Daily national Democrat., 1861-02-15
The Late Evansville Tragedy.

The evidence Of Mr. Benz Raymond. (for
whose veracity we are willing to youch. as
we know him personally differs very mate
rally from the account we gave of the affair
last week. We condense from the official re-
port before the Coroners Jury.
Butterfeld and Williams were sitting at
the table after the other gentlemen had got
through supper. Mr.. Raymond asked ifthev
would have anything more. Williams said
"No, Ben, there is nothing more you can do
for me-" he looked toward But,ertieh and
said "perhGp- my friend will have something
more;" Buttelteld looked toward him and
made some reply which witness did not re
collect, but it was in substance that he could
speak for himself; Williams said he meant no
harm by saying what he did-spoke good
natprcdly and gentlenanly Mr. Butterhcld
remarked, "You are too young, sir Williams
said "you are mistaken in the man, YOU don't
know who You nre talking to :" Butterfeld
said he did not know him from Dick the Dew
il, nor did not care to know him; Williams
said ditto Witness further says:
Williams took a fork from the table, gath
cred it in his right hand and turned the tines
up his sleeve to hide it from view; Butter
field made some remark in more angry tone
than had been made; Williams got up and
stepped back a step or two behind Mr.. But
terrified, who kept talking; the words s-of a
b-were used about this time; came around
the end of the table to prevent them coming
together, but before ! could ct to them,
Williams had struck Butterheld, (who still
kept his seat on the head twice with his
right hand.
When the Doctor came, went up stairs
with him; called for warm water; brought
the water and left the room; stayed down
stairs twenty or thirty minutes; fifteen or
twenty came up saw no more until he was a
corpse"
Dr. Chos. B. Brooks teslifed-the blow
was ON the upper part of the forehead, a lit
tie to the left side, causing fracture ON the
frontal bone, producing death.
| caught Williams by the arm at his back
and as l did 50 lie caught Butterield hy the
hair
They We're then separated, but Subsequent
" met Ia the bar room, when Williams ask
ed Buttertield if he was the man who used
the language 10 him at the supper table -
The latter replied that he was, when W.
seized a stool, and despite the interference Of
friends, struck b a heavy blow on the head
who instantly fell apparently inacnsib!e,-
Says the Witness:
civilians kept the stool in his hands and
seemed to want to strike him again, while he
was down; | told him for Gods sake not to
strike the man again, for | believed he had
killed him; we rot the stool away from Will
liams, when | went to Is. and found that he
was not dead; examined his head and found
a severe cut, bleeding freely; we then carried
him up stairs; he said something, bat don't
recollect what; think looked at him soon
after and then went down stairs saw him no
more till Brooks came lreha JomHal, 9M
instant
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