human
Powerful s'prisin', and Quinley turned and grinned back into the face of Ugger.
gpt
I reckon you can already feel th' rope a-tightenin' 'round y'ur neck, can't you, Bill? That description sart'in fits us as pat as an old shoe. But th' s'prisin'est thing 'bout it all is, that I don't 'pear tew have any rekerlections of a-committin' that murder. Must have ben dreamin', when I done it.
human
Have you any witnesses, other than your fellow prisoner, to testify to the truth of your statements?
gpt
No, answered Thure;
human
That would prove nothing as to who committed the murder. Is there anyone in Sacramento City that knows either of you two boys?
gpt
No, again answered Thure.
human
Not that I know of, unless, and his face brightened,
gpt
Captain Sutler is here. He knows both of us well. We are expecting to find our dads at Hangtown.
human
Captain Sutter is not here, answered the alcalde,
gpt
But, are we to be proven guilty on the evidence of those two men alone, whom I am almost certain committed the crime themselves? and Thure's face flushed indignantly.
human
Is not our word, at least, as good as theirs?
gpt
Young man, replied the alcalde sternly,
human
he paused and glanced toward the foreman, who shook his head,