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ABOUT rods; dldnt hear him saV ANYTHING
when he got in about rods Of Nrs. p. he'd
thank her to go home and mind her own bus.-
ness Sloan was not standing when he said
this, was in about rods Of her hadn't then
seen PTentiss saw him q short time after
Sloan didn't stop at all after he turned round
till he and Prentiss met Prentiss came down
on run; Prentiss spoke in tone OF voice no,
very pleasant nor very harsh; didn't start for
them till they got together when Prcntiss
raised his arm, was on my fathers steps /;
fathers house is 2 rods back fror! the road I:
short Of a rod from the door TO the fence had
got about l-2 way to them when Sloan was
Knocked down lst time Sloan was knocked
on his knees; he dropped down on his knees +;
father told me 10 stop and not go, when / started
to 60 to the fight ; did not stop.
l3h Witness Henry H. Nc Gee--On the
evening of September 8, was at Mr.. Cheney's
house; was up chamber; went to bed early :
about O'Clock or after, heard Il noise; went,
to the window which was open; heard Mrs.
SardersOn say, "von Shastav -ibe had better
90 throw yourselves over the falls, or something
to that effect; Mrs. Prentiss replied. you bet
ter go down to the bridge with Sloan;' lust
then saw Sloan coming down the road, ard as
she spoke, Sloan turned about and went back:
Sloan made pretty hasty steps back towards
Mrs. Prentiss, almost into run: he rot part
way to her and said "You had better get car
ried around on Sam Premises Peder cart, for
Jim Squres and Oscar Morton heard a man
running from the top of the hill IS he advanc-
ed saw it was Pren;iss; Prentiss SAYS, III
learn You better than 10 be insulting my wife in
the road; then they came together; AS they
came together, s..oan stepped to the right,
rather turned sideways Of the road; they pas
cad h1,,tr-1 IL,
from what could see: Prentiss g.eppel to-
wards him and waited ill he (Sloan} cot up
Prentlss stood upright till Sloan got up; thew
wsLt to fighting again, when Sloan got up. az
Leiore passed a few blows, worked round On
the south side Of the road, and Sion was then
Knocked down Ggain; saw him fail ; saw Prem.
tiss jump on to him. or kick him; didn't hear
P.entlSs say anything; could see them pass
blows; couldn't tell whore the blow, were
aimed, nor the direction Of them; blows were
rs fast as they could strike saIy nc motion like
putting hands IN pockgI; Sloan walked IN to-
wards MIN Till they met. and stepped one s.de;
Pren;lss was not great ways OF "haa he made
the remrrk Mrs. PrentIs3 stood north side Of
road, above where they met a.w no Yest of
Premises that etening was IN S.oars shop
once, in July last lo5l, we werc :J4k!n.r. don't
know how it came round, he showed me 4 re-
rClver, an mad; tins remark '!' they trouble
or attack me, they'll catch what Will follow OF
like it; don't know if it~wus loaded
think not; 1t was in his drawer; took 1t out of
4 box; never heard any other threats 1v Sloan.
KAssoN.-Where you talking about any par
lcuar persons at the time he showed ycu the
'evolver:
Objected to by CHrTTENDES, and admitted.
UttueSS.--No 0 persons were named.
kAssoN.-Do you know who was alluded
o?
Objected tc by CerTrESDEH, and ruled out
{. oSS ernmic!ed by CHlTrEsc cN,-Was in
ny chamber dGring the atfray couldn't tell
which struck first; live al Lucius Dixon's -
vas boarding at Cheney's at the time of the
.ilray; was well ocquaucd with Prentlss -
AVE been with him some at Ashlcv's store, as
many as a dozen times; Zeb everest was not
here much; Tom. Levanway and Jacob Beik>
Cy not there Oliver Nerrcn IN occasionally:
hree or four winters ago, it used 20 be place
Il resort-Slnce, not SO much 50; Sim. Sander
on was there frequently: Sloan was not made
much Of amy :opc of conversation at these
meetings; different ones talked about S.oan;
'ren'ss talked about him, and others; ncver
card anything ) nd about tar ard tpthct@ l..-
r saw any Of the prpe;3 that were stuck up;
ever heard anything said about them i. Ash,
ey's; don't know as / can tel Premises hand
'nting (papers shown lst paper, shc"lIn't
lini Il vas Prcntiss's handwriting: dol'tLAow
Ie wrilirg; ID paper looks more like Pr.Atis's
'ritng than the first couldn't swear il Is Sam
rentlss's; it looks some like It's wc.tur; NAV
e his writing and may not be shou!dn', thin:
was his writing it is rather tine writing ior
IS.
CHITrENDEN-Do YOU remember a COL
'ctlon of people in the road in front ofC!ark's
ouse, when Seger was called OF 10 G.sperse
lem?
Objected to by KAssoy, aal a-guciby ,juA1-
EY and MAYNAKD, and adUiiIed by Court.
FITNESS; does rccollect such an occasions: it
as in January, ls5l; guess had been IN
sh,ey's grocery there was quite crowd
lla't see Prentiss there; thinks :im. Sander
III was there; there was Il mess Of Irshmen
nd boys there; don't know that they were
aitng for S.oan to come fgcm his shop should
NIX didn't 90 out Of the grocery with the
.owd; went up on the hill AMI ounI crowd
lere; didn't see Sloan; saw one Of his men;
WIS Charley didn't see Prcn.Ss there think
Levanway, and Bcrkley, were
ere: Mr.. Segor came anG ordered them to
op their noise or he would take them up:-4
ent to the depot with them; knows no;hng
)Uut organ playing before Sloans house =
lowS nothing about the wooden horse never
earl Prentiss say anything about the horse;
as not present wi it WAS carried TO S.oan's
lop; should think Prcntiss went 10 the depot
Ith us he was there.
Direct-Crowd was on the hill front Of II
sh.ey's store, above SloanS shop; vas about
or p rods west OF S'oin's house; the talk
emed to be about some difficulty with Char
- Charley seemed To have beCu drinking -
Cn't drank SO much but he corg.d handle hlm-
If he was Il tailor. worked tor Sloan; Tie
o"ble was, Sim Sanierson had been attpckrl
these men, from what ccu.d learn from the
IL Sandercon and Charley were on opposite
les; the Irish were on Char.ey's side; the
fculty seemed to have taken place ne s.u.S
cnmg.
Cross eraminea by CuITrENpEN.-Can't tel
icthcr the attack was before or after the gath.
ng IN the grocery; It was twenty minutes or
If an hour after the gathering III the grocery
Il saw the crowd ON the hill.
18Th HjtHcss.-.lIrS. ,I.hu JGoi,,u.-O On he
anng of September 9Th; staoi IN my own
CT; was arrested by the sound OF voices -
'talking was between Iirs. >andarson ina