Quotation from: The Valley of the Moon

Written by: Jack London

"That shows what Bert's violent methods come to," she said.

He shook his head slowly and gravely.

"They'll hang Chester Johnson, anyway," he answered indirectly.
"You know him. You told me you used to dance with him. He was
caught red-handed, lyin' on the body of a scab he beat to death.
Old Jelly Belly's got three bullet holes in him, but he ain't
goin' to die, and he's got Chester's number. They'll hang'm on
Jelly Belly's evidence. It was all in the papers. Jelly Belly
shot him, too, a-hangin' by the neck on our pickets."