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Tupper states that he'hsd made ayi
rangements to obtain thessme' dtel.
ling pistols that were selected. for
the Davega and Johnston afair.t Hs
the Columbia Hotel Colonel 'Motta
gomery invited him (Tupper9 to
dine at Pollock's, and the latter teld
Montgomery that he had told his
family that he would probably not
be at home to dinner, as he had an
important engagement. Upper and
Montgomery then walked down to
the Pollok House, where dinner was
immediately ordered. They met
there Mr.. Theo. Stark, an old citizen
and former mayor. of the city, with
whom short conversation was held.
Dinner being announced, Colonel
Montgomery and Tupper went into
the diAing room. Colonel Montgo4e-
ry requested Tupper to sit at the bead
Of the table, and the latter did 80.
[NoTB.-The head of the table
faces the door entering from the bar.
A aide door on the lett of the table
leats Out Of the dining hall between
the head Of the table and the. en-:
trance. Just at this moment Messrs.
F. III. Elmore, Fielding and Lawrence
Tay lor came in. Colonel. Montgomery
askod them to dine. They declined,
saying they had ordered dinner.
Colonel Montgomery then asked them
to drink, and beer was ordered for
FIVE persons. The servant entered,
and, at this moment, Pupper states
he saw Captain. CALDWELL looking in
at the door of entrance to the dining
hall, and then close the same. He.
did not think it at all strange, Sup
posing he was looking for some friend.
Half a minute had not elapsed after
this, when Juge Melton came into
the room followed BY Captain ';csld-;
we'll and Major Morgan; and. before
Colonel Montgomery had time . to!
KIN ow Of their approach, he Mont:
gohery,(. while sitting ia his chair
cutting a piece Of meat, waa. giolant-
ly!assaulted by Judge Melton, seV-
,Eral severe blows beng inflicted upon
his face, when Melton ftllon him with
his immense weight, Causing Colonel
Montgomery to reel from his chair
on the floor, Judge Melton upon him,
continuing his blows in rapid success
sion. The 'prisoDerstates further that
before he could offer any assistance
to his friend, Montgomery, he (Tup-
per- had received a severe blow in
his right eye, inflicted with the fist Of
Captain Caldwell, the latter having
pistol in his right hand at the time,
and remarking, as he struck him,
(Tupper0 "By Cd, / am here" To
which Upper states that he replied,
" So am I # returning the blow, which
Captain Caldwell, when
Major Morgan struck him (Tupper)
a heavy blow over the lett of the
forehead, and then both Caldwell and
A--.sa7 yy,,nhad- him very ex-
endeavoring to get him to the ground.
Tupper ayers that their treatment
was very violent, forcing him down
more than once, and pressing him to
the wall, giving him no quarter at.
all. Tupper states further, that his
opinion is that he would have been
killed if Providence had not come to |
his aid.
This is Captain Tupper's state
ment, as taken down from his lips in
the prison. During the time of this
fight. as stated by him, Melton and
Montgomery were fighting on the
floor, and continued to fight until
after Caldwell had been
killed. The. third shot, which passed.
out of the side door, above described,
struck in the alley-way, and is pre-
'umed to have been fired at Melton !
General M. G. Butler has been. re-
aimed as counsel for Captain Tupper; +
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