The Arkansas advocate., 1837-04-27
1 Reported Lo,. lhs .a1lroaate
TRIAL or WlIsIIAm f. MCKEE.

brought into court having beoa afraigned upon the indictment at previous terfn q he court The in- dctment containa two counts charging hlexan- der Mckee as principal ID t.s trst. and William, r Mckee in the second and the oihsr qiet psr- sa. Counsel, for the State, TAEvavtr Pos. qHy-, FowLER, scorr, and PIxz--for tho prisoner, HALL, T1YLoR, and Pg4Y. Altar jury had been enpannsl- led and sworn the case sas opened by Teerauh, for the State followed y Hall for he pfisoner-ond the following witnesses were examined on behalf of the State
 .4bner C. Bea suo,n -states, tbat the day of the election fer members of tie convention. Dec, ls35,) @as riding in company wh he prisoner, deceased, and others the road fom Litlle Rock to inc settle ment where they lived. Heard decd say something, and pris. reloned, You arc an infamous lar" De ceased said he would no stand that, and got of fs horse. Was persuaded to gst up again. Prisoner said to deceased "I' have your lie. Fl have he little end of your lghts' Prisoner afterwards tald witness that he was sorry had coule o thistlat he was sure would end just hat soffowfuibssween sen
 cross-erarniasd The first tIsiag a bead was ths decd saying, there's % mule iam..g h answer to question, whether dse'd used any aegFasaiing or harsh expressions towards prisoner sad he thought there was nothing ont of Tho way witA dee.d. Says he knew ofno previous quarrel betwsea deceased and prisoner.
 Conrag scott-states. that on the same occasion decd and pris came ridiag up behind wit talking to gether Decd teld plis. he wished be friendly, to say no more Decd then asked pris. what he had against him. Pris. suid he {dec'd) looked nulish at him. Decd asked if he had ever done him any harm. Pris said, no. Dec'd asked f he (pris.) had ever heard any body sag that he had sad any harm of him. Said no. Some words passed which wit. did not hear, and then pris. called decd an infamous liar. Decd said he would not take that, and got off his horse.- Wit persuaded him to gel his horse again, and he did so Prs. then said that he would not fight him tiet fight but intended 10 have his life Decd asked If he said he intended to have hs life. Pts. said he intended to have the little end o his lights, and repeat ed 1t two or three times. Soon after, as pris was- about starting away, he told decd that he had stad back on purpose to have round with him; and fur ,her remarked, mind, all of youl-youli haze 10 look up to me some dayn Overlook pris. again at seviers place. Pris haloed and told dee'd 10 pack up on his old dun mare the next morning and leave tho country Shortly after this, priss sshoo cowhlde over the head Of deed. This was while the conven- Haion was in session.
 On day of murder (Dee. 9th, ls8e,) dec'd passed Mr. sampsons house with load of board timber, a. bout l2 o'clock, ors. few minutes after. Sampsons house is ahoutsa mile and half from McKees. The house of decd is about three-fouHhs of mile above McKes's. Wit, never saw dec'd after he had passed san,psons til after his death. The settlement is in Pulaski county. The quarrel between prs. and decd arose from the opposition Of dec to the marriage of Alexander Mckee with bis sister.
 Cross er'd Decd always declined quarreling with pris.-never struck, aempeato strike or cursed him.
 .qrthur Spenec-In Dec, 1885, pria. and wit took decd Pris rode up to she side of dec'd, tufn- ed round and spit at or on him. Doc'ddd not let on that he observed 1t. Rode on to where the road fork ed--and prls. then aSked wit if he him spit on decd. Wit replied he saw him spit at him, and ask ed pris what he had said deed Pfis. told wit that they had had falling outhe tpris1 had given him a certain lime to eavo the country in, and he had just stepped to let him know that his time out. Said they could not both live in ouc country Wit. believes ihs ll,es,.a lit; the same sll.ags afterwards.
 Cross,sr'd--N Never heard dec'd say word about the quarrel
 Richard '. Dunn On the day of the White meet ing in LAs Rock. June, is3s. wit. and pris. were riding in company towards Little Rock, together with Aex'r Mckee Decd and his mother were ahead. = pris askedswi if they should not pass them. Pris then rode ahead, and in passing decd shook his whip at him or in his face. Decd struck him with his riding whip. Pris then struck dec'd. Decd then struck back at pris.-ana then pris. drew pistol and snap ped 1t at dec'd The cap did not explode. Pris rein @ ii lis oTs told aieee eea s cap on his pistol then rode up y side oi dec'd and old him to cut him a.ain. if he dared. Mi. does not