The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-09-29


OF JNo. W. PRICE PRoCEEDiNGs YRS
iEhDAf-THE Evidence.
MAHrlN FRIDLE-wIrSGss FOR THE pEo-
PIE.
My name is Martin Fri1Io. wos rros.
ent at the time of the difiic, - Tbihcs.
my business was hauling lumbar viii tvn
teams, i drove one ana Charles McFnll
tue other can say positively whether the
time OF year was March or April think
the day OF the difficulty was Saturday !:
first L saw of any trouble, one called the
other up to get his money back it was in
a grocery store and saloon they had been
playing cards; this person don't remem-
Der his name) and Joe Kinsman: Joe
kinsman and whole crowd took drink F;
Joe had won $500 and wanted TO treat
the crowd; some three or four drinks
passed between them; John got pretty full
and got pretty hot; directly the weights
were missing from the counter, and were
found in Johns pocket; we took them out
west Price was ON my wagon; heard the
glass crack, and Price said, ! am killed ;
Joe Kinsman, Henry Henderson and one
other man went home with me; Price
with me in my wagon he complained of
feeling sort OF sick; we drove on as fast as
our mules would walk the wagon got un-
coupled ana We all got off; Price said he
was too sick TO ride any more Henderson
and kinsman led him, with one other
man j boarded ut that time with West
Price, when we got home helped pu.
Price to bed and then unhitcbcd the mules
all heard him say was that he was very
SICK mo one with him after he got home; /
staid there the biggest portion of the time
TIL he died my team went TO Thebcs
twice for the doctor; he died Tuesday
morning; no one'injured him up TO the
time of his death DIR. Renfrow was there
went for another doctor, but he wouldn
come there were two doctors there OF the
time Of his death.
Cross examination by judge A lien.
Haven't talked with any of the witnesses
or any one else but the attorney said
nothing about what the other witnesses
said John and / never had any quarrel; !
never said anything but that was
able TO pay for his cont | did not hear
coat crack, but am able TO pay for it.
John had knife in his hand it looked
like dirk; this was twenty minutes be-
fore the glass was thrown; am sure he
had the knife then. / had started home,
and Price was Oh the wagon | was not
looking at McElvoy when he threw the
| IT,,
my back towards the river; my team was
moving when the glass was thrown Price
was the only one in the wagon, was about
in the centre; his face was towards the
west / saw McElvoy run; he ran south
and jumped ditch the hit didn't knock
Price off the wagon Joe Kinsman and
Henderson were present; couldn't say
whether Miller was there-did not see
him. He PRICE, sat in the wagon lac
said, 81 am killed McElvoy did not
come up; he had six Footer that did
come up, and say he wouldn't have hit
him for $1,000, and told Price to 20 u
the drug store and he would pay for it
didn't keep count of the drinks | took
after take few, never keep count my
mind lie cl6ar when there is anything OF
Importance going on; don't recollecl
when there is anything to pay l had O
knife; never bad knife in my hand
when / was quarrelling with John the
wagon was going when glass was thrown
drove about one hundred yards, and tied
mules at corner by Pools store don
know james l.. Harris by name; nigh,
know him, but don't know Price never
got off the wagon till | got him Off
drove the mules had two mules; me
Joe Kinsmun, Henderson and another
msn--csnt recall his nRme-were all that
was on ny wagon; Metals wagon went
first; didn't SEQ anything of his wagon
JEFF. Miller wasn't on my wngon; dIdn'
see him Price did't ride all the way; be
got off between Millers and Wilson
place had gone two and three-quartel
miles; he didn't complain; heard hin
grunt; Kinsman had his arm broke
Clark wasn't on the wagon
| Ia liyne ~ Th.l.S
am sure John Clark was on the wagon; left
Price at his own house; did not complain
much-only grunted right smart; left hin
at his house about o'clock his wife Wa.
inthe house did not pay any attention e
whether any one else was in the house
did not see the glass strike him; heard j,
crack never saw the glass.
Cross examined BY States Attorney:
Didn't pay much attention to who was
In the wagon or about il the broken arm
aud this other affair took up my attention
don't know who the tall six-footer was
that spoke for John McElvoy / had West
Price around the waist taking him to drug
store: never saw McElyoy after ] saw him
then; the doctor and druggist together
tied up his head; the doctor was red
headed fellow DR.. Gibbs | think head
was tied up under the doctors superinten.
dence know the doctor when i see him.
CALVIN ADAMs-wITNEss FOR THE PEOPLE
Live in Alexander Come Thebcs, Ill.
recollect something about u difficulty
that occurred year ago last spring
in Thebes; was passing when | saw
glass thrown ut Price; saw McElvoy
come out of Hodges grocery; he walked
up pretty close to the crowd and threw 4
glass he said after the glass was thrown
that it was thrown at Fridlo was sorry il
he had killed Price, knew Price; didn't
know Fridle McElyoy got pretty close
and threw the glass pretty hard saw the
glass and went and picked up the glas:
after they were gonci It was bar glas:
with thick bottom.
Cross examination by Judge Allen.
Was raised in Alexander county, a
miles from Thebes; this is my first appear.
ance in court; never saw II grand jury
, this difficulty occurred on Saturday even
ing saw the glass thrown; Price was
standing near the wagon don't suppose
. he was over ten feet from McElvoy; didn't
know any of the crowd but Price knew
, McElvoy; it was the second time / had
seen him saw man they told me wa;
Fridle; wagon was standing when the
glass was thrown; after it was thrown
, heard McElvoy say he was sorry he hurt
Price and if he had hit Eridle he WOuld