Kimball had been suddenly dragged from
his Lome to Cheyenne, many miles away,
and refused bail, lie was then languishing
in jail The editor of the News plainly
told Mr. Stoll that he was in no attitude
to receive consideration of any kind at
his hands while he was using the powers
of the state to oppress a News corres
pondent—tfie whole purpose being to in
timidate into silence and subjection all
other honest citizens who condemned the
murder of Ray and Champion and the
raid of blood and arson io which his
clients had engaged. To this, Mr. Stoll,
Incoming nettled, replied that there
would be twenty or twenty-five other per
sons soon arrested and treated like Kim
ball.
The editor of the News listened pa
tiently to all Mr. Stoll had to say. Stoll
never spoke of the people of the section
raided except as ‘thieves " In response
to it all, be was plainly told that he was
in no condition to ask consideration while
he and bis clients were prostiuting the
poweis of the state to treat a News corres
pondent so unjustly and brutally, and
while threatening to treat other obnoxious
citizens in a like manner. He was also
told that no political consideration could
influence the News in a matter so vital to
the lives, liberty and property of the peo
ple of Wyoming. The interview lasted
several hours. Mr. Stoll had his say
freely and without interruption. When
the interview was oyer, he realized that
his mission was a failure.
