Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-06-11

otoNuo ~ lEOttt ~ 3AVs Vuu8
Ismet him cast Of tho stairway, DO.
twoenss KELLER and Yopng's. lie Was
gotmg west, walking a. no usually
walked he had htA hands in HE
pockets, aud had . bundle under bis
ARM. When ! reached th0NC.ty hotc!
cellar. door, I heard o pistol shot, aud
turned around; l turned aud saw
Mr.. Groves and Mr.. Turner; Turner
had his ristol leyeled, aud was stand
lug just west OF Mr.. Young's door,
about fifteen feet west OF tho stair
way. Groves was standing about at
the second post OF tho awning, cast
from Laurel street. When I first saw
Grovcs ho was looking back over his
shoulder ut Turner. Turner then
fired a second timc, Groves fell back
wards. Groves, hands were In his
pockets all tlie.timc, they were there
when he vas staggering In falling.
Groves fell about tho edge Of the
pavement; I think he foil on his loft
side, nin not sure ofthis. Groves did
nothing hut whit l havo stated; 1t oil
occurred very quickly.
l saw Groves when nr. Atkinson
and some others opened his bosom,
on the pavement; his wound was In
tho nipple on the left sido Of the
breast.
CR0ss-ExAMINATION.-t had gone
Twenty or twenty-five feet past whore
met Groves before l heart tho ir-
ing. There werc o good many peo-
plo OH the street ut the time. l think
| saw Patterson, Easter aud Rathbull
In front Of Patterson's store. Turner
was standing near the will of the
building when lie fired. Groves wa,
one and.a half or two feet from thu
outside of the pavement, tho curb
stone. I was lei the City hoteI
cellar-dour.
EMANUEL EASTER
next testified: I was standing Ii
front of Patterson's store with my
back to the street, when I heard Mr.
Turner remark, "Groves, you called
me n dirty s-n OF n b-h." When
heard the remark, I faced about. Mr.
Turner was standing then At III,
back, and when l turned around III
was standing with his pistol draw
and levelcd, Groves walking in TIL,
1oppositc direction, and in the nc
OF turning around, Turner said 'ttakt
your hand off that pistol" which III
said o second time, and then immcdl
ately fired. After tho first fire Groves
shifted Ills position and seemed t.
Graw his shoulders. Turner immedi
atcly fired again without sayin,
another word, when Groves com
me::ced staggering back, and drew
both l..,nds out Of his pockets, (thc.
were in h..spockcts when the shooting
was going u.s). In the act of falling
he drew Ills hal out of his pocket
and his pistol fell IN tho pavement
and lie then fell over ~ tho gutter
tWhcn l first saw Groves. his hand
wcrc in his pockets, and he was i
tho act of turning around. GlSvc
did nothing; [ was IN u position !
see both parties, and saw them dis
tinctly. was In about eight or tel
feet from Groves, and about four fec
|, from Turner. Turner was standini
eust,of Pattersom's door, and Grove
west of 1t. was Standing n littl
= east Of Pattcrson's door, and Turne
/. was right behind me. l did not SC
Turner until heard him speak; don
= know where ho mn from. Grove
Ind q little bundle under his arm
; IGrovcs looked scared Al ho tnrnet
eAs soon al Groves fell, walked 1
the store.
Cross EXAMINATION. - Turnc
was IN about two feet of inc when
spoke, and | moved from him; TurnC
. was not east Of Young's door wle
Inc spoke. Turner and Groves wcr
about ten feet apart. Turner was J
four or five feet Of tho wnlls Grove
was about four feet from tho quite
when l first saw him. When l locke
around. Groves was just In the net 9
commencing 10 turn. Tho bumdl
was under his right arm he con-
mcnccd staggering Immediately 'aftc
tho second shot; hs was facing u
when tho second shot WINS fired. A
tho timo tho dlrst shot was flrot
Groves Ind turned around iRnrl
facing Turner | did not seo Grove
pistol until II was falling OH tho pnv,
ment.
Written question-Did YOU not.s,nt
to Mr.. Turner, In presence ut IL. Il
Young, ut tho county jul, In Le%ing
ton. about the 9th or 9th ofDcccMbGi
1872, TINT sou saw tho pist0h IN I'll
hands OF Groves before Tuner shot
Answer: did not.
Written question.-Did YOU no
state to Lafayette Patterson, In Ens
tor & Co.'s store, shortly after III
killing, that you saw Groves pistC
before Turner fired?
Answer: did not | did tell hir
that | did not take hold OF Turner
because | was afraid Groves wOul
shoot. Court %adjourncd until 0 a. NJ