The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-01-26
Cousin Sally billiard Qutdone.

/ Scene at Catham during the session Of the
Circuit Court, in the case of Commonwealth
vs.. Cassidy, on the charge Of malicious stab
bing.
The venire beng impannelled and the ju-
~ solemnly charged by the clerk, the Com
monwealth's Attorney called, in support Of
the indictment, the witness Buck Bryant,
who being solemnly sworn the truth to tell
testified as follows: 5 aat+ s43 e.s
Questions by Commonwealth Attorney
Tell all you know about the cutting Of the
prosecutor. by Cassidy, the prisoner at the
bar
Answer-Well gentleman, it was election
day-'twas dark, cloudy, wet sort Of
drizzly day, and says | to my old woman, 4
believe III 50 down to Ringgold and post
nay vote. And says my old woman 10 me,
well, Buck, as it h is .. sort Of dark, cloudy,
wet, sort OF "a drizzly day, says she, hadn't
YOU better take your umhariL Says | to the
old woman, / lspect had better take the
umbaril So itook the umaaril and adyan-
ced toward tsinegold, and when got down
tlar, Mr. Cole coined and says he uncle Buck
have you seed anything Of old neighJor Har-
ris? Says to Mr. Cole for why? Says he
he's got my umbaril (The witness was
here interrupted by the court and told to
confine himself to the actual ARRAY between
the prisoner and Cole, the prosecutor. In
answer to which the witness remarked, in u
| tone of indignant remonstrance, now MI.
Judge, you hold on, for am sworn to tell
the truth and I'm gwine to tell it in my own
way, 90 faint worth while for you to say
nothing more about it---whereupon the
court and Commonwealth attorney bcing
anxious to get rid Of the Witness on any
terms, told him to 90 on and tell the tale in
his own vayl WE'LL as was going on to
say twas on election day. Buchanan and
Fillmo' was a running for the Legislature,
and says to my old woman, says |, | boz
lieye I'll 60 down to Ringgold and post my
vote. Says my old woman to me- says she,
Buck, asit is a sort OF dark, cloudy, damp
drizzly sort Of day, hadn't you better take
your umharill II. Says to the old woman,
says |, 'spect had better take my lumbar
| i'll SO took the umbarin, and advanced on
towards Ringgold, till arriv thar. Well,
the tirst thing | did when got thar was to
take drink Of whiskey, which was mon
strous good, and says L to myself, says I
old boss, yon feel better now don't you .
And while was advancing round, Mr..
| Cole be came to me says he Uncle Buck,
| says he, have you seen anything of old
neighbor Harris? Says !, for why Says
he, the old cocks got my umbarill. AFTER
awhile posted my vote, and then Mr..
Cole and me advanced back towards home,
and Mr.. Cole was tighter than I ever seed
him, Aud 80 we advanced along till We got
to whar the road and path forked, and MI.
Cole and me tuck the path, as any gentlemen
woud, aud arter advancing awhile We ar
riv to old neighbor Harris . settin, on log
with the umbarillaOn his arm. and bout that
Elijah Cassidy (the prisoner coined up and
we advanced ON till we 0Yriy 1t Elijah D
house Elijah i INV nephew and likewise
my son.in.law-he married INV dartor Jane.
which il next to nv darter Sally. AFTER We
had advanced to Eiiinh's house. we stood in
the ward awhile aiawinc, and presently two
somebody's rid up on a hos which was John
stou before and Whitfield Cassidy behind
| Whitfield and Kiah Cassidy being the same,
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