Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-09-30

Chas. A. Nudge called---Wass ted nthe
stsge.oice with deceased; never hehEd oil hissbe=
ling dangerous man; he = gg ot qnick te,1peri
never heard his veracy don piedi scr hearl OF
his CARVING arms until the daYlof the spit
lSwann's face, DR.. Dougherty asked me IL y had
pistols; showed him my SINGLE barrel pistols went
to his Office; sawtSprigg who salq he heard Swan
was armed for him. with lnseneon 70 SHOOT Nun;
gle barrel nistos, and wanted revolver; Spriggl
Eweighed mounds; saw ptigg thesnoFHing ALL
ter, aud he saidthe matter had oeen SET and
Icould,httak about III hatl snow me
I4ersSpIgg published, MhepslIe said me iltenledl
Ito vindicate himself against Swami note; neset
heard hun abuse SwP mn. y & = u X i
James Ryans called NEW Spiigg; ssYas a good,
cleyerf fellow generous, snlrlles, would promptly
resent an insult but mot coiislCePe angerons;
knew DR., Moore; never llearl llls 5yeracily ques-
toned; an honorable, high.lnintleil man.
h CToss.examined- Sprigg wasAqu CHI 10 sIesent
use.anythipglto defend h!mselts
lbali ON the 22d January, as aHchief ma mayer.
when. about ia king his wife home, Swami came
out and told her what had happened during the
ball, she asked him II he mad Rpooglzedi ne salu
lie thought he had; she said ptobh5iy vii mig ut
not nave heard yoll, you'd better 80 md see him
again; Swami said he could not, Tor fear VIII
woUldstrike hiInj witness was alterWaLasln me
FefreShment ROOM and saw VIII and VI. Scosly
in earnest conversation, asked VIII what Wasthe
difficulty between him and, Bobj he was very
much-exetteL he said Boil had insllted hm5in. the
dance. ai1dle believed intentionally; Swami no d
been drinking and was a so excltedi told them III
lthey raised any muss would nut them Out, VII
ness said he was cousin OF w ils, and married O.
daughter Of Swann's mother-ln-la~i 2 aiteE the
soitItng, Will had tried 10 gel reyolyeT'ol Nun,
and putting him OF, he said DR.. Dougherty had,
gone 10 one sad ne must ~
III attacked; aNertne settlement asked WIZ as TO
lOsIe,s atiyice witness censttretl him Tor the act;
told him ii was wonder Bob had not blown his
bIains out; Will said,sit would have served HIM
a1,a. ttA.sdH AR6tN al
Ihaye beenSettied but for the advice ofene or Two
rretendetl friends andifaft others had let them
sIhlone. re Is, A,o# =.
THE Lour of one arrived, andlth Court adjourn
- 8 O'Clock, p. NJ.
Tie court met-Wm o. Sprgg continued-He
tWill expressed regret at what he had done, aud
said he could never forgive himself On lneuay
OF the killing, was at the billiard, eoom owahntWus
playing; about candle-ligh VIII came III; sloou
near the table at which witness wns playing; MI
Cochran Bas testing about w US apn earance,
when he put his arms a kltnbo and slTals hlened
himself up; observed Will particularly for some
time from having heard OF his difficulty Win swami;
there was nothing menacing about hin TO Swami;
ob<eryed no embarrassment in Swaiin's play; he
was at another table; Willwas pleasant anu W.T.
ness dismissed all apprehensi1nsi Will hau ue-
lclined carrying arms, airing IN aSslon e mgl1
us. them; Will was about 80 or 80 years oil age;
Swami about "a or So. tel a.s1a
Horace ReSley, called.-knew deceaseu@ since
I1S43; rather impeuous, quickto resent al insult;
never heStd of his wearing pistols; was regarded
as truthful; Swami gave witness printed circular
about three days before The shooting; asked INN Il
lSpngg had seen the postscript wheillhe signed
SAID he thought not; that done 10 satlsy hiS
friends in another part OF the States Swami tolu
him of the insult, of his getting pistols 10 shoot
Sprgg; told Of Spriggs going into Dougherty's V
avoid MIN; OF his invitation 10 the stable anu into
room; of his challenging SPtigg 10 The meadow
Witness asked Swami why ne DID not shoot whet
Ia Lon Cnh
he did nj know what to do; witness told him he
would nave struck limj Swami said lie was not
able 10 fight him that way then observed, lhal as
III bothweIe pretty high metttsd. he (wltneSsl was
very glad the matter was adjusted; lie replied tla
il was wonder he had moi shot him down al The
first nesting; Swami left the printed apology with
me, but gave no directions as 10 whethel II was 70
tbe kent ptivate;' dOr't think he spoke harsh OF
Spngg; DON'T think he mentioned oil Sprlggs hay'
~ ing spoken of hum in harsh terms Nothing necu'
+ liar in Swnnn's appearance; no indications o.
mental incapacity at that time; not aware of any
lletter having been written in explanation.
n james Snrigg, called-Heard of difficulty be,
= tween Swami and Sprigg, whilst al The ball; hear
Swami remark, "No, l'll be id if LIDO; I'll die
frst;" he YVES talking with m, Scholiey. Or
. Saturday met Swami at store; said he had heard
of Willis thleat to chastse him. advised Swapntc
apoiogise; he sad he would, but was afraid Uti {
"A difficulty; he said he had acted badly, but hi
meant no harm by IL; DR.. Scolley came upBc AM
he and Swami; and myself, went TO thee hotel Il
dinner; Barrel anu Swami lett Inc toDe lOBelneT
soon alter went ont, wien SWAIN su ID SpTigg laS
spit ia his face. Swami said he'd give a thousand
dollarStf Cant. Archer was III town; deceased was
witnesses cousin, and did not like to interfere
about 3 O'Clock SpTigg called me over TO DIT
Dougherty's office; cant say whether he locked
the door; d,te'l heard Swami purposed to shoot
q him, and Dougherty haG gone ont 10 get him q
pistol; as we went 10 the door, on leaving, saw
Swami or Roman on corner Bait more and Seventh
streets. Swami came over towards the doctor
anil then cam whether
| he Tied the door; said he had piStols--0ne FOL
Will and one for himself; told him WilIwas wait
ing for pistol;l he said, "Ah, didn't know
that'' $3.50 E
went TO Keelers store and proposed to him
they ought to be arrested, to prevent street fight
we went i'll search of them; lat. in the evening
Swami was in a billiard roomi andA Will was start
ing the coaches; Swami afterwards came in great
thought it was settled; saw Swami next day, (Ion-
2 lay,) wbenche asked where he could find Mr. Ro-
man; invited him to dine with me, but lie declined,
saying he wantsdsto Sc Roman. On Monday, met
Swami, told me il / sawfMilI to say there must
have been some mistake as to the place of5meet-
Il ing; next saw i'll rear the stage office; Swami
y had told me not say any thing to him unless he
first Asked Will inquired what Swami had said:
litold him Swami had spoke about their meeting
across the river; sold he had received note from
him which either proved him to be q fOolo q cow
ard, and he would wait TO see whether Swami was
disposed to act manly, and spokelf the light mani
ner in which the matter had been conducted and
bowed some OF Swann's friends
4 On Tuesday morning saw Will, who asked me
to go down to DR.. Dougherty,s Office; thathe aud
Dr.. Scolley were about To settle II, and he was
written apology for Sprigt TO sign, but he refused
saying it was written by Swami said he was will
ing the Doctors might call in third person;
(naming Mr.. Price and otliers,) and whatever YVES
Swami It must be settled atoace, no matter how;
went with Doughefty to Scolley's Office; found
Swann there; Swami was told Will would not
sign the apology, when Swami said he must sign
that for no other would dos Doughetty asked if he
= should tell Swami what Will had said; and told
him he had said il not settled soon ne would not
receive an apology or a friend from him; which
ISwann replied, a What must there lie muTderIy