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


did not zee Cunningham; thought | saw
some one standing pear the har-room door
as first went into the sitting ROOM he
was not doing any thing iust saw him
Standing there; was knocked to the op-
poaiie wall of the hall | helped myself
up; did not see any other person in the
hall saw no one IN the room but Tee
Pile, Oliver, Bowder and myself; there
were others there but conld not name
them |; think when ] came out OF the
room up stairs, aser1 heard the noise be-
low. / heard SOU one hollow Eight"
Mrs. Weller. Miss Pyle, James Togan
and myself were ip the room upstairs.
Oliver went cut Just before this heard
no cry before leaving the room. 1t was
the noise below that attracted my atten-
tiou; they we're "fussing around : there
was carpet in the sitting room follow
cd Oliver he was about the foot of the
stairs, when came out of the room; did
ut see him again until in the room. IL
was not Oliver / saw in the hall it was
larger man; believe there was no one
following me down stairs. The bar room
door, and sitting room door we're open
Don't think had taken more than two
steps in the room when l was struck /;
think Teeple was facing me; Oliver was
at Teeple's right side when he hit me ;
don't know who was at Teeple's lett
There were persons standing within three
or four feet of Teeple; was acquainted
with all the party except kirker; sup
pose there were SIX or eight persons in
the room there was FIRE light in the
room; did not notice lamp; did not
notice blood on Oliver or Teeple struck
Teeple the third time | came into the
room; Calvin Weller cought hold of me
just after struck Teeple; think / saw
Oliver strike Teeple at this time We'll
ler, | think, came out OF the dancing
room / suppose l did not think of see>
ing Weller before this | was near the
FIRE when Weller caught me cant tell
where l fell, or whether | fell at al the
third time | was struck; think Ieepie
was near the middle of the room--near
the fire. when | struck him; he did not
hit me afterwards. f,
BIZ the Court.-I can't tell what was
the effect of my blow; can't say knock
ed him dow n think hit him in the
face; he Was at the side of the CRATE next
the North door when l struck him.
Direct.-Wellor took me to the North
room ;.think Oliver struck TeeRle about
the face don't remember that he had
hold of Teeple at that time Miss News
ton and my sister was in the North room
when Weller aud / went out there were
other persons there, but couldn't say who;
think there wos no one standing in and
around the door when came out; Miss
Shaffer and Miss Newton were standing
by the FIRE in the North room; stayed
there till John Oliver came ouI he came
shortly after ! did saw him first between
the door and the CRATE; there were per
sons around him; cant name them at.
| ter thnv went to the kitchen saw Miss
Newton and Mrs, Arlington with him
| divers face was all over blood Weller
brought me out and staid with me until
| Oliver came out.
Mr.. Mccarthy, on part Of Defendant
asked if it was proper sor the prosecution
to argue with his own witness
The Court said they saw nothing im>
proper in the question propounded.
Witness res,l;1sd.--I was because Wei.
ler brought me out Of the room that
thought he was present when Oliver came
out; | was between the kitchen door and
The CRATE Oliver passed by ME on going
to the kitchen Miss Newton had hold
of him; went t. tie kitchen in few
seconds afterwards my sister went be-
fore me don't mind whether any one
vent out with me or not; John Oliver,
Miss Newten, my sister, Arlington and
Mrs. Arlington, Calvin Weller aud my
self were in the kitchen; l believe they
were washing divers face and head ;
Mrs. Arlington was washing him; did
pot hear Arlington say nor do anythiog.
| was there when Oliver was taken up
stairs Mrs. Arlington say John :amo
up stairs for dead; Arlington was standing
looking on seeing John Oliver washed ;
did not see either Of the Bowders in the
kitchen Mrs. Adlipgton started with
Oliver up stairs; Arlington followed be-
hind !; l went into the hall found JOS
eph Hindman in the hall Miss Camp
bell tainted at the foot vf the stairs, as
they were going up with Oliver Joseph
Hiudnan and yogle took her out and
bathed her face came iloH the DIN
ing room into the hall, and then vent out
on the porch where they were bathing
Miss Campbell; went into the sitting
room; the Doctor had come Cunning
ham had been brought in; saw the Doctor
examine Teeple's wounds saw his cuts !;
Doctor said be could not live saw Ad.
lington in the room saw him help pull
the boots off Teeple; John l.. Jones said
get him up on the lounge Arlington
said he couldn't get up, that We would
haze to lift him up; no one had tried to
get him up before this; heard Teeple
ask for water; did not hear him say
where be was hurt; Arlington helped to
remove Teeple's clothes; don't know who
helped to remove Cunningham $ clothes !;
the Doctor was the first | saw discover
Canpiugham's wounds; 60 not know By
whom thase men were hurt; l had no
knowledge at the tine, nor since, who
hurt Cunningham and Teep e; do not
know whether any one had weapons or