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moned as a witness one H. West, a black negro, to tell of the purpose and accom plishment of the meeting called to vindicate the pastor. The short-hand transcript of Mr. West's most important and lucid testi mony is as follows: Q. Mr. West, tell the jury the purpose in view in calling a meeting of the congrega tion. A. That theh meetin' was called concernin' of a pamlet that weh to be published an' circled in the community at lahg to the end that the Pastoh's fust existence in the Chu'ch could be fully accomplished an1 the 'fuculty in the congregation vindicated. Q. Who were present at this meeting to explain the difficulty in the congregation; explain about that more fully. A. Theh was a number of them that didn't tuhn out at all, an' theh was two that was theh I know didn't commune on the oc casion. Q. Do you know why they did not? A. Well, this 'fuculty weh up an' they didn't know how it was an' they didn't feel supposed to commune until it was satisfied. Q. Tell us more particularly about that meeting on the first Sunday in April. A. Theh was a meetin' concernin' of the pamlet that weh drawn up that this is brought to approval of an' with regahds of what had been goin' on heahtofoah, an' slanderin' an' arrest that had been made and hadn't even been proved bein' true, and it had been discussed several times on dif ferent 'casions to put an end to it, an' the three of us was stopped at a time to meet at this date to know what was to do about it an' we decided on him drawin' up a pamlet of any number he thought was nec'sary to be drawn up and circled among the citizens of Des Moines to give it considera tion, as to put it to sunder foh the ones that was puttin' it out who didn't seem to want to do right by it. That was the way I un derstood it. Tt only remains to be added that the preacher was convicted and sentenced to four months in jail.

HOWELL—"That was a queer petition in bankruptcy that Rowell filed." Powell—"What was there queer about it?" Howell—"He gave his assets as one wife and his liabilities as alimony for three others."— Toii'ii Topics.

JIM WEBSTER was being tried for bribing a colored witness. Sam Johnsing, to testify falsely. "You say the defendant offered you $50 to testify in his behalf?" "Yes, sah." "Now repeat what he said, using- his exact words." "He said he would give me $^o if I —" ''He didn't speak in the third person, did he?" ''No, sah; he tuck good care dat dar were no third pussons around; dar was only two —us two." "I know that, but he spoke to you in the first person, didn't he?" "I was the first pusson myself." "You don't understand me. When he was talking to you did he say, 'I will pay you $50?'" "No, sah; he didn't say nothin' 'bout you payin' me $50. Your name wasn't men tioned, 'ceptin' he told me ef eber I got into a scrape you was de best lawyer in San An tonio to fool de jedge an' de jury—in fac'. you was de best in town to cover up rascality." For a brief, breathless moment the trial was suspended.-—Chicago Post. WE have a crime in this city of a new kind. A murder without the corpus ddecti! There have been crimes that could not be proved. Counselor James A. Brady went into his barber shop one morning and found the man who shaved him in a highly ner vous state. The famous criminal lawyer was annoyed. "What's the matter this morning. Fritz?" he asked. "I have been arrested this clay. Mr. Bradv.»