American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-03-20
TUESDAY, March IL, 1867.


The court met pursuant to adjournment.
The prisoner, John B. Arlington, was
brought into Court by the Sheriff. The
Jury were then called by the Clerk and an
swered to their names.
Sidney Oliver $ieorn.-I live in Porters,
Vile, with my mother in the tavern house,
kept by my brother, John Oliver. / was
present ON the night If the 24th Of Deeeni-
her last, at ball at that house. Calvin
Weller, Henry Bowder. Frederick Bowier,
John l.. Jones, George Pringle, james Eos
ter, James Marshall, Uriah McClarran, W m
Pringle, James Ambsrson, Lafayette Shaft
er, were present; John b. Arlington was
present Sidney B. Cunningham and j. II.
Tceple, were there: William Kirker was
there. was not present at the cammence>
ment Of the difficulty; WIS up stairs; when
/ came down the fighting was going on !;
think saw Fred Bowler getup saw John
Oliver come into the room; he threw up his
hand that way, showing how he did j; did
not here him say anything; he came
through the noIth room; saw him fighting
with Teeple; had him by the right wrist,
and struck him back of tho ear with his
right hand with his fist; did not see any
weapln think went out Of the room
then, out Into the hall there were some
women on the stairs. Whom John was fight
ing, Henry Bowder. Fred Buwder, Lnfay-
etie Shaffer, John Arlington and others,
were in the room, don't l. now that Cunning
ham was in The ruom; don't know that there
we're any person in the hall; while | was in
the hall saw some one draw chair IN the
room; saw fighting going On in the soht
part Of the sitting room; could not see dis-
tinctly from my position; don't know who
drew the chair. / went into the room when
| the fight was about over; saw FIed Bow
der 10 the sitting room, he wanted to fight
Teeple who was lying by the door think
be was intoxica ted, do not know what he
was doing ssia he wanted to know who
struck him; Teeple made no reply. ! don't
remember where Cunningham was at this
time; think I saw Cunningham about 5
or feet from the north room door ct the
| time the fight WAS g,ing on; Ad5ington was
standing within few feft of him with some
thing in his hand shaking it. thought al
that time II was knife he had in his hand
he was standing about this way showing
! attitudel; didRS near him say anything; be
looked as though he was say ipg something,
5us could NOS hear him. hCrnnin CHAM
was within four feet Of him; Adliagt6n was
within feet Of tie north room door, and
Cunningham ah9pt six feet from the door
! his facs was toward Adlinston yho was
| facing the hall, in the room fronting Cub
! niugham. Dun't think the knife was point
4 ing toward Cunningham he pointed i
Straight out, Cunningham was at his left
lie was standing perfectly still; didn't heai
him cay anything; Arlington looked excl
ted, as all in the room did at that sime, did
not see where Arlington vent was car
rging the lamp ont then. I did not SEQ Cum
bingham after that till ] saw him in the hall
think taw him in the hall when went fol
the doctnr;I handed the lamp out Of til,
door 10 Uriah M'CIarran; did not wan'
them to burn the house, so took the famE
! out is soon as could get it out. 1t hsl
remained on the table previous to that time
! got bit just about that time by Frederick
Bowder; he came from the east part OF th,
room at that time; was bit before got th'