American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-03-20
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the Inquest. Believe Arlington told ne
die; think | told the doctor john VS. b.i
y hurt, and others were nearly L;lIed +
went and got eandleto sec what was ao, a.
lonna Cunningham sitting In the Garner !,
lhe doctor was in the room at this time viii,
ieepie; might be mistaken, but / saw ;t
pam enough tc think 1t a knife saw n
oieeaing stick ct my fathers heuse !. coptd
not mistake the slick for the kn;fc. Il ,s
there yet'at divers house il Il abs,t ,h,,
sume length of the knife; il Is loaded viii,
lead IN the end there was not q aror, ae
liquor In me before the fight drank sp,ns
afterwards; my brolher's head wa, bjasd-
ing profnseIy when saw him in the ti,eh-
en- borrowed penknife on that evenino
from George Pringle; had an old one Of nv
owp; don't know what wanted It for: had
i before the fght commenced, and before
Cunningham and Teeple came fhere had
It two or three days. Arlington hauled a
load OF coal with John Oliyer's team, and
from our bank. the next day, or day after
the light; brought 1t in about ten O'Clock In
the morning. . -
John ?. Oliver s,Oorn.--I live in Porters-
vile, and was keeping public House had
ball on the night of the 24th of December
remember all, Henry Bowder, sidney OIL
YER. John L. Jones, WIN. Kirker' M. Tee.
pie, Sidney Cunningham, Fred Bowder.
Dunwlddis Marshall, Uriah M'Clarran
John Arlington, aud number of otbers
there were also number of ladies there
cunningham and Teeple came about 7 or
O'Clock; first saw them in nv sitting
room; they did not call to stay all night:
had not been acquainted with them bo,,
fore thfs. Henry Bowder came into the
barroom and teld me to come in and stop
them from blackg harding. | went into the
parior and Cunningham pulled out bot,
tie and passed 1t around ; they commenced
designating. and stopped them told
them L would not allow ar ything of the
kind in my house Cunningham said he
would not take that, and pulled off his
coat and both of them pitched at me. when
retired from the room; On the pavement
l met Arlington; told him we had a fuss in
there, and that probably they might pitch
on to me again.
Mr.. Thompson, on part Of the defendant.
objected to any conversation between wit.
ness and defendant nt this time as being no
pait of there's gestas.
The Commonwealth was ordered to put
the proposition in writing.
The Commonwealth proposed asking the
witness-who had related the difficulty that
had already occurred in the sitting room, to
Adlington-what be replied to ID, as show
ing that it was a part Of the entire trans
action on investigation part of the res
gestde of the case.
The Court said they would receive the
evidence, and note an exception.
Witness resumed. Arlington lives across
the street from my house; I met him on tbs
pavement; told him they might pitch on me
again; be had better leave his knife at home.
lie said he had no knife with him.
Mr.. Nearby, for Defendant, objected to
the evidence Of whether the defendant had
been in the habit of carrying knife pre-
vious to this time, as tending to establish q
character of the defendant before door
was opened for that purpose. a.-'
The court admitted the testimony.
Witness resumed. AZ saw him have a
knife, in my stable, long abcu harvest timei
think have seen it once since; same knife;
| think saw it again some time in Deem,
Der, in the hall of my house don't know
on what occasion, probably not more than
week before this difficulty. ] think he was
showing it 70 some man from New Castle,
who was stopping at my house; don't know
bis namo; these are the only times that I
have seen the knife; he carried it in his
bosom; did not observe how he carried it;
he put it back each time where be pulled
il from; it was a two edged knife, near
foot long from ten to twelve inches; blade
about inhees; about an inch or an inch
and quarter bread 10 the blade, wood
handle; il was common butcher knife
This was the knife Preferred to when I
told him not to bring bis knife we we're
walking toward the ball door and both of
us went ip.
Adjourned till O'Clock, p m.