The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-09-28
CIRCUIT COURT.


OF JNo. W. PRICE-PRoCEEDINgs YEs-
ThRDAY-THE EVIDENCE.
ms case was called on Monday. and
inc time until Tuesday night spent in
| getting jury as follows:
ROOT Kneutan, JIM. Barton.
Fred. Z. Fulton, Jno. Brown,
.. o. roster X. j. johnson,
Thos' Moran, w. p. Moore,
Saml Williamson, US. Lee,
L. IL. Conant, ii. =. Kinnear.
The States Attorney, Mr.. McCartncv.
assisted by ID. T. Tinegar, Esq, appears
for the people; W.. j. Allen, Esq, for
the defendant.
The first witness called was Jefferson
Miller whose evidence did not amount TO
much. He was cross-examined by Judge
Allen, as follows.
Q-Do you know what Nc Elvoy had in
his hand-did he have anything
Al don't think he had, but he might
| have had.
! Q-Do you know the size or weight of
the glass;
Alt weighs ten or eleven ounces.
Tom Brown weighed 1t; saw some one
pick it up saw it weighed.
TESTIMONY OF JOHN uoDoEs-wITNEss
FOR THE PEOPLE.
Off you saw Mr.. McElvoy having
any trouble in your house, what was it?
A.-Mc Elvoy wanted to have little
FUSS didn't pay much attention; cant
describe any particular trouble. The day
of the trouble / think was Saturday; had
been trying to get them out of the house;
when ready to leave, McElvoy came
for drink he picked up the glass and
left; didn't state any reason never touch
ed the bottle; took the glass and went to
where the crowd was congregated, some
sixty or seventy feet from the house back
near the stable; didn't notice anything
about him the glass was brought to me on
Sunday morning.
Q.-Describe to the jury what kind of a
glass it was.
Alt was heavy bar glass, with
thick bottom; it wouldn't hold much-it
was most all bottom.
Q.-What kind of weight did he try
to gct2
Ale got an ounce weight; at the
time he got The weight they were fussing
around generally; don't know what was
said; don't think any one was trying 10
have fuss with him it was pretty gen.
| eral sort of q fuss all round; all were
drinking.
Cross examined by Judge Allen:
Didn't see what was done with the glass
outside the house; it was brought TO me in
the morning; saw the party go Off in the
evening; Thomas Brown had key to my
house, don't know whether he opened the
kot 4 If l,,. q. i.
impression that he did not.
STATEMENT OF JOHN cLARK-wITNEss
FOR THE PEOPLE.
Knew defendant knew John Price for
fifteen years; his business was one kind
and another he was helping Mr.. Nell
voy and working for him; was in the town
of Thebes at time Of difficulty did not
hear him make any statement in particu.
lar about Mr.. Price; heard him make
threat three or four weeks before: said
"Wess Price was sticking his bill into his
business and some Of these times he would
come up missing tied up Prices wound
he was bleeding freely; wound was bound
up with a handkerchief; it was on his
forehead, but he seemed to be bleeding
| freely from the nose; can't tell what kind
of wound it was / went home with
him. he said he felt very bad and wanted
to get home to his family; / went with
him 10 the wagon; he said he felt weak
and | wet my handkerchief and put it on
his forehead IL was near dark when we
got home; it is between and miles
from Thebes TO where we took him. did
not see him after that; don't know that
| he received any injuries after the time he
left the lower grocery IT,. hc got home;
would have known it if any injury had
befallen him.
Cross examined BY Judge Allen.
Mr.. Price did not go to the doctors the
evening he received the wound; did all
the dressing there was done--I just tied
up the wound; my best recollection is
there WAS no one went with US but we
three, John Price, F.idle and myself;
don't thinl; it more than three miles did
not have fight with York or any man.
York overlook me and wanted to fight;
he attacked me first, and McElvoy came
up behind and knocked me down; have
nothing against him. had no difficulty
| with Yo.k; don't recollect whether / saw
Price and McElvoy together after McE-
vey had threatened Price; / have been
| living in this county for 10 years, except
ing the time ! was in the war after /
| passed the mill young man overlook me,
and said, You struck me-" told him l
hadn't had a word of difficulty with man
that day; McElvoy stepped up behind me
and struck me with something don't know
what; there 10 scar there now; nobody
Was with me; i was going from John
Prices; ] left Price at home and had gone
on; McElvoy lived close to me; the blow
/ received disabled me for four weeks;
was up to JOAN Prices next morning.
| STATEMENT OF JAS. l.. nARRIs-wITNNE ss
FOR TEE People.
was passing along The road when
| Price got hurt; know McElvoy heard
him say II didn't hit the man l aimed TO-
but don't give damn who l HIT" don't
know who else was there; heard McElvoy
say that; don't know who he said it TO |;
l knew Price.
Cross examined by Judge Allen.
1t was nearer the grocery than any 9TH
er house; think the grocery was open ;
don't know whether any one was round !;
couldn't tell who he was talking to; Fiji
die and Price were there; Price was set
ting on the wagon and was closer to him
than l was, didn't SEQ him after he was
hit l walked on P-ce was still setting
on the wagon; that is my distinct recol-
lection Frdle was with him.
| STATEMENT OF MONROE sToNE-wITSEss