The Monmouth inquirer., 1865-11-16
Adjourned to . P. NJ.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOoS.
ExA MINArIoS OF rLEMING REsuHED.

EXAMINATION OF FLEMING RESUMED.
Don't recollect any that went over except
Dliphant Had no conversation with the
persons around Brown was there two or
three minutes. We then went to Wolcott's
saloon: Oliphant and seven or eight of US,
she same party that went with me to see
Brown. All took glass of ale. and all that
went my way went home. Did not know
where the others went, Oliphant, Thomas
end Edward Mahar and Carney came out Of
the saloon to Wards corner, crossed to the
Court House, and so up Court street. Oil
phant went in home, went to my home,
and the rest went on to the Peach Orchard
Nothing was said among us about Brown be-
ing hurt. No allusion made to Perrine. No
thing said about Scanlon. Saw nothing done
to Scanlon after Brown was knocked down
Heard nothing said about shooting. Saw
nothing of Brown after We came out of the
saloon. Saw the party coming with the light
between Barkalow's and Wards. Somebody
called to US; | thought it was A. c. Harts-
horne !; do not know what he said. Oliphant
Followed something back; asked what was
the matter, or somthing of that kind We
stopped on this side of the street when he
followed, an9 then went on home. The
light was going on down street below Barta
low's. We vent home in fifteen or twenty
aninutes after Brown was knocked down.
Parent johnson had the light when | saw it
first. Don't know who had it when they
came back. l had no knife that night; no
knife of any kind.
EDWARD MAHAR, sDorn,--I was on the hay
scales on Friday night. There was s9me lit
tie difficulty there There was good many
there; couldn't hardly tell who, When
Brown, Perrine and Scanlon-I didn't know
their names at that time-came back, myself,
,Oliphant and Fleming were there. Oil
phant and Fleming had their backs against
the upright, and ] was standing on the mid
die of it; against the steelyards doing no.
thing. just talking about going home. The
three men came from around the corner of
Bars allows, they asked where was the, fight
lug man now, that wanted to fight ?" Brown.
guess, said that. They came right on the
scales to US; two were right together ana
Brown was little ahead, towards tps |
couldn't tell what all was said Scanlor said
something about subpoena; don't snow
whether iPerrine said anything or not; they
were quarrelling, and do not know what
took place after that; Brown and Emmons
were quarreling; don't know who all: 9TH
ers came there after that; Brown asked
where were the fighting men that wanted to
fight him that night; Oliphant said "there
they are up, the street there;" then Brown
said ''call them down )" they were called 4
Oliphant called them; he called them bs1
name, and they came down; Carney and
Murdock were called bv name; no more by
name thatd know of; Thomas Mahar then
came there from some place. Carney. Muir,
dr.aI md e. nlt,,ha Ill
ed don't know whether there were others
or not; man was qsnocked down; couldn't
tell who done it Brown was the man who
was knocked down; don't know what was
done then; after Brown was knocked down
l saw two other men 1 guess one was Per-
rine these three men were in their shirt
sleeves the two run; saw no more of
them a minute or two after.
After Brown was down the crowd was not
nearer Perrine and Scanlon than six or eight
feet; saw nobody do anything to Scanlon or
Perrine, but heard Seanlon tell them to Keep
away or he'd shoot them after Perrine and
Scanlon run, our party went into Wocott's
saloon; went in right away; went little
way up South street, and right back we all
went together; can't tell how far we went;
we turned and went right into Wolcott's o.
iphant, Carney, Thomas Mahar, and guess
two or three more, went in when l did we
took a glass of beer; we stood at the stove
awhile, and then went right home. Oliphant
called for the beer don't know whether he
paid for it or not; did not know sohether
Broacn Was hurt or not heard nothing about
Perrine or Scanlon after Broom acas struck i
did not call out for the party up South
street ,chen Broom asked for the fighting
men. Going home from the saloon zoe cross
ed to the Court House, and then turned up
Court street. Oliphant. Thomas Mahar,
Fleming and Carney eoent up Court street
@ith us; Carney caught up arith us when 9
got to Ellis lumber store. l pas mith the
party f.vm the time :u,on was struck until