The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-01-04

asksi iol peanuts. and Fafue'l said o.
cuald not have them Frank Euek tlaH
bought peanuts snd gave snr O. Han.
IA some one played 90 3 maHih "a
gan snl Hsnaa commenced e. dance
Farewell said b. did uut want dan. iag
there but they kcp, on thea wea,
over 20 miths aud shortly a0et lbe
boys came over AND asked use IL Far
well waited mc 60 help him todd
them vas not going 20 help anybody
I wat out. met Beu ! acm abd g
started down street when agnu ihe
grocery lawrence. who was 10 'ba
door said amt You coming 81 boys.
] told him yes. aud We went in Pc
spondcu,s Cam hcll 81 q two nr three
strangers we're Their FarwlI and ]
had some talk aud after while aw-
renee said Hanna is coming Law.
renee said open the door aud let him
10 Hanna came in aud took sea
Hanna asked for tobacco Of several d..
ferent persons. finally procured it, filled
aud ligh ed b pipe awrrnco said
10 him NV al 10 b Il are you in here
tor, told him to get out or hc would
get hurt Hanna said ho would smoke
first. Lawrence went bel ind counter
got AK helye, struck Hanna, panty
knocked hun over. Hanna got mp,
10, k oa bis coat and vest and hallocd
10 the boys TO come quick He then
went toward Lawrence Lawrence
struck at him and ak lclve few out Of
his hand Hanna picked il up and went
towards Forwell who was behind the
counter with another hclvc. They
strucs at each other, Hanna hit on
the shoulder, al 4 he, in turn struck
tarwell on the top Of the head and
Knocked him dawn behind the counter
! then saw Lawrence, at the end u the
counter with revolver. / with
b. con went into side room, aud
almost Immediately heard five, six or
more shots, no twJ reports CLOSE to.
gether We stad in the room, until
all was still, and then came out. " len
we came out saw a man on the ground,
shot in the neck. then saw Law
renee and he was asking if they could
hurt him for this Saw Buck who said
he was shot saw Hanna near tie bar
ness shop. he was shot Though the
bod aud az insensille.
TESTIMONY or DEFENCE.
SheIrod FariceH. Have Kept liyeN
stable and since last May in grocer,
business IN company with Lawrence the
other respondent, We kept an kinds Of
groceries, also, cider and lager Leer.
llama, f. Buck, Del. Carr aud Raflrr
have been IN the habit of visiting our
grocery, sometimes once week or 50.
About July or August they were tllric
about q dozen OF them including the
above nsaied, except Ratter, aud The,
made me good deal Of trouble. Could
not get them ont of the grocery They
wantdH more cider, refused tenn. The,
helped themselves to what cider the,
wanted. They were all willing 20 90 btl
Hanna, he wonld call them back and gel
them back. Next day | saw IIanna and
he was sober | told him had done
with him aud should have no more dpn
with him. lie wanted more beer, tod
him ! would not let him have even pea
nuts. lie came there with Bushlcy who
wanted cider, Hanna asked for beer.
told him no, and he said he had helped
himself before aud should again aud star
ted to help himself got weight aud
with the help of man who WAS CUT ~
wood for me got him away. This was
months ago. lie then said he was COM
ing with couple Of friends to clean out
the grocery. A week ago last SATURDAY
he came to the grocery after candle-ligll
with Carr aud Rafer. the same llr,,
came with Kierce about halt past eight
and the latter called for beer. / drew
he beer and II. lawrence said, Farwen
two glasses Of your beer have come ou
here 10 Hanna, then told them, Hanna
cannot have beer here, you know, aud II
that 10 the way you use me you can,
nave any more bad repeatedly told
them before that | would not let Hama
nave any kierce said lac had not p,d
any aud ! went and drew glass. Can
took the glass from Kirrct'. hand e.
drink himself, snaicEcd the glass and
spilled the beer, aud told them wanted
them 10 get out OF the room. Abuu
that time lfatier came to back room door. 1
there | met Hanna just AZ got tu ih
door and he pushed me back and Carr I
-iid, now boys Wen help ourselves. IL
got bs Hanna and set ms lantern on tll I
counter a. turned around heard SOM /
one say, hit hun, aud | WIS struck in tht /
mouth, TIL blow Knocked NY tecu /
down my throat aud loaspned on Of nj, |
natural teeth, aud made mouth bleed. ! /
went back but not quite 70 the floor .
everything was dark 10 me and iIr /
grocery seemed turning over, Wlcu Z
got straight saw Carr lad g,t his en- /
III. aud yest tbiuk, aud was lakn. 4
weights of the scales, aud Hanna wo 4
pulling his coat oG' ! stepped bsck T. (
the other end Of the counter au topk 80 .
AZ he!Te which hung az by the window