The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-07-16
The Des VI Dimes Shooting Case.
State VS.. PumsOy.
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Concluded.
CRoss ExAMTNATroN.--Johnson spoke
to me to get the back seat for the lady.
AS quick IS Mr.. Largy gave mp the
seat, | told Mr. p. he could keep his
scat | think Beggs commenced on
Pumroy before 7 told Pumroy he could
keep, his seat. Recollect B,gs's GET
ting down and threatening to whip Pun.
roy. Mr. p. made no reply at Rising
Sun. that I heard, TO Bege's remarks.
A,IImnphrey's all the passengers got
out. don't know when the old lady
go. out. Judge McHeury was a = as
sepger | don't remember see,ng
Judge NJ. walking aleng. They said
he did. ! saw Pumroy he was stand.
ing to my back, about four or five feet
from me, and little to. my left He
might not have heen standing there
over a quarter Of minute before Beggs
spok" to him. ] remember Beggs say
ing, "for two cents" he'd come a,ound
and whip him. This was before P. got
the pistol. Becgs did not tell him that
he (Beggs) had a pistol till after he
came out OF the harm. When he came
back. seeing p. hold a pis'ol. Beggs
said smiling, 81 have two or three ot
those things.'' The kiusboIt wash,
touched at all before B. went into the
barn. After B,ggs came ont of the
barn and said he had two or three oi
those things, he went right to the coach
and commenced 70 get out the king.
holt with his right hand An extra
kingholt is usnallv carried, and was
slirl el in be wen two steps by
the drivers seat. l didn't see
B. take the holt ont. T merely saw
him commence to. l don't remember
whether Begos went into the barn af-
ter Coltrap came ont. At this time |
thought Pumroy was very angry at
Beggs. and said there'd he one stage.
driver less. | don't remember where
Bcggs st Cd after he left the
frort boot where he tried to get out the
kingholt. After Pumroy spoke TO Col
trap. the latter wentto the sonth side
Of the boot, and got ont ,he kinebolt.--
Coltrap and Pumroy were then, |
should think. about ten feet apart. Then
for the first time saw Pnmroy presen, the
pistol towards G.. did not see the king.
holt rfter it was taken from the boot. The
latter took the kingbot with his right hand.
He then approached very close to him, near
enough to hit him. II Coltrap had the
kingbolt at all It was in his left hand. Pun
roy must have bear standing as far back as
tho mid lie OF the coach when G. took up
the kinsboit. When c. approached Pun
roy the latter raised his pistol, and it was
pointed directly at me. c. being between
ns. Knowing ths kind Of pistol, and know
ing tina. il would shoot right through c.
and perhap. through me. stepped around
to the other side Of the coach. The next
thing sag. looked through the window
OF the coach, and saw the fingers of q man
on the right side Of Pumroy's neck. Could
not identity whose hand it was. Don't
know where Jackson was when Coltrap
took the kingislt nor a, the time Of the
shooting. They were all on the other side
o. the coach except me. When Col,rap led
his team out. P, was standing in the. place
Of the off wheel-horse. Don't remember
where he stood after that, Pnmroy walked
backwards after q. got the king, bolt, and
Il remember right was walking backwards
slowly when he cooked the pistol. Don't
remember seeing either Humphreys or
Beggs at the time Of the shooting. After
The shooting he wen, south west from the
crowd. Besgs then jumped for the
pistol. When looked th,osgh the wind
,w. and somebody had his, fingers on. P,'s
neck, the small Of his back, was agaiust the
floor OF the coach. j, t, s,.tg -s.
BY rHE CouRr. Think the mans An
gers were on Pumroy's neck, and supposed
had him by the throat.
Ny position was such as not TO allow me
% know what the positions of the other
parties were Could not identify Jacks,n
,r Beggs or Coltrap as in the crowd around
P. after he had fired. I cGuldn't swear
to anything after the pistol was
presented to me, and | got out of the way.
heard some person tell him to put up his
pistol. and heard others say. "-"ake him put
up his pistol and get in the coarh." There
ras continual cry, "Put up yonr pistol
md get into the coach.'
r nrprrr yVhap I looled thrauch fha 1