Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-04-30
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Guy Reynolds worked for J. Martin; he va
right smart OF thr time 1t Dawes and wit
him. worked on Douthitt's farm at differ
ent things. Wilson was not II his employ
ne was trading and Il was my impression ths
hojes amer night. They were n gems gensr.
thin together sometimes Oh for a day o
two. There were three d0uhle.harrel sho
guns, four, i've or six rsvolvers at lnskip'
house; saw couple lying In tho house 6s
longing to Inslip; saw three shot guns Il
the corner Of the 'front.' room. Don't knoy
VIII .ther they took their pistols on or no
when they came Into the house. We got on
dinuer at 3 or o'clock; the sun was an hou
or three quarters high when | went to We
my horse; Milior's house Is about 10 step
from lnskip's, aud stands six or eight Zee
iufther back. When 1 saw the men comin
: men after you." expected people to CON,
aiter them; they did not. told them to z
but got no reply. Douthtts got 4 shot rtil
and Wilson also; inskip wanted to Green Il
some hoiei after they had looked out OF III
front door Wilson started to run; l wen
into tne Kitchen before firing commenced
DO not Know who commenced firing, Saw
Wilson next kicking In window in from
, room; don't know what he WAS doing will
his shot gun In tue Kitchen. Don't know
what Reynolds was doing. My impression
Is that Douthitt was killed near the partition
! AAV Acfi III tuIuuSu tle kttCue0 100
lrom tue front room. | look e,, down through
a hole In the loft and saw him lying there
Saw smoke In the room. Saw Grove Young
IN front room; he told me I should not b
hurt.
J. N. ROSWELL SWORN.
1reside near Republican church, 81 mile
from Aullvi!le. Have been acqusintcd witt
David Douthitt about two years; was IN
Auiivillc the day the tragedy occurred: saw
Douthitt alive at 10 or III O'Clock; saw hin
dead IN Inskip's house, back room, living OF
his back with blood on him; was there n
the inquest. Saw Douthitt. McHatton ant
Hall in town: heard shooting about Inskip''
house. don't recollect how many shots. Mr.
Perdue stopped me; he asked me to come uf
TO buggy containing old Mr.. Douthitt ant
Mediation. was not armed. After Wa,
stopped, got OF my horse and walked Il
town: When went to the buggy. Douthit
and Downing were both crying, buggy wa.
about 200 yards from inskIps house. Saw
men, don't know how many. going back
irwards anu forwards cvcryway, on foot ana
horseback; some had shot guns and some
navics. l recognized James Wiley. VIM
LntieJohn, Charley Graham; Periue ant
Graham had pistols; saw John Martin her
ID. rode upto the house; he was under ar
rest; also saw, John Hanley, MIR. Brown
Dick Conn. Jim Fitzgerald. and 80 or AZ
men; could not say how many were armed
saw one OF the Mock boys, could not Say
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Jesse Osborne; think they were all armed,
This was about half an hour after the shoot.
ing. The men were getting ready to leave
were between lnskip's aud McFalIs houses.
and all around. saw BIZ Martin there: he
| was ARMED: saw marks of shots I'm the mar.
titIon, about the door and the window. The
| men went out the south side of town TO.
| wards Freedom. Don't reco!lect of seeing
Grove foungS there. Saw there George
Osborn. Nose. Anson. n. FcrrclI. one OF the
Giaddish boys. | don't recollect which.
Andy iokely, think l saw JAS Field.
CROSS EXAMINED.-Saw these men at the
house: Saw II. Fitzgerald in town after the
shooting: saw WIN. Liitlejohn iu Dowuinrc.
store with gun after the shooting. 1t Is
about 200 yards from Inskip's housed to the
forks OF the road
LEROY W. HILLS TESTIMONY.
live about three miles from Aullyi,,e
Knew Dave Douthitt: went to town the
morning OF the shooting the first knew Of
IT heard the shooting while about Mr..
Prices house: saw 20 or 20 ineu surround-
Ing InsSir's house; heard so or 10 shots; af-
ter one or two shots Mr.. aud Mrs Inskip
came from the hoase aud were taken awsx
by some of the men; during that time firing
ceased and again begun | went into the
house =; saw Wilson on the bed wounded
and bouthitt lying on the foor dead h. was
covered with \ blanket; saw blood on the
floor. The men left IN line. two by two, go
ih- tc"H lue NcOTSCtOWA road
went to the corner of the. house to have a
good view. Among them We're john Brown,
Henry Fitzgerald. John Zau,meyer. Geo,
Osborn, Joan Hanicy. Grove Young,:
good many had shot guys: Fitz.
gerald and Lantmeyer hal pistols. They
a company in line: DO rot Know the men
who marched on the side. l knew most of
them, but was not near enough to see their
faces. Have never heard any Of them since
say who were with them.
CROSS EXAMINED. Il WAS in Prices store
when the Iirius begun. it was about 200
yards from lnskip's. There are few houses
between Ennis and lnskip: had Il good view
of the action: could mol tell where the first
shot came from. The men dism o,;ntei after
the first shot. did not go 10 the house for
half sn hour after the shooting They LEFT
town on the Georgetown road, one block
fToII me. Don't recollect Of seeing Dave
Douthitt or Wilson before the shooting
There wasno firing while lnskip and family
We're leaving the house; the shots were
Struggling: could not see the hack OF:
the house; saw Mr.. Fitzgerald and
a ho!Se from lnsk,p's hsuse: ;-t, the stable
and went TO Ennis corner: saw Grove
foungs and party at lnskip's house: saw
Osborn and about dozen men al the sizt,e.
have lived in the neiGh5o-hood since lSjI
am acquainted with sill these men: saw
them OF their horses; do not know whether
they held their own horses or not: when 1
nrst saw them they were On their horses:
they went Cd two by two In line: think
four or i've were riding on the side OF the
line; some had pistols aud some guns: uon't
know whether they Were rifles or shot guns,
E. T. HILLS TESTIMONY.
l live about two miles from Aullvills. i
was in town on the 10Th of Oct. 1872: got
there some time during the forenooa. Issw
the shooting about Mr. In>sIp's house can't
tell by whom 1t was done; there were about
~ or 20 men; when | first saw them thew
came pretty fast from Davis creek most OF
them went towards irskip's h"y>c: some
went in the direction Of MIR. Wilson's stable:
some 10 right hand and some left hand
roaI. The direct road TO town is the lett
hand road; most Of them took the right hand
road. Firing commenced a. soon as they |
reached iuskip's house; some Of the party
part OF the men STAYED in from,
and some IN the back part of the house: the !
shooting appeared 20 be immediately aroun,t
the house; when l first saw thep / was Al
the corner Of the Ennis block; went within /
sixty yards of them I, saw soufe men going |
IN and others coming out ~ the house; l |
heard men saying .'fetet him ou.:'' saw
lnSklp coming out and woman following
him; think it was hfs wife she went TO him
and think he was turned loose know
Tom Belt. ALSO Tom Young: | saw Tom
fonng with pistol and tried 10 take il from
ioungs. also the Mock boys don't xnow
which one OF them saw there: saw Mr.
VIM. Littlsjohn. Isaac McVay, Sam Nichols.
Bob Greer. Oscar Perdue. James Fitzgerald.
Henry Fitzgerald. John Zantmeyer, Mr.. Cat
ron and George Osborn. ! went IN the house
after the shooting; saw Foster and Wilson:
Wilson was shot; this was a short lime ,ner
The shooting; saw David Dou,hit. dead
he was lying on his left side he was bloody
N the face: am not positive. but think nv
brother was in with me saw some name.
)f glass broken out of the window, The
men left town two by two IN file like soldiers;
cannot say whether Brown. Youugs OF Han.
ev were around: some OF the men had MIS-
ols, some guns. l saw Henry Fitzgerald
md john Zsnt;a"yer around; they wen. to
ne nrerT stable for y horse: the body of
nci: left town going east. don't rccci!ect
IavlIs any conversation with any OF TIE psr- +;
les that ,SeniEg: l may have had but s.an',
emember: went within sixty yards eff the
'arty heard Lem talk hut did not und.r- .
tand what the, said. Two Or thre. l,l,. ,
old Of Sir. tnsSIp when they brought him
mt OF the house; he was frightelcd; the I
nen were armed; don't rccoiicct who was
the house at TIE same time | WIS; WAS
orty or fifty yards from tie iaca when they !
eft town. ,,
CROSS ExA,HSATIoN.-WIien | first saw +
ne men was at thadSIck's store; went I
swards Ennis corner; l Ion'l remember {
10 else was tlsrc. The main body Of men !
'ent to lnskip's IN ga!inp: tiie shooting
just then {; don't Know who did !
ls firing. The road by iuskip's house Is a c
travelled road. The firing had stonDed )
hen / heard tha cry. bring him out - 3
they nnEsuf ,,... i