The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-07-16
oTTUMWA, IOWA, THURSDAY, JULY le, 1868.

think testified there that Pumroy told me
il W. nnne of my d ID business. P1mroy
turned to the left when, he fired. his right
arm resting on the sill OF the coach door.
Is,ood by the side. nnda little in the
rea, Of the door ar the time Of the shooting.
If Beggs had been standing by the COACH
door. I think should have seen him. I
didn't see him at any rate. After I saw
Coltrap at the boot. I saw Pumroy 60
back fsw sters. but lost sight Of him, as he
was on the opposite side ofthe coach. /
didn't see Coltrap have the pin till he was
at the coach door, was at the team on
the north side of the pole when the scuffie
commenced. then went arouni behind
the coach TO where the scnf1l;ng was going
on. just after got around heard him
say he would get in. After the nistol was
fired and VI was taken awav. I think Pun
rov ran close bv me. hut am not 50 certain.
Never struck him blow I have not talk.
ed anv about hanging Pumrov since he was
brought down nero. gave him a good
choking to get him to let gn the pistol
Thought Coltrap was excited when he told
Pnmrny TO put up his pistol. he spoke in
rather an angry manner. Don't remember
any oaths being nsed by Coltrap toward
Pnmrov at that time.
RE DrsEcT AT the time Cnltrap and
Pumroy were up at the coach door. the for.
mer did not appear to be ether pushing or
pulling him. thought he vas holdin |,
him still. thought from the language he
used, and his actions, that he wanted PUN.
roy to put up his pistol, and then get into
the coach. "
RE-CRoss --Coltrap said, at the coach
door, "Put up your pistol and get into the
oach." This is the exact language.
E. II. Humphrey sworn Reside at Ap-
pie grove. Beaver township. Polk county,
am tavern keeper. On Friday 18th, the
coach drove up to my house about o'clock
p. M, Beggs driving. IheIpcd him unhitch
the horses, and turned the horses around
for the barn about thirty feet from the coach
Istepped back round by the coach door.
and all the passengers got out, except one
lady. Pumroy stepped toabont the middle
Of the coach pole, the coach being headed
east. Begg> looked around. and seeing the
defendant, said, he was a pretty looking
gentlelnan -wonldn't give his sat to Ia
dy. or words to that effect. Pumroy re-
marked that Re had been insulted before
and wasn't going to be any more, he had laid
over one day to acc,modate the Stage Com
pany. or to get seat. do not know which
Beggs told him if he didn't like it he could
'Pitch in" or something similar, Pumroy
told.hn il he gave him ary more Of his in
suits he would put ball through him,
insisted on Pumroy going back into the
coach. MS there would be new driver. and
he need have no more difficulty on that nc
cnnnt. Pnmrov turned right around to the
coach door, opened his sack, and took hi,
pistol out. He advanced to about the same
place at the coach pole, cooked his pistol
drew it up in about the regular position fnl
shooting. Itold Begcs If he insuted him
anv more he would shoot him. At that
time Jackson came out with tool sack ir
his hand and remarked to Pnmroy, "You'rc
pretty looking fellow. drawing pisto
here, you're a coward you wouldn't shoot
anybody nohow," or about these words -
About this time Col,rap came out of Tie
barn with his lead horses. and he. BagC.
and jackson al advanced towards Pumrov
| was, the only man on the side of the coach
pole with him. except perhaps passengers
told Pumroy he had better get in the
coach and not get hurt. Pnmroy came
round the pole Of the ccach. reached up or
the boot, took down the kiugbolt and told
Pumroy to put up that pistol and get in the
coach. Pumroy turned to the coach door
and Col,rap can hit Purnroy by the back Of
the neck with his left hand. and raised the
kingholt over him in his lett hand, and told
him to get in the coach and put up his pis
tol l had hold Of Pumroy at the same
tune, urging him to get in, or he would get
hurt, BeggS was the other side Of Coltrap,
with his hini on the aoor. was at hi.
left side. Coltrap and Beggs were on his
right, Coltrap was holding the door open,
Pumroy tnr ed slightly to the east, toward
Coltrap. when the pistol went off Coltrap
fell sitting, with mis- hands on the ground =
Pumroy then went some fifteen feet from
where the shot was fred, there Jackson
can nsht him by the throat. Beggs ran up
and twisted the pistol out of his hands,
Cnltrap ran upto where Puinroy was. and
struck him once with The kingbolt, some
about tie shoulder. Jackson let him 60,
and Coltrap threw the kingbolt at Pumroy
striking him. Asked Coltrap if he was
fuft much, he said "No; I arm a tough
bug ,er"H I next saw Pumroy about twep-
ty.tive yards d,wn the road towards s .ern-
Bersers. took Pdrnroy cane. handed it
to passenger, and told him to give il to
Pumroy, and tell him not to come back.
thrn went TO the barn. and Coltrap showed
inc the bullet hole which was not far from
The navel tolt CoItrap that he had bet
ter go to bed, that he was hurt worse than
he thought he was The drivers and he to-
,ether hltched up the team, and Coltrap
got on the box and drew mp the lines, when
insisted on Begg's driving. At that time,
Be.gs handed me the pistol, and told ms to
lcep il till he or the authorities called for it.