Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-01-04

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Charles Buck and Hanna had been with
me in the grocery before this, that day.
did not hear Hanna call for beer as was
making music. I bought some peanuts
and gave some to Carr and Hanna, some
body gave me the money, it might have
been Carr. After Hanna left Smiths
we stafd there till boy came and said
they were pounding Jack (Hanna) at
the grocery, he did not say Jack had
cot in" When | first went there in the
afternoon Shay and another were put
tine Hanna out, he was hanging to the
door casing and said he had been shot.
When | first went in they struck me
and it so deafened me that L did not
know what [ was about. | did not see
Lawrence that day until l went into
grocery. Hanna, Carr, Charles Buck,
Buckwheat and Rafferty, chased Law
renee into the house. but [ was behind
and did not see him. | did not hear
them threaten to kill him.
Charles Buck. Reside in Arlington,
am 26 years old. l went from Smiths
to grocery, Christmas, and was there
about one or two o'clock in the after
noon. Hanna went first When came
out of Smiths | heard ''hOllering' in
grocery. then started and run up there.
When got about to the grocery, my
brother Frank came out and said he was
shot I started to 60 in, stepped on the
door-siIl. when somebody said ''out of
here, and did not go any further.
heard two or three shots in the grocery
while standing at the door, and backed
out. Lawrence and Farwell were stand
ing behind the counter and had pistols
in their hands. I was not over ten feet
from them. | do not know that they
were shooting toward the door, but
thought they were shooting at me, and
that was why 1 backed out Can't say
what kind Of pistols they were. saw
no one else in the grocery at the time. l
asked Farwell what he wanted to shoot
me for, what l had done to him-then
they stopped shooting. When J first
went to grocery Maloney lay by the
fence. After l had been there short
time, I saw Rafferty, out doors. Did
not see Hanna at all. No one came out
while stood at the door. L was at the
grocery, four or five weeks ago, and
Lawrence had a revolver.
Cr0ss-eranainatton.--I was in grocery
in the morning with Hanna, Carr and
my brother. Did not hear Hanna call
for beer. did not tell us they wanted to
shut IN. Russell Lawrence said they
had concluded not to sell beer that day.
[ won't to Lavrence's following after
Hanna and Carr; we walked fast but
did rot run. Carr said Lawrence had |
drawn pistol on him and threatened to |
shoot him.
Ezra W. Titus. Went into grocery |
in forenoon, Christmas day Three or |
four men came in thai | did not know at |
the time. Lawrence and Farwell asked |
me if I was going to be around, that |
they might want help. Boys asked for |
beer and were refused. Hanna asked |
for peanuts, and Farwell said he could |
not have them. Frank Buck then bought |
peanuts and gay, some to Hanna. Some |
one played on d mouth organ and Hanna |
commenced to dance Farwell said he |
did not want ancing there, but they |
kept on. thel went over to Smiths
and shortly aft, the boys came over
and asked me j Farwell wanted me to
help him. toldthem | was not going to
help anybody, I went out, met Ben
Bacon and we sartcd down street, when
against the groPry Lawrence, who was
in the door, sab amt you coming in
boys" l told lin yes, and we went in.
Respondents, Campbell and two or three
strangers wcr. therc. Farwell and I
had some talk. ard after a while Law
renee said "Haua is coming. Lawrence
said ''opcn the door and let him in"
Hanna came in and took seat. Hanna
asked for tobleco of scyeral different
persons. finally procured it, filled and
lighted his pipe Lawrence said to him,
''What in HI are YOU in here for
told him to get put or he would get hurt.
Hanna said he would smole first. Law
renee went behind counter got ak hclye,
struck Hanna, partly knocled him over.
Hanna got up. took off hiseoat and vest
and halord to the boys to come quick.
lie then went toward Lawrence. Law
renee struck at him and a helVe flew