Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-12-05
COUSIN SALLY DILLARD OUTDONE

scene at Chatham during the session of the
Clrcvit Court, in the case of Common wealth as
Cassidy, on charge of malicious stabbing.
The yenire being impaneled and the fury SOL
emnly charged by the clerk, the Common
wealth's Attorney called, in support of the in
dlctment, the witness, Buck Bryant. who being
solemnly sworn the truth to tell, testified as
follows:
Question by Commonwealth sAttorney-Tell
all you know about the cutting Of the prosecu-
tor, by Casssdy, the prisoner at the bar
Answer-Well, gentlemen, it was election
day-'twss dark, cloudy, wet sort Of drizzly
day; and says to my old woman, believe I'll
go down to Ringgod and 'posit my vote And
says my old woman to me, well, Buck, as it is
a sort OF dark, cloudy, wet sort of drizzly day.
says she, hadn't You better take your umbrill
Says to the old woman. spect had better
take the umbrill. So took the umbril and
advanced towards Ringgold, and when | got
down thar, Mr.. Cole coined, and says he uncle
Buck. have you seed anything of old neighbor
Harris! Says to Mr.. Cole, for Why Says he
he s got my umbrill. (The witness was here
interrupted by the court, and told to cOntne
himself to the actual fray between the prisoner
and Cole, the prosecutor. In answer to which
the witness remarked. in a tone OF indignant
remonstrance. well, now, Mr.. Judge, you hold
on, for L am sworn to tell the truth. and am
a gwlne to tell il my own way, so faint worth
while for you to say nothing more about it
whereupOn the Court and Commonwealth At
torney, being anxious to get rid of the witness
On any terms. told him to 20 on and tell the
tale in his own way) Well, rs | WIS n going
on to say, twas on election day. Buchanan
and tIlmo WAS running for the Legislatur
aud says | to my old woman, old woman saws
l, L believe I'll go down to RinggOld and 'posit
my vote Says my old woman TO me, SAYS she
Buck, as IT IL sort of a dark, cloudy, rainy
damp, drizzly sort of day, hadn't you better
take your umbrillf Says to the old woman
says |, spect L bad better take my unbrill; so
l took the umbrill and advanced on towards
Ringgold, till 1 arriv thar. Well the first
thing did when got thar was to take a drink
OF whisky, which was monstrOus good, and
says to myself, says old boss. you feel bet
ter now, dom You? And while | was adyane-
ing around Mr.. Cole he came to me says he.
Uncle Buck, says he, have you seen anythink
OF old neighbor Harris! Says /. for why ?
Says he. the old cocks got my umbriI. Arier
awhile 1 posted my vote, and then Mr.. Cole
and me advanced back towards home, and Mr..
Cole was tighter than | ever seed him And so
We advanced along till We got to whar the road
and path fOrked, and Mr.. Cole and me tuck
the path, as any other gentleman would and
arter advancing awhile we arriv to old neighbor
Harris ssettin on log with the umbrill on his
arm, and bout that time Elijah Cassidy (the
prisOner) coined up, and we advanced on till
we arriY at Elijah's house. Elijah is my
nephew and likewise my son-in-law-he mar
ried my darter Jane, which is next to my dar-
ter Sally. Arter VIC had advanced TO Elijah's
house We stood in the yard awhile ajawing and
presently two somebody's rid up on a hOss,
which was Johnston before, and Whitfield Cas-
sadly behind-WhitGeld and Kiah Cassidy be-
ing the same. Elijah and Kiah is brothers,
both born in the nat'ral way like anybody
else's brothers. no gals between 'em, and both
f 'em Is about the same age, especially Kiah,
which ar the youngest. Kiah war drunk, and
he and Mr.. Cole got TO cussin one another
about politix, and L advanced in the house
whar wa. Elijah's which is my darter Jane,
which is next to my darter Sally. Well, arter
jawing awhile with EN-, my little neffew gays
he to me, says he, Uncle Buck, let's go home
Says |, good pop, so we pegged on together,
and L heard somebody acalling me, but never
tentioned 'em nor advanced back. Well, got
home and was a eating my supper, and Elijah,
which is my sOn-in-law, and married my darter
Jane. which is next to my darter Sally, arriv'd
and says he to me, Uncle Buck, says he, I've
killed a man. Says l, the hell you have. And
this is all know about the stabbing, cause
warnt thar.-RichmoHd Wig.