The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-11-04
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swift boarded there and looked out Of TIA
WINDOW AID asked WHO is there - an,
when answered asked WHAT is the mat
'rr | told him kilhour was killed. II
Saia "oh no, yon tell & lie .J,ln" $wf
qua not come cat till he was brought out
At li,is POINT gun was produced -Iot!blc
baireiiei dack qua. Know that to he Swift
gun: saw II many time in his shop.
cross Efd'nnii0A.--No one asked nc t,
90 to Jordan 5 Went there between and
io''r at;cr Il. WAS shot. Know the @rln-
,'''d TO sleep IN the same room with Swift
he kept the gun there and offered TO sell it {,
me- Was sleeping at Kiihour's lhe nigh; o
tlc mnrl r-hcaiI the gun go OFF help carr,
l'n IN he was shot all over the breast. il
lhr LETT arm and right thigh. They counted
the shot marks, llG grains hal entered: > %,
grains came through to his back. Jordan
went with me back to Kilhonrs.
An@u'tuS Waihcm.-Nas at Swift, * Sho,
on the 18th Of August: saw hij Gun there: !,
had Fresh caps on it. Asked him if 1t wa.
loaded: he said Yes damned if it ain'l" @,
doggcl if it amt" This is the same gun
Described marks BY which he knew it.
Frederick Jonl,,a-Swift bearded with m,
at the time of the murder Saw him on tn,
l6.h of August: left my house little af,c,
shutdown and went towards his shop. Don't
KNOW when he returned, | went u, to bed
about the time tae cars passed and Just us
was going to bed heard a Gun fired. My dogs
parked about ten minutes afterwards. about
!ilne Tor swift to get back. Had left the
Kitchen door open fer him. When Swift was
taken his boots were at The kitchen door: he
had left them there once before. Swift didn't
s'rop at my house the night Of the | iIh or 18Th.
sud lie SIC. in his shop. Saw that gun when
ne came to my house to board, Saturday week
before, nc then cleaned 1t mp: iavn't seen it
Since till now: john Wittcmbcrg called me
and said kil,!our was shot. Swift didn't 90
to k,liiour's; dila't Sc him un,il he wa,
tlkcn.
1"5otldtt Mil'h'ol.-Livc near TdccwooI
was not there on The 10Th of i::.s,.>,. was
tl@fc 81; INC morning Of the 18th. Several
o. us went out to lock for the gun: after Sumc
search along the railroad and by a fence.
came back to the path leading from Swift's
shop to his boarding house and saw the muz-
nc OF the gun sticking out of u bunch ofbiarS
Called the others who were there on the
search and when they came. We took it out
lhlS Is the gun. II had lao ramrod in if when
we found it; went to SwiGt's shop and found
the ramrod there
" m. II. Peorce.-Am a Magistrate and
held the Inquest ON the body Of Kilhour.
commenced the Inquest on the 10Th Of
August near 10 o'clock AS sooa as 7 rot a
Jury. Robinson came for me. I directed
swift 10 be arrested. Ordered the body 10
be stripped; Swift was present. kilhour was
shot III the breast; some Of the shot w,nt
throughput my hand on his back and frl.
them. y juror took a knit. and cut out rou"
or five grains. Shot produced Here they
are, and also some out of Swif's shot-bag
which was found in his shop; those taken ont
of The h)dy are battered bit thcy are the
same kind Of shot. Sent to the shop fol the
gun that night but it was not there and did
not get it. Swift spoke Of his gun-%aid
to him to say no more about it for it would
be found. Did not hear him call for William
Taylor, and heard 10 conversation between
them.
lillian Tayior.-Was at Kilhour's door
when the Inquest was held. Swift took me
Il few steps aside lie told me to get the gun
and bury it, for if ii was found he would be
a ruined man. lie said would find it ON
the path leading from his shop to ,Jordan's
house, ard near the middle gate, which was
car where it was found Us far rs could UNI
d'rS'and, for was not much used to the
grcund-l hadn't been there mt u. Should
Judge it was found loo wards from the mddlc
gate Was agitatcd and shocked and hadn't
my presence of mind. hut understood him to
say 1t would be found near the middle gate.
iAiom Ioune-rccoIed.-Was Il juror on
the inquest. Wont that night to Swin's
,1,n, .J,t Z, Al
kllhour's body. Swift, 5 d,inranor was lath-
Ct sioical than otherwise: didn't seem to he
alarmed when arrested --no!hiNg remarkable
about his appearance. Saw him take Viii
liam TAYLOR aside and have private CONVEX
oation with him.
JOHN C. Robi$on-rccR!,d.--Swift told me
Saturday night before the nnylcr. kllhour
had threatened him, but damn him he would
see his hearts blood. Said also, he had aS
much right to kill Kjlhour as X. had to Kill
him. Pulled out soncthng-Sail that would
fetch him: didn'tlooli what it was--thought
it was pistol Went down as soon us
dressed whore klhour was, when he was
shot: saw no gun, pistol or other arms. lie
had nothing ON but his shirt and pantaloons.
Here the State rested the case; and the
court took Il recess.
The Defence proceeded with its testimony
first calling.
Samuel J0ckson.-IIavc hid my gun in the
bushes. K,sw Swift to hide his, once found
his hid in the bushes. Ducks are about in
August: have killed them in that month.
Have known Swift for several years. His
character is that of an amiablc, good-naturcd
man.
Cross Er.-Known him years. Never
knew him to be in quarrclS: nor heard any
thing against him: some talk once of holding
him to bail but it was never done. Hide my
gun near the creek where | shoot ducks, to
save the trouble of carrying it, Never hid it
near home except at my stack yard some
times. Never saw ducks along the path be-
tween Swift's shop and Jondan Shat is not
cunning ground. DO not say August is a
usual time for shooting ducks. but have gone
for them and ether game at that season. Mcn
who want to 60 cunning on Sunday, some
times hide their guns out. would do so if
L wanted to gun on Sunday and didn't want
my wife to know it.
Benjamin 7dyior.-Livcd many years near
Edgcwood; have hid my gun in The woods;
never went cunning for ducks in August.
Swift is a peaccabc, amiable and obliging
man. klhour drank sometimes. Know
him to have little fuss once and only once;
it was with Sam Wh,tciord who was on the
same train of cars with me. This was about
a month before Kilhour was shot. Kilhour
had a scythc and drew it but didn't strike.