Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-11-23
From he Richu ond whig.
Cousin Sally billiard Ourdoue

Scene At Oatham during the session Of the
Circuit Oour' in the case of Commonwealth VS.
Cassidy, on charge of malicious siabbng.
The venire being impanelled, and rhe iury
solemnly charged hv the clerk the Commo -
wealti's Attorney called in suDporr of the in
dictment,the witness, Buck Bryant, who being
eoiemnIy sworn, the truth to tell, testified a.
follows:
Question by OrmmonweaIth's Attorney
Tell all you know about tie cutting Of the
bar
Ans.-Well, gentlemen, it was election dav
twas Clark, cloudy, wet sort Of driZzly d,,v
and says to my old woman, believe IN 90
down to Ringold and post nv vote. And
says my old woman To me, we'll Buck. as il il
sort Of dark, cloudy, wet sort Of drizzly
day, says she, hadn't you better take your nm
brill. Says TO the old wOmpn, spect | had
better take the umbril So took the urnbriIl
ana advanced down towards Rngold, and
when l got thar Mr.. Cole coined I'D saws he
uncle Buck, have you seed ANYTHING If old
nelghbor HRrrisf Says / 20 Mr. Cole. for
whyf Says he, he's got nv umbrilI. The
witness WAS here interrupted by the Cortland
told TO cOnhne himself To the actual frav he |
tween the prisoner and Dole the prosecutor
In answer to which the witness remarked in |
tone of indignant remOnstrance well now |
Mr.. Judge you hold on, for am sworn to tell |
the ruth, and Im gWiue TO tell it nv own
Way-so faint for while for YOU To saw moth
ing more about it-whereupon the conrt and
o"hmohWealth's attorney being anxious 10 pet
Iu Oh the witness on any terms told him IN !
9" on ana tell the tale in his own way. well.
a. was gong 20 say, twas on pecfion dsy
Buchanan and Filmo was = rnnni,o o. 49, !
Rlsiatul, and says to my old woman s.vsT
OleVe u go down 10 Rugold and ,rsit rnyy1t-
DAYS my ola Womon TO me, says she Bnck 40
u Is a sort OF a dark, cloudy, damp, drizzIy sor,
OF day, had Mt you better take your urntruI
says she3 Says | 10 the old woman. saws s,,a,,
had better take my umbril; so 1 Tuck the
uIn' rill and advanced on towards Ringold nm |
arriV thar. Well the first ching did when
got thar was to take a drink OF whisky.
"hich was monstrous good, and laws To nv |
sen, say old hOss, you feel better now. don't
you And while was advancing rounJ Mr.
Ooie ne come to me; says he, Uncle Buck. J
says Ne, nave you seen anything of old neigh |
Dor Harrisf Says |, for why2 Saws he. tb,.
Ola COCKS got my umbrill. Ar er a while |
posted my vote, and then Mr. Cole and ma,
advanced back towards home and Mr.. Cole
was lighter than / ever seed INN. And so we
ad yanced along till We got To where the road
and path tOrked, and Mr.. Cole and M. fu,t
The path rs any other gentlemen would. and |
Arter advancing awhile, we ar7lv 70 Old neigh-
Dor Harris settIn' on log With the uinbrill an |
nus arm, and bout that time Elijah CAssady /
tne Prlsoner) came up, and We advanced on !
III we arriv at Elijah's house. Z ljah is NV
ieIe" and likewise my soul l-law-he mar
leu my dArter Jane which Is mex to my dar-
'er oslIy. AFTER We had advanced To Euiah'- ( =
house we stood in the yard awhile having }
nu presently two somebody's rid up on husr, 5
: nloG was johnson before, and Whitfield Gas, +
ady behind-Whitfed aud Klah Cas-sdy he :
ng same. Elijah aud Kah il br,ibers ,
ON born In the nat'ral way like nnyb..dv | L
ises brothers, no gals between EN-. and boL e.
! eln is about the same age, especial, Kinb -
'h'oh ar the Youngest. Ki4h war drunk and b'
. ahd Mr Cole got 70 cu-sn' Que moth. &,
Dout poItlx, aud advanc, INTO the bnus,
mar was Z jahs wife, which is my Jnrfsr III
Ahe' which Is next 10 my darter sally Wi Oh
rter Ja"ing while win 'vm, my it1IsnrtYX IL.
.ys 10 To me- say Uncle Buck ets 90 b.,m.. O
ay' l, god pop, So We pegged on I, grlher d
~ ", heard soms body calm me bu he :, sc
,u'iOneu EN-, nor advanced b ok. W,HTg, q
'' i' Euu was eating my supper. aud s ia
"iIh Is my son-in law, aud 10 .rr e. lay Ia, Ii
SA"e' which b next 20 ny dar err S.1iv ar Pr
y qua saJs he 70 rnr, Unoe B lck shysb
70 N.Ied nan Says /, tLe neil IN 80 pr
90 - . Is 4li ! kuow about he s-aGb',,s ~ Til
uso wa. taar. S"'ysl o. !.