American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-04-10
TUESDAY. March 19, 1861

Jury called and answered to their naihes
Ms Mary Weller, cross eromined Il
went to the party shortly after l 0 o clock;
went up stairs and stayed there till the
first dance danced in the first sett there
were two setts on the floor; Arlington
and wiIo were in the first cotillion; |
went up stairs till the next dance danced
the fist sett with my husband Mr., Can
| bingham dancec either in the second or
thirt co.illion; l went up stairs after
each dance Miss Pyle, Miss Stoner Miss
Weimer, Sidney Oliver aud lafayette
ShaFer we're in he room up stairs the
room up stairs overlooked the street; La,
fayette Shafer was the first 10 leave the
room when 'the fuss commenceed; Miss
Pyle, think, next left the room aud |
followed don't remember when Sidney
Oliver left; believe Sidney left before
Miss Pyle; think when was on the
third step Of the stairs the dining room
door in the hall would be just in front of
me heard noise in the room was con.
fused and fightenel; there were miny
persons arouItl the sitting room d tor; !
recognized Mr. Ritter by his coat; saw
no one showed, pushed or knocked out of
the door into the hall Mrs Arlington
was Directly above me when she asked if
it was her John spike To; did not hear
any one cry out "Oh I" while | stood on
the stairs ); did not hear any one say Iii
there nre amy men among you. come one
ut II time :" there was no limp in The
hall; there was good moonlight the FIRE
showed light through the doors into the
hall; believe the dining room door was
open, but [ cou!l not say ositively Es
quire Pringie came in when / went down
into the hail after the fight; Sidney Ol
iver stood at the foot of the stairs to keep
the ladies back, during the fight Jacob
Mussleman was one who stood with Oil
yer at the foct of the stairs in the hall
asceriained this since the fight; eau
not say who informed me might have
heard talk that thnre was a probability
Of more arrests might have heard that
if Arlington was acquitted it would g.
hard with the rcst--that they would be
ar ested may have hcarl it but could
not say who said 50, there has been
good deal Of talk since [ cume to tnwn
the main street Of POrter5ville runs North
and South.
Direct I did not hear that the Con
Stable had returned the names Of some
others engaged in the f5ht since | c me
to tewn.
DunpIdie Marshall, swqra--I was al
the party; was standing in the sitting
room duor when the fight couln enced /;
Fred Bowder came up and said something
about "New Castle;' l made some fool
remark to Buwder; Cunningham jumped
up and said what do ydu want with
New Castles" Bowder said, "ho!d ON
stranger, was not speaking to you;
Cunningham said, "tae hell you don't"
and knocked him down; John l.. Jones
ran in aud said, "hold on, Sidney, that's
Fred Bowder;" then the crowd rushed
in, and some one helped Bowder up
some one then hit Kffker aud knocked
him back into the corner where was
then Bowder went toward the door and
Calvin Weller and | showed him back
into tho dancing room, and held him
till the fight was over: saw John Oliver
in the kitchen washing; he said, Bow
der, see what have been doing for you"
Bnwder was struggling TO get back. when
Oliver said, "Be quiet, see what have
been doing or your He showed him
the cut on his held when | WAS leav-
ing the sitting room | saw Oliver strik-
ing at a mani took to be Teeple; they
we're near the south west corner of the
room; Oliver had advanced six or eight
teet when lie struck at Teeple; | did not
know that he hit him when Jones spoke
to Cunningham and told him it was Fred
B Iwdsr he was hitting he turned and
left. aud did not sec him afterwards
he backed asay, and did not see who
were around hlm; there were good
mlny in the room suppose lie stepped
back because Jones told hun who he was
striking Jones, Bowder, John Oliver
and Sidney Oliver were in the rooa
Sidney had lamp in his hand some
one hit tie lamp; believe this was the
time Cunningham was backing toward
the do)r OF tina hall (; did not see D i
iendant till af'er the fsht; saw hin in
the kitchen when Oliver was washing
couldn't name those in the crowd rush
ing in at the door heard some ore say
f'if there are any men among You, ME
one at u time this was alter Cunning
ham backed towarl the DOR; last, saw
him abont the aliddle of the floor; Cnn>
ningham, at this time, did not LOOK as
though he wanted to fight; he looked
angry. but did not show fsl.t could net
name tho>e around him; jones was be-
tween me and him; was at the door
when ChnpinglIam backed back [ wis
pushing BOwdef out when he hit K,rkel;
did not hear Cunningham reply 10 Jones;
Bowder was little Dfoxicated; he was
laughing when he mentioned New Cas-
tie I'don't know the balance Of the sem
tenee had previously made some fool
remark that called forth the reply from
Bowler about New Castle; JD4.nnning-
ham and Teeple were sitting before the
fire, AID Cunningham jumped zip dad
the fuss commenced; dfd hef see t1e de-.
iendant during the fight; on the pave
ment heard Adlingteu say he yaated
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