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

ODo az tuc tltie, tnuuSH uiu hot hoai
it; there were persons between; | have
no positive knowledge that be hit any
one. gh s 81
Cross-e1aninatioa resumed II saw
Teeple have chair, but il was jerked
from him; did not see Cunningham have
char IN his hand while was there; did
not see Teepie doing or saying anything
during this time | sdppose L eple
thought the whole crowd was advancing
at hun at once, was the reason Why he
made the request that they should come
one ct . time. Oliver went directly at
Teeplc when he got up; | believe the
door opening into the hall was open du-
ring the fight; there were persons look
ing in through the hall door; don't know
that coul name them; ! think Weller
took Shafer out after he struck Teeple;
saw no crowd around Teeple aud Oliver
when Teeple groaued; it was moan OF
sound ke 'oh p or something ike it !;
did not hear HIM say any word distinctly /;
/ Arlington struck Oliver Immediately be-
fore this cry, with chair; don't recol-
lect whether be took hold Of the chair
with both hands; saw nothing else IN
Adlington's hands had no difficulty 10
distinguishing things op account OF light;
Oliver started away froh Teeple himselfj
did not see any one take hold of him.
1t may be that others may have said
that they were apprehensive Of arrest; ;
there was good deal of excitement; ;
| don't think there was any one about
the house bpt was excited two ladies
tainted /; Hanging the wrong man" vas
the title of the story, think; be ad
dressed himself to Henry Boyder more
particularly than me; be Iept files of
that paper.
Direct-He made no application of
the story; at divers request | took a
tumbler in the fore papt Of the evening
three hours before the fight; | gave it
back TO Oliver; did not have it in the
room while the fight was going on; also
had u "pop" bottle for about fifteen min>
uies put it in my pocket OF the request
Of Mr.. Oliver, because he expected these
men would pitch into him when they
camt out from their oysters think Nor
gan Roberts invited me to this little par,
ty for cleaning cut the whiskey houes !;
don't think Jones was along in that
party ....l.
Prosecution offered to ask the witaess
whether the defendant had told him al
any time that be had knife-whether
he described it, and 10 trace it up to the
one used at the time of the homicide.
Defendant objected.
The Court permitted the question to
! be asked, and noted AN exception,
Witness resumed = Mr.. Arlington did
not say anything 70 me at any time that
he had a knife he did not not say any
thing about Jones not coming along with
| the liqueE party ..l,
james Il. PriRgie s,oorn--I was not
al. the party at the time Of the diff ;uity !;
my oldest boy vas at the party-and my
bruther.in law, Mr.. Caldwell, was on the
pavement; he came i1to the house and
tuld me, "Esqaiye, they are fighting
they are fightin. p | ran to the house
aud was about The first une to arrive; 90.
ing ;nta the hall observed something to
the right Of he door turned and found
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