The Arkansas advocate., 1837-04-27


 Nit thinks t was made wth ball of 45 o 60 to the pound. The wagon uas standing iew yards from the body, n or nsar ihe road. NeaTsns were found wiih decd. except pocket keiis. psis.'s house is directly the read. The house of dec'd is between sld Mr seons asd piss. Deed would pass pris.'s house on A.s way b Us own.
 Sfii. wsns 10 aIelSees that uight win the grl who was sent to get Hrs. Mckee ee go to her iathers- Ey1 ssnt g to he house and stopped at the corner of he fence Soon afleT. he girl eame funaag out crying, and some one h ihe house hallaed Stop her God damn her! ble= salll' tasaagk her 10 per son went fFon 9feKee's io se5lis taat nieh | was three CT i,ar baaafea yaF8s rom vaere wit vas at 9ork 10 where sae badg was auad III the persons .4.eatiaass Eve la f1ls eaas,Y
 9.as Hs.ssk-Ia Fee last. zlea eee'd would ee Ez DIS. and his arasseg dee saeir team through hz 6sa, ass ola hs hsotacr ast he would have gone imeegh aas sa#-iaat lksy @eall e 4hr51 aas hos.
 H51iaas sesfH sr.--Dec'd Lad started difhe nfalu- ing ei the 2Eh ei Dec, to bz4l load o board timber from Air. safnpsoa,s, Qb5lt milo and haif below. In doing he had to pass the house of pfis bothgo ing and coming. Decd not having returned as ex- SSt0Ns NIs BcNtie dtAel4I S3.isS aCGtGSlt ed and with his sons set out to look fos hn. Hisson Wm. Scott found lhe body, and halloed 70 wi.., who called upon Mr. Rush. Decd was found ia muddy place in the road, where liitle drain down to lake, and just where the road made short bend about six seven hundred yards from the house of pfis. The wagon was about 75 yards farther towards the house of dec'd-having run against tree. Dec'dlay his back his head on the rut--his arms and legs stretched apart. There was plaee-css on the fore head, if made by fall. Tie mortal 4ftad passed in direct line through the body, ranging up lIule. Wagon had body on and four horses. There was money and nothing but pocket knife with dec'd. Decd had gone to Missouri in October and return ed on the 18th of December, in the evening.
 Catherine .NeKee-A motion was made to exclude the testimony ofthis witness on the ground that her husband and the prisoner jointly indicted, though separately tfied she could be allowed give egi- dence which might tend 10 efininae her husbcna.-- After elaborate argument, the motion oyefruled by the court and the witness sworn.
 She states that she was at home when dec'd was killed. He passed the house about o'clock, on his return home. Iris. was iu heroom at the lime decd
 
 went wits private room. returned and stepped out al the door, The next time wit. him after he went out, he was hlchiag up his oxen. The gun dad been wiped out before dinner and immediately after deed passed, Alexander Mckee took the gun from the rack and took 1t out of doors. Prs. and Alexander were both standing the front door when the gun taken down. About half an hour after ps. went of the room, wit. saw him standing by tie yard fence. He stepped the fence, and wit thought he was going to the kitchen. Pris and Alex. were then at tbe end of the house, standing up by the fence, on the inside Pris started from the fence with the gun in his hand, aud set it down at the kitchen, just he met w and then went and unhitched his oxen. The rife carries large ball, Ii was always kept the rack in the front room, but that night it brought into wits bedroom by pris., and kept there all night.
 Green Mckee had never been out of the house un- til the gun put down by the kitchen. He vas aae and could not walk without cruches or by pushing chair before him. The rifle never was put in wit room before.
 When the negro girl was sent in the evening from Mr. scou's, she came to the door and halloed Pris went out-and vii. heard him ask her what sho want Rus aHu to iLe kHGAe@, and he came into the housc Pris said he asked the aifl what she wanted, and she said "nothing ,nuch7 The gifl-folowed him right in. He no sooner ia the house than she She inquired for Wit hit. did not know her at first She would not al first tell what tie matter. Wit pulled her oat doors and then learned that dec'd was dead Tt did not go to her molher's that night. Prs. sisniGsd that he knew as much as who wopld' bs suspieoned.a Vii. teid linl she dld ne know gho eise had any ennily against daeeased.
 fssss-e8 aFeis. sae dee'l ss he passed he house,