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V phrase As Mckeen stepped down this man
: approached him There was Inch. saw
Y no blows, and they fell. Mckeen had no
a coat on.
, When McKeen left the step short man was
3 about five feet from him. NcKeen made
one or two steps before they met They
$ came together pretty quick, don't know
which went fastest, should think short man
went towards McKcen rather the fastest
did not See Mex : hands till he was falling
when he stretched out his bands and caught
the Others shoulder should think. Saw no
, motion of NcKeen's hands before they met;
was two or three feet off. Saw no motion of
the others hands | think | was on the
{ step. They fell with their heads towards
the door; Mex s left shoulder struck first on
the step towards the door. McKeen lay
with his feet little down the street. The
short man did not fall quite down. should
think his shoulder also struck the step, and
he then righted up partially, should think
he fell partially over McKeen; couldn't say |
saw McDonnell's hands rs they were lying
then. McKecn said " take the bugger off,
his knifng me- Couldn't say if il was af
ter n before they struu- G step. - Wight
then ,ok lJid eHis inln about the s.5oui-
d.rs; about this time | weu5 to the back part
of the store. | returned TO the scene in :.
few seconds. Then Mr. Wight was lifting
up McKeen | saw the parties running. |
said to Logan, we must catch them. We
pursued them TO Hagars corner, they were
too far ahead for us to catch them Saw no
more of them that night. The largest
stood south of the door about or feet
| from the doGr, during the contact between
| McKeen and the other. When Mr. Wight
took hold of the shorter man, the largest
/ ,,al,9 hs~,l- AToK .
| hands were by bis side when he left step.
Heard nothing said by the other parties; not
half minute a ter McKeen left the step be- |
fore he .,ll. When | returned from pursuit
| McK..r Vas living with is hsld on "a shoe |
X and Nj. vi hit hi 30 Ind -nl, his
neck. H. was alive tuaa. sud e he - a
dead man and went after tGe Doctor.
saw Il knite--but didn't know where it
was found. don { remember that McKeen
used any other language than what | have
mentioned. Think | did not see or hear
any blows struck by either party at any time.
Did not notice that either had hold of the
other, except that as Mckeen was tipping
back he caught the other, 10 save himself,
as thought 1t was a very few seconds
after thev came together before they fell {;
saw no use OF the feet of either party.
Cross Examination Was a witness be-
fore Coroner jury, have given the same
account now as neal as can iecollect. Don't
know if was examined as to all these par
ticulars
QUEsrIoN-Didn't you swear in that in
quiry, After they fell heard McKeen say
take the bugger off, he's knitting III =;
ANswER-Can't t say, might and might not.
State if you did not reply, This {
exclamation was after they fell. ' Answer,
| can't recolect that | said when the ex- :
clamation was can't say now when that r
exclamation was, whether before or after he :
struck the steps. '
In my testimony before the Coroner Ju- c
ry, ! think described the position of Mck's r
hands as they approached each other-don { v
recollect exactly. In conversation with t
you the other day, don't think | described v
the position og his hands, think | dldn't { say II
they wera raised. Testified before CorOners 5,
jury that they fell on 70 their sides, don't :;
know that | SAID they fell side by side and q
Mcdonnell rolled over him. think not Say "
NOV, tllat they Tell sidewise. and Mcdonnell | Il
was over Mckeen soon after they were Fl
down G.
When McKeen got to the door, | was ST
starting from where we were stting-think G.
he had got to door when | started. lie h
opened door. stepped out, didn't say any a
thing No one said anything that | heard
in the house. It was dark night There h
was lamp at the rear end OF the Store. n
Light shone out Of the door, 50 that | h
could see First word ! heard was Mr.. "
Mex cen asking why they were round there. K
Clnch was little below the center of the h
door Should think they came together in ST
front ofdoor Heard their feet but no great h
noise. had not got to the door when the b
first remark was made. | may have said to a,
Coroner Jury that first remark was - hat r.
are you rattling about. on my door" h
McKeen asked why they were round there; Ia
may he he asked about rattling the door. II
Did not hears any such remark as - sail
IN One of the parties came up towards K,
Wight as he was taking Mcdonnell Of, don't n
know how near he came. As McKeen was 8,
going off the step he took one or two steps h,
Mcdonnell was then or feet off, about 20
the center of the sidewalk Went to the nj
store about nine clock, begun to play cards
about ten Young Hagar came in soon af- n,
ter lhey shut up and Mr.. Algor was in, in "
course of the evening. Another young man
named Colburn was tler3 Il spell, he went RI
.wav about eleven. Young Howard was in w
after they 5 ut up in the fore part of the Al
evening, didn't stop long. No other but we 10
four played cards. al
Redirect was examined before Coro. e(
1el s iury in State Attorneys Office Sunday ~
morning, before breakfast. 1t was not 50
known then who the other parties were. q
Crsss Not quite sure he was examined in
n Mr.. Hard's office, thinks he was. Was W
,lso examined in Conrt House on Monday. Il
Can't say how fully.
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