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 theft of the money and the threatening letter, and of his final dramatic capture by the dog. There was a great crowd in the courthouse.

Many of the spectators were as anxious to see the winner of the Alaskan sweepstake as they were to see justice done.

When Pedro finally took the stand in his own defense, which he did with much swagger, Silversheene was so furious that it was all Dick could do to quiet him.

The judge, who was a great lover of dogs and knew a gentleman when he saw one, was much impressed by Silversheene's rage. He finally invited Silversheene to sit with him upon the bench and they sat side by side, judge and dog, and tried the man. But in this case the man was more of a brute than was the dog.

The Mexican was finally bound over to the grand jury, and the Hendersons later had the satisfaction of seeing Pedro given a ten-year job with the Oregon chain gang.