Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-05-07
THE AULLYILLE TRAGEDY.
CONCLUSION OF TIIEIEsTIMoNY
Trial Concluded Wednesday Night.
VERDICT OF AcouITTaL

The trial ofthe AulIvillc rigilaRfcs
was concluded much sooner than was
anticipated when our paper of last
week went to press. There were
some twelve or fifteen witnesses sum-
moucd for the defense who were not
examined, and several also for 1he
prosecution. We resume the tes;i-
mony where we left off last week:
x. sITrLINGToN SWORN.
Hive about 2l t.r miles from An,ville: !
was there thc day of killing of David DoutI,-
lit; got there about or O'Clock: was there
all day: heard shooting that day in Aullvi.le:
saw the parties appearing TO do the shoot
inc after it began; first heard it while in
rounded Mr.. Insiip's house; went some
distance up the street as far as Dctrat's store
to see it: after came cut in full view. there
were but few shots fired. the shots were ,li-
rccted towards lnskip's house: think there
We're about 40 men up there: think most of
them were on lnUt. some on horseback; some
time after the occurrence. went into the
house; don't tiin. heard them say anv-
thing Mr. John Brown had
Il revolver III his !an.is; saw VIA. Little
john; seemed to be excited: saw some parties
going in house and come out: saw Grove
fnun@,: saw David and VIM. Mock: Henry
FiiZgcrald hal revolver in his liau.', saw
James Wiley. had shotgun, George aud Jesse
Osborne. WIN. ta:ror. young Artrrbcrry,
Wan. Ians, saw Robert Greer. Amos Obllens.
James Fitzgerald. Moses Arson, Uriai Fer
re'i. Oscar Ierdue, Samuel Nichols, Frank
Gladdish; saw two Of them; saw them going
out of town Mr.. Jao. Handy ordered the
mi n M III, In,tl, Ia
file. about I mile from town: they were all
mounted: | WIS ut the inlieSi; the body was
iviE. in front of cooking stove, on his face:
jury turned body over and examined: one
shot in the, jaw. knocked out sUmt of his
tactii. one shot through the neck. some about
the left nipple; don't remember of finding
any arms about him: saw s0.nc marks about
the house. from the effects of shot. The men
came to town some time between . or
O'Clock. do not 1t member cNaciiy: do not r.
member hayin" seen any Of these men about
town before the shooting. lnskip's house is
frame r ..
CROSS ENiIIISATIOS.-Didn not see the
colnincnrengni: GOn't [ recoiiect how t1e shGts
commenced. isaW Mr.. james Wiley Us they
were inovTn. of; don't think saw lin be-
lore saw Charles Aricrberry: did not see him
before they Were leaving. The others saw
about the house: do not recoilcCt liaYing
found any arms on Dave DoCtiiit's body.
JAMES HoED.
reside 1 or D miles south OF Aullviae; |
was acquainted with Das III Dollthitt; knew
Ben Wilson; don't know Foster; live Lic
south; was In town the day Of killing: got
there alUuI 10 or IL O'Clock was at The trial !:
saw Shelby there: trial before Justices Ridy-
way and Cliuu; was there When demand WAS
made to di>arm defendants WAS on my horse
ready TO start home when firing first COM
menceh: was at DR.. U'ltear's corner; saw
MIR. Hall ana the Hills and Shannon at the
court room that day. first saw the men
coming up the road from Davis bridge riding
in Il gallcp; when they got to Iuskip's house
saw men shooting all around the house: |
suppose about 20 or3O shots saw the smoke;
saw all the men in front of house, about 20 !;
they were mounted, / saw the discharges
Mr. Robinson. ESquires Chinn and lRidg-
way all went there: | asked what was going
on; they said they bad been fired on and
returned shots they requested me to 20 in !;
| saw Wilson with his pants down; said he
was wounded: Mr.. Douthi!t in the OtEer
room living down Foster was sitting In rocm
by fireplace; heard no one say what they caIsc c
for; none of the men were III tie house ut
the time; could not see tht, house plainly
until | went up to it: there appeared TO be
smoke all about the hoHsa; l siail in Auil-
will. until after supper; the men We're about
800 Yards from me- after came from tue
lrnusr; saw MIR. iian,'icy, Mr.. Brown, MIR.
Grove ioun@S; liandicy and Brown spoke
20 Inc, asking me TO 20 iu and see il Wilson
WAS hurt. Uld 90; | SAW Wilson runniu-
between the two houses; there was shoot
ing going on ; don't know whether tneT were
shooting at him; 1 helped lay Wilson Oh bed;
DIR. Hartman Was there | thing there WAS
HOOD on the floor; think the shooting took
place when the sun vas an hour highi when
~o home | go on the knobnoster road
cid not pass any of the IN on the road.
saw the smoke rising from opposite side OF
house from where | was: could not see
whether il came out of the house.
CROSS EXAMINED.-I walked up after the
firing was ever; Tom. Young passed me
while on the way told him to so back :
shpok hands with Mr. Hantley he said they
had been tired nj and had returned the shot
be wanted me to go in and see what they
had done saw Wilson sitting against the
northwest window on right hand side u few
feet from partition door; Foster WAS sitting
by fireplace; after putting Wilson to bed
l went up town.
f-.-+ Al. HALL SWORN. e-tF
! was at the inquest; saw The body of
David Douthitt lying on its face (; his shirt
collar was open for the examination OF the
body; one ball entered the chin. abeut five
in his chest; there was a large hole In his
right side which bad the appearance oil
several balls having entered there; there
were holes in the LETT side of the aody /; / saw
the body OF men coming from Davis creek
Z WAS Oh INC lcAl th1iu stiStt iuch w =
house running parallel with street IN front
of said house 1t was about .150 yards. from
ibs house the buggy containaing Sir. q. L.
Duuthitt had stepped before saw the men
Mt il; saw men around the house, getting
over the fence, going through the gate and
scattered around inside Of the yard / heard
the shooting went to the buggy sud found
Col. Douthitt sitting on the, ground crying
and guarded by an old gentleman ask the
man to turn Col. Deuthitt lsose: be said he
could 90; themen were all scattered between
this buggy and Inskip's house saw the men