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

my hearing as TO how the men we're hurt
or by whom; don't know that Pringle
was addressing auy one don't know thai
| he was addressing the endant, nor
1that the defendant intended to reply to
him don't know that there were any
other gentlemen connected with the
DANCE in the room at the time of this
conversation defendant was Just lopg
enough 10 the room to turn around and
go out; say him next day in John Oil
ver's room did not hear him say any
thing l heard these men had been
badly hurt while | was in the dining
room had not heard they were cut; did
not know at that time that the Doctor
had arrived. L went IL. soon after, to
the dancing room, when | saw the Doctor
with Cunningham, through the door of
the north room saw Cunningham hand
aud the Doctor leaning over him, through
the door never saw the men afterwards
saw no one have kniie that night have
no knowledge in any way as to how those
men received their hurts.
Cross eramined.-Henry Bowder was
| at our house when Cunningham and Tee
Pile came Cunningham said he would hit
Oliver 80 quick he would not know it /;
said he had never been whipped, and
woulI mt be by anybqdy in Portersville-
he wopid die first be said, "by G ID, he
would whip Oliver SO quick he wouldn't
know it," | thought Cunningham was
intoxicated at the time did not see him
have flax did not see him drinking I;
did not hear him ask for liquor; heard
some one spe king about dancing polka
when | started up stairs had danced
twice and was weary; saw Teeple sitting
before the fire as ! passed through the
room. Lafayette Shafier went down stairs
before did the first time | met Sidney
Oliver as | turned back up stairs; had
not heard the fuss when Lafayette Shaffer
started back fair ted, and dn't re-
member what passed till John Oliver
came up had recovered Sghen they came
up, bat yas still lying OF the bed l Ief
immediately after they came up; John
Oliver, Mr.. and Mrs. Arlington were
there when l left think it was before
tainted that saw Cunningham lying
across the hall. ! vent home at 2 o'clock
in the morning Mrs Abingdon Was
very much excited when the 6ght was
going on. Ihe noise was Ike men fight.
iHg,
Direct Mrs. Arlington was very much
trlghtensfaui ! blamed her Ter fright,
euiug ue5 rh; aas IN he hall ap stairs
she was wrirging her bands, AID said we
would all be killed this was when | first
went back up stairs was excited before
this, apd this alarmed me more; could not
tell Witch way Mrs. Adj. gtQu came up
to the hail; She was tn owibg up her
hands aud waking backward and forward
throaeh the hail APP confident she was
II in the roC.l before | left it; the first
| saw ojr her, she was walking through
she hail. After Cunning ham was at our
house a htt,c while, he became very
pleasant had his bead examined, &c.
KRIS Melissa OiiVer, recaiLea-I know
about the Bleeding stick
Mr.. Mccarthy, Tor defendant, objected
thai :hc Commonwealth could not offer
evidence to contradict thejg own witness
aud, if received and iound to do so, he
should ssk The Court to rule it out.
Mr.. Med uakin, tor the Commonwealth,
said it was not ior the purpose Of contra
diptiug their witness, but for explaining
what seemed to be the true theories OF
this case.
MIR. Thompson, on part of the defend.
ant, asked chat the prosecution should
put the question they proposed tc ask the
witness. ip.wrlting.
The Court instructed them to do So
Mr.. Mitchell, for the Commonwealth,
offered to prove by Mrs. Oliver, that the
bleeding stick was in certain place on
the night OF the difiulty, and how she
Knew it was there; this, not to oontradic;
their oyn witness but explanatory, and
as part of the entire transaction.
Mr.. Thompson objected no witness
has sworn as to where the stick was kept
and it would contradict thei, own Wit
ness, James Marshall.
The Court oyerrule4 the objections and
received the testimony.
Witness resumed. Knew the stick al
luded to. | brought it to Court with me !;
VIM. Priugle has il nov | had it on the
evening Of the fight aad laid it in the
pantry, on the bureau, behiad the arm
that held the glass Up laid it there about
8 O'Clock p. NJ, while CupniI IgAam and
Teeple we're eating their oysters | laid it
away and no one saw me hide it; it could
not be seen really, unless some one took
u light and went to look for it; saw it
next morning, after breakfast, lying just
where had put it /; did not see any one
have it that night this is the stick | all
luded to; have seen my husband use this
stick fl bleeding horses this is The only
stick Of the kind I ever saw about our
house. There was no suppe eaten by
The party a. our house that night the
carving knife and the one | had put in
lbe cradle, I found ON the shelf in the
pantry IN the morning after the fgiIt.--
On going out, to 20 home, I saw this
mga, Cunningham, sitting in the right
haEd corner of the hall, leaning forward !;
told my sister | saw a man 10 there. ais
most dead; She he'd asked ne where
those men were; replied as stated be,
fore, Mr.. ANDERSON had passed out
with the child saw no persou in the hall
Cross cransined-Did not see Sidney
Oliver in the kitchen when they were