The Nevada journal., 1858-01-01

|
proposed.
"CousIN SALLY billiard" RIvALL-
ED.-Scene at Catham, Virginia, during
the session of the Circuit Court, in the
case of the Commonwealth VS.. Cassidy,
on charge of malicious stabbing. The
venire being empaneled, and the jury
solemnly charged by the clerk, the
Commonwealth 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 Commonaoealth's Attorney.
Tell all you know about the cutting
of the prosecutor, by Cassidy, the pris-
oner at the bar.
AnsUer.-Wel1. gentlemen, it was
lection day-'twas dark, cloudy wet
sort of drizzly day, and says to my old
woman, l believe I'll go down to Ring
gold and 'posit my vote. And says my
woman to me, well, Buck, as 1t is sort
of dark, cloudy, wet sort of d1izzly day,
says she, hadn't you better take your
umbrill Says l to the old woman,
spect had better take the umbrill. SO
l took the umbrill and advanced down
towards Ringgold and when got down
thar, Mr.. Cole coined, and says he, un-
Gle Buck have you seed anything of old
neighbor Harris? Says to Mr. Cole. for
why2 Says he, he's got my umbrill.
The witness was here interrupted by
the Court and told to confne himselfto
the actual fray between she prisoner
and Cole. the prosecutor. In answer to
which the witness said, in torres of indig-
nant remonstranee. "Well now. NJ.
Judge, you hold on, fer am sworn to
tell the truth and I'm agwine to tell it
my own way-so faint for-while for
you to say nothing more about il" hre-
upon the Court and commonwealth
attorney, being anxinus to get rid of the
witness on any terms, told him to 60 on
and tell the tale in his own way,
Well. as ! was going on to say, twas
on lection day. Buchanan and Filmo'
was running for the legislature, and
says | to my old woman, says l, l
b'leeve I'll 60 down to Ringgold and
post my vote. Says my old woman to
me, says she, Buck, as it is sort of a
dark, cloudy, rainy, damp, drizzly sort
of day, hadn't you better take your
umbrill, says she? Says to the old
woman, says l, L spect / had better
take my umbrill. So tuck the umbrlll
and advanced on 'tward Ringgold, till /
arriv thar. Well, the first thing 1 did
when l got thar was to take drink of
Bucanan whisky, which was monstrous
good, and says l to myself, says L, old
hoss, you feel better now, don't youl
And while / was advancing around, Mr.
Cole he come to me says he, Uncle
Back. says he. have you seen anything
of old neighbor Harris Says I, for
why2 Says hes the old cocks got my
umbrill. Arter 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 until we got to ~har
the road and path forked and Mr.. Cole
and me tuck the path, as any other gen.
tleman would, and arter advancing
while, we arriv to old neighbor Harris
settin on log with the umbrill on his
arm, and bout that time Elijah Cassidy
(the prisoner) coined up, and we ad-
vanced on till we arriv at ElIah's house.
Elijah is my neffew and likewise 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 jawing, and
presently two somebody's rid up on
boss, which was Johnston before, and
Whitfield Cassidy dehind-Whitfeld
and Kiah being the same. Elijah and
Kiah is brothers, both born in the nat raj
way like anybody 'else's brothers, no
gals between 'em. and both of 'em is
about the same age, especially Kiah.
which ar the youngest. Kiah war
drunk, and he and Mr. Cole got to Gus
sing one another about politix and l
advanced IN the house whar was Eli
jah's wife, which is my darter Jane,
which is ne4k to my darter Sally. Well,
artsr jawing while with 'em, my little
neffew says he to me, says he, Uncle
Buck, let's 60 home. Says L, good pop.
SO we pegged ON together, and l heard
somebody a calling me. but never ten
toned 'em nor advanced back. WeI,I
got home and was eating my supper.
and Elijah, which is my son-in-law, and
married my darter Jane, which is next
to my dareer Sally, arrivd. and says he
to me, Uncle Buck. says he, I've killed
man. Says I. the he'll you have.
And this is all know about the stab
bing. because / want tthar.-Richmond