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= falls" said TO Mrs. S. don't YOU wai.t
5 meet Sloan in the bridge again:
Sloan then started towards Inc. and aske
where the woman was that talked about til
s bridge he then said something about Osca
! Morton's use" and told him he would Law
to prove it: Nj PronisJ then passed me an
told $. abe had abused Linn long enough ant
must not abuse his wife when she was in th,
street, Sloan was conur towards ,np. an.
Prcntss passed me, and they both udvan ee
till they met; MIR. Pc. haad was raised t,
strike. but Sloan struck first Z. staggered ,bucl
a little and then Sloan struck ugin before =
struck at all; Mrs. Sanlcrson sid sonet-in.
and turned round. and the next saw Sloat
was on his knees: when Sioln got u,
Prcntiss knocked h'In down again and kicked
him twice: SioUls blows Herc straight ant
Pronhsss were Opsr Prentlsss blows were
aimed at Sl0ln's head or shoulders a; Sloan:
blows ht Prcnss'S bOLy: | was about = rod,
from them when they met was on the North
side OF the road, uppOslt. G. Sandcrson's when
they met; the vest III court was Mr.. Prcntss-
ne hld 1t on Wirn he passed me (; it was off when
got to him, after the aiiray; was with Prem
tlss all that night ana next day; the first words
he SAID to ne were that hn hld rot to die, he
could not live; thc doctors told him there was
got to die; ne asked to have u Minister sent
Tor, ana two catne: he said 10 me, after his
| wounds were dressed, 'i.u he had got to de,
aLd sad ii dunng the day
! Nr. MAYNARD here p:oEOsnd 10 1sk this
WhneSS concerning the declaratlonS Ut Prem
lis; but the Court saw liz reason for chlLTlnT
me RUE heretofore make IN tins respect und
the testimony was excluded.
Alter HIoAn was knocked down, Prcntlss
stood sui III. ne Sloan gCt IN.
C-oSS eramlHcdGy CmIrSHDEN.--liave new
er had quarrel with Mrs. Eandetsun, Except
wren she began 1t with me, never exchanged
word with Sloan, except what have stated
never knew thy husband and SIoan Ia have
quarrel; Know they have passed worts; nm
not cdtted here to testify rkaI Cthers hrce Sc H. JW
10 teH '5tm kHoW; knew from MY husband
mat he t'rcnts>l was very much incensed at
SIoan's condnr' with Mrs. Sandersoa; when
Pfcntss passed me he was excited have heard
my husband say there was wooden horse
Pactdidi Sloan sHop d)ul reco!Iect that lie
sa'd he hdd Il hand M ruli'n4 II there; knew
the7e were papers PM npaOout the street; have
lieaFG NY husband iangL a11ut them; (napers
shown to "!lne-' tW't recognize the hand wrl-
hn9; II 'a not M. iTrnjleea >. was opposite
Mr. I. S-"uefa'"a "no%e when Mrs. Shndet-
" ''r -" "fS'' ''''' -"0"-' "N' II S'ic u'u 'OI I
want /" Os ttne'' again 'a'hog GA the htdge
"''h oioah H1oF" had passed me or i rods
"heh 'he remark was MADE about Oscar MOT
ION "heh o'oaU 'nfheu hack towards me,
d'o hot get ouI oi MS way because Miss C"eney
kept no'n oi my arm ana sa'd she "an'ed 10
near Tue 'a'h ffehtiSa came do" The nil up
on the run sloan was s or rod! from me at
the Tune he made the ren"iH; pTentiss said
lyon nave abused me long enough ard you
mus not abuse my wife III the street, he Was
excited he advanced I'LL he met Sloan both !
advanced; cIo&h struck hrs'; both raised their
hands about The same time Prentlsa stagger-
ed oarN aiter the INST o'"w, th3- sloan struck
mn a9a'h, before my husband struck ut al =
then frehtlss struck, and turned round and
sawno more uH saw SIoan On his knees -
Prenllss kicked Sloan. and Poppc STEPPED up, |
and i'Tentss sad ne was stabbed heard Mrs.
SanderSnh say: give 1t to 'lm' Dave
eM y HHHesS.-.I"YL Chemy.-On the eve
nng o! September s, 1871. when this aiifay |
occurred wa N The dolr-yard Of my taiher's |
honsH. M's. pren'Iss was at oar house, and .
my SISTER started to 90 home with hcr-thcy had !
han tt.li ~ ~, NJ