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


lamp out Of my hand, passed the lamp out
to M. .Clarran; went back into the room aud
saw feeple drag a chair, aud lanes Glib
son and myself caught it and wsuId not lei
him throw it. Don't know who he drew
the chair at; John Oliver then caught ree,
pie BY the wrist and struck him. Shortly
after Shat Teeple was down and xent loi
the doctor; john Arlington sent me for the
doctor, that John was hurt. AdI0gton md
Jones were with John Oliver then in the
Kitchen. He told me to 20 on for the doctor,
he, John, was hurt thought he was moi
much hurt. Teeple was lying on the oil.
cloth near the door in the sitting room; be
hallowed three times for Kirker: ne called
"Kirker T. three times. Think Henry Bow
der and raised him up aud gave him a
drink; can't RENE mber that he said eu7l hing
at that time about his hurt. think we
next found Cunningham in the hall, in a
sitting position in the corner Of the hall. his
legs stretched out. asked him if he was
Aurb be gasped went and told the doctor
he was badly hurt. thought saw Cunning
ham lying asrpss the hall. and had to pass
over him in going for the doctor. Some
one moved him while was gone for the
doctor. Itm.ght have been somebody else
lying there. but believed it to he him at
the time, and think SO yet. After this I
went up staiIs. tbiak the doctor went up
too; Johu Oliver " as bleeding. Arlington
was there. think be told the doctor 1t would
be better to put couple Of stitches in Johns
eyebrow. Mrs. Adlingtop wanted her hus.
hand to go home, he said he could not find
his hat. left The room first; next saw him
washing bis hands; said he had been helps
ing the doctor probe that man; be had blood
on his hands, and On his coat; he said that
wouldn't hurt, he had got it in there il
would come off in o moment; think 1t was
Teeple be helped probe; think he said he
y4s going home, and he asked me to come
and waken bin if anything should happen
to John Oliver, or the rest Of them told
me what window to wrap upon; showed
about how long the kaife appeared to be-
Couldn't say what kind of knife it was -
form ed an opinion, at the time, as TO what
kind OF a knife twas; it looked like butch
or knife; fhever saw the knife before or
since, did not hear Arlington say any
thing about knife, nor did not see him at
any other time with knife; saw no other
person have anything but a penknife; saw
no person strike Arlington at any time dur
lHk tuo CsOhthks hO OuO ubo ufiJ
insulting remark toward Arlington. went
for doctor Cowden l returned before he
came; was present q littls while when he
was examining Cuaningham, saw him put
ting in bis bowels; think John L. Jones was
holding the light; there was some one else
there but / don't know who it was.
BY the Court remained In the room
after was struck, a good little while. This
scene was after, and at the time ! was ta-
king the lamp out. l went to the back
porch after the fight, came out into the hall
aud from that to the porch and the kitchen :,
Did not see Arlington strike my brother
with chair; saw some one draw q chair 10
the South side Of the room when was in
the hall; don't know who it was.
Gross Eramined.-I lived, ct that time,
on the farm, but have lived at the tavern
ever since the fight, did not know Cunning
ham and Teepls at that time came there
before dark; continued there. They came
between 7 and O'Clock, / judged by the
way they talked that they came from New
Castle | don't know what they came for;
Cunning ham was drunk when he came; saw
no whiskey int bottle; don't know that they
bed whiskey; think / heard Cunningham
ask if Teeple would take a drink, Teeple
told Cunningham to get on his overcoat and
he would walk him round square or two /;
were gone ! hours. ! mind of their COM
ing back but not what time IL was. They
got oysters Cunningham swore he could
or would lick that Cd id landlord, or
any other id lord; he could be coaxed,
but could not be drove; he considered him
self insulted; pushed the oysters back. and
said he couldn't eat them with good con-
science; he had been drinking toasts, and
John Oliver told him there was enough Of
that; this is the way the quarrel commenced
at that time. The toasts were drank in the
sitting room. 1t was the loud talking that
John objected to. know of my own
knowledge that John said he would not
have vulgarity in conversation when there
were ladies' present. lie said he would not
ba talked to in that way, il it was the land
lords way Of talking. Cunningham was
violent, enragsd, angry. lie repeated his
banter frequently or three times. I
think it was before this he asked Teeple to
take drink. They were not in the sit
ting room more than Is minutes aftsr they
ate their oysters before they took their
walk. He used these banters often while
in the room. went out and told my
brother no had better be on his guard on
account of the way Cunningham was talk
ing. Thought he was going to pitch on
him, from the way he was talking. There
were some ladies there. They went out and
were gone an hour and a half, or two
hours. When they camo back heard
them apologising to John Oliver on the
pavement. They came into the dancing
room, Cunningham danced one sett; was on
thu floor about fifteen minutes; Teeple was
ip tie barlof with papers on his knee by
the kre. Saw Cunningham play the fd-
die after he had danced T; think it was a
waltz, or dance; this was fifteen or twenty
minutes after he danced-I walked through;
heard him playing the fiddle; the next place
| saw Bim was in tie fight. Dcn't know
how long afterwards; was up stairs wher
the fight commenced; was up tAir2 not
more than Is minutes before the fight COM
mcnced; Mrs. Weller, Miss Weimer, Lafay.
ette Shaffer, Miss Piles and myself; when
[ went down saw the rush from the bar
room; the first thing | saw was frederick
Bowder getting up. or going down, don't
KIN w which; there we're q good many in
the rom and there was a good deal Of noise
and excitement, ID was nor very long after
Fred got up when / took the lamp out l
think ] was dutcf the room once, aud saw
Mrs Arlington on the stairs; she inquired
if John was in the fght; think this was
about the wind up of tho fight; Teepie
drew the frat chair; after this ! saw. whep
l was in the hsll.' chair drawn hy
8 me one. Didn't know who was fighting
at that time; il was about half minute
after saw John Oliver take Teeple by the