American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-04-10


next saw, when | went back, Oliver and
Shaffer fighting Teeple. He said, Z, FOR
God sake, if there arc any lnes With you
come one at time" l think it was
Teeple used this language i saw John
L. Jones in the room think he plead
for peace; think it was his voice this
was in the beginning of the fight
Pringle may have been near me, but
don't recollect that he was saw John
Oliver come out OF the room; [ wen,
into the room when Oliver came out
the boys had most all gone ont. Tceple
was lying on the floor; we clicked him
up; tis face was all bloody; looked Il,
him by the light of the ,antern. Thought
Oliver had Teeple by the right arm the
| crowd was between me and then, gent
out into .ae hall and found Cunningham
sitting in the corner stood .by Teepl,
few seconds, while Harry Bowdet gave
him sup of water, befor, we went ta
see Cunningham; Went up stairs to see
John Oliver; aome one said Sidney had
gone for the Doctor; went dow ; and
stayed until the Doctor como. Don't
resolleet that | talked to any one until
the Doctor came. ! was present when
ne made an examination; saw the wounds
on Cunningham and Teeple. | did not
notice where the clothes we're cut There
wSre several. present. l do not know
who assisted the Doctor. saw James
ANDERSON have poker in his hand ;
say it'raised, but did hot see him strike;
Sidney Oliver had a glass tpmbIer 10 his
hand think Kirker tock it from him ;
he had 1t drawn to throw, but did not
throw it did not notice any thing in
divers hand when he went in. don't
kpoF whether he continued to use it /;
saw it glisten on his hand Don't know
of any weapon being used Don't know
Of any one havipg'a knife. Saw no one
elrikc defendant, or strike nj him.
William Gibson. spoyn Il was pres
ent at the time the diffculty occurred
| was on the porch at the, back of the
house with Mr., Caldwell when the fight
commenced we heard fuss in the
house, and | said I thought something
was wrong. passed in at the back entry
door to the hail, and from thence to the
sitting room; through it to the dancing
room, and on to the kitchen, and met
Miss Campbell she asked me what was
the matter; | told her | guessed they
were fighting. Went to Mrs Oliver, in
pantry door; told her | guessed they
were fighting; she asked if John w.s
there ; | told her didn't know; | heard
some one say, oh, don't, John; don't
John )" turned round and saw Mrs. Ad-
lington holding on to her husband by the
right arm; he was trying to get loose
from her. caught him by the left arm
and told him to be quiet. He quieted
down, and | let him go; I did not aee
which way he went. / went over to Mrs.
Oliver again; spoke few words, and
turned roand, aud Arlington and his
wife were gone. stayed in the kitchen
till altar the fight was over-some two
or three minutes. Dill not see defend>
ant again till two Or three o'clock in
the morning, in the ba,-room.--
saw Oliver when be vas brought out to
the kitchen this was three or four min
utes after Arlington and his wife were
in the kitchen; John l.. Jones and Mag.
gle Newton came in with Oliver; did not
see the defendant then didn't see Kir-
ker there there had been persons pas
sing to aud fro in the kitchen; did not
hear of any one being sent for the doctor
don't recollect Of hearing kirker's name
called; Miss Campbell was in, off and
on; heard no one iDquiring for knives
Mrs. Oliver went up stairs when John !
went; don't recollect of her gong into
the dancing room saw rush coming
out OF the sitting room into the hall when
first went in off the porch they kind
of passed toward the front door; the
sitting room door was clear when | went
through; as | passed into the dancing
room heard Dunwiddie MARSHALL say,
"Go in, John, go in " thought he was
speaking to John Oliver; saw crowd |
in the northwest aorner of the sitting
room, aud supposed they were fighting
Marshall was standing by the north room
door looking toward the north west cor-
ger of the sitting. room; suppose there
were half dozen or more in that corner
Of the room; think there were others
standing looking on there we're a 4ozen
or 60 in the room; l passed right on
through; it was from this that | told
Mrs. Oliver 81 guessed they were fight
ng there we're persons in tho dancing /
-oom; | noticed Miss Campbell in the
ioor leading from the north room to the
iitcheu. { he did not notice the persons
named by cophsel]. / did not know of
my enc having q knife, poker, pistol or
Weapon of any kind, that night; saw tbs
defendant have a, knife some time in the
all he had it out in his hand in the
'arn-yard it was rusty; he had come
ut of Bostsn's blacksmith shop; come
ut the back way think it was before
he election; it was between twelve and
ne o'clock; j was going to the stable
here is door in the back Of the shop
id not see him till he came out at the !,
ate in rear of the shop; it fronts on
lain street; never noticed any knives
, the rack il the shop before nor since
got but glimpse of the knife he and
liver stopped, thea came down to the
able; heard nothing SAID between him
nd Oliver; don't think l could describe
ne knife ; never saw him with knife
any other time; had no talk at any
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