The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-06-17

ent during part of the interview. Pris-
oner took witness aside and said he want
ed to tell him a secret Witness reluctant
ly went with him. Prisoner had bottle
of whisky in his hand. When they got
up the hill prisoner said "have you been
to my mother in-laws have been there
and took my wife. / swore her. and now
mean to swear you by the God that lives
above, ami reigns and rules over all things"
Witness objected TO taking the oath. Pris-
oner said he was going to cut the Cd
.d--d CUTS out of deceased, and witness
would have sweet time sewing them up.
Said he would kill Nose Barker, Mrs.
Kent, and take the id Barker out of
Mary Ann (his wife.) Witness remon-
strated with him and told him he was drunk,
and that if he was sober he wonld not talk
SO. Prisoner SAID he was not drunk; he
was just how-come-yo you-so." Said all
that allied his wife was the .'sterics."e Said
when he was sober he was coward, but
when he was "how-come-you-so" he was
afraid Of nobody. Said he intended to
keep drunk till he conquered the whole,
tribe of them. He would do it with this,
showing knife. He then said he'd cut.
witnesses id CUTS out if witness didn't
swear. Witness drew revolver and told
him to stand back or he'd shoot him
When witness drew his pistol prisoner said
|" You Id little devil l believe you'd
shoot" Prisoner then threw down his
knife, jumped straddle of it, then picked
lit up and flourished it about. He seem
ed frantic, drunk and angry both He
mentioned deceased's heart and CUTS. Not
positive about. neck. Swore. he would
! kill them all Besides deceased, mention
ed Nose Barker, and old Mrs. Kent, and
said he would take the ID Barker out
Of Mary Ann, CHS .wife,) that nothing
| allied her but the "sterics," and that wit
| ness knew it. When deceased first came
up he said he was going to killfour people.
Named Nose and Elisha Barker. Said
that deceased had ruined his (prisoner's)
wife; that for this he would kill him..
Witness was called on the 18th of
| February to see prisoners wife. Found
| the prisoner, the deceased, Michael Fa-
CERT, Mrs Kent Wash. Myers and part
of the time Shcok and his wife and daugh-
ser4 there p sxamined prisoners wife and
| thought nothing the matter with her but
fright. Said nothing for while, then
examined her again, and told her nothing
allied her hut fright. She said she though
the same and didn't want the doctor sent
for Prisoner told witness to ask her who
she feared. He did so and she answered
Jim (prisoner) drinks so I am afraid we
will come to distress He is in the hab-
it of going to Cathariae Knights, and
she is a bad character. He told me
Catharine Knight and Jake Myers were
coming here and Catharine was going to
kill me and Jake was going to tear the
chimney down. He drew knife across
my throat and breast, and said if I wan
ted divorce he could id soon divorce
me. I am not afraid of Myers but am
afraid of Catharine Knight" Catharine
1 Knight was present and hearing prisoners
| wife said"I expected the id b--h would
1 say something of the kind. D--n your
soul I'll send you to h-ll, have brough,
you here to lay you out. They'll mash
! your head with stone" She made va
rious other threats After further talk
by his wife the prisoner got in rage
caught bis boot threw it dowr, and swore
Mrs. Kept's brothers all ought to be Kill.
lied, They had insulted his wife and he
Intended to be revenged of the whole tribe
When witness started prisoner swore he
would load his gun and commence. Fa
ger prevailed on him not to do so.-
!, After we had gone some distance the
women, called to us that he was cutting
up. Heard shooting about the house
Told prisoner lwould not come back any
, more. o. When prisoners wife was talking
, he ragged around like q maniac, and swort
, deceased was the cause of all the trouble
This occurred after night. Washington
| Myers and VIM Myers are brothers-in
law to prisoner. All married Kents.
t Gross Examined. - "a great many ques
. ltions were asked on the cross-examination
! none, of which elected new Developments
| They were chiefly intended TO draw out mil
| ute descriptions Of places, positions, &c
! for the purpose OF discrediting witness.)
Court took recess till half past On
i O'Clock F. M.ls gff;stB tEss47Q sd a
u o'clock, Pm.
! The cross-examination was continue
5 las before noon without throwing any ne,
light upon the question. The State. the
! lenquired something about witness loosin
!, lsaddle-bags. We could not get the stor
Icorrectly and SO omit it.
q WILLIAM MYERS. Testimony genera
t ly oorroborating DR.. McMahon's so far o
! it went; differing however as. to the tim
Of day; witness said they met in the morr
j ing and Nc Mahon left for home about on
r O'Clock Heard prisoner say he woul
If kill four persons; named Nose Barker an
II Elisha Barker. Was going TO kill the
II and Gidn't care d--n how soon he W;
II hung for it. Said his wife hadn't GOO
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