The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-06-02
All He Knowed About 1t.

Scene at Chatham, during the session
of the Circuit Court, in the case of the
Commonwealth VS.. Cassidy, on a charge
of malicious stabbing.
The venire being ~impanneled and the
jury solemnly charged by the Clerk, the
Commonweslth'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 Commonwealth Attorney
Tell all you know about the cutting of
the prosecutor, by Cassidy, the prisoner at
the bar.
Answer-Well, gentlemen, it was cleo
ton day-'twas a dark, cloudy, wet sort
OF a drizzly 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 a sort of
dark, cloudy, a sort of drizzly day, says
she, hadn't you better take your umbrill.
Says l to the old woman, L spect | had
better take the umbrill. So | took the
umbrill and advanced towards Ringgold,
and when | got down thur, Mr.. Cole coined
and says he, Uncle Buck, have you seed
anything of old neighbor Harris Says I
to Mr.. Cole, for why7 Says he, he's got
my umbrill. (The witness was here inter-
rupted by the court, and told to confne
himself to the actual ARRAY between the
prisoner and Cole, the prosecutor. Ia an
swer to which the witness remarked, in a
tone of indignant remonstrance, " now, Mr..
Judge, you hold on, for I am sworn to tell
the truth, and l am agwine to tell it in
my own way, so faint worth while for you
to say anything more about it"-whereup-
on the Court and Commonwealth Attor.
ney, being anxious to get rid of the witness
on any terms, told him to 20 on and tell
the tale in his own way.) Well, as l was
gong on to say, twas on election day.
Buchanan and Fillmo' was a r%unnin' for
the Legislator, and says l to my old wo-
man, old woman, says |, l believe I'll 90
down to Ringgold and post my vote.
Says my old woman to me, says she, Buck,
as it is a dark, cloudy, rainy, damp, driz-
ely sort Of a day, hadn't you better take
your umbrill so l took the umbrill and
advanced on towards Ringgold till l arriv
there. Well, the fust thing | done when
l got thar was to take a drink of whiskey,
which was monstrous good, and says l to
myself, old boss, you feel better now, don't
you! And while | was advancing around,
Mr. Cole he came to me says he, Uncle
Buck, says he, have you seen anything of
old neighbor Harris? Says 1, 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 |
eyer seed him. And SO we advanced
along till we got to whar the road and
path forked, aud Mr. Cole and me took
the path, as any other gentlemen would,
and arter advancing for a while, we arrive
to old neighbor Harris, a settin on a log,
with the uInbrill on his arm, bout the time
Elijah Cassidy (the prisoner coined up,
and we advanced on till we arrive at Eli
jah's, he's my nephew, and my son-in-law
-he married my darter Jane, which is
next to darter Salley. AFTER we advanced
to Elijah's house, ws stood in the yard
awhile, a jawing, and presently two some.
body's rid up on a boss, which was john
son before and Whitfield Cassidy behind
Whitfield and Kiah being the same.
Elijah and Kiah is brothers, both born in
the nat'ral way like anybody elss's broth.
ers, no gals between 'em, and both of 'em
Is about the same age, specially Kiah,
which are the youngest. Kiah war drunk
and he and Mr., Cole got to cussin' one
another about politics, ana l advanced in
the house whar was Elijah's wife which is
my daater Jane, which is next to my dar-
ter Sally. Well, arter jawing awhile with
'em, my little nefsw says he to me, says
he, Uncle Buck, let's go home. Says /,
good pop SO we psgged on together, and
l heard somebody a calling me, but never
tentioned 'sm nor advanced back. Well,
l got home and was elting my supper, and
Elijah, which is my son-in-law, and mar
ried my darter Jane, which is next to nv
darter Sally, arrived and saysh he to me,
Uncle Buck, says he, I've killed a man.
Aud that's all | know bout the stabbing,
cause | warn't thar-Richmond WIZ.
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