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

saw Hlu HdhC uU tHUtt W ktl up.
pose Oliver gave him two or three blows
H 15dd notsee Teeple make any resistance
II was rather DARK in the room, and | did
not see Teeple try to get his hand loose
Isaw Arlington, about minute after the
chair was taken from him, kick Teepe ID
the face Inext saw Cunningham aftel
the 6ght was over, lying an the floor y
the sitting room, after the Doctor mad
ras come --after they had carriei him inte
the room. / was crowded back by the
crowd, after the poker was taken from me
SO that could not see those who were
ziaa fighting There were in the room al
that time James, ibson John h. ones
Cunningham was about three feet from
the north room doors there were differ
or q ent ones in the room. Adjourned
.,--- d, The prisoner was brought into Court
by the Sheriff. The jury in the box
~ were called and answered to their names,
So, There are many ladies in attendance
on the trial. Great excitement is mani>
tested by the community. & Mr.. Ading>
ton is about thirty four or five years of
age, sandy hair, light complexion, blue
eyes and red mustache. lie is rather
SF spare in flesh, gof medium height, and
moves with a light elastic step. Alto.
-gass ecther lie is what would be called good
looking man. He has a wife and six
children. lie once worked in j ohuston
and Stockton's printing ofice-has been
soldier. ys
o., --. James ANDERSON recalled. Saw Tee
pic fall when Oliver let go of him after
cunningham knocked Oliver down,
al did not see him until the fight wa over !;
he was within two or three feet of the
north room door, to the right OF the
fire it was not much over a minute al
ter Cunningham hit Bowder till he hit
Oliver. John l. Jones, James Gibson,
- Sidney Oliver, VIM Kirker and Con-
ninyham we're in the roou; didn't see
Teeple at that time ;-thefe were good
Fs many standing around Cunningham;
had not much chance to see, as they
were showing around did not see the
defendant Mt this time there were others
beside those named, in the room saw
Oliver advance toward Cunningham ut
the uime he was knocked down, when
he Knocked Oliver down drew the po-
ker on Cunnins ham; l Went Tor llepry
Bowder when | got the poker james
Gibson took he poker ir0m M ! my al
ar tept,on was drawn u The h5ht between
Tceple aud Oliver, but The crowd pre-
vented INC from seeing much did not
see Cunningham go QUO; saw 10 one
strike him the hall door stood opea-sJ
aid the ,orth room door it was not
moro than mi lite after this that l saw
the defendant in the hall door; was ac-
auainted with him plIor to this fight
saw no one having weapon dou't know
of any one having weapon; have had
no conversation with the defendant since
that time don't think oil anything fur,
thcr that was said or done.
By the Court-Did not see any one
strike defendant before lie picked up
the chair did not see him struck ut all
81. that light by any Que
Gross examined. II was at the party
earlt in the evering; was in the north
r,on when it conrmcnced, Bowler was
down when | went into the Sitting room
head toward the do1r; did not sec Tee
pic at this time did not see any Que
q looking through the hall door At ths.
time there were a good many going IN
from the dancing raoni; think was
about the first thatg got into the room
when saw Cunningham strike Bowdcr
asa two or three times, j went after Bowders
brother saw Calvin Weller in the mid
die of the aoor Of the eaucing room,
pulling off his coat, when | was going
into the Kitchen did not see him in the
sitting room before that; said the PoF-.
tersvilIe boys sho6ld not be lickedj said
this when he was pulling off his coat
first saw Henry Bowder with his broth ar
in the sitting no I'M, after the fight; went
rapidls after 1BJwder when l got the
poker; it was about twenty feet from
~ where / was standing, in the sitting
room, to whers the poker was think
BIrs. Oliver stopped me | went as quick
as / could / went to search for Henry
Bowder where had last seen him, by
-,~ the door, between the north room and
.sg the kitchen; did not sec him till after
the fight; don't know where be was; /;
didn't see Cunningham till after Game
,,,,v., back from the kitchca; ;I took about one
step iuto the sitting room TO he left
! ss when Oliver approached and raised his
E p. hand thought he was going to lay his
hand sou Gunniugham's shoulder; he
s.s was fauing him Cunningham struck him
- with his right hand }; / was not more
than one step from Cunningham, and
next the fire, when he struck oliver. /
was in position j could have struck
ss : him. when G lbson took the p5kers from
ME tho jerking Of the poker turned me
So 3 to the right, toward the street; was a
= little to the right of the front Of Cum
.s9 ningham at the time j was going to
strike hin,-my face was toward the dan
cling room; / was about i've feet from
SIS ahe north room door. As / turned
around, my face swept the front OF the
street wali--there was a great crowd
When I next saw Cunuihgham7 It was
sR after the fight, y ing % tine sitting 2, rsaln
foor:I was turned cie.r arJuad @sss&ss
by the Court. - When 1 lei 20 the po.
ker, Gihson said, .:don't strike man
with the poker aly back was toward