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

Inc prisoner was brought into court,
and the jury called over, and answered
to their names. ~ t...----.. 'a''
| sWm. Nj. Kirker resumed.-I wer. in
to the sitting room and found Teeple ~
ing in the corner Of the room; he said
"Oh, my good Kirker, / am badly hurt u
He asked me if was hurt; / told him
had been struck in the eye he asked if |
knew where Cunningham was; | told him
no IL then hunted t5r him, and found
him in the hall; just as found him Jno
Kennedy came in. / spoke to cunning
ham; he was sitting down with his head
down on his breast and his legs stretch
ed, l ,ald my hand on his head and said,
Cunningham, what is the matter; he did
not answer; Kennedy said that man was
dying; Kennedy sat | had better 20 for
the Doctor; he looked like a dying man;
| went for the doctor; he was just puts
ting ou his clothes; | then turnld back
to the house; Cunningham was still sit.
ting there; the doctor soon came laid his
hand On his head, made some remark and
passed on to Teeple, who was in the Sit
ting room, hallowiug; the doctor felt his
pulse; examined his head, said he was
badly hurt. Teeple complained Of beit g
cold; got something and put rouad him ;
said he felt BETTER (witness described
the manner he was lying), head toward
the hall door; on his left side. / asked
where he was hurt; I.madc no examina-
ton; saw h. was cut on the head; be was
on his left side; Cunningham tricd to
speak but could not. Doctor gave orders
tobring Cunningham in from the hall !;
| we didso; John Kennedy, Jno. L. Jones,
James Marshall and myself, carried him
into the sitting loom Doctor won't out
then to see Jno. Oliver. Soon came
back and commenced to examine Guu-
ningham. There were several men In
the room Don't remember that any one
said anything to Cunningham. There
were five or six. in the room think saw
Frederick Bowder in the room. lie ap,
peared to beyery much excited; he seem
ed to be acting like a .uan who was era
zy; excited wild. There was some one
gave Teeple drink of water; think it
was Johu L., Jones; think saw Miss
Campbell in the room; there were sever>
al persons present. ~. III, ~.
Persecution proposed to ask witness
what was said by any one in the room
where the bodies of Cunningham and
Teeple were lying, just before the. doc>
tor came, and at the examination.
Objec:ed to on the part OF Defendant
as being toe. general in terms not speci-
flying whether they applied to Cunning
ham, Teeple, or both; nor were they
dying declarations .,.s,.. . ~
The Court overruled the objections,
and noted an exception. s.~.rt. ~ '
Mr.. Kirker resumed.-As | was eoiag
out through the hall | heard Teeple
moaning, and l heard some ole .mocking
him, apdsay ''damn you, man, you aint
hurt as bad as you ought to be hurt" I
do not know yho said this; the sound
appeared to come from the hall; it might
have been from the room it was behind
ne; l did not recognize the voice on
my oath, l would not say who it. was
there we're number Of persons there
that night that lwas not acquainted with.
lwould not say positively who it was,
who made use of those remarks ; / tho't
then it sounded like Fred Bowder's
voice; / thought Bewtler was drunk
under the influence of whiskey; think /
saw him in the sitting room as Il passed
through /; remained there until the iu-
ry was empaneled;saw ;he examination by
the doctor was there when Cunnipg.
ham died; | saw the defendant in the
bar-room after Cunningham died ;sthink
he took. . coat and laid down oI, the coun.
ter; | heard him say he wished he had
stayed at, home that night; he gave no
reason for saying SO; he did not remain
there but q short time; don't know where /
he went afterwards; / saw no one dur
ing the fight strike him; did not see him
strike any one; / was acquainted with
Teeple, and Cunningham; they told me
hey came from New Castle. 7, tS -
s eCross-exaniaed---Ir was acauaipted |
With Cunningham about a year, and with
teeple about year and o. hall. I reside
q Wurtemburg, Lawreace Co. We all i
hree sworked together at oil works one
month or more. j was friendly with
hem working by the day did not
,,oard at.the same house have fam.
lyaa They have been at my house !; Mr..
janningham was there several times du-4
ing the winter. Wurtemburg is said to
'e . miles from Portersville; was en-
aged by John Oliver as a musician was