Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-05-07

not recognize any Of the men; thpy ieft town
on the Georgetownfoad, about fity In ,nnnl.
ber. et ~ 'trs*, 90 s..t'-
Cross, EXAMINATION. II have. never
studied surgery heard some fr.atteriny shots
| and then more heavy; then again some seat.
| tcring and then again more voley-like found
| navy revolver. on the person. OF DuS III
Douthtt, NIL loaded ] asked lnskip wheth.
| CT he had given tho boys back their arms or
| not he said he did not give them back
asked him where were the shot gtibs iit
said he did not know they were in tho
| house; at my request the men were diSarti.
cd in court, anu the arms put III the hands
| OF lnskip: do no not know why; saw Mr.,
james flagg that day in Au'l,itie.
COL. q. l.. DoUrIIITr.
have resided In Lexington about years.
III lived in Howard county this state, IN Fay
! cite, lived there in CD, before that In Eoon-
vile, Cooper county; David Douthitt is my
son; my age Is ~ years; David DOuthitt was
as: was in Aullville in Oct. last; L was there
twice to attend trial of my sou: the first
time tho case did not come up; the court
was held by Chinn and Rigdewny: the trial
was put oil by prosecuting witness IN the
ease; put off to the loth~tlay OF Oct; was
there on that dav the ease came up before
the Justices; then the defendant made motion
to continue; court ovcrruled change OF venue
was granted to Esquire Ayers 10 Higgins
vile, in Davis township; David Douthitt filed
his bond ON that day for appearance before
Esq. Ayers; there were Il good inany people in
town; the court room was crowded Oh that
day; do not know whether arms were taken
from defendant or not. After my son flied
his bond, some twenty minutes after. went
TO my buggy. got into II and told my son to 20
home; said TO Mr.. Mediation 1 was ready
to 20, lie said lie would 20 with mo after
getting some books: my son said he would
go home, had to goby MIR. 1nsktp's, having
n horse there; I saw him going towards that
house; Land Mediation started from Ennis
brick store in buggy towards Davis bridge (;
had gone about 200 yards on that roari; there
were no houses TO our right, some few rather
to our left and rather behind us, nslsip's
house being about 100 yards OFF little up
hill before stopped | saw ahead of me on
the road about 400 or, 900 yards a'budy of
men on horseback coming in the direction
of me in Il Sailop; they came on up 10 the
fork of the roads; think was about 200 wards
from the fork Of The roads; about % of them
took right hand road, u portion Of the others
came to me;l mean right hniId road going into
town; do not know what became of the other
portion of men: they went to my left: think s
to IL men gaiioped up in frontof mr, one man
drawing ms pistol and told me to halt; did
so, he told me 10 get out OF the buggy, did
not do so; then the srd time he made the de-
inand he said God damn you, get out or I'll
kill you, drawing AMI cooking his piStOl; he
then ASKED NE my name: said Douthltt, he
said Goa DANA you, Ill kill you any how;he
then again asked me to get out OF buggy.
| did SO: got ont on the left side: he said throw
| the lines down; said the i,Or.es would run
! of: he said God damn you it makes no diff
| ference 10 you. throw down the liues:a MAJ
OIL horseback came up said to give him thS
lines; did not know the man that made
| those threats at the time; know him now
his iiame is Uscat Pertlre; my impression Ii
| that he Is about 30 or 40 years of age; fh.r,
was nstliing more said 10 me then
but was held there. JohR Martin and on
or twO others came up. Some man sal,
| some thing to me; | think lie said don't dt
| that stop tspeaNing Ia PerduC) saying that |
| you want any thing of that KIND go up yondcr
pointing TO Inskip's house; think he ti!cf
started oil IN the ,lircct,ou of the house; i
WAS he that drew tie pistol on Ic; but be
/ tor. he ~tnrie,! Grove Io,in@s rode up say
| Ing Somct!iin. to him 1 did not understand
what: WAS then released Ivy the men; tola
me to 90: my attention was called TO tlio big
| squad of men which had gone to luSkip'.
| house: before they had get TO the house
! saw the smoke OF the DISCHARGE of two OF
| three guns: hcar'! them 20 of: the shots
being .cattcrn. about 50 yards from the
house: the shots came from tht Sc men; they
continued going to the house. aud seemed TO
he circiIng rOuud the HOUSES :iiring continued:
thev STAYED there i'll the NcighuriOou OF hall
hour: there was Il house :. little to the lett OF
In>kip,S han>e and inr: bIt could see the
house, not the door: there was also some
little brush; could not see anysoue on foot;
the men l saw were mountcd; about the time
WIS told to 90, saw Uy daughter coming
on horseback in q ca!.op: just be fore that
John Martin came up; was standing there
when he WAS taken away by some of these
men: John was sIaEdips 4 little to my right.
there seemed TO be some one having him In
chaigc;I was al-o guarded 1T that time; my
laughter came NJ screaming; Martin having
Just been taken away towards Inskip's house:
a inft
said they have taken him OF up there: She
went to him; get into the buggy and went
that way wien WIS met by tArm both;
then saw the men rs they were forming into
line: ! turned: was about 80 yards of: went
with Martin and wife Ia his house about one
mile OF: | heard there that my son was
killed: johnny a,:d ms daughter told me so;
| do hot rcCO!leCt how many houses ere
nre hrtwccn the house David was Killed In
and the prairie: there were some shots passed
throu.h the second window on Tie right side
of the house; the ball having passed through
window and LOFT. The hoil.e III same yard
is inuch largo than the one iE>kip lived in,
they are about forty or Fifty feet apart: one
on same side of the road: saw many marks
of shots from the south side to tlia gable end
of the house; il is riddlci by shots: the shots
must have been fred from the gable end as
they went to the ceiling. the partition door
being near cooking stove; shot to pieces also
side Of partition; >hot seemed 10 have been
tired from front door; do not think that
saw any Of the party engaged IN the town
but Grove 'Ioungs, whose hand shook;
saw lin Just before The trial near the court
room: tlicrc may have been others there but
could not say; don'trecallect.
CROSS EXsMINkTrON.-I went to AuIl-
vilr the day before ihe trial: first heard OF
the difficulty of my son on the fair grounds.
thEk Mediation informed me: had heard
NOTHING; about the mule transaction leiorc;
never ronNersed with my son about il before;
got IN nv lu.~y an, vent right ont: went
to Gen. shelby. alter the trial went ZIP to
town; SAW David Old ilmtO 20 home, lncan-
Ing 20 JOHN Martin; he did not live on Ms
tI:'.l but had room reserved i'll The house;
he las stock on the place. place bein" lease Il
MY son. David Don,iitt. said he must
20 by lnskip's: he had horse there: saw
him start. When l first saw these men,
they were in gnllop: was locking at the
mca in frcnt OF lnskip's house 1T the time
firing commenced: pay eyes were directly
on these men; had been watching both
bodies of men. more especially the one i'll
front OF bouse; saw the smoke rise; il seemed
as though theT fred up in air; some Of the
men may have gotten between the Two no,,s-
CS; the .IIns were fired while galopfn9 about
50 yards from the house: Saw the guns up
and the smoke going up from the men: IL was
not ircm the front OF the body OF men: the
front body may have got some a-pa>t the
house; am positive | got out of buggy OH
left side OF il, gave up the lines on second
demand: was detained about hour: Il little
after stopped heard iir;ne. When the nian
came up and said, we Wait nothing of this
sort here. had heard firing in direction of
the house: the man that held the pistol on me
then Went off: diu not put my hand OH pis-
tol, as hqt none; l was not armed; when
Grove Youngs came up firing had stopped.
have stated That / was told my son iteI
gang, fighting 10 the last: have two suits
now pending y aiust these parties. one un-
der the KuIiiuy law for S;Ob0
DAMAGES aifd one civil fer Sag. 900.
also ES advice. did not offer and propose
in ihc presence OF I. Bayiiss at the city hotel
three thousand dollars, l would stop the two
civi! suits. and would have nothing to do in
tue prosecution Of slil,. j said money could
not purchase the blood OF my son.
STATE.
did meet Mr.. Brown ut city hotel; Mr.
Bayiiss sent for me: Went there about 6
O'Clock i'll tho evening; met Mr.. Bnyiiss OF,
the sidewalk: | said / would he there. Bay
liSs. Brown und myself Went in parlor OF
hotel, none else being present diunot max @
The agreement as put; Mr.. Brown said he
was anxious to settle the whole natter,
knowing Inc to be 4 gentleman. 1 said /
would make no proposal, thatI would do
I-nothing uaiess we would be sworn that none
OF this conversation Should come into court;
sent for another witness. then said
would compromise the two suits. il they
paid me s5,tJa dollars or 5000 and lawyer
expenses; and then, one OF The party said
could not compromise The state case; said
llwotlld not employ any assistance to Mr..