American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-04-10


thought was hammer, because it had
knob on it, but it might have bcen 3 po-
ker. I was examined before the Coro-
nor's inquest the next day after the trans
action also q week or two aftergards.-
The weapon saw was about foot and
half long. ! said before the inquest
that I saw something resembling ham
mer ] think now it was poker. / was
confused and excited. | had had an in
PRODUCTION to Mrs. Arlington during the
evening. in the dance, and recognized
her when washing Mr.: Oliver.
Direct.-The only weapon saw was
a poker, drawn up to strike. 1t was
heavy looking. Saw chair drayn. |
think the persons were close enough to
ait each other. Don't know that they
did. There vas large crowd around.
I don't know that it vas yooS or iron.ssIt
did not look like this [Counsei showed
. stick ]
By a lyror.-The poker was drawn
after | saw the person go into the room
With it.
Mrs. Helen wilson, s,oo,4. II was liv.
ing at Mr.. Adlington's, in Portesyille,
ON the oath of December last. have
been living in Butler with his family
since that tina. l recollect the night Of
the difficulty. was at Mr.. Adlington's
that night was minding the children
Mr. aud Mrs. Arlington were at divers.
/ saw them go into the from. room door
This was about 8, P. u. 1t was after
dark. Arlington lived just across the
street You could see into the front
door if il was open. I could hear the
music Mr.. Arlington eame over be,
tween nine and ten O'clock tc see about
the children / was up; the children
were in bed; he saw the bsbe in my
arms, by the fire in the room; the other
children were sleeping up stairs but he
did not 60 up. Mrs. Arlington came
up about two o'clock did not 20 to
bed till three or four O'Clock; l could not
10 to bed till they came; heard the
noise over at divers, aud went to the
door could not see anything, but heard
the noise l remained at the door till
&he fight was over--till the noise was
stopped l don't think it lasted Eve
minutes; did not hear what had occurred
until IL o'clock. Arlington came agaip
to see about the children; vas still in
the front room. He told me John. Oliver
was hurt; he did not tell me hoy. He
said mot t9 be gcared, that they would
not do ne any harm" was not fright
enee. Arlington was in good humor,
cool, calm and collected. This was the |
second time he had come over. He said
nothing about any other person being;
hurt. lie remained but few minutes.
l had the baby on my lap; it was awake
be spoke to it; don't think he went
any place else in the house at that time.
] have no recollection of his going to any
other part of the house the first time he
came over. He talked to the baby.
don't know whether he did or did not go
to any other par. of the house the FIRST
time he came over. am certain did
not the last time. | WAS before the in
quest on New Years day. | suppose l
you'd recoilect better at that time than
now. ] think | know as much about it
now as ever | did | did not know of
Arlington having knife, other than
case knives, about the ,hoEse. No such
knife as you are after. l lived at Ad.
lington's about two weeks before the diff
,fculty at divers. | was not there
when Arlington butchered. have seen
no such knife as you are after since the
transaction. l lived at the furnace be.
fore / came to Adlington's. He did not
sit down when ,he came to see the chil>
dren. | was sitting in. the front room.
There was nos ,fre in the cooking stove
MIR. Adlington came home with his wife.
She told me one of the men was dead
and the other was very badly hurt. She
said they were a couple of strangers.
don't think he said anything about OF.
liver at that time. don't think they
told me, and | did not inquire how they
were killed.
Cross.enam'ned They did not tell
meto set up When they left it was ar
ranged that Mr.. Arlington should come
over once in while and see the children.
Urioh N C70rran ,s,oo,m. III was at the
dance at the Oliver House. l vas there
when Teeple and Cunningham we're in
the sitting room. Thought one of them
was drinking; they made some noise in
the room called for Oysters Oliver
told them he could not have 10 much
talk and noise as they had been making;
'ne of them took offence and wanted to
light Oliver, who went out; they went {
o their oysters; l was in the room when
hey came out one of them swore he I
,ould whip anything in Portorsyille
Henry Bowder came in and they went
sway. When they came back, Cunning. 9
ian came and shook hands with me, and I
recognized him; took him to Oliver Q
md they made up, shook hands, and o
very thing went off agreeably for Q
While; went into the dancing room l &
'alled, and he danced one sstt Gun. o
bingham then called set and let me u
lance; think he played the violin for d
ne or two dances. At the time the g
ght commenced, / went to ,the door \
hey we're picking Bowder up; just as II
e got up he hit Kirker ip the eye Oh. l
yer went in and Cunningham Knocked =
i'm down. | went back to let some 81
theirs in; that was the last / saw Of a.
cunningham that night. George Prin- u
le went in, for one, with the crowd a. =.
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