The Shasta courier., 1858-01-02
"Cousin Sally Dilliardr Rivalled.

Scene at Chatham, Virginia, during the ses-
sion of the Circuit Court, in the case of the
Commonwealth rs. Cassidy, on charge of ma
licious stabbing. The venire being empanneled,
and the jury solemnly charged by the clerk, the
Commonwealths attorney called, in support of
the indictment, the witness Buck Bryant who
being solemuly sworn, the truth to tell, testiE es
as follows:
Question by Commonwealth's Attorney-Tel
all you know about the cutting of the prosecu-
tor, by Cassidy, the prisoner at the bar.
Answer.-Well, gentlemen, it was lection day
twas a. dark, cloudy sort of drzzly day, and
says to my old woman, 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 drizzly day, says she,
hadn't you better take your umbrill. Says
to the old woman, spect had better take the
umbrill. So | took the umbrill and advanced
down towards Ringgold, 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, forwhy? Says he, he's got
my umbrill.
The witness was here interrupted by the
Court and told to col fine himself to the actual
fray between the prisoner and Cole, the prose-
cutor. In answer to which the witness said,
in tones of indignant remonstrance, well now
Mr.. Judge you hold on, for am sworn to tell
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so 'tainttor-while for you to say nothing more
about it." Thereupon the court and common
wealths attorney, being anxious to get rid of
the witness on any terms, told him to go on and
tell the tale in his own way:1
Well, AS was going on to say, twas on lee
ton day. Buchanan and Filmo was running
for the legislator, and says l to my old woman,
says |, | b'leeve I'll go do down to Ringgold and
'posit my vote. Says my old woman to me, says
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damp drizzly sort of day, hadn't you better
take your umbril So tuck the umbrill and
advanced on t'ward Ringgold, till | arriv thar.
Well, the first thing did when | got thar was
to take drink of Buchanan whisky, which was
monstrous good, and says | to myself, says l.
old hoss, you feel better now, don't you? And
while | was advancing around, Mr.. Cole he
coined to me; says he, uncle Buck, says he
have you seed anything of old neighbor Har-
ris? Says |, to Mr.. cole, for why? Says
he, the old cocks got my umbrill. Arter while
| posted my vote, and then Mr. Cole ad-
vauced back towards home, and Mr.. Cole wa;
tighter than ! ever seed him. And SO we ad-
vanced along until we got to whar the road and
path forked, and Mr.. Cole and me tuck the pa ath
as any other gentlemen would, and arter advsn-
ciug a while, we arriv to old neighbcr Harris a
settin on log with the umbrill on his arm and
bout that time Elijah Cassidy (the prisoner
coined up and we advanced Ca till We arriv al
Eljahs house. Elijah is my neifew and like
wise my son-in-law-he married my darter Jane
which is next to my darter Sally. Arter we had
advanced to Elijah's house, we stood in the
yard awhile jawin and presently two some
body rid up on hoss which was Johnston be-
fore, and Whitfield Cassidy behind-White6eld
and kiah Cassidy being the same. Elijah and
kiah is brothers, both born in the nat raj way
like anybody elses both brothers, no gals be-
tween EN-, and both of 'em is about the same
age, especially Kiah, which ar the youngest
kiah war drunk, and he and Mr.. Cole got tc
cussing another about politix, and | ad-
vanced in the house whar war Elijah's wife
which is my dartcr Jane, which is next to my
darter Sally. Wen, arter jawing while with
'em, my little netfew says he to me, SAYS he, un.
Gle Buck, let's go home. Says |, good pop, SC
we pegged on together, and heard somebody q
calling me, but never tentoned 'em nor ad-
vanced back. Well, got home and was eating
my supper, and Elijah, which is my son-in-law
and married my darter Jane, which is next te
my darter Sally, arrived, and says be to me- un-
Gle Buck, says be, I've killed man. Says l.
the hell you have. And this is all know about
the stabbing. because wasn't thar.-Riehmond
Wing.