Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-05-15


my head in over the traasom aud saw the nigge
/ lying un the bed with hs feet to the wall. TIL
niger mau got UP uff tho bel aud came t, th,
foot Of the bed near the door. had my yistol /,
my hand, saw cane between tie bed ticks be
tore could shoot or do anything tho nigEcr siub
he'd me and pushed ne out into the hall. When
got out | couldn't d. anything and went iowardt
the head of the stairs ami then down. didn't
see the niggers hero afterwards saw them at
Col Withers'. Mr. Anderson WAS the only one
with me when was getting through the transum:
no entrance had been made before left.
When told Anderson that was stabbed. he
commenced pounding the door with something
heavy. We entered by the first stairway north OF
the Gazette building on Vine street; The room
was in the fifth story, next the roof The stairway
goes to the back part OF the building, and then
turns to the front There may have been more
than three rooms in the story the one where the
negro was, was the front room noxt the Gazette
building.
Cross.e4amined-Whe | went over to the
building had single tarrellej rifle pistol with
me, loaded. j. X. Anderson, F. Churchill
Deputy United States Marshals and James wood
ward, who WA ei.h,r baiiT CT te1uty
we're with f.. b. Cartv was also with US he
was not Il deputy, but was called on there may
have been one or two Others. whom don't know.
also called on there may have been others. }.
Il Anderson was tie only enc with me in the
fifth story ! didEt command the force; Ander
son carried the writ. In the first two rooms we
discovered no one, saw the negroes afterwards
at Colonel Nithers didn't them in thi rooms
saw woman there. At the time | was stabbed
did not fire heard the firing as wen; down
stairs might have fired before the man got the
sword cane, but didn't as didu't wish to hurt
him.
The witness asked Mr.. Matthews to discharge
him, as he wanted to so TO Hamilton in tho six
o'clock train,
Mr. Matthews had no objection Judge Stallo
thought he might be wanted again, but after con
sideratun concluded to let him 60, nnd he was ac-
eordngiy discharged.
The District Attorney then called for the next
witness.
JOHN R. ANDERSON
Sworn-Waq Deputy u S. Marshal on the
18Th of June last: warrant was placed in my |
possession by Commissioner Newha for the ar
'eSt OF Irvine and AnGeline Brondhus | took the
warrant and got to assist me, Elliot, yhurcbhl
Woodward and Ilotfenberger.
Judge Smllo-interrupting-W name is that
Pofenberger?
Wness-slowly and deliberately -IIoHenberg
Judge Stalo-IIes not a German. is he?
Wtness-Ilis ancestors were Germans,
The District Attorney-Oh, no was formerly .
German. Laughter.
Judge Stallo-lIe was not German who emf.
grated to this countryr
Witness-No He wac born up the river some,
where. Laughter
Witness resumed--We went over to the build. |
ug into the iith story; Mr.. Elliott wns
stabbed in room fronting Vine street and
lnVing front on Fourth street.
Tie District Attoruey-Why that ould be in
he Gazette building.
Wituass rpsunpl - 4 fter pettinr st,irs ,
uru 20 tho ett and it is the front room on Vine
trcet.
After Elliott was shot he got down near me at t
he head uf lhe stairs, and about the same time
heard pistol - off, rs saw blood on Elliott
Imposed that he shot. Elliott told me to 60 .
nck aud make the arrest AS | baek
Gentleman from Kentucky who WAS in the hail
,urst open the door of ihe room; insit. sIw man
md womuu the man was shot ust the door
vas knocked in.
Before the door was burst open we had tried it.
md asked for the nigger; before Elliott got in we
uund the door iastened after he was shot kick
ID the d ,0r in with my foot. but could not Open IT,
: the niger and his wife were behind it and held l.
t shut. got Il bed raj! then and knocked the
inor in; ut tbs time the secund shot fired and
he niger fell. Wheu we got IN niger
nan and niger woman: 'ound on the nigger II
Knife aud some iron knuckles saw table and a
,ed: there were q sword cane and some proyisi ms
/,
Dom was the corner towards Fourth street; Z
There was back room connecting with it; ,
re looked into this room but saw no one in it: my ,
impression is that there door opening from
he back room into the passage way; brought I
he negroes over here to be tried before Commits.
ioner NewhaIl they were identified By Col. +
Yithers his slaves. n
Cross. Examined-The were two shots fired +
ne about the time Elliott stabbed when he
ell he dropped behind me; the first shot was fred
y the gentleman from Kentucky; he told me is I
;as accidental; it hit the door. Ii
Q-What was the gentleman's name2
A-Davis, think, shouldn't know him if (
hould see him; Col. Withers probably introduced
i'm to me; don't know that he told me be was his
gent: my impression is that we took him as a
uard; he was not one Of the Deputies | have
heir number and names and his, in book at mi
ume
No one could have fred the two shots but the
Ientuck;an. When we broke the door open the
igger had knife in his hand. This occurred
bout 10 o'clock. We brought them here immedi.
teiy; the man came holding to my arm, the trial
roceeded at once don't remember any attorney
eipg present to present the negro; we took them
yer to Covington between II and o'clock and
elivered them TO Col. Withers.
The mans wounds were examined by DR.. Dan
ridge; Elliott came over 10 the Courtroom before
he negro. and Dr. d. may have been there ex.
mining his wounds.
Ex-Governor Corwin-Whele was the negro
hot?
Witness-In his side, with only one ball. Ito
ndge Stalo) Ho6enberger lives in Urbana, he is
no Of the regular Deputies
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
E. r. SswuALL,
Testified that he was tile o. S. Commissioner
b,l ha xrar f. u i.