Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-03-18

where he Wa, and I said I hadn't seez
him during the fight; Frederick started
on ahead, and then saw George Butter
fly running with pistol in his b. and, and
he said he could lick any one of them il
they'd meet him half way; didn't hear
him fire the pistol; he swung it around
his head 1 went over to where George
Butterfly was, in the road went alone
some thirty rods west of the bars;
told Butterfly that Horace had shot John.
ny Gilman he said he didn't care d-n,
he would shoot another one if he could
get chance; Mr.. Clark came, and Hor-
ace and Ziba came; Clark went up where
Mr.. Balch was standing in the field south
of the road; Butterfly was unwilling to give
up the pistol; said he had not had hand
in the fight as much as he wanted, but he
gave his pistol to Clark; went with the
appraisers to the Town Clerks office; ]
am in the Reform School; was sent there
the 18th of August for being intoxicated,
and doing damage in Ziba Plumley's
house was arrested and tried at Ziba
Plumley's house; after the respond
ents were placed in Jail / went to
see them; / saw Horace Plumley
he wanted me to say that the
first shot was fired on the othar side, and
that he shot Johnny Gilman in self-de-
Tense, and said that he would make me
present if would say that; 1 told him
wouldn't; did not have any CONVEX
sation with Iiba at the time
had talk with Ziba at another
time he wanted me to say that he
did not tell Horace to shoot John Gilman
! told him / wouldn't say that; know a
boy by the name of Shehan he is in the
Reform School he did an errand to me
from George Butterfly objected to and
question withdrawn ); l was not present
when the pistol was taken from Johnny
Gilman after he was shot.
Cross erdBinati0n-I lived in New
York city before / came to Vermont; /
lived in Rivington street ran away
from my father; had lived with my
grandfather a while | lived in Claren-
don awhile, and then went back to New
York; l lived with Mr.. Parker in Claren-
don; his daughters had 10 hold me two
or three times to keep me from hurting
Mr.. Parker when | got the liquor that
got drunk on, / got 1T without Horace's
consent; Frederick and | were thirty or
forty rods from the house moving brakes,
when | heard Butterfly halo to Horace
he told him to get his gun and come
along, for the b. lch's were down in the
lot Fred started to go down 10 the
house. but not till after Butterfy's wife
had called to him and wanted lac should
come down there Iiba was at the house
don't remember whether he was Mt work
or had been moving IT was in the after
noon that Butterfly went down to talk
with Horace l went down the road, and
came up with Iiba down near the school
house we went up the road together
got within four or five rods of bar-way,
when we met VIM Ziba was ahead,
Fred Horace and | together: | heard
Zibl and Fred, and old Mr. Gilman talk
ing, but cant say what it was ; think /
did not hear anything said between Hor-
ace and old Nj. Gilman; Mr.. VIM and
old Mr.. Gilman came by where ] was
VIM had Hold of his shoulder after
the firing Was over, had talk with
Horace; Fred and Iiba were there
when Horce tod me 70 90 and
get powder and shot can't tell
who was there when | had
the talk with Butterfly think the APP
praisers were there; | was near Horace
when he fired; can't tell how long after
the shooting took place before saw But
terfiy; did not hear him fire any shot; il
was four or five days after they were put
in Jail that was there | have seen George
sawyer, Isaac Holden and George Butter
hy's wife | remember being there with
Isaac Holden, showing him the ground,
but did not tell him how it happened ::
did not tell him that VIM fired first and
hit Harace on the leg, and Quarter then
fired and hit him on the head did not
tell him anything about how the parties
stood George Sawyer was up at Plum
ley's, and George Plumley asked me how
it happened | did not tell them that
VIM fired first and hit Horace and then
QUARTER fired and hit him: | told him
only part, and the part | told | stated
III the same manner | have here ! did
not tell Mr.. Sawyer that Bslch said if !
told the story in court as | did TO them
they should not want me; Horace whis-
pcred 10 me AT the Jail door no one
heard when | had the talk with Iiba.
Mary Plumlcy WAS present, but did not
hear what was said; did not tell Saw
yer that Iiba Plumlcy said, "For Gods
sake don't fire
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Daniel Biloh in July and August last
am fifteen years old on the 1st OF August
was at work in hay field Mr.. Balch and
Abraham VIM worked there: Israel
Bdlch came while we were at work: he
said the appraisers were there, and asked
Israel if he would not 20 up; don't know
what Daniel Balch went up there for
Abraham VIM, and Israel, and Dan
iel and went up. when Mr. Gil.
man sitting by side OF the 2
road Israel and | went into the
cornfeld; Mr. Gilman put his hand into
his pocket tn get some tobacco; saw the
handl" of pistol he took il out and |
took 1t IN my hand, and we went up To-
ward where the appraisers Were saw
Addison Pierce, Walter Wilmarth. Isaac
H. Balch and J hnny Gilman, Addison
Pierce sat down on the grass | asked il
they were going down; Wilmarth said
that George Butterfly had gone after
pint of whisky, he said lac wouldn't be
gone over ten minutes then Eugene Ar
thur came and said he told johnny Gil
man that his father wanted him to come
down: John and and Mr. Balch started
to 20 down; Mr.. Balch said, johnny. we
hadn't better 20 this way or We shall have
! fuss, John saw you go down across the
lots, and | will 20 this way, they won't
hurt me : Mr.. Balch started 10 go on his
pwn land, and ue and John Gilman START
d to go down to the wall then Horace
md Fred and Squiers jumped over the
ence below the bars, and came toward
is; Iiba on his horse, and Horace had a
gun, Frederick apitchfork and Squiers IA
hub; when | saw them jumping over
he fence | turned one side, and as they
net Horace said, God d-n you, get on,
# this field = John said, lin going;"
Horace raised his gun John took hold OF
it betwixt them; Horace let
20 with one hand, and put it in his pocket
md took our pistol; John said, What
re you going to do with your pistol =
Horace didn't say anything, but put it in
lis pocket; then Fred. came up with
,itcnfork, and told John he would stab ,
lin. if he didn't let go of the gun; he