American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-04-10
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iyiugi OF on the pavement. | saw him
have a knife in my store in September
INST lie was in passion never
thought at his carrying 1t. Don't know
whether it vas double edged; thought it
as long as the common butcher knife it
WAS, WAS q Lit. little rusty he Pat it down in big
Lross erdnined II live in Porterss
vile, have lived there ten years in the
fall. Arlington lived there some three
or four years he was in the army, three
months and nine months servics. Did
not hear. him say anything else
Mss Aanie Co,cdaa, svoru.--t rscol>
lect the night the difficulty occurred
| wGs not there at the time. 1 got up
when they came for father; sat at the
window, saw Adlingto9 como out and 60
homo as ! thought. He soon came back
and told some one on tho pavement in
front of divers, 'it was good for them,
the deserved all they got" Ikaov it
was Arlington who said this. "
Cross-er an,inea II kpoR Henry
Bowder do not know it was him de,
fepdant was IA K ne to-; don't kaow it
was Esquire Pringle saw Arlington
come out Of the hall door. After faihgs
went over, 7 raised tho Vipdow and look
ed out
Mss, Rachel !Mafer sworn.--was at
the Oliver house On tho night of the
difficu ty WIS in the north room when
il commenced Weller told Henry Bow.
der to como or they would kill Fred yzMr.
Bovdcr ran to tho sitting room other
persons followed. Henry Bowaer pass. {
ed in; Miss Newton and caught hold
Of Weller and told hin, not to 40 in he
was much excited said his friends were
being imposed upon and he could not
stand by and see it done while We vera
dctaining Welkr, a man passed US with
a poker in his hand | asked Mr. Hind.
man ifmy brother was in the room whefe
they we're fighting. He said MOI Well
or br.ke from us for the sitting room;
then saw somc one bring Fred Bowder
out into the north rooa his face was
covered with blood, and he WIS very
much excited. lie tric 10 break away
from tie persons that were holding him,
and go btc ok. I think It WIS Calvin
Weller that blought Inn out. Miss
Newton, myself and gentleman, tried
10 tursuidc him not to 20 back he said
he would not fight any mofe We then
left him and vent back TO tha Sitting.
room door the gentIemsn stayed with
Fred. saw some one ra 8, poker in
the attitude of riking, but some one
came between and did not see the
stroke, could cot see who the blow was
aimed at shortly after l saw Mr. Oil,
yer standing lear the centre Of the room,
with his face covered With blood he
was not sinking The nois5 ahd confu.
sion became greater, and I retired to the
kitchen, saw Mr.. Kirker going toward
tbs sitting room; followed him back to
the door, saw Mr. Oliver Standing by
the fire place in the north room; Miss
Newton was with him asked him if hd
was much hurt; he said not he turned
to go sack to the sitting room I; we tried
to pursuade him not TO go, lie said he
would, but would net flight any more I
don't know that he went back; think
the fight was then about over; think Mr..
NJ 'Clafran told me there were two stran--
gers who were fghtings Asccrtained
afterwards that it W; Teeple and Gun
ningham Said they were badly hurt.
Asked me to 90 and see them rsaw Tee
pie leaning against the wall senseless;
saw Cunningham in the corner of tha
hall near the door, senseless Heard
some one say that man lis very much
hurt, thought hs"was dying; going
bnck to the north room we passed Fred
Bugder in the sitting room near Teeple,
be asked where the man was that struck
him he did not seem to know what he
was doing some oHe took him away. |
don't know whcro they topk him. Went
up siails, sgV Ohyer there bleeding and
Mrs. Adli6glon washing his face 1 held
the lamp for them; while holdingt the
doctor came in aud said Oliyof's wounds
were not serious. Arlington came in,
he said he knew the wounds were not
sliGht, ne X es by the looks uf them
i his was al CIR The doctor had left tho
room. Arlington sud lie W ruld gD home
and see il the children were safe and
sleeping. II 8. Adj ngtontuld him not
To go, he wi,s needed there; he said he
woIld not be. gvne long, and he thought
he had better g; he passed out Of the
ro' a. and did not see him again. Mr..
Oliver was cut on the righs eye and back
Of the head. Mr.. Arlington examined
both don't know that | heard Aiding,
ton say who done il, or how twis done.
dup' think there was anything said
about other persons being hart. Aiding.
ton was ia ling excitedly about divers
wounds, when Oliver told him to be-
quiet and he would do the taking. This
was the Grst tims saw defendant after
the fight, should not haze known Mr..
Arlington then it | had net. hoard, Mrs.
Adlinstfn Ia. king to him. had no pre-.
yious acquaintance with him; saw him
dancing betIrc the diiEcdlfy. T. may
have seen him before, but did not recog.
lize him. l saw Mr.. Cuuni2ghaal dance;
| don't know " neither / should have rec.
Dgnized Mr.. Cunningham 10 the lgit L
don't know that | saw Teeple and Gun.
nipgham in the sitting room before the
G.ht. hrser lad been hit in the eve
when saw him come out of the kitch,
n and 90 toward the sitting room.
;aw no weapons uscd, anu did not know
hat any one had any. 80