The Placer herald., 1858-10-02
The Whole Truth.

"A man nafIleu CaSSauy WAS Ou tTlal III Que
of the western courts for maliciously stabbing
another named Cole when one Buck Bryant
was called as the principal witness in sup
port of the indictment. Being duly sworn,
he proceeded to give the following testimo-
ny:
"Well, gentlemen, it WAS election day
twas dark cloudy, wet sort of drizzly day,
and says | to my old woman, i believe I'll
go down to Ringgold, and post my vote
And says my old woman to me, WELL Buck,
as it is sort of dark, cloudy, wet sort of a
drizzly day. says she, hadn't you better take
your umbrll?' Says to the old woman, 4
spect had better take the umbrill.' So
took the umbrll, and advanced towards Ring
gold; 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 Re, He's got
my umbril.' (The witness was here inter
rupted by the court, and told to conine him
self to the actual fray between the prisoner
and Cole, the prosecutor. In answer to
which the witness remarked, in tone of in
dignant remonstrance - well now, Mr.
Judge you hold on for | am sworn to tell
the truth, and am a gwiue to tell it my
own wav-so faint for you to say nothing
more about it; whereupon the court aud
commonwealth attorney, being anxious to
get rid Of the witness on any terms, told
him to 90 on and tell the tale in his own
way) Well as | was a going on to say,
twas on Election day Buchanan and Elmo
was running for the Legislator, and says |,
to my old woman, old woman says |, b'leve
III 60 down to Rnggold and post my vote
Says my old woman to me says she, Buck,
as it is a sort of a dark, cloudy, rainy damp,
drizzIy sort of day, hadn't You better take
your umbriIl? Says to the old woman,
says |, 4 spect had better take my umbrill'
so tuck the umbrill and advanced on to-
the first thing did when | got thar was to
take drink Of Buchanan whiskev, which
was monstrous good, and says | to myself,
says |, Old hoss, you feel better now, don't
you.' And while was advancing around,
Mr.. Cole he come to me: says he, Uncle
Buck Says he. have you seed anything of
old neighbor Harris?' Says I, For why!'
Says he, The old cocks got my. umbrill.'
AFTER a while 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 torked,
and Mr. Cole and me tuck the path, as anv
other gentleman would; and arter advancing
a while; we arriv to old neighbor Harris
settin on a loo with the umbrill on bis arm;
and about that time Elijah Cassady (the
prisoner) coined up, and we advanced on
till we arriv at Eijah's house. Elijah is my
nefftw and likewise my son-in law-he mar
rled my darter Jane, which is next to my
darter Sally. AFTER we had advanced to
Elijah's house, we stood up the yard awhile
jaWin, aud present. y two somebody's rid
up on a boss, which was Johnston before,
and Whitfield Cassidy behind-Whiitield
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
between 'eni, and both OF 'em is about
the same age, especially Kiah, which are the
youngest. kiah war drunk, and he and Mr..
Cole got cussing one another about politix;
and advanced in the house whar was Eli
.jah's wife, which is my darter Jane, which is
next to my darer Sally. Well, arter jawing
a while with 'em, my little nefew says he to
me, says he, Uncle Buck, let's 60 home
Says |, Good pop! 50 we pegged on togeth
er, and heard somebody calling me, but
never tentoned 'em nor advanced back.
We'll, got home and was eating my sup
per, and Elijah, which is my son-in-law, and
married my darter Jane which is next to
my dartcr Sally, arrived. and says he to me,
Uncle Buck says he, I've killed a man
Says 'The--you hayen And this is all
I know about the stabbing, because warnt
thar"