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


fddling when the row commenced don't
know what time of night il was it was
late gave my fiddle to- Miss Campbell
ascertained that was her name. siuee that
time | saw her again that Aevening ];
Bowder's blow stunned ma FOR some
time-blinded me about minute.
said at different times, that | had not
ceme to the party all that1 have talked
to expressed the same sentiment. | felt
the effects of the stroke sensibly, but
could see to walk the effect. of the in.
jury might have .sensiblyi effected my
mind confused it. | was in the north
room two or three minates did not bathe
my eye; wOs going for water when Il
hearszthe cry from the sitting room; and
turned to 60 back ;ssdon't Know whether
Nus. Oliver was in the kitchen, but
think she waS, whenI went for wster /;
could not state certainly; did not heai
the person that passed me, say :damn !"
did not hear any one say tget out of the
way, damn you, where are the knives ?"
Alter he passed me he made use OF the
words alluded to in the forenoon
halted aud looked back then went into
the dancing Foom;I was about the cen
tire ofthe room when Oliver came out
OF the sitting room; there was, a great
crowd. twenty or more, around the door
of the sitting room, and John Oliver was
among thems they ebstructed my pas
sage to the sitting room; halted when
4 saw Oliver covered With blood there
was quite crowd around seemed to be
staring at Oliver; think saw the de-
fendant in that crowd; believe l saw
him there he was not there as soon as [
saw Oliver; did not observe him when
Oliver FIRST came out of the door, but
was with him when they had adyapced
into the room about, ten feet adj
Defendant proposed 60 ask the witness
if the defendant was in the crowd, and
moving in it;as part of it. Fsssv
Court permitted the question to be
asked. ~ hss gft7s9rH EE
Witness resumed - lie was not in the
crowd at first, but Issaw him afterwards
with the crowd around Oliver, moving
toward the kischen; 4 was not in the
cellar after the fight; was ) in the cellar
about half,pi,sts7 or 8 o'clock in The eve
ming 1t has been stated hers that [
was down alter the fight, but that is u
mista ke. g aaw "a sa8fssg
Direet.-l think | saw defendant at
the side OF Oliyerj don't know that he
had hold of him :thefe mlght have been
twenty persons arJupd Oh, er---some oi
them we're ladies; wheu the defend mt
jostled me out t MS way Il dIi M look
around; did hook whene he spoke h
went townd he eadtOf the kitehen
MIS- g!teissa Oayer srsya -Juhn p
Oliver is my husband there wassa dance
OF Que house on the nightaof thg 24th oi
December last; did not hear or see any
thing ofthe first fuss; was in The kltch.
Gu, working about the stove, and heard
a rush fl the sitting room. / wcut to
the door Of the Kitchen and the north
room there were a number Of ladies
there the little girl wished to get her
father out James Anderson came out
and grabbed up the poker Kirker came
and gave bis GldIe to somc enc; Krke {
came back with his eye hurt; heard
Mrs. Arlington scream, iiOh John, don't,
don't, oh! John, don't let him." She
was about two feet off me she came
from toward the north room door she
,had both hands thrown up I; don't know
that she WAS addressing any one there
was a great serowd ; the ladies mostly
passed of up stairs; Mrs. Arlington
started to so up stairs 81 stood there a
minute and started back into the kitch>
Gu There was crowd around tho sit.
ting room doer.S While | stood in the
kitchen door, Sally Campbell came to
me and said they wanted the knives. |
wen5swith her into the dining room and
picked up a carving knife sho went
toward, the other end of the table, as
, though she would pick up the other
knife. | carried tho knife and con
cealed it under tho cradle bed : L went
out through the porch to the hall door,
when Arlington passed me just on tho
porch outside the hall door | asked if
he could tell what they were fighting
about; he said he could not--tley were
all fighting throughlotherj did not notice
him pass back he could have gone off
the porch, into The barn-yard There
were steps down into the garden; the
porch is 4 or feet from the ground he
appeared to be going towarl the end of
the porch, leading to the barn>yard he
vas walking fast !; he did not stop to an
'swer my inquiry. | went back to the
dor between the kitchen, aud dancing
room, Miss Newton said my husband
and that stranger were fighting / star,
ted to go toward the sitting room, and
got a step or two into the north room,
when my husband came out. / asked
him if he was much hurt; he said not.
l. don't think that any one ha1 hold of
him they y-walked beside him; did not
see the defendant with him at that time !;
went to the kitchen aud got some water;
bathed his head Jones. BAH he'd him
Fred BowCer was in the kitchen, and
Adlinston7was trying to pacify him.
Bowder was swearing that be would go
back and light; Arlington was pIeadl az
for him to stay where he was; that he,
(Adllngton) was his friend.gg This was
the first time saw bim after met him
onsthe porch il Was not more than. three