The Kanzas news., 1858-01-30
COUSIN sally DilIard outdone.

SOOS1A StAlIJ O1118E0 OAtQC40s
Scene at Chatham during the session of
the Circuit Court. IN the case of Common
wealth VS.. Cassidy. on charge of mali
cious stabbing. s-.zs
The venire being impannelled, and the
jury solemnly charged by the Clerk, the
Commonwealth's Attorney called, IN sup
port of the indictment, the witness, Buck
Bryant, who, being solemnlY sworn the
truth to tell, testified as follows:
Question by Common wealth's Attorney
Tell all you know about the cutting of the
prosecutors by Cassidy, the prisoner at the
bar. ar-, So =.
Ans.-Well, gentlemen, it was election
day--'twas dark, cloudy, wet sort of driiz-
ely day, and says I to my old woman, be-
ieFe I'll 60 down to Ringoid and 'posit my
vote. And says my old woman to me. zeila
Buck, as its sort Of dark. cloudy, wet sort
of drizzly day. says she. hadn't you better
take your umbrill. Says to the old yo-
man, l spect ] had better take the umbri1;
so tuck the umbriil and advanced down
toward Ringold, and when got 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. tThe witness was
here interrupted by the Court, and told to
confDe himself to the actual fray between
the prisoner and Cole, the prosecutor. In
answer to which the witness remarked, in
tone of indignant remonstrance, wen now,
Mr.. Judge, you bold on, for am sworn to
tell the truth, and I'm gwine to tell it my
own way-so faint for while for you to say
nothing more about it-whereupon the court
nd Aosn
ious to get rid of the witness on any terms,
told him to 90 on and tell the tale in his own
way. Well, as l was going to say, twas
on election day.. Buchanan and Filmo was
a runnin' for the legislature. and says to
my old woman, says 1, 1 b'lieve I'll 60
down TO Ringold and post my vote. Says
my old woman to me. says she, Buck, as
its sort of dark, cloudy, damp, drizzlyt
sort of day, hadn't you better take your UNI
brill, says she? Says to. the old woman,
says /, 1 spect had better take my umbrill;
so tuck my umbrill and andvanced on to-
wards Ringold, till I arriv thar. Well, the
first thing 1 did when got thar was to
take drink of Buchanan whisky, which
was monstrous good, and says I to myself,
says old hoss, you feel better now, don't
you? And while I was advancing around,
Mr.. Cole he come to me; says he, have you
seen old neighbor Hsrris2 Says I, for why?
Says he, the old cocks got my umbriil.-
Arter while l posted my vote. and then
Mr.. Cole and me advanced back towards
home, and Mr.. Cole was tighter than I 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 gentlemen would, and arter advancing
a while, we arriv to old neighbor Harris
settin' on log with the umbriIl on his arm,
and bout that time Elijah Cassidy 1.-THE
prisoner) coined up, and advanced on till
we arriV at Eliish's house. Elijah is nay
nephew and likewise my son-In-law-hs
married my darter Jane which is next to my
darter Sally. Arter We advanced to Elijah's
house we stood in the yard awhile joying
and presently two somebody's rid up on .
hoss, which was johnson before, and Whit
field Cassidy behind-Whitfeld and Kiah
Cassidy being the same. Elijah and Kiah
is brothers, both born in the nat'ral way
like anybody eise's brothers, no gals be-
tween 'em, and both of 'em is about the
same age, especially Kiah, which are the
youngest. Kiah war. drunk, and he and
Mr.. Cole got to cussing one another about
pOlILiAs duO L dufduCeu luGO the HOuso Wu1f
was Elijah's wife, which is my darter Jane,
which is next to my darter Sally. Wellsr-
ter jawing while with 'em. my little nephew
says he to me, say, Uncle Buck. let's go
home. Says l, good pop, so We pegged on
and heard somebody calm
me, but I never tentioned 'em nor advanced
back. Well. got home and was eatin' my
supper, and Elijah, which is my son-in-laI
and married my darter Jane. which is next
to my darter Sally, arrived, and says he TO
me, Uncle Buck, says he, I've killed man.
Says I, the hell you have. And this is ali
1 know about the stabbing. because warnt
thar.-RickasoBd WA;S. g,-. .rsE ~
Pepper.