New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-24

dd rot 900 he ffoot Or e,s: ss.s "a uiJrr1g II
Jeskis's uuTiT Tor > tie no-.a gs.e; rsyer E-Ii
by the east gate e. ssy time; can.ot ssy . =, Jeo
kass hcius stands IL the itfset, Tor here ia sac3
in f,or: Of il. there oyea space between re east
cate au6 Lanes iaclOsa'e snd Jenkins fslcs; shea
JsIkn- finished lc ldias the pis:,, spoks Of, he Ia
Il down, and, sels7e, tod re . take i he vas ::
rork With Sdsr; rife vhen zen in.j tie h)1ss;
tnnk De loased IL lie dii 20: isil me to 10 .1S.ss
With tie pistol but TO take 81 tAs: sss all ne SD;
al b..n ordered .ha. uo-li0g Tot 70 come on tle
clace again, sb0G: or 3 oclook; told Hf
jenkins sDoa. ii ie~ mOneats si.sr
returned, sid then role 0ver - toRo; l
g5t bsk home n a55-t hall IN ho:-i Js-k-s
remsined IL 20 -r dt rot know WIEN re returned
. TIE fret ] ssT o. hlm Re fTns of the pistol
s.sar dire; 40 st.,.ed fr water s53u, zen h,sen
minutes sf7rSsrd; the solni OF ps'o c'uii re
besrd frC Lsns's house % JsnAinss No7ld s:s1i n
Lanes house and see parsons N J-fsll7s ya-di VI:
nkins tod NE thst the mex tine M. re you'll
go along 70 protect me Lsce t0reiHned ny A!e e
tie morning; tia; is why jenkins wanted - <, with
ne Jsnkt did rot ssy Ths; Use he Intended - m2ks
% the pistol S1srps rihs before be went sof the
water bad 10 other vespon b.: tie pls.ol; J5osias
DID not say thst re rtended 70. get re sol and
Tiee for the purpose Of gong 10 the val; hs t)d e
thetay before When for Nasr 70 ssE for 80 key,
sId L they gave j: was al rst: Itley d. not give
il 70 tslthen tbat did no; want - hsys shy d-s
:urhsnoe, bu. We must have water, ras' ABLY il re
coald foTcbly # musti did 70, % .at1 the house
sId sk fyT .be key; did MT comnuoics.s 70 Lane
fsDily what jenkins had said | broke down the ge.e
because tethongh there was no resi.slce % mel :,
e. Ut four feet high; ! went for ws.sr tlres
the buckets over first, and then vent myssE; sfer
get ny water j would have bal 70 60 tGoef three
reds further to go BY the eas: se:e Lsne dd ne Tor
bid me ming IN the place tall breke the gs.e down;
when jenkins and weut there be brchs open the
gate; Jerklrs pissed ito the in;o3urs hrst; was
stsndrg two feet from hin az ne entered was sep
or two from him when he wss shotln adv alee then;
my pistol was IN NY psnts-ia my wsst-e 1e hms;
Lad coat on il could be ssen i: the WIND h.eT Ely
coat away fired !: ofvIn the yard t5ere once, IL
noItserly direction lisughterli attempted to IRE Il
,xonl1 no, cock or ,eyovs fred Il after Lane fred
I.ane wss abOu; roth wien dred Laughter never
pointed NY pistol at him until sitsr ne hred onrs'
The csp after Lsne fred his gun ! st,.e distinctly
that peitber snapped the cep nor fred shot until
after Lane fired l drew my pa;oI shout .he ilme
Isne pointed hs gun a. Jebk.as; Gso hVe-inch
revolver, think-it might have been sI shooter
/ Dufur I did not see after l vert into the yard
until could not FIRE q secosd tioe; Henry jenkins,
THU h. about the gate saw him ran 10 alter Jea-
kins fell Dufur was on the outside, about roo RON
the gate; Lane could have seen all ioir OF as by
looking round lttle there 10 40 lnolosure 81 sOoo.
Lanes house, inclosing ebout half an acre; It - a
picket fence; in coming from Jenkirss hogse person
could be seen all the way; there Is regular garaen-
walk from the esst gate 20 Lsne's front door; the
well % - feet from his front door, II ere s 70
regular wax from the well 10 TIE back gate except
what has been made by csrTying water AN mol
certain whether | told jenkins about what Lsae SAID
en- May %; he learned 1t, however, either from me or
Dufur; Lane did not give any reason a. that time l
never have stated to any oae thai If my pistol had
gone of L6ne never could have shot Jepkles Zen.
Isre did not say 10 NJ jenkins, when be entered,
/" For Gods sake 60 back ] never esd 20 sny ooe
that Lane said so, words TO that import. Here
one Of the learned counsel went 10 take = sIr,le
Witness-The rife YES fred, | think; | do not
know who fired it; think heard it's report alter Mr..
jenkins shot, but was rot positive sbout 1t;
heerd report before Jenkcs wss shot-the report OF
/ Lanes qua but no ether report.
Hers the counsel now examining took Of his cost
! and examined in his shir. sleeves. One OF the Court
sitting in the msgiste7al style Of toilette
We marched in single file into the garden; nothing
was said about the Of going into the garden
/ 10 one asked NE 10 go ] went after water; heard
no agreement arrangement With the others wac &C.
companie5 did not request any OF them TO 90 with
me- requested Henry to take the AK 81 stated IN my
examination in chief; j wanted 10 break open the gate
with the sx; the understanding VS. that We were to
get open the "a e. did not take the pistol 20 break
1t open, but to protect my fs when bed been tbres 81
ened our intention was 20 get water at any hazard;
before We stertej Gains jenkins sent Henry Jec kns
TO Lace with E message; think We al we're az Jen-
kiss house when the message wss sent, watch was
abe ut five o. minutes before started; did not
kesr the essage given did not hesr deceased tell
Henry jenkins - tell lane that they were ell COMING
over and wanted Lane TO wal. for them; Hs1n fn-
kns started toward Lanes house, sud thin PIT
there; he returned and communicated Lanes reply;
! that reply was no. For God Almightys sake not -
come Z merely 10 tell Jeasios to keep OF, OF his
yard or words 10 that effect; / heard nothing about
/ God Almighty; / have sai to many persons that
Jer kns rent word to Lane thst he was coming over
and wanted Lane to wait for him. that statement vas
true-I generally try 70 tell the truth; never said
that Jenk rs told Lane 10 be ready for him; never
stated at Mr. Ed yard NJ onroes 70 Monros thas Mrs.
jenkins tried persuade M. Jenkins not - G., and
the: he said that Lane was a coward and ~ohld not
6re; 1 had conversation with Mr.. nunroe, but
do not recOlec. particularly Whist said.
q. Did you state, when standing a. the corner OF
Mr. JebkiIss house, shortly after he WAS Killed. 70
crowd CT pers)ns standing around that Jenkins hsi
rent word over 70 IsDe tina. ke over s,ssr
/ water and would &c. it BY fair means or foul, and
would either Xii him OF run him OF t1e clam, or
( words 10 that eject
(Mr Ccs objected 10 al this class OF questions II
the opposite psr,y visa to ilIpea'a the credb.ty %
this witness they must proceed, ne ssid ia reg1lLr
/ msnrer lie resd from G .eeresf IN sGpp1r: OF MS
objection. Before they can branch oas snd ~, a
! you say so and so 10 -, &c BIT WhEt dc y)u
say and :hen, Did tou ssy otherwise!
The witness said he made no s1ca statement.
q. When jenkins entered the yard after tha gate
was broken down, did he not stste to ycu sid the
Others that we're with ycu Come 90, sud let "a ~
the ID rascal" or words to that import a. No,
Sir.
O. Did you rot make that statement shortly sft,r
I,Tkirs was Killed, By the well or by TIE window ct
Jepkin.s house, AID to crowd Of pers,ns thar as
! semb.ed, or words TO tina. impor Il. No, Sf.
q. AZ the same time snd place did you no state T.
the crowd that YOU had snapped your cap i"cs oeoie
L.ne fred hi. gun A. No, Sir; did 10. s2;3 tEen
and there taa. i,ed my pstJ jus: as sne fire nj:
gun did Tot state then or there that my pr Oh Ia!
not snapped Lave would never have $40, jenkins;
did MT tel Sheriff Walker when he wea. - arrest
Ie tba, if my pistol had goie of Lane would never
have killed pkins | dii not tail Lewis Tsppan on
tie day jenkins was killed tpat all VI the patty we're
armed no- any elee; never made -loi & slt.e-
inert 20 any one a. any place at any Ile a'-sf 'le
death q -nkirs.
o. Wher he crowd started from jenkins house ID
I Did yOu n o a