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were standing at one side of the road and the drunken Dutchman was lying 

in   the   buggy    sound    asleep�察   �with   one   bottle   of  whisky     uncorked�察    �the 

contents of which had run out and over his clothes�察�and another bottle in 

his pocket untouched。 He had evidently gone out for a drive。 He was taken 

to jail�察�and the news soon spread that he was an ex´convict and horse´thief。 

He   was   tried   on   a   charge   of   stealing   horses�察  �and   was   returned   to   the 



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penitentiary  for   a   term  of   two   years。  Here   were   seven   years'   service   for 

two   drunks�   �Ancient      Jacob�察   �how    tuff� ─  �After  Gus   had   completed     his 

narration to me he wound up by saying�察 �Ven I shall oudt git this time�察�I let 

von visky alones。; 

                                    BOVINE TROUBLE 

     Woodward R。 Lopeman was sent up from Neosho County for murder 

in the first degree。 Under his sentence he was to be hanged at the close of 

the first year。 This part of the sentence is never carried out in Kansas。 The 

particulars    of   his  crime   are   as  follows�此   �He   was   a  well´to´do     farmer 

residing   in   Neosho   County�察  �and   never   had   any   difficulty   to   amount   to 

anything before this   time。  He  was   an   old   soldier  and served his   country 

faithfully and bravely for four years。 For some trivial cause he and one of 

his neighbors had a little difficulty�察�but it was thought nothing would ever 

come of it�察�as each of them had been advised by their friends to bury their 

animosity before it should lead to graver results。 Lopeman seemed willing 

to do this�察�but his irate neighbor would not meet him half way。 One day a 

calf of Lopeman's�察�worth but a few dollars�察�got through the fence and over 

into his neighbor's pasture。 Word was sent to the owner of the calf that if 

he would come over and pay damages for the trouble of penning it up he 

could have his property。 This had a tendency to arouse a bad feeling in the 

heart of Lopeman�察�so�察�placing his revolver in his pocket�察�and asking his 

grown up son to accompany him�察�they went to the house of the neighbor 

and directly to the lot where the calf was shut in and commenced to lay 

down the bars to let it out�察�when the neighbor came from the house with 

his son�察�and Lopeman was ordered to leave the bars alone。 The neighbor�察�

who was a strong�察�muscular man�察�proceeded to chastise Lopeman�察�the two 

sons also got ready for an encounter。 Lopeman�察�being by far the smaller 

man     of   the   two�察  �began    to   retreat   slowly    as   his  enemy     advanced 

brandishing a club。 When almost near enough Lopeman to strike him with 

the    uplifted   club�察  �Lopeman�察     �in  self´defense�察   �as  he   claims�察  �drew    his 

revolver   and   shot   him。   He   fell   lifeless   to   the   ground。   The   son   of   the 

murdered man perceiving what was done�察�ran quickly into the house�察�and 

getting a double´barreled shotgun�察�came out and fired twice at Lopeman 

and his son。 The shots did not take effect。 Lopeman fired two shots at him。 



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At   this   the   son   retired   into   the   house�察  �and   Lopeman   and   son   taking   the 

almost worthless calf�察�which had been the cause of so much trouble�察�went 

to their home。 Lopeman then went to the county seat and gave himself up 

to   the   authorities。   As   soon   as   the   news   spread   over   the   neighborhood�察�

excitement   ran   high   and   there   was   loud   talk   of   lynching。  The   murdered 

man was very popular。 His old neighbors smelled blood�察�and it was with 

some   difficulty   that   they   were   prevented   from   taking   the   law   into   their 

own hands。 Better judgment prevailed�察�however�察�and after six months the 

trial came off and the murderer was convicted and sentenced as aforesaid。 

THIS MAN WAS MY CELL MATE。 He is something over sixty years of 

age�察�of medium height�察�and during his younger days must have been very 

hard to handle。 The first evening we occupied the cell together he told me 

of all his troubles�察�and I learned from his own lips that I was to room with 

a murderer。 I felt I would much rather be at home�察�than locked in that 4x7 

cell with a man whose hands were dyed with the blood of his neighbor。 

My  alarm   somewhat   subsided   when   the   time   came   for   retiring。   The   old 

man�察  �as   solemnly   as   the Apostle   Paul   would   have   done�察  �took   down   the 

Bible�察�read a few verses�察�and then knelt down and prayed。 I sat there in 

mute   astonishment   at   the   proceedings   of this   gray  haired   criminal。   How 

was   it   possible   for   a   man   who   was   guilty   of   such   a   grave   crime   to   be 

devout。 He often told me that he had no consciousness whatever of guilt�察�

nor the fear and dread of a murderer。 I asked him if in his dreams he could 

not   often   see   the   face   of   his   victim。   With   a   shrug   of   the   shoulders   he 

admitted that he could。 For six months this old man and myself occupied 

that small cell together�察�so small that it was very difficult for us to get by 

each other   when the   sleeping   bunks   were   down。 We   never had   the   least 

trouble     during    the   entire    time。   A   kinder    hearted     man    I  never    met。 

Whenever   he   received   any   little   delicacies   from   home   he   would   always 

divide with me�察�and in such a cheerful spirit that I soon came to think a 

good   deal   of   the   old   man。   If   we   had   both   been   on   the   outside   world   I 

would not have desired a kinder neighbor。 His son�察�later on�察�was convicted 

as an accomplice�察�and sent up for two years。 The old man has hopes of a 

pardon in a few years。 He has a wife and several children who are highly 

respected and much beloved in the neighborhood where they reside。 They 



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have     the   sympathy       of   all  their   neighbors      in   this   affliction   and 

bereavement。 

                                 WHISKY AND WOMEN 

     Doc。   Crunk。One   of   the   many   desperadoes   now   behind   the   prison 

walls of the Kansas penitentiary is this noted Texas outlaw。 He is a native 

Texan�察�now nearly fifty years of age。 After years of crime he was finally 

caught in the Indian Territory while introducing whisky among the Indians。 

He had his trial in the U。 S。 District Court�察�was convicted and sent to the 

penitentiary      for  three   years。   For    a  time   during    the   war    he  was    a 

confederate soldier。 Becoming dissatisfied with the profession of arms�察�he 

deserted and entered upon
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