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

about ihebeIling scrape. He said they
needn't talk to him, he wasn'tinii; | spoke
up and said | WASN'T either. Arthur
said sBy God! | believe there's none Of
you in il, now George has cometo town.
Oliver Day laughed. Arthur said "Oli-
yer day can open his big mouth too now"
LEVI AcKLEY, Sworn.--Arhur Bu,
sick was standing before Kohley's
porch, and as Hamilton was stabbed,
some one said, Hamilton is killed says
Arthur Busick anever mind.n These
wereaIl ilie words heard him speak, j
believe Did not see him afterwards;
before this | saw him going about with
George Busick through town.
Cross. Examined When Arthur and
George went out Of the tavern, did not
notice more than Two or three about at
the time. When Hamilton was stabbed
there were but two or three, and Arthur
one OF them, out in the street. The
porch is about thirty feet long.
JonN VIERs, Sworn.-Arthur, think
was onporch at the time Of the murder; |
am not particular; after il he was going
through town, a. all the family were going
through Town; ihey appeared 20 pe as
Iturbed--I was constable; Squire Hooper
told me 10 settle the family, some might
run off and aid Geolge Busick to escape.
Arthur was found going 'niougn 'l'e nelus Y. :
down towards .lle WOODS; DutlougnS :
and brougnl nun packi ne was sc'ng
down me creek i'ke' sou.e u's'ahce ION ,i
the woods. A,'nut' oeIole 'se niu'oe.' 9
some hme IN me gay, ASKED ioi : 'lo'ss
TO rldea couple q ,l''ies nP 'he c,eeh.
Cross ETds'ne1.- 1.---fA''nul . 'ook anou'
as near : course as ne could hays taken;
he would have gone throagh more OF a
throng, any other way 10 reach the woods.
Re. Erdmined.--There is considerable
space Of woods; could have gone con
siderable distance without passing a
fonse except one that is vacant; was IN
bar room; George was considerably agI-
tated; he turned and took drink OF Il
quor, and said, HNow, by God! there 8
got 10 be something done."
DEFENCE.
A,n.u.w RusIcr sworn--Ts bro,b.
= &C this defendant and Georue Bu,;ck
IL ew;sa I should sunnose Georoe was
ahon, q feet. tolerable beavv. Is little
beav;er round tbe body than am. we
lnnL ,cons;derably alike more 90 ,ban
ms, &c ,he fam;iy. VAS AZ home a ,be
4 ,;ma M Hamilton WAS killed a. INV
a.o,ber,s house I was mvself head Il
,he family. i have one sister and four
hro,be,s with Arthur and motber---
Georae lives from our bouse abont Toe
Yards Hamilton was killed about 6
lo,clock. see George 90 home ffom the
,ayern about S o'clock when George
went home from The tavern at The time
Georoe went home: Arthur came to cur
bouse broupbt some stuff for pantaioons,
sbow;no !, r. NV ma,her nv sister. and
nnseir. ba lGeoruel mus, have staid n,
home He,waen and 4 Of an bour: Ar
thur staid about Of an hour; do no,
know where he went; didn't see George
( eo awap from home did not see him be.
.ween tbe time he lefr home and the
1k;ll;no. and when mother left home she
went down to Georges; we'll | should
ouess she was zone between halfan hour
and three quarters: was at home from the
time thew came first. and the time Of
killing Hamilton: George Busck was
1 moi AZ { out house between that time; the
axes that / had was half mile from
town; was only one about which had no
handle; George had an axe at home
does not know where il was; saw one
axe that evening; one Of my brothers.
went down fori thinks il had not beer
ground for some time; examined !
some 8 or 10 days from time Of death
A there is one woodpile just as you woult
turn The corner you would pass Elun
DAYS; next IL Green's and that is all.
/ the old axe was not in the house di,
1not see the axes--sent to Green's to b.
upset. but suppose they would be tn
axes they had Of, the place !; did not Civ
nv brother The axes TO be upset b
\ (ireen,s father. or see him take them
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