Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-22

90 damned big q coward 70 kill any
ne. Think be shot only once; saw but |
me bullet hole didn't see him fail; was
hree or four feet from him when be shot /
ismble; cant tell how close Gamble |
vas 70 Chamberlain when shot Gamble |
vas on the side walk, and Chamberlain
vas, think, ia the gutter; Gamble was
between him aud the House Gamble
vas talking when shot; Gamble made the
.emark that be was too big d coward 70
hoot one man; saw Gamble after be vas
lead; wound was ia his breast; can't
ell on which side; can't tell how long
Gamble lived after-he vas shot didn't
lelp to take him to the house; Suppose
ais death was caused by being shot that
night.
This occurred in Posey county, Ind,
about the Sth Of August, about or 10
D clock at night; cant tell how long it
was after l heard them 10 the street un-
I'll they came into the saloon It might
have been three-quarters of an hour;
know nothing more about the case.
Cross examined The distance from
to Mrs Chamberlain is about
five or six squares, not quite half mile.
They we're qusrreling and talking; can't
tell what Gamble said, except he or
dered Chamberlain TO leave his house;
he said he would go; said he would see
him in the morning; don't know whether
Gamble had hold of Chamberlain as he
went out; can't tell if be was in striking
distance; after he shot Gamble | think
he turned to run when BaIlou struck
him; thought it would have knocked him
down They we're some distance from
the pavement, when Chamberlain shot
Ballou. Ballou was a stout man, hard
to handle; don't know that he was con-
sidered bully; don't know what was his
reputation.
Direct examination resumed
was shorter way TO Chamberlain
house than by the bridge; not more than
half as fer across the mouth Of the
creek.
Charles Baker testified Reside ia Mt
Vernon, am acquainted with Fielding
Chamberlain and knew Joseph H. Gam
bic. Between 9 and 10 o'clock at night
heard him coming past my house swear
ing ehat he would kill Gamble; he was
coming from the grocery; | live West
Of Gamble 5, below the bridge; it is two
squares from CANDLES to my mothers
WITNESS described the route from Gam
Bile TO his mothers, two squares Live
one hundred yards from Mrs. Chamber
iain's; my mothers house IS between
Mrs. C.s and CANDLES; generally 20
that way from CANDLES TO Chamber
Iain's; heard him swear be would kill
Gamble; did not see any pistol till we
got to the grocery; Chamberlain went up
towards grocery; | went with him; saw
the pistol q minutes after be went TO
grocery; Chamberlain had the pistol be-
hind him, in tie house think it was a
four barrel repeater; they were quarrel
ing and Cham berlain aeld the pistol be-
bind him, 10 the grocery, all the time |
was there don't know how long be re-
NAMED in the house, probably six OF
eight minutes saw him 90 out; Gamble
said, Yon never killed uybody;"
Chamberlain said, I" never did, hebY
and then he shot; he shot Gamble; he
was two or three feet from Gamble when
be shot, Gamble wheeled round and
started into the grocery, and when he gOt
on the steps Chamberlain shot again
Gamble went Elk or eight feet IN the
grocery and fell; was not there all the
time; went for doctor; was not dead
when 90. back be died in few mia
utss after the doctor came, after hG
shot Gamble Ballou ran out and stTucl
him two or three times, when Chamber
lain shot him Gidu't see him after that
heard him say he would kill Joe Gamble
/ II he didn't take back what he said, AZ
forwards heard him say be would wasi
/ his hands in Joe CANDLES hearts bloo'
t before moraing, if he did not take bacI
what he said, don't know when this oe
CURED; ii was this summer; suppose Ia
shooting caused bis death.
Crossexamined: Chamberlain, hi
/ brother, Bill Lamb, and myself, went al
together. met At nv house; don't knoS
in which pocket he had his pistol; hAi
his pistol in his hard Chamberlain said
T" Joe Gamble, | want something t
drink, by Cd Gamble replied, "Wha
will you have, y0-dg'
Gamble followed Chamberlain 90
close; Ballou did not come out at the sau
time; Gamble used siroug Language &c
wards Chamberlain--eurse him toll
him, you talk Of killing sixteen mer
you never shot any one-you woa't shoot
was tolersbly tight, moonlight: Gambl
was within striking distance; Chamber
lain was on the edge of the pavemer
when he shot don't know who was i
the grocery they quarreled while Chan
berlain was drinking; have had no tai
with any one; had no talk with Bo
Dunn about how | am to swear in fhi
case; no enc offered me monsy to swear
was not told / must swear hard.
Question BY Judge Pitcher
Was it told you at any time that Chan
berlain must be convicted, and that 20
must swear against him.
No, sir.
VIM. Lamb testi6ed.-Live in VI
Vernon; know the defendant and do
ceased saw Gamble killed; Fieldin
Chamberlain killed him; saw them g
into CANDLES grocery TO get somethin
to drink; Chamberlain got brand
cocktail; Chamberlain said, "you IL
suited me, Joe Gamble" Gamble r.
piled, guess not; the lie passed b,
tween them; Chamberlain went OF
doors; Gamble went to the door; Ballo
said, "come on, be won't shoot" Gau
BILE told Chamberlain he wouldn't shoe
any one. when he turned and shot; di
not see the pistol until he shot; did nc
see it afterwards; saw Chamberlain frs
at Mrs Bakers, coming past there
Charley Baker and went up With him
we heard him say be was going 10 was
bis hands in Candles heart blood
heard him say il; be was going toward
CANDLES saloon when he said il;
went on up TO CANDLES; his brothe
was with him; it was tolerably late a
night; heard them going home before
they came right back; as they cam
back went up TO the grocery with then
/ Cross-examined-We were playin
seven-up. The road comes right aion
BY the house Mrs Chamberlain
house is farther up the bank Joe Gan
BILE was from behind the counter whe
Jim Chamberlain pushed Fielding out c
the door, / was standing in the door
d