Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-12-28

come down.
| WILLARD CHAMPION.
Reside in Bristol; I was in Dunshee 8
Peake's store; heard noise and went out
Ring and Lewis were having an alterca
ton; Ring rut Lewis down and the who'll
affair seemed quieted down till Thompson
came out, then the language was viCIen
and it soon became threatening; Ring
made a spring for Thompson about three
steps forward; he struck at Thompson anC
then they clinched; Thompson fell partly
under; they rolled over and Ring was OF
the top; Ring was accused of knifeing hin
when they were down; I heard the cutting
of the clothes; saw the blood stains little
north of the rock and 6 or feet west o.
the gulley; I heard no threat from Thomp.
son.
Cross eromiaatioo,--rbey rolled over
after they clenched.
HENRY BUTLER.
Reside in Bristol; | was attracted by
loud talking between Ring and Thompson
and followed to see what was the matter:
Ring struck Thompson with his knife
twice; Thompson then closed in and they
fell; Thompson had said to Ring, " take
away your weapon and I'll knock -
cut of you" When he struck Thompson
he struck him in the neck with back
handed blow.
Observation-Disclosures started
out to get a dog collar marked over at
VIII Peake's store; Ring then stepped out
and struck him and them Thompson
went for him." l was within 3 feet OF
him; Thompson was 10 or II feet from
Ring, and it looked as though Thompson
was trying to get away; have told others
Thompson was going to get his dog collar
marked and Ring attacked him.
WILBUR WHITNEY, BRISTOL.
l saw Ring and Lewis have quarrel;
Thompson came up and told Lewis he
could whip Ring if he chose; this started a
controversy between the two, and Thomp-
son called Ring coward; Thompson did
not go to the point that Ring had desig-
na'ed, but stood with his hands in his
pockets facing Ring.
Cross 8-eraminuti0n.-Neve heard Ring
make threats, but have heard Thompson
threaten to whip Ring if he could; he ap-
peared to be mad at Ring and talked
about him; after hing took his knife out
he said to 7 thompson, "if you came down
here I'll make a hole in YOU Thompson
struck Ring in the face and then they
struggled. Had heard that these men ha2
Quarreled before.
CHARLES CLAPPER, BRISTOL.
I was was present when Ring killed
Thompson; Thompson began to talk to
John and John told him to keep away
from him; Ring went two or three steps to
strike him; Thompson was standing still.
Witness is Canadian Frenchman. J
When Ring struck Thompson be was
going towards Dunshee's store.
Croeo ero7oiDotjou RING was at his
WAGON and bomnson was about s feet
frono him
HERMAN LEWIS.
Was at Bristol. I had 2 LIGHT skeleton
WAGON and Ring wanted to buv it: I asked
him $40 for it and he offered me 800, but
r wonIdn't take if. Ring twItched me
oronnd and then Thomson came along
and said T was q fool to be twitched around
90. Rino threatened him: 7 was hostler at
,bo hotoI
C,ooo sr,o.., ;,ot;oo Tbo,nnson was
oo;ro so,tb Rinc was facing West.
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0"ANLA- II f .''.-''
was reSIdlng at Dr'SIoi "nsn the noini-
cloe 0ccurFeo} was crossing I' iIo" 'ne
sn00 1'''T' ~
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49,. onn g ho o,tod orr noou. T
ho.rd ~ o,bor tbroatg
observation-disclosures was ad-
vancinp in a direction that would lead
him nearest RING. Thomson was stand
ino still when RING strncE him. T was
clerk in Dunshee's store.
uvupvp WILLIAMS
OfM MonL+or ros rrosont a+ Bristol At
.ho .;n,o of tbo bor,;o;de. hoard tho omar
al batn,aon Rinr ond Lewis and then
hoard the alteration between Ring and
Thomson. heard Ring saw. "if YOU
pass over this line I'll make a hole in
Won y and then 7 saw the scufls which
took nIace on the west side of the ravine.
Crdss-era,oination The hour was not
far from s o'clock: was almost so feet
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