL GUll TY 11 As an lael dent in 10 ti th justice 1 of the ho P peace W D 4 DJAY deeply JAY It interested ted to la tha case and the intelligent jury jory acted accordingly dayton was a tough town they were working on the railroad the railroad raft roid that never was finished it they had finished that railroad dayton would have been a metropolis its today according to the dayton belief says the argonaut roney boney walker a grader was up before the justice of the peace charged with assault with intent to kill there was no other kind of assault in dayton in those days it was not such a very serious charge either but there were circumstances annei connected v with this particular case which made mad it a matter of interest to the whole community in the first place no one elc except ept a tenderfoot would ever have brought such a charge against a reputable citizen there were other ways of settling matters of dispute which custom had made the rule and the people of dayton disliked to see such a radical change joe perry the tenderfoot who brought the had been working tor for walker for several months and had never been able to draw a cent of the wages due him not 0 only that t but he had loaned walker nearly every cent he had in the world and the outlook ahead of him was mIghty blue he had lived on frijoles and wormy bacon and slept on the ground when he was out on the grade and camped in the corral when he was in town and all the time he had bad been writing back bac k east to his folks telling them that he liked the west lt it was such a free and easy life and the people were so hospitable and easy to get along with and his health was better it was all a bluff of courle course walker was standing in front of the lice one day when perry came out with a letter in his hand and a suspicious auspicious moisture in his eyes the letter was from home his mother was not as well as usual the letter said and things were not going as smoothly as they might it wound up by asking if he could not send a few dollars as money was badly needed to buy her the little comforts that a sick person wants perry plucked up courage and approaching walker asked him for some money walker pulled his revolver and struck the rash young man a vicious bloton the head that was his reply a characteristic one indeed it was in fact such a natural thing for walker to do that thal the people of dayton were surprised greatly to learn that a warrant had been issued even it must be understood that walker had bad a big contract with the railroad company and was in debt to everybody in the town if he could keep going until the bonds were sold in the east bast he and his creditors both stood a chance to get their money to ask him for money now was of course coarse an ins insult alt what else could it be but perhaps the tenderfoot know that justice of the peace smith was not only one of walkers heaviest creditors but he was on his bond also walker listen to reason at an all he was guilty he insisted aisted and glad of it IL even when he was quite sober early in the morning he was defiant and stoutly maintained that he would have to plead guilty so justice of the peace smith took him off to one side and talked to him look here boney he said aid dont throw us all down like this suppose I 1 have to send you up where are arb we going to get out lose the contract and well lose our money never mind your reputation stand by your friends but boney was obstinate and still insisted that he was obliged to to plead guilty for the better accommodation of the jury and the rest of walkers creditors court was held in the old warehouse between the cabinet and the brewery the judge read the charge alth a tinge of sarcasm in ills his voice the defendant waived coun counsel stel and the trial proceeded guilty or not guilty asked the court the prisoner jumped to his feet guilty he shouted and im sorry I 1 the court interrupted him the irhe prisoner pleads not guilty the court said in blandest blankest blan dest tones not looking at the prisoner however the jury is instructed to bring in a verdict in accordance aa 1 cor dance with this evidence the prisoner sat speechless for a brief time he was overcome overcome with violent I 1 I 1 ant emotion youre he shouted getting upon at bast 1 I said guilty the court demurely unmoved Doubtless it was iras prepared for some DoubT i such outbreak upon up on the part of the prisoner ii Th e 11 jury will now liow retire aud and prepare the justice saad aid calmly I 1 jn the room in the rear of the ca cabinet biliet the jury y deliberated over ator te verdict the eam ia acas jorae boe I 1 by i I 1 abo ZW danloe Dan lod tho h jury there 7 r 1 i V deep j alf dice I 1 1 1 aca I 1 I 1 inet at aiji tiji ii chlis w ere i allak I 1 ag could ie be I 1 z j L I 1 aa m aga Z f il Gf tUen T T y j J cabala ca baly p asked tha W as baw arwed are re armied 1 11 ve tie ij ita I 1 z j 1 az I 1 I 1 I 1 ng N 1 4 sfa g A iss 3 r S t v 7 t r 4 9 az 4 Z z tamad im ea k expect fam 1 1 0 4 0 7 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 aa 1611 1 1 11 gt r f 1 7 W 2 1 i 1 41 I 1 t X won W on it ww was vt 12 t V 1 W A jk V A V jr 2 tt at I 1 s E tf f S g P 1 A irk I 1 0 as follows the me jury finds that tam h a I 1 prisoner sOller to is such a fearful liar that we cannot believe him under oath it accordingly finds him not guilty the court then solemnly discharged the twelve creditors of the prisoner from further duty and the incident was waa dosed closed I 1 |
