American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-03-27
BUTLER BUTLER COUNTY Pa WEDNESDAY, MARCH q, 1867
Prosecution offered to prove what de.

Prosecution offered to prove what de.
fendant said, but withdrew the. offer for
the present. 49, 4. Z. s.s
Direct.-T had no conversation with
the defendant alter the jury found their
verdict. / never saw the defendant have
o knife, nor hear him say he had one.
No cross examination. @ ss err
GEORGE Noon, sworn. Il was at John
Olivers On the night of the 9th OF DE
ceniber; came there little after dark !,
met John Oliver at the front door; ! was
not there when the fight took place o.
iver asked me If felt better; had been
sick | told him did not; he told me
there were two men in the house raising
arrow; he waited me to help put them
out; / a: ked who they were he told me
they we're Cunningham and Teeple, from
New Castle. l said did not know them;
he insisted on me to go into the house
| told him | did not like to 20 in, II
didn't want to get into any more scrapes. /"
I went to Aiken's store, came back, and
he insisted on my coming into the hall
| went to the door that leads to the sit
ting room met those two men coming
out; Henry Bowder told them if they
would keep quiet they could have as
much sport as the rest of them. Ii they
did not, they would have to 20 out of the
house. One Of them said, suppose we
take walk and get Strengthened up !"
Henry Bowder told them to do so. !
turned and went into the bar-room. l
went home | saw Arlington have a
knife last fall /; he had been drinking; I
saw the knife in front of Aiken's store
The Commonwealth offers to prove
knife in the defendants posses sion pre-
vous to this occurrence what he said
about it, and trace it up to this trans
action. ru
Defendant objects to the latter part of
the offer. No matter what the defends
ant said he could do, or would do,
with the knife, unless it has reference to
Cunningham and Teeple, il is iqeompe-
tent. tsstt
Court overru,ed the objections, and
nottd an exception.
Witness resuir Il saw him have a
knife about dark in front of Atkins
store. He was under the influence Of
liquor; he pulled it out of the breas Of
his blouse; il was two edged knife, and
the point ran into the centre, the blade
looked to be about an inch aud half
wide; ard about FIVE or six inches long
Crossed Erapeinea a-Adliugton had
been in the array.
Objected on part of the Common,
wealth. .- asa .#f +f.
Mr.. Thompson, on part of defendant,
offered to prove by the witness, that Ad>
lington had been in the army with him;
and that it was customary for soldiers to
carry koiyes, and that thsy carried them
after their return.
The Court said they would receive the
testimony.
Witness resumed = 1t was the custom
@ soldiers to carry such knives as long
as they were in the army; majority
carried them. l know of other soldiers
trom Portersville carry such knives in
the army. Mr.. Arlington had been a
solaier served in the same company
Wifi me the last time he was out
Direct. They used them for cutting
their bread qud pork.
By Jarym0n.-All knives carried by
soldiers were not double-edged two
were carried, but they were taken from
our town. 4aI
Adjourned till 9 A. NJ, tomorrow.