The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-06-03

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h5m - hard that Be hsd y s. - ihs steps.
II B.R. Er4cnrz called an5 sNorn.
saua tssffien q this aGair. Saw Miner.
Ilait aud n frascssea "a she sieps when !
cams sent inte the house and t9ok ~ a
newspaper NcKi saw Miner get ~ and
strike boie, hesrd ut con Ftrsagien beiors
Afer BE- sirack him. llels goS up cut u be
ssst Nicer says 20 Dole. Yea have got
katie there. hayent you Dole made nc
reply. Miner thea termed and sid. Give
nae weapon lie addressed no one Al hrsi (;
then turned 70 Perkins aud asked him II be
had get q katie. lie shook hls bead Miner
then turned % Dole and said. II you lay
hands en- me I'm finish you Dole made no
remarks whatever At FIRST. but when he got
up be said. I'm not scared. observed his
face Afterwards, il looked as II II might be
black aud blae for - hours Afterwards. II
WAS en- bis left check. just below bis eye
saw Miner shove him from the steps; he
pushed him with bis hand on his shoulders,
as Il be meant he should 60 lie pushed
him of the steps think Dole had a knife
IN his hand when be got up.
MARvfS Dole called and sworn.
came up here 10 the hotel and hiteheA
nay horse 10 the she'd, and went in and gotta
couple q papers Of tobacco. came out IN
70 the stoop and Mr.. Fowler, DR., Francisco,
aud another gentleman we're sitting thsH.
sat front Of the window and talked about
various things; Mr. Miner was not present
then, he soon came and sat down right frsnt
Of me. The first thing that Mr. Miner said
to me, he asked me il ] had seen Parson
Brownlow's speech. asked him II il vas
the speech that was in Fridays HT0lf.
He said he presumed that il was the same
one, and ought to read ii. ] asked if il
was ia the JouRsAL, and IL he would furn-
ish me with copy. asked hlmif he could
not tell what was in it, so that need not
read IL. Fowler then remarked that lived
where | did not get the mail. lie spoke Of
the West Point battle. ! told him that had
not heard Of il; had been too busy TO 60 10
the Point to get the Bellows Falls Argus, so
did not know Of il think next that Mr..
Miner asked me what position ! occupied on
this war question. told him, the position
that the Federal army was justified by the
Constitution in re,aking property Of the U.
S. at all hazards lie then asked me what
| would do with the army that took these
places told him that would act on the
defensive, and 60 as far as the Constitution
would justify me in going. Miner asked
about this time If would not rejoice to see
our army defeated at Richmond. and he ask
ed il over two or three times, and said If
should say that did he would kick ma
About this time some ladies and gentlemen
passing asked him to take walk with them;
be refused to 60 The conversation then
turned on something else. MIR. Black then
came and asked me what was up to now.
Miner told him that he had asked NE n ques-
ton that would not answer, and told him
over what the question was, whether should
rejoice to see our army defeated at Richmond
and then he asked II again, and said if
said did, he would knock me. He repeat
ed ii the third time. then said that
SHOULD. | had not more than said il when
he struck me. got on TO my feet directly,
as soon as any man would under the oircum-
stances, and stood up by him. lie had a
knife in his hand 4 sma,. one and said IL
touched him be w.uid cut my CUTS out lie
then called for pistol. told him be neel
not give himself any uneasiness, for would
not strike him. He called me all kinds Of
names,-a scoundrel, villain, traitor, &c.
Then was near TO the pillar before the door
He began to order me off the steps. lie
cliuched me and tried TO push me off the
steps. lie did push me off the first, but |
saved myself from going any further. |
did not lay hands on him. told him that
We would settle this another day. did not
have any knife about me at any time. |
had no weapon about me except a small
stick.
/ Cross Examination asked me
what | thought about what happened at
West Point. did not see any demonstra-
tons Of rejoicing. | did not hear much
about il.
Question by Mr.. Burton. Did you not
say some such thing as this: "You id
Black Republicans have had your time Of
rejoicing, and you will have another tune
after this days battle is fought, for all great
battles are fought on Sunday ~
/ did no; use any such words, | think.
used language like this That our folks al
ways have good luck taking back property
Of the u. S.; but in aggressive war in a
State, they were not so successful. ! ex-
/ pressed the idea that there would be a de-
feat. al talked after Miner came up.
did not reply to James Blacks question
Miner replied. Miner repeated the ques-
ton three times.
/ Question by Mr.. Burton. --IIaye you had
any alteration with Mr.. Miner before this ,
have bad good many talks with Mr..
I Miner. | recollect one in Equinox store |
was talking sort Of BLACKBOARD. Miner in
terfered. think he said he could not study
above while we we're talking such stuff as
that. lie said that be or must leave the
store; he would not have his Office there
told him that should not 90 out Of the store
tin was ordered out. should not 60 till
was made to.
Question BY Mr.. Burton.--Did you never
say that flour army went over the Potomac
you hoped they would be shot, or that God
Almighty would strike them with lightning
When Miner came in We were talking jok-
ing kind Of stuff | will not deny saying 81
then. talked just for arguments sake
He said if persisted talking such treason
he would knock me or rotten egg me.
Question by Mr.. Burton. Have you moi
said that jackson. who shot Ellsworth, was
the man for you; that you would build
monument for him Did you not say il be-
fore Perkins Did you no, justify him il
shooting Ellsworth
think q man has a right to defend him
self. | never made any such expression