The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1867-05-22


the ground, and told him to come on.
suppose the person we heard going
up stairs while lying on the ground, was
Nancy Jane Dinsmore then went to
the porch of the kitchen, and went up
the steps on to the porch. Babe re-
NAMED at the corner of the Kitchen
We knew if Mr.. Dlnsmore saw us
both, he would not open the door. l
then knocked at the door; some one
asked who was there, IN which recog-
nzed the voice of Mr.. Dinsmore, and l
told him a man by the name Of Johnson.
He asked again who was there, and l
told him Mrs. Miller was sick, or Mlller's
family was sick, l do not remember
which. MIR. Dinsmore then opened the
door. l told him Miller wanted some OF
the boys to come down and go for the
doctor. He asked me who l was, and if
l wasn't lost. He said he thought it
was S.emmon's that | was hunting /
asked him where Slemmons lived He
leaned forward out of the door to show
me, and then stepped in beside him,
and told him he was the man wanted.
then presented the pistol at his head,
and told him If he hallooed would blow
his brains out. had the pistol in my
right hand when l went upon the porch
Mr.. Dinsmore said, What do you want
with me, you scoundrel ? or rascal, do
not remember which When | entered
the house l had the collars of my under
coat and overcoat both turned up and
buttoned around my neck to prevent
them from recognizing me. Mr.. Dins.
more seized me by the collar and COM
mehced tussleing with me. In the tussle
one OF the buttons was pulled off my
overcoat, ard one hook pulled straight,
that had hooked before entering the
house. One button was pulled off my
undercoat collar, and two off my vest
My shirt collar was torn open, but the
button was not pulled off
When Mr.. Dnsmore asked me what
wanted with him | told him wanted
his money. The pistol was not cooked
when presented it at Mr.. Dlnsmore's
head, After the buttons gave way on
the collar, Mr.. Dinsmore seized hold OF
the pistol, when a severe scuflie ensued.
During the scutile called to Babe ;
said Babe come on When Babe
came in Mr., Dinsmore was trying to
pull me into the lighted room. called
to Babe to knock him down; he did
do so Immediately. l looked around to
see what he was doing, and saw him
throwing back the skirt of the cape of
his overcoat, as if preparing to strike
some one. | then heard something like
glass or queensware falling, but did not
know what it was at the time Babe
then picked up chair and struck Mr..
Dinsmore on the head, but owing to Mr..
D'nsmore and | being in such close
contact, he could not get tair blow at
him
4 In my former statements | stated that
MIR Olnsmore at one time wrenched the
pistol clear out of my hand. l will not
be positive about that fact. When
Babe struck Mr.. Dnsmore on the head
with the chair, Mr.. Dirsmore released
his hold on me. then was between
him and the lie hted room, and Babe
was in the rear of him. saw Babe
use the knife in tie kitchen, while Mr..
Dinsmore and l were scuffllng; could
see the bright blade flash in the dark
When Mr.. Dinsmore let 90 his hold on
the pistol, l went into the lighted room,
used for bed room, and left Mr.. Dins-
more and Babe in the kitchen. Mr..
Dnsmore knocked Babe down after I
went into the bed room. When first
entered the bed room Mrs. Dnsmore
was standing In the middle of the floor );
SIZE went 10 the CRATE and caught up the
fire shovel, and made motion to strike
me. Ipointed the pistol at her, and
she called to me not to shoot. Mr..
Dinsmore then came into the room and
picked up char and rushed at me to
strike me. He was between Babe and
myself, one of us icing before him and
one behind him.
lsaw Nancy Dinsmore starding in
the door leading from the bedroom to
the hail /: | do not know how long she
was there. When she lett the room she
left the door open after her When Mr..
Dinsmore went to strike me with the
chair, l ran ont of the bed room and
across the hal! into the parlor, and shut
the door afterI entered it. l was in
the parlor few seconds, and be,hcught
myself that it would not do to leave
Babe and Mr.. Dinsmore alone |
opened the door, and crossed the hall
and entered the bedroom again. Mr.
Dinsmore Immediately came at me and
caught the pistol, when we began to
scuffle low bent down. Mr.. Dinsmore
was at my left side: l had hold of the
pistol by the butt and muzzle In the
scuffle l cooked the pistol and discharg-
ed it, discharged it a second time,
when Mr.. Dinsmore Immediately let 90
his hold on the pistol and went out INTO
the hall. thought perhaps he had
gone to get his gun, and would return
and shoot us both, I caught hold of
Babe, and pushed him out of the room.
After we were both in the Kitchen |
went to the bed room window aud look.
ed in, but the room was empty / told
Babe to run for his life, as Mr. Dins>
more had gone after his gun.
When l fred the pistol Mr., Dinsmore
and l were scufiling: l thought the
balls were passing into the floor, and |
thought by firing, it would cause Mr.
Dinsmore TO cease to resist. We let,