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

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alter Adllngton went into the room; could
not see into the room from where Stood;
was standing in the door between the ball
room and the kitchen; saw Adlihgton COM
ing toward me and asked him for Gedsake
to tell me what was the matter, and he said
where is that knife? Mrs. Oliver was N
tue kitchens Arlington ;,ushed me aside and
said, "Damn you, where are the, knives :"
Started into Toe dining room and got one
| of the carving knives; Mrs. Oliver got the
| other; concealed the knife in my dressi l
| ,;asscd Adiineton in the kitchen door; saw
!, no more Of Adlingtoni it was my going into
! the pantry that prevented me from seeing any
move Of AdiingIon;it was about 20 minutes
| 10 II o'clock when went to the pantry; the
fight was over about that time; think Miss
Newton was in the North room, there were
others there ALEC. at the time speak of. l
eavzMrs. Arlington in the Kitchen, bntdon't
know where she went;il left the carving knife
| hid in the pantry, and returned to the North
room. John Oliver was coming from the
sliting room al covered with blood, | think
some one was With him; went and looked
into tho sitting room but did nutse any one;
the light was no. bright; think there was a
| lantern there. ! got a lamp and came back
into the parlor. Saw ! eeple sitting ON the
oil cloth by the right side Of the door as you
! 90 into the room. He was sitting leaning
against the wall, with his head leaning for
ward, his hands banging down, and his face
and hapds bloody. There was biocd on the
| wall beside him; think he cal ed for Krekr.
lie groaned. ! lie called for Kirker just as l
was passing cut of the room. | saw Cni-
ningham lying in the hall with his head up
gainst the wall iuit 10 ked Mt him as l
passed through the Hall lie was grpaning.
lie said nothing ! saw Oliver and some
other persons With him at the head uf the
steps Of the stairs gong up. think faint
cd and knew nothing more until found my
self sitting in chair in the North room.
Mrs. Weller and Miss Newton were present
! went to tho sitting room. DR.. Cowden
was theie leaning over Cunningham. Jones,
! Weller and others were present. lie cold
Weller e examine Cunninghani's pockets
and take cut the contents. There was a
small ketphotogrephic album, pocket
book, and several other hstle thinss. |
think be was conscious. The DOct r asked
him if he knew if he was agoing to def
! lie nodded his head and said, 80, God?" or
"My God! is it SOP He asked for water,
and it was given him. lie asked where
| Teeple was, or thesman that came with him;
| or he made ME understand tha, was what he
wanted to say. Ile' appeared to suffer; af,
ter that he called for some young lady. l
could not understand her name distinctly.
| / frat understood him to say "Sarena,n or
Arena" lie reported it several times
| Before this / asked him if he had any word
to send to his mother, lie said something
but could not understand him. Kirker
| told me hs had n mother. did not say
anything to Cunningham before the Doctor
came; there were others in the room at this
time, but don't know that they heard it,
Don't know that Arlington was in the room
he might have been. l went up to the
room where Oil er was lying on the bed. He
was surrounded by his friends. Did not see
Arlington there; after the fight saw Ad-
| lington coming up from the cellar to the
| porch l did not notice which way he went
| after he came out of the cellar. l went
back into the sitting room. lie had nothing
in his hand when he came out OF the cellar.
The cellar door usually stands open. Think
helped two gentlemen in tax ng the coat of
| Teeple and rendering him comfortable.
Cunningham died few minutes before one
o'clock. looked at the clock. / was in
the room all the time, except when went
| for water. Saw defendant about half un
hour after Cunningham died. J next saw
him up stairs in divers room; shortly after
this Defendant and his wife came down
stairs. This was seven or eight o'clock in
the morning. / was washing feeple's face
when they came down During the fight
saw some one run into the Kitchen and
pick up poker. Saw James ANDERSON,
but was not acquainted with him.
CToSs-eramiHed-l looked at the clock and
saw that it was some 90 minutes to twelve
o'clUck when the fight commenced My at
tcntion was called TO the fight by Mrs. Ads
lington calling out as related saw John
Oliver brought out Of the room think Miss
Newton had hold of Oliver, Il was at his
side couldn't say it was minute after
heard the cry ''Oh " when heard the fall
Of body saw Fred Bowder after Jno. OF.
iver came out /; did mt notice any one holdiug
Fred BowdcI was excited it was little
before Oliver came out that | went to secure
the knives; soon after Arlington disnp-
peared in the sitting room heard the cry
and the falling; think it was before that we
went to secure the knives. A very short
time after the falling, Arlington came in
quiriug for the knives was very much
excited and can't tell the time thai elapsed
between the time ! heard the falling and
that OF the inqulry.for the knives saw some
one 60 out at the street door Of the north
room just after the fight began-it was net
Arlington that went out am not mistaken
about Adlington's inquiry for the knives
lac pushed me aside and said, "Damn you,
where.aro the knives?" lie got neither Of
the knives. / met Kirker; he said some
ono had struck him over the eye, or in the
eye, and he wished he had stayed at home;
was not in tue room whep DR.. Cowden made
the first examination Q. Cunningham
told me he had made an examination; Sid.
ney Oliver passed me in the hall going for
the Doctor; a short time after saw Aiding.
ton come out of the cellar, l saw john L.
Jones come up. There were some other
persons came out Of the cellar-J. l.. Jones
had hght-Adlington came first There
was stranger came up with bucket Of
coal. There was applejack in the south
east corner of the cellar; think they we're
after that; there was lantern sat at the
head Of the stairway, which reflected light |
upon the coal in the cellar; was in Mr.. Oil. |
vcr's employ at the time of this occurrence. |
John L. Jones, stcorn.--I was at John
divers house on the 24th of December last
about dark; left at half past eight and came
back at 10 o'clock, and remained until about
in the morning. When i was first there (
Il the evening, Kirker and myself were
nI.0ng together Teeple and Cunningham
'Ghe there about "A o'clock; knew them
We shook bands and talked saciably. Cum
iiagham was funny--he danced about; be
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