Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-06-05


IN tree and said. "you amt going to shut
ice out are you?" Finnegan spoke and sa
en- "Yes, I'll show you you won't cross I
i'd premises. Keep back" Mcdowell we
nd up to the tree and swore he would
be dead or alive, with his axe upon
he shoulder. When he came to the tree
ri raised bis axe up. They both got the
r. axes up, and Finuegah said an gi
'P you five minutes to, vacate my premise
v which isall the law allows you. Nv,
ID pretty close to the parties talking to then
al Mcdowell says, "your five minutes are u
y and | am ready" says he. steppe
1t back aud said if there was any other wa
J of6ghtiDg only with axes would not So
it so much. Finnegan spoke and say
Il you're coward You dare not dro
e your axe and fight me like man." Nc
$ Dowell said, II am as good man a
you" and said he dared. So they drop
ped their axes and began to take off the
coats. sprung and clinched Finnegar
before be got HE coat fairly of. Flnne
gan told me to let 60 Of him. told him
| shouldn't. / told him he should no,
strike blow that day unless he struck
me. | drew him back to where he drop.
ped his axe, and | stopped down and
picked up bis axe and threw it behind an
old stump by the roadside Ithen run him
down quite number Of feet to little
tree. Peter Finnegan came to where his
ather was and told him to let Mcdowell
go by that time. and said to me to make
peace if could. | told him l would.
Finnegan made no answer Peter went
back and spoke to Mcdowell to 20 by.
Mcdowell told him he shouldn't. Said
be would fight mis- way through. hello
Finnegan against small tree close BY
the road. held Finnegan q few mo.
ments, talking to them. told them it
was poor way to get along to fight SO.
told Flnneean to sue him, prosecute
him. Finnegan said "Sue beggar and
catch louise" told him to attach his
logs. | told him he could not go through
there upless it was laid out road. Me.
Dowell said he knew it. told Finnepan
it Mcdowell damaged him to prosecute
him. Mcdowell said he would 90 thro'
E'en, anyway. l held Finnegan some
lime By the brcaft. and supposed he had
got over it, Finnegan stopped down to
DICK up his coat and | supposed they were
'oins to be friendly. and took my hands
III him. He walked up to where threw ,
lis axe, took it up, and spoke to Mellow. !
II and said "you won't get off of my .
remises won't you.' and the next heard !,
'as the blow. Mcdowell did not step
ack when Finnegan spoke. Finnegan =
truck him on the right shoulder. was :
lose by the tree where ! had Finnegan. :.
innegan was between me and Mcdowell. !,
ut Flnnegan's blow came first. Fippc. y
ans two boys were on the East side of =
he road, where they could see better :,
ian | could, should think The axes :
ere not brandished much before Finne- :.
N struck. Finnegan just picked up his a,
&c aud stepped over to him. McDowells -
'e was over his shoulder when Finnepan ).
Id him to leave. Mcdowell stagger, d -
len Finnegan struck him, and fell back. -,
d Robert Mcdowell came up behind -
nnegan and struck him in the back -
tn bis axe, and Peter Finnegan made +,
Nv at Robert Mcdowell and knocked -.
N over, and the boys fell. Peter struck ".
tn the head Of the axe. Robert struck -,
finnegan severe blow, but Peter
nnesan's blow destroyed its effect in A.
t; he cut Finnegan in the back Sc.
c cash. The cash was little above ",
hip. By this time Mcdowell was re. !.
cred up and struck Finpegan q low ~,
W, left handed, with the axe, under ..a
arms. Think Mcdowell was on his ~;
by this time-by the time he struck 80
last blow. Think when Finnegan > !,
ck Mcdowell, Mcdowell fell back -.
rly on his back. McDowcll's last .
was struck with the bit of the axe r.
pretty strong force; he struck like ~ ~
was going to cut into tree: he bit -:
under the right arm. Mcdowell was ..
II than Fiunegan. think Mcdowell
higher than Finncgan foot and ae"'
If / should think. Mcdowell struck i, .
both hands. The blow was across g.,
'ody OF Finnegan; the blow took Fin. n.a.
n down on his knees; Finnegan got o.,
OF both axes to hold them, and Nc. III
s'l was trying to pull his away. %,
% and catchcd both axes, and after ~,
''u 'e'aAeo ana sever
ne axe and Mcdowell the other. he fc
ed to him not to strike another blow raise,
he didn't. | do not know how the DOVE