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


1 Defendant to use it. The cupboard was
1 in the kitchen. In going in at the front
door you would have to go through. the
4 front room, and another room to reach
the kitchen; you could get in from the
back way
/ Gross eran,;aed was hired help
| in the family. I left last September =
| have been living since that time at Rev.
Harveson's ia PerteisvilIe.
i James Gibson s,corn. Il was at the
house OF John Oliver when this Difficult
! ~ occurre1. I was in the room when
| the fuss commenced. Isaw Cunningham
knock Fred Bowder down. He hit him
1 three or four times after he was down. l
! heard Cunningham say something, and
Fred reply, but did not hear what they
said. Next saw Teeple have chair
drawn to hit Johu Oliver. Sidney OH
yer and caught the chair Pringle also
grabbed for the chair, but | could mt say
whether he got hold of IT or not. do
not know whether we got the chair from
him or not Saw james Andersen have
poker dra wn to hit some oaej caught
it and took it into the bar-room. That Is
all mind Of seeing saw Adlington
in the bar>room before the fuss comm en-
ced, matching coppers saw him after
the fuss was over It was about an hour
and a half. | was lying on tho counter.
He said he was going home, ,-it any one
wanted him, for me TO come after him.
He told me where he laid by the window.
He came back 10 a few minutes | told
him he could lay down on the bar; he did
SO. I vent into the dancing room and
laid down before the hre, on the Hoor L
saw him next day about 8 or 9 o'clock.
He got divers team to go for a load OF
coal. helped him hitch up. L went to
sleep in the North room have stated
all can mind that occurred in the sit.
ting room. Fred Bowder aud Cunning
ham were there. / can't mind the 9th
ers. 1 ran out through the room door o,
the hall, aud stood there and watched
while. That is when | saw Tecple draw
the chaif / ran in aud got hold of it;
ran out with the poker. Prlpgle was
standing beside me at the room door Yhep
we went in and grabbed the chair Twas
acquainted with all present at the dance.
can't name any OF the crowd except
Teeple, Cunningham, John Oliver, and
Sidney Oliver. 1 think Oliver was back
ing toward the dancing room when Tees
pie had the chair drawn. can't say
whether we got the chair loose or not |
would not like to say. l think have
told all know. / was standing in the
door next the hall all the time, between
the drawing the chair and that Of the
poker. Anderson came in from the, kitch-
en-. He was g ing to bit some one. |
don't know who ne was going to hit. l
turned him half round took the poker
to the bar>room: told him he should not
hit any one with it did not hear him
saw any thing. It was FIVE or ten min
utes that 1 stood ia the do)r This is all
that | could remember can't mind of
seeing anything after took the poker
out When | came back | saw Cunning.
ham sitting in the hall the fuss was
pretty near over. Cunningham was leau
ing forward, his head on his breast l
must have looke in 10 or 10 minutes.
The last place l saw Cunninghan was
when he was laying or sitting in tho hall;
last saw him before this hitting Bowder
in the sitting room. could not name
any one W hu was in the crowd around him.
canuot call to mind single name l
saw Bowder before the 6gnt; saw Cua-
niughsm and Teepe heard them named;
L could not tell what Bowder said, Gun
niugham said h, was here to represent
New Castle. Bowder took out his teeth
aud Ut them into his pocket. l knew
then, there would be a tight lie had.
not more than pulled his hand out OF his
pocket when Cunningham hut him, and
Knocked him down; his head toward the
North room door. Twas standing South
Of them thee or tour feet IRON them, To-
ward the door leading into The ball. Saw
no one strike Cunplugham. Did not see
hnm get lick, Caut. recollect any one
being nearer to him than myself. Do
not MIND of seeing Johu Jones il the
room till after the hight was over; didn't
see Kirker hit Saw CunniDghaW raise
up. 4 suppose he thought he had given
Bowder euough Don't mind Of seeing
Cunningham after that till l saw him III
the hall. 4 vent out because ala not
want to get a lick WANTED to get out of
the way Iturned my face aud went to
the door, Some Of the ladies' going up
t. the stairs asked me what Vas the iuat
ter. I told them they we're lighting, not
to be scared looked in agnu, and saw
Teeple draw the chair. I'D not see
Cunningham nor Bowder They were
cruwdlng out aud in through .he door all
the time. Icould not name them. Tee
pie had the chair drawn up over his
shoulder in one Ladd to hit John Oliver:
1T was heavy arm chair. Igrabbed it
aud called on Bill Pringe to help. Vert
back 10 the door Didn't see Teepe af
ter that, Oliver gas backing back. There
wcro lots standing there, but 1 can't name
them. could not say whether any one
! was close enough to have received the
/ blow thought he was going to hit some
person. Id-n't mind OF seeing Aiding
! tju in the room. AS IretuTned from the
/ bar>room, when l left the poker. there
were some women in the hall. Couldn't
) name them. Went to the door and look
ed in. There were lots in the room ;
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