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Gonpox. N. PE.r sworn. states-

GoRDoN, H. PEAY sworn, states
 On the morning of the difficulty was standing at Batterwcrhs corner when C. .. Danley and B. F. Danley passed towards the Anthony House, on the other side Of the street. with sticks in their hands II was announced that there was about to 3e a fight They went on to the alley of the Anthony House. saw nothing more until l saw b3tA siicss rrissd, and I ran 10 the scene of the fight. run into the alley immediately, down to ,he barbefs steps, I suppose about thirty feet. When got down there B. F Danley was just up from the ground, and had his knife in his right hand. with As lefl hand raised, and approaching Whiieiey staggering. Captain Danley was then striking al WhHeley and WAiteiey sc1rdiag oF tcifA Lis Ieft kanI Iesa,e tst ais rght zrm assless Ia loud voice I called out 10 Whiteley
 to rstreat; Q box out far Ba DaHieys kntfs. tAat 6e tooEll 5e 'nuriersk And Mr. whiteley retreat ed out of the alley, Ben Danley approaching him within about five feet with his knife in his hand. It was about half minute from the time the fight commenced, until WhiteleY, at my cali, retreated ont of the alley. l do not recollect having seen Ben Danley carry stick before.
 As came out Of the alley, Reardon seemed to oe FiSng rom me ground, qua DotlaHa haa hinn oy the back of the neck and coat, graSped him ln his left hand and pulled him on his hands and knees. Boyland had uncocked pistol in his right hand, and talking in a loud tone I caught hold of his lef, hand and pulled il loose iron, Rsarioa's cel- lar, and then assisted Reardon to rise. Borlanl stepped about one step te my t.gh.; Reardon fscea Borand. and not five seconds elapsed before Rear don was strucS a blow which knocked him down. He fell hfeleSs and remained so until. with the as- sStance of NIT. Stone, 1 took him into the drag store. After Reardon was up, Borlahd was speak ing in loud and excited tone. Borland could not have beeu more than two and half feet from Reardon when he was knocked down. Borland from his position could zee hcarior md it= ssss looking down towards the Anthony House in the direction nf Renrdon.
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Carr. ELLIOTT, being sworn, states
 was sitting al the bar-room of the Anthony House and heard the report O. pistol; | sprapg up and ran out. The first saw, Major Borland showed Reardon down; he had him by the throat with hts Jeff hand and pistol in ha right. He observed to Rsardon, ''you dam'd coward. will you shoot man in the back" As sooa as he sad this, and while he held Rcardon down. he turned hs face to the alley, and called out in a loud tone, " kill the dam'd coward! kill himly' At the same moment heard heavy blow in the alley, and tsrned my head tn that direction and saw V hite- Icy strike Ben Danley, and he fell Capt. Dam ley at the time had his stick raised, and Ben Dan ley raised himself on his lcf elbow and drew pistol which he fired at Whiteley. While Ben Dapley was presenting the pSstol Capt. Danley and Whiteley had tEeir sticks raised. When Ben. Danley fired, WhiteIeys stick fell, and thought. he was killed. Capt. Danley then approached him, and at that time some one called on Whtsley to retreat, and Capt. Danley called out, "see the dam'd coward running."
 I then went into the houseland came out at the main door. As l came out 1 saw Bill Daniey strike Reardon with large stick. l heard the blow and saw Reardon faIl and observed '' there is dead man" Bill Dsniey made no stop. but immediately, together with Capt. Danley, attacked
 whiteley, both commencing striking at the same tune. Whiteley waEded off the blows with his left hand. After about half dozen passes, Bill Dsnleys stick ~as lost In the fight. The Danieys continued to attack Whteley, he still giving back. I then heard A tremendous blow and some one said that Ben Danley had killed Whlteiey and saw no more of 1t. A few seconds af,er Whiteley was knocked down, heard Capt. Danley say that ..this thing had come to just what he wanted it to-"
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Rr rGaKxx R. JoSEs, Esq, Snnithville, Lawrence cou.ty, is authorized to act as agent for the Ban nef.
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window. but did not see them then saw Ben E. Danley down, and ahOai getting up os atseWP- ting ta got pp; that was . few seconds astes the second pistol wss Ered He then raised himself upon his feet and tFew his knife. and his brother told him 10 put hss knife up. aad not to' use Inc knife on him. sba, the ard was running. Whsn IcaEre out from ths window I saw Bili Danicy and " kisesey spaFfiag wiih ssicks. whheiey wAs defsading hi,nself and BllI Daaley wss sinking as him
 Al the tune sha, wsneiey was straok a, ty c. C. naaley fesFdon was standing ky his side. and turned rouad and drew his pistol fsom his coat pocket. and then facing toward c. C. DsRlss and Ben. DanIes, white they were stnksng al Whiieley; he had his pistol m Als hand at tha, m1meh:. Major Bor!and passed ne. and grahbie1 Reardoa. and threw Sim down aaa wreached7,he pistol out of his haad, and held him de,sn short time, when Rearaon was lifted m by Gonson Pcay and Stone. T'as gss,l seas asf stnslsd R inc hands of.Rearaon. Reardon stood at the corner of the alley. sna Whiteley was standing near kim wisb hts back to the wall of lhe alley. Whteiey had no stick. bst defended himself by feadiag oa the blows with his arm. Reardoa was standing at the corner of the alley aud drew his pistol and heid t ;a hss Assd ssas seesais, when Major Bot- land grappled him and threw him down. Major BoFiand was sitting on the sidewalk st the spae- Whiteley drew his pistol at he time c. C, Dan ley and his brother came within striking distance of bim; the pistol was drawn far enough for me to see the butt. Immediately after Capt. Danley struck heard two or three blows struck in quick succession, and Capt. Danley could not base strsck mOTe than two oF three blows before Beu Danley struck. The stick used by Capt. Dsnley was large walking stick. The two Daneys came down the street side by side. and made no stop aker I saw them until they reached Whiteley.-- { When Borland threw Reardon down he said that hr ought to kill the dam'd rascal for presenting a pstol st mans back.
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PRocEEDINGs
Examtniag Court tn relation to the Array
 of Tuesday, I0th ult.
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ExnmtntnE Court tn fetakton to tno Ahf"s
 of Tuesday, Ieth ult.
 On Tuesday. September s0th. L. J. ReaFdon and L.. 4. wAiseley appeared before Wm. 3. Hut, esq, to answer to charge of disturbiHg tie peace by being engaged ia fight with (. c. DaHisy. 5. F. Dsnley, Wa. DsnleF and selon Borland OF the 18th ah.
 The CotM prs4feded to call the witnesses and take .doyaf fhe testls,onyi
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 CoRSxtfUs SToNE sworn, states
 On the morning of the fight was sitting on a box a, tLe door Ol Dr. Dodges drug store. Isaw Rearaon aui sFhifeley standing at the corner of the AR,hony House bar room, near the entrance to the alley. h q lew moments after saw Caft. Danley and Beaj Danley gosug directly toward them, each having large cane lp his hand, and when they got about the middle of inc alley, eseA raseg lis stack at WhIsisy Then lae parties scat tered, Reardon stepping out toward the pavement and White ey into the aliey--I then started down 10 the alley, but before reached there [ heard the report of pistol. liid not see who sbot.-- When got into he alley botA Danlsys rsrs strik- ing q. Wknsiey t.tA sticls. and k ras 'rar&ng them q siA his ar1as, and when down Inc alley some twelve or Efieen feet Wh.teley wrested the stick of Ben Daaey from him. and with Il gave him several hcks. one Of which knocked him down. Ben Daalsy while down drew his pistol and in the act of raising fred at Wheleyi after he had fired he rose 10 lis feet, Grew large knife and made toward Whteey, when seae ollieaio Wateisy ib reireat CT ls4vp tas alley. whi,cley then went out of the alley. followed hy C. c, Danley and Ben Daaley. l went out immediately after them, and as came out Bill Danley was crossing the alley, going down,--he had large stick in his hand, and struck Reardon very sevefe blow, knocking him down. and as supposed had killed him. He then passed oa and engaged Wh;eiey. saw no more of the fight, as was thea called on by Gordon Peay to assist in carrlag Reardon,eff the gtound.
 cRoss EXAMINED.
 Whilst Whitelty was wrcnching Ben Daniey's stuck from him, Capt. DanleY was striking at whiteley. Atthe time Ben Dauley shot Whiteley, Capt. Danley approaching with his stick raised and Whiteley turning to ward of the blow, sTe- ceived the ball in the right breast The moment after Ben Danley fired, Whiteley said, .. you have shot me-" Ben Danley immediately rose and drew his knife. and with c. c. Daniey on one side of WhiteIey and Ben Danley on the other, some one called to whi,eley 10 retreat, or get out of the alley.
 i As went into the alley saw Resrdon with a pistol in his hand sciagiag desra by hs side at tae | LeRgtA of ais p1a, and not presented. When saw Reardon the fight had commenced. It was when | went into the alley that saw Rearion with the pistol in his hand, some seconds after the com nenceinent of the fight, and after Whlteiey and the Danleys had gone down the alley. Rear3on Aoi ple,sty of te anl oPrtuaity to haze shot eser of the DaHleys. J hs had tnssed to do 80, from the commencement of the afTray.
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DAvlD SHELTON sworn, states

DAvID SHELTON sworn states
 i few minutes before this fghttook place was i sitting near the east door of The Anthony House 1 Bar room. In few minutes Reardon and Whiteley went into the bar room, drank some water and 1 came out and took chsirs nea, the corner on the ] pavement Before they came out from the bar room, Boriand came down the street by Dodge's and took seat neal Dr. Pope, about half way between me and Reardon. l then suspected there would be difficulty In few seconds looked up the street and saw Capt Daniey and Ben. Dan Hey walking side by side with sticks in their l hands-abous the tune they reached Dodge's store ! 1 could see that they were much enraged, and were going 10 havea ight about that time Resrdon aRd WhIfeiey rose 10 their feet WhiteIey stepped to the corner Of the bar room and Rcardou stepped stsp br two out on the pavement. Both the l Danleys walked up to where whiietey was stand ing, Ben. Danley on the Left Of his brother, and b,tA dree tAeir shcks and Columbus Daniey struck at tSWhi,eley--W Whiteiey warded of the blow with his arm, then botA struck together. Iu second or two heard pistol ire but could not tell who shot as they were then partly down the alley out of my sight My attention was then drawn to Df. Borland's Seizng Rearlon on his left side and throw sgsE hisn down YsrY hard fat near the post by Falton's BeRLAND lrss st Rearden baek nhen Ae thrs,c Aaa--Reardon looked sp as if to see who held hin. Borland then exclaimed "the dam'd rascal is going to shoot Capt DanieY in the back ' "I ought to shoot the daEn'd rascal, l ought 10 blow your brains out P About ,hiS time l heard Capt. Danley say the damd coward, or daiad ras. cal is runing and Borland or Daniey one or the other. said, tIH ftc 4:r.a | rusrzsn second or two heard another psStol fire. and in second or two more Wh,teley came on the side walk when BiIl Dauiey made blow al him with stick aud Whiteley gave way before hun, knoeazng Daaieys $ deks of seitk kis Left kasd. in second or two Ben Daniey and Columbus Danley pushed on af ter them and Boriand think with them. Whtteley saw them coming and when he got near me he sad; oas al t7e sad sssA sgiisty tAe snaotc c y0a whiteley knocked od soule six or seven blows, and finally think knocked Bili Danlcys stick out of his hand.s TAey rers all eiasing oa hia st the suae tiae, and BoaLASD aad Cape. DsR!ey bsth erying oat "kiH l4e Gza'd ruieai !' When they all got upso whiteley, Ben Dan!ey struck. and al sf fAsfa cere strking at WAtsisy as tAe sasae ie. i Some ot the ciIlzeus then run m aad separated them. After the fight BorIaad came iato the crowd ssigh pistol in hlS hand aad sad thai AeaTdon had opened the fight by dtawing Ais pissal-
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IF tjpwsrds Of four miltoss of gold Ssts celved al New Yoxk. ff0m caaisosnia, aainx '1' nn0sEh 0f Angasa.
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Ms REss sworn, states
 On the morning that the 6ght occurred say Reardon pass Dr. feHys office; he was going up the street and stepped a: the eofaef sppoz.se haw- kia's dwelling, followed by Capt Danley and Ben D2niey-wken saw them pass observed that they had sucks, and seemed excited. Reasdoa passed aga.a. and weat down toward the Anthony House. Biil Daney was coming iii the same direction with large hickory stuck In his hand. aad stopped a. ibe oshee door. He then came m and took g seat. Not more thsn five minutes elapsed before Capt. Danley and Bea Danley sgaia passcd ap toward ths Anthony Hoase, walk ing fast with sucks ia their hands. The moment they passed by B.Il Daaley got ap and followed after them. Ia aboat four or se minutes afses ihis I hsasd the rrport Of plstsi; fraa dowa b the Anthony Hoase and the first thing 1 saw was Resrdon IyIng pfostra,e on h.s back. and Bill Dan Icy was aaxancing toward Whiieley, who was ssasldsns near Inc eosaer oi the bar roosn--i saw taa ta6f Wsiieley had iha salns stick that gsa panley had when he passsa aAs eaaes. While Bill Danley wss adsspeisg. whitelsy exclaimed sever
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wx. E. ASHLEY sworn. states

WM. k. ASHLEY sworn, states
 1 got to the scene of the fight just to witness the close of il, from the west door of the bar room; saw Bill Danley and Whileley fghting-Daniey making advances and striking at Whiteley, ard Whi,eley psrrying ard retreatiag; when they were about fifteen fee. from the middle deer of the Anthony House, Whteleys lick disarmed Bill Danley and brought hun to bis kuees, Just al that time Ben. Dsnley cane up and made two hcks at Whi4eiey, both ef wA,eh he paired, while Bti Danley was holding on b WhiteleYs clothes trying to get up. Ben Danleys third lick, with a<ticS knocked Whiteley down. Then 1 saw Ar. Metz ger run in; and my attention was diverted fos u.asneli, then l lookea agaln BaELAxa- inaS silst tayo.cing Aiss aray BoaiASD as he scas uArust'ag Mstxgrr sst ef ths ray, said, :" let him ttneanlng Bill Danleyl kin tke dssa' raseaI,''
 It occurred aboat ten o'clock. Capt. Danley told witness that he was in the fight at that tune. and struck at Whiteiey over the heads of persons, but did not know whether he hat him.
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ckoss ExAnlxEp,

Bill Daniey and Ben Danley both easne oat into the street wlih sticks within yery short tune os each osbsr--as the time Ben Dauley and Biil Dan
 ley came oat with tAeir sticks had scsa ksaFdcu and whiseley on the street before thls; shiak # was soluewhere about twenty minutes sfies 6rss ssw Resrdoa that the sgAt iook place. Eesweea the tune saw V hileIey and ReaFaon on tse street and Blll Daniey aad Ben Dsaiey appear with taeis sucks, five or ten m,auaes might have eisPsed.-- Aftey Rcsrdsa Grxw Be psssst As sssi fAerx rsta a
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GROSS ExAMNED.

Mr, Faiteiy lad TO stick at tAe bsgssaing of the isit. When whiteiey came out Of the alley he stopped near Ihe first door of the bar room, and sto.d until Bii Danley came up He appeared to usa his stick scth Ais iet haad, 6is righ being ap pqnwtiy disaSIed. He knocked Bill Danley to hts Whteieys clothing. When Metsgtr scds threum asie by BoRLASD-BoRI-AxO snsd clsar the truck Ga3 ! let Bill Daaly rhip him. IGn certain tkat Rearisa nevr hai his pistol prssssted, for had far rier o m all tse tie, ani sssc tAe pistoI dosrn by las sze sOAeR BoRIANp sri=ed Rsarlea. f Resrdoa ks desired to bape sha hs could kses kied ettA ef ii DanIeys but nerer ruissd kis stgl as y to sAost
 I lad distinct view of Reardou and his arm was diwn by his side WAteley ks5ray5oss egpor:psi- tts ef k..oeiing Capt. Daniey dorn. but aisi nSt s< him striks Caps Daniey Eek, Or strIke at Adm; h either pa-ried kis bisscs or pushed him bsek. i heard Ben Danley make threats the morning 0 the fight.
 1 Ben Danley came up to 0iivers corner where sveral of us were standing, and said he thought
 we were talking about the Banner. that the Editor 1 Vhiteley, bad accused hts brother of impoteney, and said s'God dam Whiteley, he would let him Inow that As was not a cripple" The court ssked the witness, why he stationed himself at he door of the Anthony Hoasel Witness ans vered, that he heard ftnm Capt. Simpson there vas to be fight and somebody killed in less than ! fifteen mnuets. The attack took place about ten o'clock.
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JoaN colllSs swosa. states

JoaN CcTIISs sworn, states
 The first that ssw of the afIgay was that Rear doa and willreIes were ssshdsag in ffons Of the Aaihony House, when l saw C. C. Daaies and Ben P. DsnIey. opposite pr. Dodge's. approach the place where Reardoa and Whiieley were standing, sn,. U. c. Darlsy raised hls stick and struck at WAiieley. WEateisy ss that instant had hs hand in his pocket. and dsew pistol faon hss pocke. 90 fiT as ia enable me so see t. at ihe time that Danley was s,rkiag han. When he drew his pistol the next blow ssw ssrack was by Ben. F Danieyi there were not more than two or flsee bows. straex before Whteley ssed. TAe GsAs. 5roaiinaeI s0ns tlrae in he alley. lhea went aova imssde tue 6aE-rooas. 10 the little window back, aud ! hcara biows as | psssed to The
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T Wn. M. Vas vALkEssuasa, Esq, Warrsn Bradley county, is authorized to set as Agent tor the Asknnsas Banner.
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cass EAAsISED.

did not sec Reandyn with pistol it was when Reardou and Waste,cY went m b get water that Botlsna took hs seal in front of the Anthony House. When te took hss seat thought there was io De d ssht because l thought there was to be one that Bofiaai would be in il.
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Ciro. MErzaEs sworn, states-

GEo. METzsER sworn, states
 That he was at his shop when he heard the re- port of two pistols He went dowa and saw Whiteley engaged with Bll Danley. Whea 1 looked azain Whi,eley was sitting upon the steps of the Anthony House, either from blow or from weakness, anl saw that WAiteley was Assbsed sad ,.at able Q help hasel walked up and pushed Bill Dauley back. Capt DaEley strack a; Whiie- ley: wasded Il of. Bo&LASD faen eHns up and tool as ty tse arRl. p.iisa asl sai4, 'gst arsg, end let anss ksa I6e aapa'd aeg!p'
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Mr. c. STONE recalled, states
 That he IS sboat the Anthony House good deal, and that il was not Hesat for Capt. DanleY to g t0 the Anthony House, except at meal times.
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The testimony having been closed the Justice remarked that ihe evidence showed no gfooBGs whatever apoa which he coaid recognize ksaFdoa and whileley tof thett appearance at court, and they were therefore discharged.
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-
 In ths morning before the Aght, when whiieley and Rearion came down to Sny house. informed them that they might expect an attack from Ben Dsnley, and told them tha, had seen Ben and Bill both with stieks,--l asked Resrdon and Whiteley If they were armed, and they told Hse they were not. This was about half an hour be- fore the fight
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ALIEN GaAY sworn. states

ALIEN GRAY sworn, states
 Boriand came up after the figth with pistol in his hand. and said it trophy Of the fight, ,hs. he had taken It away from the dam'd coward who was going to shoot cripple in the back if he had no, arrested him. Hs said also that he had throw ReardoH down and pat h.s foot on hin and ought to have killed him.
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started seToss the alley with the cooked pistol tn his hand sRw Cspt Dshley making towards where whiseleY and Ben Dspiey were engaged. He got up to Whileley and enamsnead ssissmg ka spsr tAe Asn8 ens sAast5vs rsiis ke nas tmgaged sritt. .Bes Dpsky. wAaeleg turned round. but I do nos know whether to strike Capt. panieY os so parry ihe blows. and when whneley eo.pmenced upon Ben Daslcy again, Capt Dansey rsaswed lis attack upon whisley. wAilsssy turned round to parry the blows of Cspt. Daaley assin. whsn Ben Danley shos hssa Eggthis slmc Ben nanley bad Eosien up and druwn Ais Ansfs. think Ggtden Peay called to Wh;sciey to retreat. Whlteley started to retreat when BokLAxD eysa oat. .' kiiI tAs d1us'a scpunarsg sia km!r Ben peaiey. was then parsaing whieley with his knife. Whiteley fetreated out of the alley, and Borlaad ssid ran, yoa God dam coward ranv' After Whiteiey passed me saw. Bill DanI~y coming up with . large stick in his hand. I was then about hall way between Whileley and Reardon; when Bsll Danley came up and struck Rearloa q blow;-- Reasdon fell ss fl dead. William Danley then passed on o Mr. Whitley. I looked after Rear don then to see whether or not he was dead, and I saw Gorioa Peay and Stone taking him ID and carrying hin 10 the drug store, apparently dead. Whneley and Bill DsnieY were then engaged w.ih sticks, and Whiteley knocked Bill Dauiey 10 his knees once or twice. Csps, Dsalsy usak Boa Dun ley flea closed ia rtA W&tslss. and l got hold oi Ben Dapley and Mfr. Me,zgrr got hold of Capt. 1 Danley. BoaLASD caagh Aolf ef Mesrgr ana siEag Aim srsy. Al this time Bill Danley had los his stick and seized Whiteley.
 The next saw of Whiteley he was down on the steps of the Anthony House. and Bill Danley ss,nding on the steps above hirn with stick in hs hand.
 then assisted some one to take Mr. whiteley h'nae.
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