Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-05-02

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four shots, there was q minute and a half
from the first to the I'd, Sd and 4th shots;
it was a light moonlight night; saw no
man standing at wrighrs shop; had one
been there might have seen him: was not
the first person to get to Johnson: he was
about Al yards from my bed room when
first saw him; he told me often after he
was shot that he would die: about three
hours before he died he said he was almost
dead; always heard him called Johnson,
and knew no better until he told me who
and what was his right name.
W. 81. Stewart said: remember the
time when Johnson was shot, saw him the
next morning; / am Sheriff OF Vigo county;
when l first saw him he was suffering
much; talked to him about getting well; be
thought he would not: saw him other
| times. / think three times
Here the prosecution proposed to give
the declarations Of the deceased aud the
Court allowed il TO go the juryl
Mr.. Stewart continuing said: johnson
told me that = woman shot at him three
times, and then a man came out aud shot
him; told him he must be mistaken, for
the woman said that she shot him herself.
but he said 1t was no such thing, and then
repeated above; he then went on and
| described the man, and said he was in his
shirt sleeves: | meant Mrs. Hughes when
told him "she said she shot him :" had
conversation with Mrs. Hughes previous to
this, and it was in consequences of this
that made the remark did; he did not
state which shot 1t was that struck him
] or 2 o'clock.
Nr. Garvey being recalled, said-John-
son told me that a man at Mrs. Hughes
shot him. This conversation was on the
side walk before l took him up. When
he frst came to my door, he said let me in,
l am shot and am going to die; was shot
at Mrs. Hughes.
Michael McCabe being introduced, said
Il knew Dan Johnson; | recollect when
he died. | saw him about three hours be-
fore he died. He was at Garvey's He
told me he could not live much longer-he
was sensible up to his dying mements.-
He said he did not know who was the man
| that shot him ] asked him il it was not
a woman who shot him aud he said no; it
was a man.
! Cross examined-I knew him slightly;
always knew him by the name OF Dan"
There was no Que present al one time
/ when had one of these conversations, an
other time Mr.. Heney was present; he
told me that it was man who shot him.
Mary Hughes testified as follows:
am IL years old the 7th day of June.
1t was on the 9Th day of February when
this occurred; was living with my moth
er at that time on I'd street; it was a bright
moonlight night. know John ". Strst-
! ton, / have nown him for or ] years.
On the might when this occurred, myself
and mother and Stratton were at our house;
be came about o'clock and then went up
town, and in a short time came back; be
said he went up 10 buy some things; he
went to buy some potatoes and cakes;
"Ma" gave him the money to buy them;
when be came, "Ma" got his supper, and
he then went TO bed. know this pistol,
it is my mothers; Mr. Strsttou fixed it,
and CREASED it; he took it up town with
him, and then came back he put it under
mothers bed. There we're two rooms
in my mothers house. The other room is
occupied by another woman. When /
went to bed. Stratten was lying on the
lounge; he had taken of his boots aud
coat. The knocking continued at the door
about an hour; heard talking; heard a
knocking at our door, and ma" opened it
and said if he did not go away, she would
let the dog out at him. ma" then turned
round and asked Stratton il he would let
any man talk to her that way. Stratton
said nothing; he had the pistol and went
to the door and shot once. and then shot
three times afterwards; he then went to
the bureau and said, "If have not shot
him, do not know how / have missed -
Stratton said he shot the first time to scare
him; Strattou then picked up the scissors
and tried to pick out the ball from the
pistol
"Ma" then went to the window and Dan
was then lying on the sidewalk; ma then
told Strstton to get away, aud he put on
his clothes and said 81 do not want to be
: kAown in this scrape." and ma said she
would not fetch him in il she could help
it; he did not get the ball out Of the pistol
Stratton had on that evening grey clothes
and black hat; when he shot he was in his
shirt sleeves; he has been coming TO ou
house six seven years, nearly every
. night; am we'll acquainted with him.
t The pistol was here shown the witnesI
} and she thought the ball is il was tn,
} same.
Cross examinsd-I do not know wha
time it was I went to sleep; / was wakeueC
by loud knocking at Mrs. Loyd's door
. mother got up 20 let the dog in Mrs Lloyd :,
!, room; Dan was knocking at the door, die
not know Dan; all know about it beinl
him is what have seen in the papers -
When he was done knocking It Mrs
Loyd's door he came round and knocked
: at mothers door; Ma was up when b.
came to our door; she opensd it aud sskeC
who was there, and he said, "A friend.
: guess" and then Ma told him to 20 away
u he then pushed the door open aud strucl
> at Ma, and went to the pavement and 60
a brickbat; Ma told him il he did not &
= away she would let the dog out o. him
! he said he would kill the dog; when b
was talking to mother Stratton shot at him
, there was four shots fired; Ma told STRAIT
y ton be had better get out OF here. and b
- said he did not want to be- known in lhi
= scrape; Mrs. Lloyd did not say anything t
me when she came in; did not tell he
Who shot; Mr.. Msdigan came in sad s,ke
mother who shot the man, and toll