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

aDout HShtlng. PRISONER told deceased
he wanted nothing to do with him, and if
he jumped OIL MIN he (prisoner) would kill
him, ans added "you are dangerous
man, and would waylay man. Prison.
er had a knife and was whetting it. De-
ceased said he wanted no knife but would
shoot prisoner Deceased put his hand
in his bosom as though handling a pistol.
Witness thinks he had no pistol, but want
ed to frlghten prisoner. Prisoner said if
deceased jumped on him, he (3risoner)
would cut his CUTS out cut his heart
out--cut his jugular vein, and other SINH
larexpressions. Said juguiar vein several
times. Said all several times. SAID he
would cut his (deceased's) livers out if he
jnmped on him, but if he didn't jump on
him he wouldn't touch him. Deceased
was just setting there; deceased got up
aud came to tie bed, threw off his coat and
said he would make witness thousand
rails If witness would let him take salts
faction out of prisoner. Witness refused
to permit him to do so. Prisoner re-
marked that he (deceased) had better
make the rails first. Deceased then walk
ed back to the fire and sat down. Pris-
oner said deceased had used rough lam
guage about his prisoner's) wife. Wit
ness gave the language used by the pris-
oner, which, in substance, accused the de-
ceased and another man of causing pris-
oner's wife to commit adultery.) Deceas-
ed replied if prisoner was as nice as his
wife it would be better for him, and that
he knew prisoners wife before prisoner
did. Witness threatened to throw them
both out of the house if they used any
more such language. Prisoner said elf
You jump Oh me you will not find Jes.
Barker. If you jump on ME will kill
you, but if you don't l will lie. you alone.
You may get Slant Mae to sew up your
CUTS You wont find Alec. Gardner's
pockets to cut off , Deceased said moth
ing for a little bit; then said, Il have no
knife, but if you wait till daylight d-n
you I'll try you with rife. Prisoner
replied, Y Gu had better make center
shot, for l have as good Il rife as you.
Prisoner walked kind of around deceased
TO rhe cupboard. Deceased said d7zzn
you, don't wave your knive around me.
Prisoner said :. you needn't be afraid un-
less you jump on me; wouldn't touch you
if you don't touch me-" Prisoner went
round to cupboard more than once.
Deceased moved back five or six feet
and set almost down, then raised caught
his chair by the top, struck prisoner and
Knocked him with his face against the cup
board Deceased then struck prisoner
sideways with the chair. This time pris-
oner caught the chair with his left hand,
and struck deceased with his right hand.
Witness aud wife jumped out of bed just
as deceased fell. Prisoner caught deceas-
cd by the head, and witness thinks he had
his hand at the throat of deceased, or was
striking at him. Witness threw deceased
back and said you are killing him. u
Witness heard blood pouring plainly.
Deceased kind of hunched" towards
witness and said Il am dead man," or,
Il am dying" Prisoner said do him
save him if you can." Witness said il
was too late Prisoner said "d---n him
don't care. IF had Lish Barker by
his side I'd be satisfied" Said those two
men had caused his wife to commit adul
terry. Prisoner said if he hadn't killed
him he would kill him. Witness wife
jerked down a shirt to stop the blood
with. Deceased died in not over three
minutes: He spoke but once. Wit
ness spoke to him again but he coult
not answer His head sunk heavily OF
witnesses arm. Held him about half /;
minute after he was dead. The wound wa
four or Ave inches long, was on the lcf
side of the neck, and might have been al
inch or an inch and a half in depth Saw
but one cut. Looked asif thejugnlar veil
was cut nearly off. Don't think de
ceased had any weapons. Fight wa
about 80 minutes past two o'clock
Prisoner started away; said he was going
to his wife. Witness brought him bacl
and told him not to leave till solnebod,
came. Prisoner gave witness his knife
The knife was presented and identified b,
witness as the same, or one very much iik,
lit (The knife was very large poeke
knife; the big blade was quite bloody.
Witness lastsaw the knife at his own house
The knife was then presented to the pris
oner who said it was his knife Prisone
went twice around deceased to get waite
before the fight. Deceased said nothin,
to him the first time. (The witness ex
lplained by a diagram the shape of tn
house and the relative positions of th
parties, beds, FIRE &c.) The event oc
Cured in jackson township in this county
Cross. Erami,,ed There was but Ii,
tie fire, and no other light in the room
; Could see the parties when before the fir,
: In the conflict they passed nearly out I
i sight. When prisoner was struck he fe
) agapgt the copboard. Deceased wa
r standing between the cupboard and th
e fire. Prisoner was standing a little qua
3 Etering from deceased. Deceased sal
4 don't come around me waving your knif
I Deceased was sitting near the Sire at II
v ltime. Prisoner said he intended tn n