Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1817-02-05

gri, who was now out. Phillips having
left the room again, Denregri Game IN
and exprefied with to fight with MIN
Phillips returned while Denuegrl was IN
the room, nd no lighting took place, buI
all feened to be quiet. hey afterwards
went out. Dennegri was very angry
when he came into the room to fight.
The aitnefs heard Phillips fay. that the
next time he came alhore he would bring
his piitols,a and blow out bis or tber brains,
he does not recollect which.
Dennegri was NOT prefent when Phil
lips iaid this. La about half an hour he
came back alone, and went into the back
room, where Phillips then was he
diiputc about The candle had ceafed Before
Dennegri went out
Ques. When did Phillips fay he would
bring piltol on fhore, and blow out
Dennegrl's brains
Nit Ii was after the dilpute about the
candle. before Dcnneg,i went our. Phil
lips was talking with the people III the
room.
mr.. SuLivar. You faid that Denne
gri took off his COAT for what purpote |?
VII. Ii was when he wiihed 10 tight
with Phillips After Denpegri returned
tome one prefent said he had knife
about him Mfs Foner Immediately
called him to her and felt his arms and
bofom, and thought the felt knife. She
mentionecI this to Mary Dasls, who told
it to Mrs Foiter Mrs Foiter then
went TO the door and called DeaDegri TO
her, and put him out of the houie lie
ttayed at the door knocking. ! then
went out the back door 10 go home. |
ltayed i'll the paaage- way a few min tes
Mccain, Kerr, Phillips aud toiter, called
after me they came our ar the back door,
and overlook me in the palaee way
Kerr and Potter went as far as the ohoe
fore, at the corner made by the pahage
way and Ann-itreet. They 'urned the
corner, came round, and food oppohGc
10 Mrs Foiter's front door. Dennegri
went from The front door round 70 the
back door. Phillips and McCana follow
ed him, and walked on after, and pref
ty near 'hsm, at the diitance OF nine or
ten feet. Dennegri knocked at the back
door - When he had been there MN
ute or wo, Philips went up TO him aud
laid g Halioo, ihipmate," and gave him
a blow Oh the head, with loggerhead
which he ought out with him. Den
negri's face was turned towards The door,
and he had not time % turn round AFTER
Phillips ipoke to him before the blow
was given; he truck before the words
were out of his mouth. Dennegri fell at
the frf blow. Phillips truck him a
gain. called to him MOI 10 hrlke
man after lie was down. After this, lie
truck him or the thigh. All thefc blows
were given with loggerhead (which was
produced IL Lour AS loon as nc
deGtted from itrlklng, McCaon got q
nrde of Dennegsi, and truck him two
or three blows with a yolnng pin. - ! hey
,hen began 70 leasch him for knife, bu
could find none In doing this, they rol
leo him over two or three times Den-
negri aid not fpeak after ne fell
thea went into The houie. Phillips
came In foon after ,aDd faid he had found
a knife about the decealed The people
wilhed to fee il He at frit reiuied 70
ihow it, out afterwards contenteG, and
took out of his jacket pocket fm4ll d
lert knife. Mary DAVIS, en- iecing t,iaio
il belonged TO the houle. Kerr SAID ,nat
be himirlf took it ont of chair, while
ltandiu & in The padlge way, and that
Phillips took il ous OF his baud. Philips
then acknowledged that Kerr gave hum
the knife.
Dues. Was it 70 light in the pafage
ayrhat objects might be oiitInctly seen!
Wr. Il WIS ; when Phiiilps was 60
Ing towards the back door | law tic
logserhead IN his hand.
Afterwards l went out TO Try 70 get
Dennegri home. tic was lying in the
paHage way could not get him home
alone; Kerr came 10 my athttance I; We
get him TO the gaze, where he fell down
II he SAL was, font lenienls, t0At IL menu.
I left him there
Inc wltnefs I'D not know of any pre-
vious quarrel between Phillips and The
deceated. Philips did not teem diipoisd
70 night till Vautler had thruil his nit
into MS face. TIE witnels led Drnne-