, 1865-10-26

sclycS IN snare.
Rcp.-Do you believe that Frogg woul
hare killed you, had he found you sick in bed
Champ didn't mean to give him
chance. took time BY the forelock, rs pet
pie say, thought there mas nothing like b<
Rcp-Did you Kill stoyer, .f the 1st Kc1
tnsky t!sI cavalry, Us charged In the seventh sps
Champ:-I did. He, too. rms after me-. Il
lived i'll Clinton county, was al old acQuain
toncc Of mine, and had sworn tlat shoul
die, if eyer he saw me, and could get 's pop
ut nc. ] Killed him 10 snrc my own lfic.
stnlbCd him after lie lad been taken prisone,
knew him knew that he ,Fus q jcsperat
fellow, and It he could, le would make hi
escape, and then, on account OF his lpowlet1g
OF The country, would guide the Fcdcrn
troops through the by-roads WAS hiding in
To Kill him Was ms only cLnncc, killed hin
some time III the spring of 1867.
Rcp-How was 1t abeut William johnson, /
citizen, who 1t is alleged, you pursued till fe
ieit over pTeclplcc, and was killed?
Champ.-This was the Spring Of 1867 sf3
men were scouting around through Clintoi
county, ky., conscriptins men for the Con
lGdcfatc army. They went to the house D
Henry johnson, and asked for William, bu
were told TINT be was not at home. Will,
looking for him. they saw him running
through some fields, and they pursued him
but he Wns very fast runner, and reactet
the bluffs Of Wolf Greek, when my men, fear
Ing that he would run down rayine. inpass
able for horses, fred on him, when he leapct
flom rock and go injured himself that b
laid there, until By men dismounted, ant
climbed down. He was ncarly dead, whe,
one Of them stabbed him, and thus ended III!
misery. He could not have lived IN houl
any how. was not present, but was at tls
house Of Henry johnson at the time. nu
moi responsible?
Rep:-Dld you punish the man who stub.
bed him:
ChRmp.-No.
Cwl!4 reference to the charge Of killing
any questions. This WAS IN oversight on ths
part Of both, and consequently We have onlJ
The testimony Of the Witnesses. That, how
ever, was Of such nature that the cour
found him guilty On the specification. Thu
murder took place near that Of William
johnson, on Wolf river, and at the same time
suit OF one of Champs desperate raIds.}
Ecp.-Accofdin. TO the 10th specification
you arc charged with the killing of Frank
Laehcry, il Clinton county. Kentucky, IL
May, l6t2 Is that charge trne.
Champ Killed him. There were several
Ct the Zacherys; they were all my enemies,
aEd had been Tor years they would have
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they didn't Get the chance. After hostllitics
commenced, ] was on one side and they on
The other, aud for months We were hunting
one another, aud It IVES my luck to yet the
first opportunity, ind killed him. We lad
captured him befo1e lie was killed. lie was
ycurg-o1oui seventeen or eighteen years Of
pee. He had fmblbed the haired he had for
me from Ills fanily. They wcrc always mY
enemies, md knew it, and ,yc both seized
the occasion Of the war to 1vht It out. /
c1me out Of the adair the best.
The l1th specification chnrgcs you with
killing Elisha kozIer, md his little daughter,
in Clinton county, Ky-, in the spring Of 1862 !;
please state II thnt is true.
Champ killed kozicr, but not his daugh-
ter. would not hare the heart to do that.
have daughter, and no man with one Of hts
own, could despatch q g1r1 of that agc. Iknow
nothing about her being killed. r she was
murdered, had nothing 10 do with 1t. killed
men, Int never chi1drcn-cspecially little
girls. The story WIS sl1nder on me, md In
tended to arouse the indignation Of the people,
and induce them to Kill me. I know what the
whole thing was you don't know rs much
about the eituation there, as do. The people
lied nbout me good deal. I didn't do half
they charged on nc. If there was anything
done, they all eaid That's Champ Ferguson'a
work."
Rcp.-Is james Zachary, whom you are
charged with killing, of the Zachary family.
Chlmp-Ies. He IVES one Of the family,
and the same motives which led mo to Kill
Fount Zachcry, induced NC to ald in the work
Of deepatching him.
Rep-Please stato whether the tcharrc
that sou Killed Alexander uouSh Is true
one.
Champ-Uc WAS Killed by myEeH, and
come Of my men.
IOur reporters omitted to make injuries
rclatiyc to the murder Of Joseph Beeks, near
Poplar Mountain, Clinton county, Ky, In the
spring Of 1sC2. The court, however, found
him guilty On the charge.]
Rcp.-1he court found you not guilty on
the charge Of killing VIM. Glasson, near
Burksyille, In November, 1867; you can
have no objections Of telling now II you did
Kill him.
Champ.-It Was done By my men. told
him TO rup, aud was rather in hopes that he
would get away but my men shot him, and
I did nothing about 1t.
Reptile 10th specification charges you
with killing Elam fiuddleston, on the Isl Of
January, 15G3. I know. something about the
Of that case, Us was in tue
command that was pursuing you, and was on
the ground soon aiter you left; should be
glad to hear your version OF tue matter.
Champ.-WcFc you In Woodford's cavalry
Rep-No; in IN Ohio regiment.
Champ.-Well, 1 did Kill him; that Is
truc.
Rcp.-Did you regard that as q legitimate
orl IF fvarfnrcp
1I c,,amn.MYcs. I sunnose II vas. v},cn wc
take ali fbinrs into consideration. ~,@ ~
Eep.-Yun have aircady spoken of the
Zoclcry fani1y. The iii sneciCcation CHARGES
you With having Killed Peter Zac1lery. willie
In bed, and the 18th with killing Allen Zach
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