The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-11-20


whilesvith ps. Josiah did not 90 with
ass sho had gone to Stoutsvills. Saw him
AZ breakfast; saw him again about 2 or
O'Clock at the house; wanted me to get
his colt Oul Of the stable, said he wanted
to go TO Stouts,ille. lbrougbt the colt.
hitcl ed him 10 Tie fence aud he got on
and weOi about 1 Ci mile east aud came
back, got OF his horse and told me to &. ar
up dors, -(his mAre.) / did go. His
mother was on the borah aud his wife
making fence. Tie children were with
Josiah's mother at tie house. Heard DO
CONVERSATION between JOSIAH and his
mother Heard the gun 20 off when was
going iD the stable for the mare; snw
Josiah coming out Of the porch soon with
a gun. | saw nothing else. I stepped
10 The door OF the stable and then heard
the report oi the gun. ! then grared up
the mare and when had done brought
her out aud saw josiah on the porch. He
was not doing anything. He called me
down to the house and said be had sI. OF
his mother and that | should go for Geo
Baker. orb tDaiFaa i .giIsqa
beard scream just as heard lhe re-
pOr! Of The gun. The doors Of tho house
were shut. Josiah was going to klIl his
mother oncr with butcher knife. atou,
fonr months before her death. II was in
the evening in The house. He came
home his mother said something, | don't
now remember what, when josiah said
be would kiIl her irshe did moi 90 out Of
Tho house. He got tie knife ; she run
out Vi the bousa; l,s shut the door and
said she should not come IN thai night
\ Cross er miHtd by Mr. Huhter-- Josiah
wa' drunk on The ught he thr,alone d
his mother with knife. II wss in the
Kitchen, after dark. A candle was burn,
lngi his mother was sewing at he time;
wien 30 'Iab was sober he was good 10 his
mother. and there was no trouble.
JaCb EarncSt called - Live 10 Stouts.
vile. saw Josiah on the 18Th day Of
May d, his mothers. Wbenl got there
he was in front on the south side OF the
house. Motiuncd me to him then went
into the room where bis mother lay; be
walked up and stcoPed down lolis moth.
er, took the sheet ofl, pointed 10 her
neck and said he 4 ongh there was where
the bullet entered said be bad kille d
his mother. ! atkeJ him,Low lie could
do 'uch a wicked aotj said she was dead
and now he would have TO suffer for i,
said he took the gun down to scarce her
l replied. did you lake the gun down to
s,sre your mo iher? He then said he
took II down to shoot at the gable end Of
the barn and throwing the gun around
In passing the door, It went Of. Said he
wanted 10 do something and she would
not lot him. aud thCn be took the gun
down to scsro htr; did not say Mhat he
wanted TO do. Go s. Baker 60, the
gun and landed it to nc and Ju!san. We
went outside. examined II. found & fresh
cap on the tube; tried the gun with the
ramrod and found il loaded JOSIAH
showed me the ole in the door made
by :hs ball then showed ne where his
mother should have been scolding him,
when he turned to reach for tho gun, is
the time that she started, Said he did
lot think he had hit her; heard her mako
a misc but thought !, was just scolding.
We had some conversation going 10 The
barn. lie said "Was'nt tLis ad-m
tri shooiug Man" Asked mo what |
thought would be the result OF it ; told
lin ! thought be- would be arrested and
have a trial said he looked for nothing
rlNe, but said there would not he much Of
il, as it was en- accident Then talked
about stock, &e; appeared in more pert
maCner talked bold,r tIau he should ;
we wen, to the Garden said he fesred
the hot bcd would now be neglected 4;
thai Nam used 10 aIiebd 10 that He
then knclt down and took q hearty cry
moSned very severely; got up and told
bis little boy TO get sway thai this was
Nam. We, then looled OF some gratis
DO. Saw some iears ; but after he told
his boy to get away. he appeared as he
did bofore--IhO appearance 10 me was
lha' it was q counterfeit. cry of too short
duIationt to be IRON the heart. ! was well
acquainted with Josiah lived by him two
or three years. Josiah would occasion.
ally get on aspree aud use bad language
10 his mother. Once whcr very much
intrxicsled he said Ill the old holy thuu,
der aud lightning don't quit her scold
iny. ] will pu, an end to her--I be Ind
If ] don't Pu. q bullet through her, and
would le, her know who owned the prop
ery. was sitting IN the room (oh day
Of dsa'lD !; he came in and sighed. Js,
said I, guess you never thought you
would feel this way He said. no, and