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

when it commenced !; no ran to the
kitchen and stayed there with his wife
and Mrs. Oliver until it was over. This
was the first time / was 10 the rcop up
stairs the first time / started, ] did not
get up stairs /; l got Mrs Arlington to
60 up, and l turned back !; I went up
shortly afterwards-suppose- about ave
minutes-not less. Mr. Arlington. ad-
dressed -himself-to me; we were sitting
before the Ere a. the time. La speaking
of the men, Mr.. Arlington said that id
the evening be had made the sign of an
Odd Fellow to Gum ngham and Tceple,
but they did not notice il did so again
with Ike result; 6nally asked them
plainly. They said they were net Odd
Fellows. He said that was what he
Fixed to see--men answer plainly. This,
he said. occurred in the evening before.
the fight. / understood il was after they
returned from their valk Ghis conver,
sation was up stairs, when sitting by the
fre, in divers room did not hear him
cay anything about how the men got
hurt did not hear him speak afterwards,
that know Of; did not see either Gun.
ningham or Teeple when / looked into
the room. The 6rst saw of Teeple an3
Cunningham was sitting before the FIRE
in the room next looking in upon the
dancers next saw Cunningham dance !;
afterward calling figures for others to
dance. Miss Pple was his partner /;
think he danced but once called figures
after he danced-thiuk it was the next
dance. He stood leaning against tho
wall near the stairs Of the north room,
when he called figures did not see him
20 back to the sitting room did not see
him play the fiddle. 1t was half an
hour after he danced till the fight COM
menced / next saw him lying on the
foor just before be died /; the Doctor bad
attended to him; did not see Teeple in
the dancing room don't kaow where he
was when Cunningham was calling fig
ures. knew after the fight. that Oil J.
yer had the revolver or knuckles; did mt
know of any other person, at that time,
having had weapon; did not see the
bleeding stick that night never saw the
stick before nor since. | saw Arlington
first about 10 p. NJ, when he brought
Mrs. Arlington to the party; next saw
him in the dancing room--it was about
q quarter of an hour after he brought
his wife-he was dancing when | noticed
him was dancing with hin wife; do not
know how often he danced think he
danced more than on ce., don't know
whether he danced at ths same time
Cunningham danced, or not--it was be
fore Cunningham called figures next
saw him in the kitchen after the fight
was over; don't remember of having
seen him in the meantime; may have
seen him between those times, but can
not call it to mind.
Cross eramined.-My attention was
not specially called to Mr. Arlington -
Did not see defendant go for a pillow to
put under cunni1shaai,1,'s ; hc,dd hcc;,d. The
sitting room was very much crowded du'
ring the fight / had passed through
the sitting room once or twice, but did
not stop Arlington danced before Gun
min CHAM saw chair raised, but did
not see who had it, Ror Who was struck
it was raised near the hall door; this
was a short time before Oliver came out
bleeding. / heard some one cry out,
ooh !" ] don't know whether any one
held Bowder in the kitchen bat Adling>
ton this was before Oliver was washed
l was in the kitchen all the time; did
not see Mrs. Arlington wash John OH,
yer he was bleeding profusely; / was
alarmed at his condition Arlington
called to his wife TO assist him, and they
took Oliver up stair believe | went up
stairs soon after the Doctor had dressed
divers wound went up while he was
dressing the wound, but went down int
mediately; next time | went up the
wound was dressed don't remember OF
seeing Prinele in the room. 1t was
kn own when was up 10 the room the
second time, that these men were
stabbed, and was the subject of CONVEX
sation. He told me he had given his
handkerchief to tie ap the face of Cuu.
ningham; don't know the exact time he
told me this believe | saw defendant
once in the dining room. Peepie and
Cunningham we're strangers; never saw
them before this evening.
Lafayette Shafer swora.-I was at the
dince at the house of j ohm Oliver was
up stairs at the time the fuss began. |
beard'a noise, and tan down; say Teeple
standing near the door OF the sitting
room; Oliver had hold of him; | ran
into the room; Teeple hit me and knock
ed me into the hall l vent is, aad he
knocked me down again; he knocked
me down three times the thlri time
don't know where l went; | seen stars
for while; was knocked twice into the
hall the fnt time | went in through
the hall door about four feet into the sit,
ting room Oliver had hold of him; he
hit me the first time Eith his loft hand !;
| was not doing any thing; came down
to SEQ what was going on; did not make
preparation to strike at first; after | was
bit | felt like taking my own part, and
was approaching him to hit !; but he
knocked me down before got chance
to hit him; the third time Intended to
hit him and did hit him in the free with
my fist; had no weapon did not soc any
one, nor know Of any one having weap-
n