The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1846-05-02

Iday syenlnr, peasants stated ~ witness, that
hg wsi determined ~ have llilflnn's llg, ~ 10
l shJuld have hiai That ihty wefp Determined ~
ufye hiin ~ ", ~ hold hin up as coward, and
/ hr was determined lbe ihiaa should o. 10
further, u mufi bo settled, and ~ should late
he (liicmufj Iic, ~ Niiche should have he.
M one aided PIrasinls NJ afminn hmsoli
WftHcss thinks Archer handed him the buwip
knro, Deaue DID not ND htn N any way, Tho
witness eliiied, une wound WIS upon The lcll
side " The chest, iIal ~ front " The shoulders
another wound was through the loft arm, luai
above The elbow, nakinR twn Wounds another
wound passed through The len hand, lfaclufipa
some u The mciacafpal bones. another wound
entered the eCfulun, passing Uut NJ the ANUS,
aud another wound N the mates Of the left eide,
where tho bali passed. 90, ~ regard 10 lhis
wound, there was no appearance where II en-.
tered There was no ball 10 the body.
DE- John uIcn being duly sworn. testified
lila be- attended short time on the doCca
scd before he dicd; the deceased frequently
said he would not recover the deceased said
hs object wac not 10 kill Richie, but 10 prove
he was no coward, the deceased said he had
drawn the load from one Of his pistols the pre-.
ccdlng night, that Mr. Scott was behind
tree, and told when Richie was to shoot, and
directed him when to draw his sword; that the
d ceased was asked II he had drawn his sword
from his cane, he replied, "he could not say,
but thought he did nol;" the deceased inferred
some one drew IT,, as it was bent; The deceased
referred to Mr.. Richie thout saying what
Richie; the deceased was asked If he heard
Grccnhow cal him back az he was advancing
toward RltChle, he replied he did not attend TO
II, but advanced as II was then too late. This
conversation occurred about hall past seven
last evening.
Thomas Tyrer, gunsmith, being duly sworn,
testified that he prepared some pistols for Mr.
Archer; that Peasants and Archer were both
present; that he prepared five, two pair duel
ing pistols a revolving psto: that he oa.
ded them; that Peasants and Archer informed
him that they were to be used in a rencountTe
with Richie; that it was not for duel, hut a
renContre; that he furnished also bowie knife;
that the arms were cent 10 peasants room.
Calvin Redfcrd being sworn, testified, that
he was coming from Manchester, where he re
sides, to his work at Mr.. James Bosher's il
Richmond, heard that a fight was going on near
the factory; that he heard The firing; that ball
from Peasants pistol came down ard struck a
stable not far from him; that Peasants kept
walking towards Ritchjc,that there was young
man present named Allen BItneIt, who works
where he does.
Dr. pW Brown being sworn, testified
| that the evening before the affair, Greenhow
called at his office AID told him Mr.. Richie
wanted him to attend patient in the morning,
and to bring surgical Instruments; that he was
no, told what for, that he was ready in time;
that he went 10 carriage to place near the
cotton factory, whore Richie, Greenhow, and
Scott got out; that soon after he heard the re.
port OF pistols that he looked and saw persons
run together, but could not distinguish the pei.
sons: that soon Richie came running towards
the carriage, when he got out and saw Richie
bleeding.
Then Richie asked him to examine him and
see II he was hurt; Richie had an injury on The
upper lip; that he proposed to 90 and asset The
other partiec; Richie told him there was no
need of that, as DR.. Warner was there. They
got into the carriage and came over To Rich
mond. Inquest held FebruaTy2T i546.