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

Ballou and others came in; Gamble said
il was not the rule Of the bar, he must
pay 10 cents a drink Chamberlain
came ont dosrs; heard something said
about the Idahoe, and about stealing
negroes. Saw a fuss was brewing, and
not being very brave l ran away; did
not hear any cross language or see any
shooting.
The cross examination Of this witness
ELECTED nothing new. ga ssE
Thomas B. AngeL--Know the prison
er when | see him; had no conversation
with him; don't know If | heard him say
anything about Gamble; heard him talk
about Copperheads and Butternuts; said
he meant to have some Of their melts
before be left did not speak of any par
ticular one as know Of
DR.. Blunt-Am a physician. / ex- +
amined Mr. Gamble after he was killed; +
found be was shot in two places as / /
thought, once | am sure. One wound /
a&y have been made by the ball passing /
out The one that caused bis death was |
near the nipple, and passed near the
heart, emitting some of the main arteries /
Hisdeath was caused by the pistol shot
Cross Examined Met Bill Lamb, be |
was 90 terrified had to catch hold of him |
before he could tell me what was the |
matter; am not certain he knew who was /
hurt Bill Lambs character is very bad;
his character for yeracity is very bad
The counsel for the prosecution Of
fered in evidence, the transcript from
the Possy county circuit, to prove the
jurisdiction of this court, the case hav-
ing beem removed from Posey county
on change Of venue
Mrs. Jane Gamble testi6ed.-Am the
widow of Joseph Gamble, and reside at
Mt Vernon; the evening on which my
husband was murdered, / was sitting
/ By the window, and heard the prisoner,
/ whose voice know very we'll, say he in
tended 10 steep his hands in my has.
bands blood, also, that be would do the
same vita eight others, whom he called
Democrats or rebels; twas between 10
and II o'clock at night Between 3
/ and ) clock IN the afternoon OF the
same day, heard him say be intended
70 kill eight men, specifying Turner
Nelson, Joa Forth, Vim. Nelson, and
others, before be. left town. It was Eve
or ten minutes before my husband was
killed heard him make the threat he
was just turning the corner towards the
saloon.
Cross Examined-Wasa at the second
window towards the river at Mr. Mel,
son >; il Is half q square TO the grocery;
Chamberlain was AZ .he corner going
towards my husbands grocery; twas 5
10 10 minutes before my husband was
killed; between and clock heard
him make the threat in front Of Lancas-
tiers store; several men we're present;
can't name any one present
Did ron stay at the window till ven
heard your husband was killed.
| watched him until be went ont OF
sight Then FASTENED 10 dress myself,
and in few minutes heard pistol shot.
Wm. Nelson came and told me there
bad something happened. went out
and found that my husband had been
murdered.
The prosecution here rested their
case
TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENSE.
James Chamberlain testi6es: We're
together ct Gamb.s's in the evening
and difficulty occurred we went home
to tell mother that he (Fielding) did not
want his clothes TO 90 where he had
purposed going; VIC theu went back to
the grocery aud asked for something
to drink; when the whisky was set out,
Ballou stepped up aud asked, What
kind Of whisky do yo1 keep, Joe? Gam
BILE replied, JEFF Davis whisky, by Cd,
aud don't want aBy Cd did Niger.
thief to drink il Al err Fielding had
drunk, be said, Joe, may be you meant
me when you we're talking about niger.
thieves; | have been nearly three years
in the Union army, but am no negro
, thief Gamble said, You were in a
band Of nigger-tbieves, and IL you ain't
! a niger thief, you are son of BIB,
Gamble then ordered him out OF the
house Ballsu followed us out, with Gam.
bic telling him, Go 10, be would stand
by him. Gamble ordered my brother to
20 away; he backed off the pavement,
|, and said be would go no further Gam
Bile had his sleeves rolled up Gamble
: repeated the insulting language, and my
: brother shot him. Ballou then seized
and struck Fielding, and be shot him.
Crossexamination - Some difficulty
occurred when W. were first there.
Fielding had an engagement with IA
lady went home to tell mother he
! would not 20 that night Did not 90 to
7 get his pistol; be always carried il; had
it when be was there FIRST Went back
: with no special object Did not hear
my brother threaten Gamble. The
talk about niger thieves was at the
I last time as well as at the first time;
Gamble and Ballou were both behind the
counter; Barter waited on us; was
standing close TO ny brother; did not see
$ the pistol; saw him have his hand down;
il was bat a few minutes after we got
( there till the fuss commenced; did not
hear him mention CANDLES name on
I eur way TO my mothers; / took hold OF
} my brother in the house; after Gamble
ordered him to 20 out Of the house
asked him to 90 home. Both shots wSrS
. fred close together; Gamble did not
take step until both shots we're fred
Ballou was shot in almost no time after
vards- / went home; my brother did
: the same; be stayed hah an hour; did
not know where he went to then.
Roxy Brown testified: Know Cham
! berlain; knew Gamble; Gamble was q
: very insulting man; have heard him
! talk very hard about Union soldiers, gen
orally; never heard Gamble threaten
l Chamberlain heard him say be would
give him furlough.
Rusana Calkins examined Was not
acquainted with Gamble; have seen him
on the street; never heard aim say any
; thing about defendant; never spoke to
Gamble
: John Wood examined: His testimony
! elected nothing new on the subject.
Mrs Baker was introduced by the de-
: Tense to prove that some of the witnesses
] for the prosecution had been tempered
with
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