Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-12-21

0oN "hoh A1o"15 CdNcS 1eiuR uSu some
talk and had words, and Thompson came
towards the party making remarks, when
Ring went towards bis own wagon, and l
urged Ring to get in and leave, but be
wouldn't, and advanced 6 or feet to.
wards Mr.. Thompson. The two men got
together and wanted to leave, and hand
ed the lines to Ring, asking him to take
them, which he did, and handed them ion
mediately back, and turned to Thompson
and said, eff you come across this line
I'll put hole through you" tried to
get away because didn't want to be in a
row, but the fight began, and l was stand
ing about and saw the whole of it.
The knife was here produced and rec
ognized by witness as being the one he
saw on the night of the homicide
Gross ezamined-I am 25 years old );
I saw the whole affair as was in the
wagon; Ring told Thompson to keep
away from him once or twice; testified
before the justice that Thompson struck
Ring only once, but he may have struck
him more they clenched and both fell
Thompson on top; the horse stood on the
sst side of tie ditch, and the clench was
on the other side; Thompson struck at
Ring once and he warded off the blow,
then I've sturck again and hit him; Thomp-
son was a pretty strong man.
John ETcNar examined-Lives in Bris
toll; was present at the homicide was
in store near by but heard Ring and
Thompson quarreling after good deal
of talk, Ring kept saying, II don't want
anything to do with you-keep sway from
me-" but Thompson kept following Ring
till he got nearly to his wagon, when Ring
mad Jump of 6 or feet and struck or
attempted to strike Thompson. This was
after Ring had told Thompson not to
cross the gully. Thompson said he would
go where he pleased as he had right to
do !; [ saw the scuffis and helped to pull
Ring off from Thompson and carry him
to the steps.
Cross-eSamined. - Heard Ring say
twice to Thompson that he must keep
away from him he didn't want any
thing to do with him John made two
passes at Thompson and then Thompson
knocked Ring down, they then clenched
and were much excited. I testified at
the trial before the justice that Ring
struck Thompson first; some one else
testified the same thing.
II. D. Buttles. resided at Bristol at the
time of the ARRAY heard Lewis quar-
relinx with Ring; and some one said
why don't you whip him meaning Ring
he's a coward Ring said keep away from
me Noah Thompson, I want nothing to
do with you; Ring started toward his
wagon when both were using all sorts of
bad language Ring began to tumble in
his breast pocket, as though be was
drawing pistol; and Themps N told him
he didn't dare to put away his weapons
Ring then said Noah Thompaou if yon
come down to this gully you'll never fol- |
low another msu; Thompson said be |
would go where he pleased Ring then
made two steps or jumps and struck at
Thomson, but Thompson struck back |
and Knocked Ring down. or nearly so
then they clenched and before long Ring
succeeded in getting on top; when some
one said John is knifng him; but Ring
said be is knifeing me; Thompson then
said I've got his knife.
Cr0ss-esrminatj0n.-R said several !
times, keep away from me, I want moth
ing to do with you; Thompson kept fol- |
lowing him, md Ring began to fumtle at
his coat Ring sort of swung around, and |
struck at him; and then Thompson
struck back and they struck four or five
times; when the scuffie became very
severe.