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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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