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


knife II his possession, short time bes
fore last fall election, at Mr.. Pyle's
house, in Portersville he had II on the
inside of his vest, pulled it out aud
showed it to me; the, blade was 5 or G
inches long, and Ii inches broad he
held the, handle in his hand It was
sharp pointed he put it back into his
bosom this was in the house did not
observe anything peculiar more than 1
thought 1t was made from a Ale; saw
some Of the creases Of what l took to be
fle marks. ~
George Boston srorr.--f live in Por.
tersville; am a blacksmith don't know
anything about defendant having q
knife; never saw him have knife l
made double-edged knives out Of files
and mill>saws made about half a. dozen !;
soll one to vMcEckles of Lawrence Co.,
about month ago sold one to Aoram
Weaver six months ago; gave some to
men going TO the army--one was 10
inches long, the other 5 or inches
long don't believe they ever came back /;
gave one to Gibson, one to Covert aud
one to Walton's son. Those 10 inches
long we've not SO wide-thsy were not
more than three fourths of an inch
wide the two short ones were about 6
inches. long; the description given by
MIR. Covert in his testimony was such
as the knife / made from file. / had
two of them in my window missed one
of these in the fall about butchering
time never sold nor gave the defendant
a kniie; have never seen the, one missed
irom my window believe one Of them
was made OF a file file marks cannot be
hammered out-they may be ground
out believe the one have yet is no:
made of fle-would not be positive /;
the blade is 6 inches long handle about
4inches zink feirule round the handle;
blade about an inch or an inch and a
quarter broad the middle was fullest
broadest toward the point j tapered to a
point /; tapered slightly toward the han
die. This description would apply to
the knives in my window,
Cross.eronsined.-- - Have blacksmithed
l3 years in Portersville, have made
many knives; not more than ten double
edged ones were made by me; people
wanted butcher knives. gw
James Foster sworn.-s-T hive in Por>
tersville am farmer live with 6am>
uel McClymondsi was at the party at
divers; got there about Z Z. NJ went
st,ara haaa fhaeu
not invited was sleeping in the bar
room when the fight commenced; went
out and saw John Oliver aud Teeple
fighting; there was great crowd around
:he door; could Mt get in-loOked lit.
tie while aud went back to the bar.ro, m.
When aked up, they had all gop.
out Of the bar-room there was a crowd
in the sitting room door--could not name
them-their backs were to me saw Oh,
liver and Teeple 6yhtingj they were at
the north side Of the room. Oliver had
hold Of Teeple; they were fighting there
when i went back to the bar room; La>
tayette SAafer was knocked sideways
aud head foremost clear out irto the hall
by some Que can't tell who were stands
ing around the door, did not SEQ who
hit him went as close to the door as |
could get for the crowd saw Fred Bow.
der strike, but did not see him hit any
one he seemed to strike above their
heads saw Sidney Oliver and James
Anderson ia the room Sidney Oliver
was Just about to take the lamp off the
staud--did not see him take it out OF the
room did not see Anderson do anything
he was in ireRt of the FIRE. Did not
BEE Bowder hit Oliver saw John Oliver
hit Teeple two or three times did not
see him have any weapon did not see
Teeple nit any one | was standing to.
ward the west size of the room there
were others standing around Did not
know Cunningham did not see him in
the room. Don't mind of seeing any
one in the hall, except those around the
door went b ok to the bar room. Tee.
pie and Oliver were toward the north
side of the north west corner Of the sit
ting room when they were fighting saw
Shaffer go back into the room after he
was knocked down; last saw him stand
ing opposite the fire nd one around him
when | saw him last did NOT notice
Weller; saw Henry Bowder c!ves,, 10 the
hall door, going toward the north room
door, in the direction of Oliver and
Teeple; did not notice John l.. Jones in
the room did not see any one with his
coat off did not see defendant in the
room-saw him after the fight saw him
in the sitting room about eight 10 the
evening-there we're several present !;
John l.. Jones, VIM. Kirker and Fred.
Bowder were present; was not there
when Teeple and Cunningham came
Did not hear anything said by defendant.
Kirker was 6ddling; n :xt saw defendant
after the fight, in the kitchen with Johh
Oliver /; defendant told Sidney to go for
the Doctor /; | went through the sitting
room and dancing room to the kitchen !;
defendants hand vas on divers shoul
der when be told Sidney Oliver to 60 for
the Doctor, that John was badly hurt !;
there were good many in the room /;
don't miud Of hcaring anything else said
in the room; next saw defendant about
10 A. NJ, the next morning bid him
"good morning." had no talk about the
trouble know Of no one having arms ON
that night; never saw the defendant
having knife at aby time went home