American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-03-27

room; saw Arlington with lis hands upon
the door check. kick Teepe three times on
the side Of the head james Marshall and
pushed him away James Marshall s,id.
for God sake leave man alonein lheard
the Defendant sayt kill the son-oi Hlcht'
This was after We bad pushed him away /;
did not say anything else at that time did
not see him go away was snb mt tine mid ).
die Of the sitting room at this times did
not see Cunningham strike, ur any one strike
al him after this; | saw Cunningham after
this, abuu, four feet frum- the hall door !,
Bovdrr asked Cunningham il he could re-
member what lie told him he said "he did,
but II WINS tvo late new.v Henry Bawder
wasstapding next the street Just beside him !;
this was the FIRST place l saw Cunningham
after he knocked Oliver. dewn think Tee
pie wus then lying on Che Aoor , believe it
was before Teeple waR kicked. sNf s sn
by The Court Teeple wus not living on
the fioor more than a minute before Adling-
ton kicked him Cunningham had bis hands
By his side did not see him do any thing |;
be looked very pale to me ddn't know that
this attracted MY attention, think john
Oliver, at this time, had gone tut Of the
room ~ Y 5stuW laaii sflt ~ .Aaa.
Direct - Don't know how Canning CHAM got
into the position by the hall door; changed
my position seyeraitimes TO keep out Of the
way dur,t know where Cunningham went
alter this. think it was after this saw :des
fendant kick reeple; next saw Cunningham
lying in the corner Of the hall absut two or
I three N inutes after; believe went out inte
the dancing room Just after hear9 the reS
marks of Cunningham to Bowder. This
was after l saw the kicking IL than came
back into the sitting rooa; then went again
through the north room and kitchen, and
came back to the hall when | saw Cunning,
ham there Could not name who saw in
i6e sittit,g room when came back !; saw
Miss Shaffer in the dancing no IN, and told
her l Thought those two.men were dying IN
there. Saw Henry Bowter to the right Of
the hall door, foot ur two frm it, he told
me he thought Cunningham was lying in
the corner dying. said / thought he had
got out and made his cscape-then it was
went round through the kitchen and did
ing rooir and saw Cunningham in the cnr>
ner. | next say the doctor coming in. Be-
lieve | was PIP stairs before the doctor at,
tended to the men down stairs. The d, ctor
Mrs. Oliver, Maggie Newton, John Oliver
and myself, were there. Heard nothing
said about the II transaction came down in
about minute; went into the larroofn, saw
james Foster. Sidney Oliver and several
mhefe. Heard nothing said only Nil thought
it dreadinl affair; d,,n't nind vf any thing
being said nbput bow it heppeped; dcior
came down stairs us l came our 10 the hail.
john l. Jones, James Marshall and myself
carr ied Cunningham into the sitting rmni /;
we placed him OH the floor. The dhstor
unbutiohed his vest, ard said he Lad
been stabbed saw The cuts On the b dy,
there were two cute on the lei, side hrst
snw the defendant in the tarrom At 3
uciJ, in the morning standing before the
FIRE. Some ore said the, wete going home;
defendant tIId them not to do su; they we're
going tO bold an inquest uver that man
I hat is all heard him say. ! saw hi -
befoi g the fight in the barronm matching
Q .ppers with Calvin Weller ,befre the dane
ing commeuced; next saw him in the sitting
room nj different times; he Was hnckwards
md t.rwaids betEeen The sitting ipQm and
barr. ON. l Jaw linn IL tho dancing r. ON
dancing with Mrs Oliver | was net dane I
ing. | saw one If those men dancing with
johanna Pyle defendant danced at the
same time but not IN the san e cttiiion. /
don't believe il was the same one who cal ed
lHe u4uTe luht HhEffu, uut "Ih T. wv .
did not afterwards lrasn them apart, except
heard the one that was kicked called
Teeple. The one WIN eaIiel the figures
went out Of The north 10 NJ int, the sitting
rom passed me ~ the door, just after he
was dunc ealing. and before the fight =
There was nothing going on in the sitting
r, ON just before the fght. Cunningham and
Teeple were sitting l,y the fire went ont
before the difficulty into the barruom copld
not say how ng was there, was back
and onward ,,flen; did not keep count. The
only time in the fight saw defendant was,
when he gas kicking Teeple. John Oliver
rame into he barroom ana took off bis coat
before the fight about . O'clock. lie had
his cuat on whea lie fought. Saw him and
Calvin Weller talking in:ihe barreom; Well
or said TO Oliver ''he was pDt afraid ofthose
men," know of no one having weapons.
Cross Examined. Did not hear very
much noise. don't mean 10 say there was
no noise ar excitement.
Court adjourned till 0 a. m, on Monday
morning next.