Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-03-25

3 thsn W went 10 osf6sld, examined q
I south-east corner of 6eId then we wen
}, fup to tho west portion Of field to examin
' tie damage thsre in the corn6eld Issa
/; 81. Balch and John Gilman, IT,, came a
!, 70 the coFn6eld while We were there Nj
; Balch naked Wilmarth II he was OWN
t him anything, and he made the remsr
{ that he was half or two-thirds Plumley
t or to that effect Balch did not say any
I; thing to me he said TO George Butterhl
that he had abused him the day before
/; that he had come up his house, with lib
: at his heels, and now if he wanted 10 figh
; he was ready I; that he had pitched ON u
! old men and cripples Butterfly seemed
to decline to fight; told him he didn'
; want to fight, or words to that effect; tols
, him he was a good old man; they saiC
other things, that l can't recollect, anC
they made up, finally, and shook hands
then they sat down upon a stone anc
talked few minutes he spoke of Butter
fly going TO Whitehall with him; Mr.
Balch told him he had worked for him
and that they did not have any troubl'
then, or words TO that effect /; they agreed
to have friendly drink; Butterfly was u
go up to Ziba Plumley's and brina
down a pint of rum, and they wer,
TO have friendly drink; think Balcl
proposed to Butterfly to go over TO hi,
house, and have drink; this was before
it was proposed that Butterfly should q
and get the rum while Butterfly wa.
gone, Israel Balcb, Napoleon QUARTER and
Eugene Arthur came up; won't be Ger
tain whether the Arthur boy came up
with them or not; after Butterfly left,
Rula 81 a
of me, and said he did not come up for
any fuss, and that he was willing we
should appraise the damage; Wilmarth
was within few feet of us when | had
the conversation with Balch rconversa-
ton with Balch objected to by respond
ent; objections neutrality-suspicious. by re-
spondent; Mr.. EIlch said he didn't come
up there for any fuss, and be wanted the
damages settled mp; he said IL have got
the greenbacks with me; will leave the
damages with you, whatever YOU say
will pay" and he said to me two or three
times, "come, make out Your award =
think he did not say anything where bir
horses Were; Butterfly said he could go
and get the rum III ten minutes ; would
be back III ten minutes. he said / did not
make out the award / told him / hadn't
got ready TO make it out can't tell how
long after Butterfly left, before Israel and
Napoleon came; II WAS but a few min
utes; some one said he did not think he
would be back at all; this was after be
had been gone some time; ] saw the Ar
thur boy come up 1 think he told John
Gilman that his father wanted him Ia
come down there and go home John
started down. but ! can't say whether
u 4
about the same time BAleh went to-
ward George Plumley's; Mr.. WiImar,h .
went with me /; did not notice which way
the other parties went, with the exc-p-
tion of Mr.. Balclr, be went in a lirtle
-outherly course, a little east OF south:
did not notice which way Johnny went:
| saw him faced around in "A Southeasierly
direction. bur don't know which WAY b.
went: soon heard firing down in a
South-eA-ierly course Mr.. Wilmarih said
there must be a stop put t. il; / looked
around, saw no one but nan on
horseback that looked like Zibl Plum-
ley; there was knoll That hid
m lrth proposed to 20 over 10 Gtory..
llumley'>, and get him to 20 down and
stop the row We went pant way over.
George Plumley was not ~ home: me,
Elon Clark. and told him about it. aud
We all turned round and went .ast,rlv in
he road toward tie. aiIray: We wen;
dong till We got in sight Of the scene OF
he affray: We slw 10 one there: W,
topped: in two or three minutes w.. law
jeorge Butterfly running toward Plum
ey :, saw Horace, tslso. running past "a
'ver toward George Plumley's: Horace ,
'ad a gun In his hand wh.n he passed .
Is; III q few minutes. George But-.tflv ,
anne running past IL with pistol 81
.v"lvor in his hand. from Tho west I
Onward the seen" 81 the ARRAY: 1 saw :
i'm swing pistol Ia the air, and IRE il .
II IN the air: did not see Isaac H. RtIel 1
[ this time: did not hear Butterfly s4y ,
nythiDg 10 Bhlch; did not see Bilch. 1 \
'ds not present when Clark took any ,
rms away from Butterfly. dii' not 20 I
own any further. but en- tii.ei where | +,
rst came In sight Of where tie afira, ,
appened: Horace. Fred. aud Zi1a Plum >
y, came up where We were starGing: :,
hey came from westerly direction from !
Iward George Plumleye: they came ia I
ne rodd: Clark can" up and took >,
inrace's gun. Horace and Fred theu =,
'ent off down th- road: and St,.- no u
lore OF them, and | blink Iht N.t.t =
$50, am not SIRE t. him Iibt aid Pa. =
iHted should make ont damages. and ~
SAID he would send them down 10 al, n
enter ! made them out, and the Suuier- q
~ came and took them. q
Cross cr0UlIH0tf5n When R:lrl and q
pung Gilman came. we had got thr.u,b b.
oking over the damages. but had not h.
iinatcd them | saw + .lch aud Gilman II
lHle they were coming | heard a re,
ut of a pistol and turned round. AR
W a couple of men there; they Sc.
have stopped. they went =. iili med
er and heard another 4tst: 81 inr-
irSs % G enc let PiA.1 AR .lrb a md !,
l nm.s JnIt '@,S.s,,-'e' a. ,na t..as a ! b
tirs. :. ,.,tl angry ~ Butterav II
M M - 'o". Bptt,rfiy il he w..l,,,i "
-, 80 a. vas ready fur him D.
j s''o Ia had pitched into old M, ~
: tt'pp4- and he might ~. (,
- tH.S u lie wanted IA rit,I n
- mn be might: Butiere,, h,
~ seem inclined 10 fight: rold ~, :.
1,up want 20 fight; they were rn- 81
tod IA thls alteration some 6yo 49,, n;
= or. Balch told him if he ever ca,r,. m.
ms mouse again ia that shape. ha had an
ne tiiiet run Tor him; don't rs,nem- tol
O ms saying after Butterfly left. tba, ne,
i'aa e"t me bullets run fsE the Plum. w.
ana not testify before The mn,,;s Inn
= 70 tne conversation with BaIch ot,o, an.
'.,iny irl am not sure that | tes,i- y
ihAt the Arthur boy told John Gil wa
u r. that his father wanted him - Wi
ie DOWN; when the Remark was mad. do,
some one that he did not think Butte. aid
~o@id return, 1t was also said bv the ha,
ie person or soma ono else. that ,.o,na- ab.
, was coming down the road: John if
man, Ir, started down before B,lcb
, can tell how many shots / heard ~
g was rapid firing, some ten or a doZs, :"
: hred, l should think; / have = = :,