The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1849-08-07

miles south of Pendleton, on the Rock
port road; was breaking fax along
side Of the road; heard great noise
stopped my work; saw Arthur Busicl
coming; when | first heard him | coul,
not see him; what he was hollooing abou
| could not tell he yelled again as h,
came in sight; | said, Arthur are you
getting crazy; says he, "Jesns- Chrisl
I'm going 10 Heaven !''4-he went Tow.
ards Rockpuri; il was between III and
IL O'Clock in the forenoon; went at full
speed; about A o'clork in the afternoon
looked up and saw TWO persons COM
| ing; one riding on white horse, and The
other on different colored horse; that
evening George Busick was 10 stop in
particular; he told me he would try my
young mares when he came back from
Rockpor; he had besides made prac.
ice OF stopping; his usual time ofpassng
was about shutdown; when ! saw him
coming ! thought il was before his lime
--no,iced George Busick as he was ri.
ding past; looked at his face very parti.
cuiarly; said George! have you goi
lack already y?"--he did not answer i'm
medlately; he was pale--I was close and
could discover well; Arthur answered me
and said "yes SIR" The horses were
under full tro'; when George got past
me he mumbled "yes."
JOSEPH SHEETS, Sworn.--Now please
slate what you knowY lwas working on
the road between Sam. Bowers and
Rockport, about one mile from Rock
pori--Rockport is 8 miles from Pendle-
ton--when l first saw Arthur was
about a quarter of mile from him; he
was riding pretty fast and kept on under
pretty fast headway until he came tn me.
! said "Arhur what's your hurry'" Then
said he, 81 am going up TO Rockport to
see what can do for the folks in Pen
dleton," or "what we can do for The folks
IN Pendlelon;" says /, Arthur what's up?
Then he said. 'Kohley went down to
our house, the other night, to see Nancy,
when Chase raised company and belled
and blackguarded them to exceed all
hsd ever heard. | am going up TO
Rockport TO see George there, we allow
TO raise company and get all the knives
and pistols we can, and 60 up into town
and send Kohley down there 10 see Nan
cy again, and some had threatened Of
larring and feathering Kobley if they
caiched him there any more, we allow TO
let Kohley 60 down there, and let these
60 and catch him and we will close in on
them and there viH be numbering done
right off, We ,Oiu try ,Ohat zoe can do
io,th kaipes." He then passed on 10
Rockport in trot. This was between
one ana two o'clock. | saw him on his
return and George Busick was with him.
1t was somewhere about A o'clock when
we saw them returning. Didn't speak to
Arthur.
EDWARD ALKrRE, Sworp.--The first
saw of Arthur he was about half off his
beast at Rockpon, on the ninth of June.
He came in the store house and passed
the time of day with me, and asked, "Is
George Busick here" | told him he
was not, that he was either at the house
or down at the stable; that was the last
saw of him until he came back. He
was sometime gone ;he left the store house
and when he came back, some of them
in the store commenced plaguing him
about the bellng scrape, and SO got the
run Of the scrape. He answered midd-
ling short. He said the be!ling scrape
was true. I asked if Nancy and Kohley
were married, and he said they were
not. After that he asked if would
trust him for two pair of pantaloons, i'll
he would pay what was owing, and told
him that was not much. That was about
all that was said; while ] was cutting off |
the pantaloons he said 10 me, "Be
in a mlddling big hurry about them
want to get hoIne," and then done him
UP the pants, and he was ready to 90,
George asked him if he was ready to 90
now; Arthur told him "Yes." They
nxeu up, ana as George started out ~
the door step OF in the door, he said,
'srhere will be blood shed before night.n
If | can recollect right, he added 10 Ar
thur, ''if you are ready we'll go now"
That was the last said. II was between
Twelve and two o'clock when Arthur
came, and was about 3 or perhaps after
when he left.
Cross Eramined.--Ho got the panta-
looms, and he bought pocket book; did
not hear Arthur make any threats. Had
not heard Of belling scrape till Arthur
came.
JOHN BoeART, Sworn.--Well, what |
have got tc say can tell quickly. On
The Saturday that Hamilton was killed ]
was in Rockport, and Arthur came up
there, end was in Alkire's store; /
asked him what his business was? wha,
his hurry was?--he did not give me
much satisfaction; all he said he wanted
of me was 10 tell him il George was 10
lown. He appeared 10 want to ser
George very much, We told him thai
George had stepped aside a few minutes