Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-01-11

out he said | can whip any id man
you have got-bring out your reyolyers.
I saw Andrew after we shut up the gro
Gerry that night, he told me that they
were going to clean out the grocery, etc.
Bowman brought the same word.
Christmas morning, | went up to the gro
Gerry about o'clock Del Carr, Hanna,
Rafferty,, Frank Buck, and Charlea
Buck, think, came in. Rafferty, came
in some minutes after the others, Titus
was there and left him with Farwell
once, went over, while they were
there, and asked Phillips to come in; I
at that time got the pistol. These boys
when l left the grocery danced, sung
and played on an instrument. Hanna
went into the oyster room, and ! thought
he might be getting beer, so ! went to
| take the beer away from the hole near
the oyster room. We had consultation
about going after Barney, and l started
after him, giving the pistol to father be-
fore | went; | heard Barney was at
Chisselville and waited for him, he came
up and I asked him to go and take care
of his men. He told me to &c t. Tie
house and Aot go to the grocery, 1 saw
him talk with Hanna, and while they
were talking went into the grocery.
When Hanna came in some one asked
him what Barney said, he replied "go
ahead and do what you are mind to"
or something to that effect. Carr jump
ed on the bench and said where shall we
begin. think some one said ''at the
gable end" Rafferty, came in after
Barney had come Carr asked if he
could have some beer, l said no. He
asked why not and said he could get it
| at Smiths and we have no trouble there.
They soon went out and my father adj
yised that the grocery be shut up, and in
a few minutes we went out and locked
up. Farwell took his horse and went
after oysters. I was coming from the
barn when | met Bowman and others,
they wanted to get into the grocery and
| went with them Abncr Buck came
and wanted some beer, 1 told him we
had no beer to sell that day-he swore
and said he would break in. | closed
the shutters. | saw Carr and others
coming and we went out and locked up.
When | got out | saw Carr, Hanna, etc.
| started to go in the front door of Far
wells house Carr was coming toward
me faster than the rest and went
around back of the house and into the
woodshcd door, Carr followed me, I
pulled out the pistol, Carr saw it, stop
ped and said Jack come on, he has got
a revolver, let's kill the id -."
then ran into the kitchen and up stairs.
| did not see Mrs. Farwell. | shut the
chamber door after me. As soon as [
got up stairs, I heard Carr and others
come into the kitchen. Carr asked for
me. Mrs Farwcll said | was not there.
One Of them replied yes he is-we saw
him come in, we shall find him and Cd
d-n him We will kill him. | then
heard them outside. Mrs. Farwell
came up stairs and let me up into the
garnet, and gave me three Stats to defend
myself with. looked out of the garret
window and saw Buck kick Bowman.
After they went away, Mrs. Farwell let
me down into sitting room We re-
manned there some twenty minutes or
more After we had been told they
were gone. We went out to the barn put
up the horse and then with Henry
Phillips and, think. two others went
into the groccry-we went to get an
oyster measure. We went in and lock
ed the door Richard Shay and John F..
Connollcy came soon. The pistol was
in my pocket, but Farwell didn't know
it. Bacon and Titus came next Some /.
one afterwards came to the door and
tried to get in, and Farwell said let .
them in, they are friends, Farwell .
came out of the little room, where he .
could look up the road, and said for
mercy sake keep still they are coming" .
They went by. We then made arrange .
mcnts to 90 Out-the blinds were up.
Whitton went out first. I opened the .
door for Campbell, Farwell said Han .
ma is coming-for Gods sake don't let .
him in. Then before the door was
closed Hanna came in--he fell or push /
ed against the door and it came wide /
open. Hanna then sat down on a chair .
stepped around at the end and partly .
behind the counter Farwell then went .
around blythe stove and said ''gentle-
men we want to shut up the grocery /
come 90 out" and to Hanna ''cOme .
Jack Hanna said. he wouldn't 90 till .
he got ready, went to taking his coat off,
and said 'come on boys" | started to
go near the money drawer, when there
was rush coming in the door. Del Carr
came in first, and, think, Rafferty, next
and two or three more. | then reached
and took down an ak helve. / did not
go from behind the counter until the af-
fray was over. did not strike Hanna
or any one else that day, with an AK
helve. l did not say to him what in
h-ll are you in here for" Inever used
such language but once or twice and that
was a good while ago. did not see
see Farwell strike Hanna. | did not
give AK helve to Farwell. He had
nothing in his hand when he asked them
to go out. Del Carr took the ak helve
out of my hand, struck me on the back
of the neck, knocked me down toward
the small room. [ was hit hard again
before I got up, by Carr. AsI went to get
up he struck at my head and / lodged
the blow, then he struck again and hit
my arm, and I put my head under the
counter so that he could not hit me My
revolver, up to this time, was in my
pocket, | had not had it out. After
got up the next saw was Rafferty, COM
ng after me, | thought | was alone,