The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-07-09

Pumroy so, was because he treated me so
before we left town. Probably that was ii.
| said over again ''you are sweet thing"
when he let on as il he did not hear me-
That was all that Pumroy said to me at
Rising Sun. spoke to hin at Rising Sun
before he spoke to me there. 1t was from
five to seven, in the neighborhood Of six
o'clock, when wegot to Humphreys. The
barn is on the opposite of the road from
the house. The coach stopped near to the
center of the road, headed Eastward.
probably got one horse unhitched when the
passengers got out. Judge McHenry got
out, and others suppose, besides Pumroy.
Suppose all the passengers but the lady
might have got out-don't KNOW. Some
times the passengers get out there and some
times they don't They frequently get out
at every place we stop.
Judge McHenry askedimc he'd have time
to see Sternberg minute or two-I told him
he would If he hurried. Pumroy stopped
opposite to me, think. I think he kind
halted on the opposite side of my team
when McHenry went along. Twas stand
ing between the leader and wheel horses
and had got about one horse unhltched
when Pumroy stopped on the opposite side
of the team from me, should think he,
Rumroy, was standing little ahead OF the
wheel horses, and behind the leaders. I
think he was facing towards my tevm-or
the side Of his face toward my team, per.
haps his body was more east thad any 9th.
er way-cant say. Don't think he stood but
moment there-might have been to tho
east of me, don't think he was. Don't
know whether he stood for SECOND or u
minute before spoke to him. l spoke to
him just as soon as saw him. think he
had halted-butl am not certain whether
whether he had halted or was walking
along when I spoke to him. think Judge
McHenry was ahead of him, but can't say
He got out of the coach and started right
along. cannot say how far Judge Nc
Henry was when spoke to the defendant
| spoke to Pumroy first, there at Humph
rey's before he spoke to me- told him he
was the prettiest man on earth. | don't
recollect just what he said then. | said he
was sweet rosy. | don't recollect that
he said that he had laid over twenty.four
hours to accommodate the Stage Co., and
: he didn't want to be insulted by their dr
vers. He said that he didn't want any
! more of my lip, and said what will you dc
about it. He told me somewheres about "a
hours-but whether it was afterwards or be
fore, do not recollect. | heard him say
something about laying over "a hours He
told me somewheres but | don't recollec
where. believe he said something while
was talking to him. Don't recolect wheth
er it was about laying over "a hours or not
He told me somewhere, but where | can,
remember.
Before he spoke to me said "you are
the prettiest man on earth-you are sweet
rosy That's all l said then. Says be
don't want any more of Your lip Says
!, "whatll you do ?" am certain he said
don't want any more of your lip. am
just as certain that he used that language
as am of anything else have stated to-day
Says | whatll you do about it2 and says he
'Fll put hole through you" I can re-
member that part of it-when | can't re.
member where the talk was about LAYING
over, on account Of him saying he'd put q
hole through me. | have stated all I said
to Pumroy up to the time he said he'd put
q hole through me to the best of my knowl-
edge. To the best of my knowledge l am
quite certain that all said. Tolerable good
memory ! have, I'd probably remem
Der to-day what recollected
yesterday. could not tell who heard
the conversation-after he told me he'd put
q hole through me, was so excited
couldn't tell who was around. When he
said he'd put a hole through me / said
"you God damn dirty pup, you put hole
through me- you wouldn't pyt hole
through any body" led my team to the
barn then--I didn't 60 into the barn then
| stood at the head Of my horses to keep
them from going. Pumroy went and got
his pistol then. When he went to get his
pistol he said "maybe we've got pistol in
here too" didn't tell him that had 90,
a revolver till after he talked about getting
his and then told him could get a reyol
yer and started into the barn and came
right out. Don't rscollect who I found in
tue barn and just went into the barn and
came out again and held one Of my horses
that had started. He was waving his pisto
about, and l told him he would not shoot
and started for the coach. Don't know
who was thare-think jackson was in the
barn and Coltrap think was there getting
out his team. Mr.. Humphrey helped me
unhitch-but don't recolect that he was
there at the time. Don't know as seer
where Chester was he was standing around
somewhere, perhaps there might have beer
some passengers around. Didn't see Ches
ter or jackson or Coltray or Humphrey al
that time. Don't know who was there.
couldn't tell how many was there-migh
have been three or 90 or 40 or more-think
probably there was ! dozen. There wa.
five gentlemen in the coach and Chester OF
the out side, McHenry had gone-Jacksor
and Coltr in the harm non,t know tha 9TH