The daily Butte record., 1858-06-24
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A True Statement, by William Wall
lace, Prisoner i'm OroviIie Jail,


A True Statement, by William Wall
lace, Prisoner i'm Orovilie jail,
In regard to the painful that took place
in Honcut City, the 18th June, 1881, between
myself and James Fox and his brother Thomas
Fox wherein James Fox was killed Thomas Fox,
brother to the deceased, and prosecuting witness,
being the principal cause Of the whole aifIay. lie
circulated all sorts of false stories against me, to
irritate and prejudice the minds OF the people at
large against me. Also. in Court he swore TO
fictitious tale OF his invention My wife be-
ing present at the whole affray, saw it all. There
fore I consider it my duty to let the public know
the whole and true facts OF the ARRAY in ~ pes
10 have justice done to me at my coming trial:
rRuE STATEMENT or THE OCCURRENCE.
On the day Of the occurrence, | was told that they
(Foxes) were very angry with me | went up TO
their house to hear what 10 was, as had 10 recol-
lection of saying anything about them was read
ing Hutching Magazine at the time, and rolled 1t
10 IN my hand That was all the weapon L had
about rue then. James Fox, deceased, was sitting on
a chair in front Of bis Oar. and believe W W.
Smith was sitting on the side door steps-no person
else in the hO1ss at that time. | asked James Fox
what said that made them angry lie answered,
Wallace leave this house. Certainly y, said, will
leave, but l would like to know what have said
Getting up of his chair, he said, God damn you,
leave, never want to see your face in this house
tnrned to 20 out, and he (James Fox, deceased,)
caught me by the shoulders and showed me before
him outside the door My wife told me previous to
my going up, that they only wanted to raise fight
when he showed me out, he went to the corner Of
the gallery and called his brother Tom. saw then
they were up for 6ght, Thomas Fox came running
round from the other house. | walked down towards
my own house. They both coming close alter my
heels calin ny all the names they could think Of
trying to raise a fight They followed me down to
my own door, and thought were going to follow me
into my own house. Iwent to my bar. and took my
p stol | stood in my own door, or close to it, and
told them to go off that If both OF them jumped
| they would have to abide by the consequences. My
wife also begged of them to 90; and at last they
went Oh Tn2t is what Thomas Fox swore such a
long false story about at the last trial lie also
that that happened 10 or ID minutes previous
10 the shooting airay But believe il to be some
two hours or two-auI -a-half, if not more.
Now, II state to you the facts of shooting part
of the aiTray, can recOect, and YOU may
rely 1t to be nothing h-t the true facts. Some
two hours two-and half after the foregoing Oc
curreuce, when got through trading with people in
my store told my wife to remain in the store while
went up to my lot and staked of the size of the
house uas going to luild, and see how much ium-
her of different kinds would be wanting as intend
ed to go for the lumber the next day ordered the
lumber to be saved some six weeks previous by a
man of the name Of Feeman He told me he had a
| mill on Dry Creek, three miles below Pages raw
mill. took my axe and pointed two stakes, and
went up the lot. stepped of the size and drove
down stake on the corner, and was about driv-
ing down the second when james Fox deceased,
came up to me from his own house apparently in
great agitation, and pulled up the stake drove
down aud threw it on, and asked me what was do
Jag there. l told him was going to build "A house,
and that WAS leaving room for very large street
between their house and it told him to go ho Ie
and mind his business several tunes lie said
you damned son of bitch you cant build n house
in this end OF the town. 1 told him l had bought
and paid for that place, and would build on it.
lie called me son Of b--h several t,nes more. /
was holding the axe in my left hand. lie caught
hold of the axe with his left hand, and caught me
by the neck with his right hand Let the axe go
with him, and he gave shove by the hold of my
mack "A rpA Ant an mid hat h..l.,
to me and caught the axe. My wife fearing a GUAR
rel, what passed and ran between us let the
axe go again for fear of cutting my wife and
stepped back couple of steps. James Fox also
stepped back few steps and threw the axe down,
and was coming towards me in u menacing attitude
| stood still where was, and never attempted to
touch him. My wife raised her hands to keep him
from me, and said, go home. brother James and let
william alone, and won't let him build no house
in lloncut City. lie kept trying to get to me. My
wife exclaimed again for him to go home, when
Thomas Fox came running up and caught my wife
by the shoulder, gave her twist AMI sent her stag
gcring several yards from him, exclaiming ut the
same time, no. but you go home. Thomas Fox
rushed at me and struck me a blow with his left
hand in the neck and repeated his blows as fast
he could. James Fox deceased struck me near
about the same time. They both got me down and
beat me badly for some time. felt my wife knock
ed down top of my head. Thomas Fox had pick
ed up the that was laying there and was going
to strike me with it, when my wife received blow
on the face, over the eye, that knocked her down
What become OF the axe then do not know. At
that same time got up my one knee. In the
act Of raising up, while on one knee, James Fox
held me by the hair of the head with his left hand
hitting with his right put my hand in my bosom
and cooked my pistol Strengthened myself and shot
him. cooked my pistol nsiantaneousy. Thomas
Fox was rushing at me and fred at him. My wife
hen got hold of my arm, my foot tripped in her
dress think, and fell on my side. let the pis-
tol go to her. Tom Fox snatched the pistol from
her and tried TO shoot her the pistol would not go
on. The crowd gathered around, and went home
That ended the ARRAY,
Mas. WALLACE, wife of VIM Wallace, having
made the above statement, and being duly svorp
says that the above is true and correct statement
except as To the discourse that took place at the
time of driving the stakes between her husband aud
Thomas Fox. her
MARY X WALLACE
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sworn and subscribed to before me this 22d day Of
June, A. D., 1855. EDWARD DONAHO,
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