Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-12-17

ments after, thought defendant went ont
soon after Mas came in, and then came
back again in company with others. told
Mas not to fight, because l thought he
would take my advice Did not see any
striking with fists, did nothing to defen.
dant but to hold him. Saw no one strike
him or Mas
Narr Fsder Suorn.-I know Mas and
defendant, and was in Myres' saloon on Mon.
day evening-went 90 take glass of fbeer-
went in company with my brother and
Ropheil. My brother asked us to take .
game at cards. We did So While playing
noticed defendant coming in at the front
door. Mas also came in and about the
same time defendant went out, but soon re
turned with several others. Maas stepped
up to defendant and asked him If he had put
his partner in prison Heard no reply
Mas stepped close 10 defendant and urged
him to to tell him about it. Heard Mas
tell defendant to take his hands out of his
pockets. l left the game to 60 and see
what was going on. Caught hold Of Mas,
told him there should be no fighting while
was there. Turned around and saw deem
dant holding large knife in his hand Ny
brother had hold of him. l started toward
defendant to get the knife away from him.
Mas followed mel tried to get hold Of
the knife, and while doing so, defendant
stabbed Inc in the arm, twice, and twice up
on the head. Mas also tried to get
the knife. heard him shrek, and thought
he was stabbed. Defendant then started
fer my brother, but he lodged himland got
out of his reach. He then came at me. l
caught pitcher and threw at him, but did
not hit him. He then left the place.
Dir. Schtegel Srorn-I am Physician Of
this city. l treated Mas professionally,
on Monday evening, at his store about o.
clock. Found another Physician there, who
told me Mas has two wounds. The first in
the right side, was between the sixth and
seventh ribs, was about three fourths Of an
inch long, and quite deep, in downward
and backward direction The other wound
was in the arm, and was not deep or dan
gerous, and think he will recover He was
very weak at the tme-no pulse-and fail
ing rapidly. Think the wound was made
with a knife.
Cross Eraminad-I purged the wound.
1t might have been inflicted while the
hands We're raised, or behind the body, or
while the body was in STOPPING position
| dressed defendants wounds. he had a
slight cut on the hand and face, and also
some bruises Cuts might have been made
by the knife in his own hands, or by a frag
ment of tumbler.
~ RapheH S,corn.-Was at Myers sa-
loon on Monday evening-sat down to play
cards, when defendant came in at front
door, and soon after Mas came in, and de-
defendant went out, and saw him come
back again in short time. Several others
present; don't know how many. Mas
asked defendant if he put Stevens in jail
Did not hear defendant answer. Mas told
defendant to take his hands from his pock-
cts. We then left the cards. Marx took
hold of Mas, and Alex took hold of defen.
dant, who got away and ran towards Mas
with a knife Mas gave a shrek. De'ft
got away and ran off, and was pursued
TESTIMONY on PART OF DEFENCE.
H. Myers SDorn.-Was in the saloon when
Mas and deft come in. Mas asked de-
fendant if he had put Strouse in Jail De-
tendant did not answer. Mas asked him
to take his hand out of his pocket, Il am
bound to have revenge out of you" Thi
Mas repeated several times. Defendant
said he did not want to have anything to do
with him. Mas than called him coward.
The two FEEDERS, Raphiel and Mas then
jumped up, and jumped on defendant and
threw him down at my feet; defendant
tried to get up but could not. They drag
ged him along into the dining room Soon
defendant came back. They threw tum
blers and inkstand at him, and he escaped
through the door.
Saw NO one follow him. Heard no names
called. Did not hear Mas make any ex-
clamatisns of pain. Saw no one catch
hold of Mas. Thinks Mas abused defend
andt for fifteen 'or twenty minutes before
the fight. Did not see defendant go out un.
til after the fight
Cross Eramined-Live at Galesburg Ill.,.
came to Davenport Monday. The saloon
keeper is not my relation-never saw de-
fendant before-was boarding at the saloon
while l staid in the city. The affray took
place about supper time-saw defendant ea.
ting there Tuesday morning Never had
any conversation with Feder and Raphiel
before the affray. Mas went up to defen.
dant and requested him to take his hand
from his pocket. Don't know whether
Mas struck defeneant with fist or open
hand-don't know where She hit him
but am sure defendant was struck by Mas.
Don't know how many times defendant was
struck. Didn't see any one take hold of
Mas while defendant was down. Mass had
hold cf his head, one hold of his feet, two
hold of his body, one on each side. Larg Q
crowd standing arro,nd. Don't know how
large the door was through which defen-
dant was dragged. Saw Mas after defen-
dant left; saw his wounda Had
no conversation with other parties in
regard to giving in testimony. When defen-
dant passed out from the dining room tum
blers &c,, were thrown at him. FEEDER 4