The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-01-05


she dislanee afouud iha road Have
been acquainted eth M.cilaeI Co.lel.
10 some TOR eight year.i believe |
have never worked with hin. Have
been acquainted with Michs-l Purcel,
] lhiuk, nios Or tyn years. Was no.
acquainted wnh Barry never saw
hun ill saw him dead Costello
ga9e 70 ms lloasc tic uight Barry
war luund dead between 2 and 10 u.
,i0ek, ihink. | Nas 10 bed. and he
+" "rapped AZ the door. ! asked, Who
was thal lie slaoke and knew his
woes. dumped oat of bed ard irf Tim
10, and lbeu Iii light. Asked him
n bat the trouble was He said Mi.
ehael Purerl aud Barry had iu-s,
and asked linn where and h. said.
down IN the road. | asked him il
they hart each other; he said he
thought they did. asked him it they
bur, each other bad. il said they
bulcltercd each other like dog.. lie
said Barry could aoi 60 and b. want
ed should 80 With him and help him
home, OF somes here else oui Of where
be was. Did no, sit down till he had
made his ausine.s known. and then !
placed hlm a chair, while | put my
things on he SAT down. While /
was putting on my ibings ! noticed a
liille blood upoe the back Of his
hand his left hand, il recolleel. !
asked him how. the blood came upon
his hat d. He said that Barry was
sitting down, and he put his hands
around him TO stand him up, and The
blood ran from Barry's arm down up
on hls band. asked him il il was as
bad as that Yes, said he, they
bulciered each other with their
knyes. Started from the house about
llH time. lie told me Barry kind Of
sat down. He said he lett him sitting
up breathing as If he was going to
sleep. There is a deep well by the
house about rs feet below the sur
lace Don't know Of any oue's clean.
ing It out this season. Could not have
been cleaued ont this season without
my knowing il. Has uot been cleaned
OUT slhce went to live there. Could
not tell how deep 1t Is. Think there
has never been less than tmee or four
feat water ~ it. II Is Oh the south
side OF the house. The door Costello
went IA was ou Ihe south side.
Gro s-Exalniuation. Nothing was
said at The house about Barry knock
ing Pureel down. We continued Ihe
cUuyei sMiun as we went down 10
where the dead maa lay, Started
from the lou as soon as could get
ready. Rm part Of tie way. asked
him the place where he was, aud II
there was any house between he
sand 40, il was ight down below the
llhe otlhc road. This was after we
bad started. Says !, what brought
you that way? Barry an Purcell
were lnked, sand be, at at the school
house. J tr,ed 70 persuade Them 10
coine b. Owen MeNebos That was
the shortest way. Purcell said no,
lhat was The best way aad hey weui
aud he followed on after them kept
a distance after them, and did not
Close them very tgit; did not cone
very near them uHtll they came into
tue little hollow place where it was
icy, and he let them 20 further ahead
Of hm, and lel them 90 allead across
The ice ard up the hill and a. lie
went across he ice aud up the h,ll
Ihey were crossing the road back aud
forth, as ihougl they were scuilling.
lie sand. as he went up TO them, he
head Purcell cal Barry cut-throal
aud Barry asked hun Why H. did 20
and Purcei sand, III tell you to.mor-
row morning. Costello said te asked
Ihem, ''is it lighting ye are, boys Z"
aud they made answer, a. near as
eau recollect. he said il vas Barry
made answer; 'les, We have our
knives out" AS he went up closer
10 tlem he said barry struck Parcel
and knocked him oyel agin the frnce,
and he stepped up close 10 Barry and
saif; A.r. Barry, don't sluke Mike
again, Tor he's drunk Barry made an
answer aud said, He has stabbed me
with lis knife. At the same time
Patcei jumps Up, aad coming over
closer 10 Barry again, says | am
bot drunk. ad al llie time Purcell
Nas coming over Barry stepped |
around behind hm; and Costello /
,ays 10 Purce. Mike, Is that your
Nimie 90 have II Is, Says he.---
sliame Un you he says to blm, and
'tanicd has, he said, until tie pot up
ns kn.tc, as be thought, m his pocket.
About lhsi lime iie said, Barry kind
u soi down behind him. AZ thai
ime Il WAS, aS lie described, he tried
. gel him ~ Q gcl hifn home AID 4
ie said he couldn't gel him up o 10
Sali hiui. and he acted as It he was
rehned 10 goio sleep. a. ti'aI iuse
ie said he had Pascel paeiiied, (gltu
se hgsl came ever tie gfoand bis
eelh. aud laiaed TO bun o lake care
i Barry white he cane ai.er nie.
-oslello sad uoihlag to me IA + gard
q his Making az VI ine ielice sald
iUlhlhg 10 me absul tIs walking by
.se ,Idc u rhe ruad. When ! gog
here M, Miller ard Dir Sllerwln
sere llrre, and Mrs. Howl and her
an. o.e o. them 10 the Sleigh, |
hstk, aud Barry laying on has leiI