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

ent believe he made no threat Bha
be would do--only what he could do: b,
made no threat that be would kill the
landlord before he left the house thiul
he said be gould whip him before he lsf
the house think he did not swear ths,
he would kill him; be said be had in
suited him; Mr.. 0liref was not present
they started away shortly after they had
eaten their oysters and did NOT see them
again until the party commenced sbouI
10 minutes after they bad their oysters
they said they would 60 and take a walk;
think Cunningham was drunk dou'i
know whether they had bottle The
dance had not yet commenced they yere
gone,I do not know how long; half an hour
afterwards went for my wife probably
about 10 minutes afterwards they came
they we're in the sitting room next saw
them in the dancing room think they
were back before IL p. N. saw Cunning.
ham dance once DON'T know where
next saw him, about an hour sfter he
danced he had the trouble xith Fred.
Bowder; think II was 10 o'clock when
left MarshalPs; there was clock there,
and ous at divers; believe 1 saw Sid
ney Oliver in the room of the fight; he
was holding the light; be held lamp
stood by the fireplace; don't mind of the
light going out; saw Sidney moving as
though going out; know James Amber,
son; did not see him in the fight; did
not see Henry Bowder in the fight went
back into the parlor after the fight John
Oliver and Lafayette Shaffer we're there
fighting Teeple; saw nothing of Cum
ningham after he was knocked down till
/ sew him sitting in the Hotel; think il
was not mote than Ave minutes afterwards
that went for the Doctor think did
pot see Cunningham before l went up
stairs with Oliver; I was not out in the
barroom before going up stairs with Oil,
yer; there was no light in the hall it
was moonlight, and you could distinguish
objects in the halt it was light in front
end of hall the front door was open /;
there was nothing to prevent seeing an
object where Cunningham sat; do not
recollect whether saw him then on go-
ing up stairs saw Teeple before going
up; he was lying to the left of the door
going into the room from the hall he
was lying at full length, head toward the
door Teeple was sitting in chair in
front of the fire in the pailor, when tho
Yords in reference to New Castle were
uttered; Cunningham jumped up at the
mention Of New Castle; Bowder and
Marshall were at my right hand in the
parlor; Bowder was tgo or three feet
from the door; was doing nothing at
the time Cunningham struck Bowder /;
saw him knock John Oliver down before
l took Bowder out; think l called to
Henry Bowder to come to me; Cunning.
ham had.his back to the hall door, W hen he
struck Oliver but once and knocked him
down don't know whether he retreated;
Oliver fell with his head toward the
North room; Henry came aud took charge
of Fred Bowder; think the fgAl did not
last over five minutes; the fight had
csased when we took Oliver up stairs !;
saw Oliver and Shaffer strike Teeple /; he
was partly on the floor, facing the North
room, when they we're striking him; about
half way between the door and the cor.
ner OF the room; Teeple was not doing
don't know whether he hal
looed or not It was some two or three
minutes after took Bowder out when
this occurred; this was after l hallooed
to Henry to come l went in just after
Oliver and Shaffer went into the room,
or minute afterwards dod't
know where Henry Bewder went about
the time was taking Fred out l saw
Teeple on his feet the lamp, l believe,
was on the mantle piece; | think the
light was not out | passed through the
door where Arlington had been standing /;
l did not see which way he went think
he stood about the middle of the door /;
think it was Dunwiddie Marshall who
helped me take Fred Boydsr into the
dancing room; john Oliver was 10 !; so
was Fred Bowder, WIN. Kirker and Mar
shall; Anderson I did not see think
William Pringls Bas in the room th,
room is about rs feet 1osg; didn't see
Cunningham 70 out of the hall door !;
don't think | had better opportunity of
seeing than others; did not five exact
length Of knife; only supposed it to be
of the dimensions havd described; I
only glanced casually at il; think it was
knife, because it looked like knife /;
did not see the handle: could not tell
what kind Of . point il had saw the
edge blade was the color of other knives;
the broad eide of it was towards me when
l saw the edge; it looked Is much Of an
edge on one side as ca the other; it was
q straight knife; think it was sharp
point; think it run to . point; think
Marshall was in the same room with me
the parlor had hold Of Bowder at the
time I saw Arlington in the door; that
is my best recollection pushed through
this door to the dancing room next time
l saw him he was hitting Q6ssr with q
chair it was an arm chair he took hold
of it with both hands don't know wha,
portion 81 the siai5 hit Oliver; saw moth
ing in Adlington's hand but the char al
that time; it was three or four minutes
after saw him with the knife, thst ]
saw him with the chair !; if be had had
knife at that time, I know Of nothing
to prevent my seeing il; Oliver was a
Teeple when be vas hit; Teeple wal
making 20 resistanes; believe bis leg.
were partly stretchsf OPT on tie floor
saw three or four stTokss-5Shsfer strucI