Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-07-02

enco me very much, | looked around q,
quick as could and saw David Rose run
siagRer and stumble, as lie wheeled round
his face was toward me, and | perceived d
spot on bis temple, at first il was red and i'm.
mediately from that red srot three streaks Of
blood ran down over his face, aud saw 2, 3
or 4, or more men pursued toward him,
and some Of them cried, "Kil him kill himi
Cd d--n him, kill him." and hologed
"don't kll him lei him suffer the penalty ol
the law, "he run from that place and stopped
at the south side Of the pike, before be started
and ne he was running, he cried ,,hclp he'll
for Gods sake don't Let EN- kill me" | cried
take the pistols away from him, that was my
cry because there was cry that there was a
man KILLED; saw some of the men that per.
sued him catched him al the ditch and there
he was either knocked or fell down, or was
thrown down, or how he got down don't
know. He lay fiat on the fiat Of bis back and
had his head towards me, and three men had
him by the top of bis head, and striking him.
rot up at this lime as old as | was, with a
strong resolution as at all times. pitched right
in forwards abou. four feet, when | heard a
cap bust sounding as if it was on the ground.
My business was TO try to get the pistol and
looked down and seen pistol on my right
hand and one on my left hand, right before
me, where Rose had been throwed. Ills
head was toward nae. l grabbed with both
hands at once, and my right hand got pistol,
and some one got the other Grst l seen no
more Of Rose. and don't know what become
Of him: did not see the wagon. A very
short time after the pistol was fired went
to the Wagon, which, | think, was about two
rods from me; tke Wagon was standing still
when got to ii. and man holding the one
that was shot; the wagon was standing with
the beast this way. followed on and seen
him down here breathe out his last breath /;
did not hear anything said before the pistol
was discharged; picked the pistol up as
quick as / could and put it into my pocket for
fear somebody else would kill another man.
After Rose fired he moved towards the bridge,
but a little catering, and was on the south side
of the ditch when he fell.
Cross examined.-I have never tried to
find where the other pistol was
Samuel Hite sworn.--I was standing on the
left side Of David Rose, at the east end Of the
canvass; some two or three men came up to
him. and one said, give up your pistols" l
do not remember what answer David made
but the man said again, "G-d d-n you,
gine up your pistols!" David said, "don't
touch me'' and stepped back, and the man
said again, ed d-n you, give up your
pistolsl' David made the same answer and
stepped back again. There was man then
stepped up and struck David; David then
whirled and run on the pike towards the
bridge about two rods he then whired with
his face 10 the east, threw up his right arm,
and | heard the discharge of a pistol, and
saw the smoke rise; just at this time, or i'm
mediately after, he fell back and kind of down !;
when hs recovered saw the blood running
down his face.
There was a man standing before him with
a club, but he was not the man who struck,
nor was he the one who demanded the pis-
tolls He was struck somewhere about the
temple but how hard | could not tell. His
face was toward me as he fred, but | did not
see any blood on bis face until after he fred.
He then rar toward the bridge and into the
ditch and they gathered around him. He
then broke loose and got over into the south
ditch, and they then got him down and some
one cried out "kl him Cd d-n him, kill
him kill himl" heard David say, ".or Gods
sake, men don't stand by and let them kill
me-" He got loose and ran along the east
side of the canvass. bad not seer the the
wagon before the firing. 1t was standing still
when first saw it. Did not hear Rose make
any threat that day.
CrOss-examiued-I heard no explosion Of a
cap before the pistol was fired; saw no pistol
presented until his hand was thrown up and
he fred.
Noah Alspach sworn Saw Rose the other
side of the river. and told him that he had
had several quarrels and that be should drop
il. and say no more about il, or that he should
give his pistols and dirk 10 somebody, and
we would fight it out The reason | went
over there and offered to settle the matter
with him, was. because of our difficulties
That morning within FIVE or ten minutes after
first came into town saw Rose, he said he
had understood that meant to whip him !;
told him had not said so, and whoever
said so, lied. He then turned to Orr and
asked him if | Lad not made that threat !;
Orr replied, that whatever he had told him
was 60. and he was willing to back it up
told him that ] would not as had not said
it; | told him did not want anything to do
with him, and wanted him to let me alone
He then talked around aad kept rubbing his
fist round, under and in my face, and rubbed
my hat off oace or twice. He said he could
or would akin or peel my eye for me. We
then separated. and next saw him on the
bridge. / had been into the Giants show
and was coming back on this side Of the riv-
er. cav him on this end Of the bridge as
came along. He asked me if had my
crowd; told him, did not want any crowd.
He asked me il hal made up my mind to
whip him, and told him to lei me alone.-
think he said should bring on my crowd,
and he would make hole through them, as
he bad the material or something like that
Francisco came along. and said. let's so home.
/ replied tina: should not go home until
got ready. The next place saw Rose. was
Ct Lesher's Groe ry; vas sitting before
the grocery and heard fuss inside. and got
no aud went to the door when | met some
men. unknown 10 me. coming out, who had