Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-05-07

OF the house; part OF tie men, turned TO go
another direction: the shot was fired out OF
front door OF Mr.. In.kip's house; then there
were some shots fired from sonfe Of these
mems the horses having thrown soma Of them.
| CEOsa OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES not married.:
liyc in Aullville; board with Abner Ward;
am blacksmith; worked most Of the day;was
walking about TO see the excitement; there
wasa iriaigoing on In town that day; my shop
Is below EnHls' store; I went to Ennis
corner niyselt; Mr. Boswell came up while
was standing there :saw the horses coming In
agaiiop; heard .oine ono say here they come;
saw asllot fired out of door OF IEsKip's house
about the time the men rode up; heard the
g,ins Tired and saw ths smoke come out.
the door epsne,l inside; was about l50 "a, DIS
OIL from insisip's house; the men were ON Il
three c0rnered file from me: some OF the men
4 went towards the railroad; jnst as they were
| parting heard the fire. saw the door opened;
saw the flash ai,d smoke; did not see the gun;
say IL wns man fired the gun because dom I
| thiuk II was woman: saw Tom Belt, Tom
| Young: Mediation had just passed me aui
| got Into the Eiiggt when the shot was iircd;
the buggy WAS stopped about thu time the
| general shooting was s0Dincncrd: cannot
| say what the men were shooting; suppose
they shot at the house; saw man or men
riisbingto ihe front door; went back to my
/ shop: did II work any more that day; went
to lhskiP's bnt,sc ftcr the men .hnd left; Mr..
Hecse lires-apposite The house. don't recol-
| lrct having seen any 20 TO the house from
| Reercs. ihc men were about 100 or 1J0
| yards uf iui;ae when shot came from house;
fhe shot SEEMED TO 20 ut them; did not see
l Hay r"rs0l going round iuskip's holise:
| know Ihr shot was iircii from house about
/ thr iiiIc lie buggy. stoppcd; cannot say
| WlCtLtr sil"i Was fired first or buggy stopped
/ .,rsl: u. :,u.sv hai gone about $50 yards:
! th''lncn lid i.ot check up TO tue time shot
was Erred. "a4
r.. -a. DAStEL EtNSEY.
Ir,.si r. in AnllrIIle: was there the 11th
dayTni Dstnur. -: was standing OIL platform
OF Nv. ry stable: IL il about $50 feet to lnships
hnlI-c: has! \ fair view OF the house:saw some
I Iaen rGln,i:2 up the road and saw shot fred
at them from the front door OF tile house:
4 SAW the smoke: the men were between 100
and $50 yards ircm the house: saw Dave
| Doutl,iit and Giisou In town that Gay: they
came into town with arms, but gave th, nj
up to Mr.. ln-kip: TO not remember whether
they had arm, that evening; air. VIM. Lins-y
WAS with me on platform: do not reccoiitct
| having conversation with Dave bouthitt Oh
| that evening: do hot consider him pelca-
bic. quiet citizen: he Mas locked upon IA n
dangerous man.
CROSS EXAsIINArloN.-He was con-
| sidereda a dangerous man: have heard him
quurrelling and haying difficulties with men:
4 cannot name any OF the difficulties Just now:
do not know how long was acquainted with
Dave Douthitt: had fair view, of inskip's
house from where I stood: MIR. Linsey was
Linsey: lie SAID nothing 10 me: he had \ re-
volYer and took it oil: from the way the
smoke went 1t appeared to be tirrd down the
roa's: could see aa.ona!iy into the door: did
not Sre the gun: did not see any one shooting:
the door was open; could see into the room:
the men coming up road We're about 1o or lot
!. yards from house: saw buggy, IL was stop.
ped: it stopped about the same time firing
took place; cannot say how long the door
/. remained opened: saw The horses will. men
4 hGn in, Fr,.n of innB In nnr
whether they shot or not: they were about
. 200 or 80 feet from Inc. saw Oh: smoke: the
men We're diSmounted: Mr.. Reccc lives op.
posi:c to InskIp'- hon e: Reece's house is Il
, little tn right Of QUE stable: saw ln>kip
going into Heece's honsr: saw none with
him: saw ti:c men leave town in do,i,le liz.
g6ing east: can't toll how many men: saw
Iantemycr, Henry Fitzgerald, Brown. james
Field. VIM. Iitticjohn. VIM. Hendricks:
Iantpmycr and Fitzgerald armed: SAW one
man getting out the back part of the buggy:
saw Mr.. Dottiii,t get out of buggy on left
siIc from me: heard nothing that was said TO
Col Douthitt at the time: did not go TO the
loIsc after the killing: have known all the
time that the pistol shot was Grcl from the
houS, :luu remember Who trsiItold that saw
the shot fired: was summoned here rs 4 wit
ness by MIR. Prince: had told in presence OF
Nj. West before the subpoena was served
that saw the s!iOt:do not remember who else
told II 10: had conversation with Robinson:
he had said to me lie saw shot through the
door: think have told Robinson SAW shot
from door of insSip's house: Jen. Fitzgerald
was with me when toll Col. Westl saw the
shot: 3lr. Henry Fitzgerald. James Fitzger-
| aid all We're III the room VIXEN told ii: might
have tol; it before, but do not reco,ect: Hr.
Jcif. Fitzgerald came after me 10 go there
and make that statement: cont know what
made him come after me.
| 8. M'CAsLEY.
Ihsve Tweed in Anilvillc about Twelve rconihs;
! am acquainted with Ar lnskip; bu,r,ita there
from May 10 september the same year. Frequcnt-
| iy SAW lspn and Doutniit there; had II c"lrer-
| satiun sDmc time the last of>-ep;einber with In
| skip; he sIiil there WAS Il party OF men coming
| from johnson county to mob M:. Douthitt; tlut
il they di'l, he would Kill them; he had ~ rici 10
do It wa; he said further, tuat il any stranger
| would appear ut that trial lie would be killed.
| Have aEown Mr.. DUuth tt since ls.a; know his
ch4rics"r; his character IS that oil u desperado:
| GROSS ENANlNAr. on am living In Aull-
vile. Always have been g o,t frienIs with ln-
| skip. Tie conversation betwee and niiu TOOK
place a ti,e brick kiln south of his hUuse; there
was with lis. boarded IT lnsk!p's from
May 10 September; can't say that Doulht; ani
| Wilson boarded there Or not DOunitt told Ine
hiins, Il lie WAS desperate; he WAS considered
so by Mr.. Robinson, Ed. Harrisun, Dave Fns-
ter, Alb. Ward, Guy Reynolds, also, told Ihe he
| was desperate man; heard David Douihiit say
| ne had gone 10 A. ID. Wilson, and Made him yet
down On his knees aud beg pardon; never heard
| of II case where he hdl misileaicd auyupe with
E"ut cause; he heard Douthift say t.IAt he cared
Tor neither law nor nothing tisc; that he gcner
ally fought his own way out with his arms; told
n!e lie used :rBowie knife in Kansas city.
JOHN NEAL.
Hive miles from Au!iville. did not know
| David DouHtt; l know his character; L,yr
heard hi.n spoken or; don't think lie was i quiet
-abi'ting citizen.
II. s. CHADWICK:
live in Au!lvillc; ihtyc live,i there 1. months
know the cil:lrartcr OF l,O.lthrtt; lis general
character WAS bad; rs I lc;lccble law-aLidns
tl:,,,s f.xAMrS Siri6S.-. 1t is Il general report
ofhis bli ri,irar;rr Us being bad in the AuiiyilIe
comlniniH; have Renrd oil him doing wrong Z.
t!,u-. HAT ,:t no hirin u him. am satisfied he
s.ois ik.'sc mules; was mach alarmed on his
sleep ltii my cerl. ut my store; know OF his
conduct ueing very bi'i from my own olserva-
cut hy him; may have heard OF such, bat dou'
know. ..r ..sl t.-.l. o.. -.-
EEv. s. D.. SULLIVAN. rrss. J. |
Hive in Auiviile since year last March,, 4
DO know his general character; he was not u
good, pcaceabic, law-abidiag citizen. ain =
minister. .esH4 f'#a Y&s
HENRY DOUGLASS. 20. ~
live in Lafayette county, Freedom, 81 miles
from Aullvi!!e; was in town day oi shoVlIng; ! |
WIS Shading between what is known a>t'raiam's |
blacksmith siio and DIR. iiIrtmau's Office Heatr
or shots fr,,.; io"ked up ant saw smoke com
ing from tnnsei saw a bYly OF n'sn coming 10
yarIs from huusc; think they were in little patch
nr hazel brush. inskip's house Is one story; the
next house is twO story; think the men had got |
to ti,c last house; the all horseback
The houses are ~ or 81 steps apart. think the
men hui halted when hre,l on, and returned
the lire, then came on 10 iSShip's gate. know
ihe character oi Duuthitt us a dcsperaito.
T. ass ENANISArioS.-i wUs between black |
sruih siv,. and Doctors office. think Mr. |
Horti and Mr. Robinson and myself had got nn
horses to go home. con,d zee two sides Of Mr..
Inskip's i,ousc; SAW smoke coming from the
house: saw the snluke coming from the north
east door, rising over ei,es OF house. Ibid not
see ii,e door uptn; lsay it was Inskip's house;
| heard parties say that know; saw him and
4 family coming out; SAW men in Yard in front
of door; ttr men going IN yard ut north and
there voiiey fired right after the I'll and :ai
tshois were fret; the voil,y was fired by the
body ui Dls'R; The Dan fired III lett baud corner
| from door; the smoke camr n ON the door un.
c.ini. up the edge al the runf IF the
house. did not see the door open si,uf; saw
no pistol pointed n;t oil IL. l heard of David
Do,i;hiit b.inga lighting, desperate character.
l lived dr mule, trusa hiiu. l did not scar
/ those ricn come up. Had seen McIlatton; did
4 not sce him start on; saw Tom Young aud Tom
| belt, did not them while firing was going
| on do not know when WAS Summoned. I
think the irst person told what saw WAS JAS.
! Field; have had talk with kinsey; told hun
saw smoke co,niBx tromthe hoise. Kipsry had
seen irny FROM tue house. Talked 10 flei.I si,
| evening Di the killing. Don't think there WAS
| any hrIny until thrl laIniiy got out oil hotiss,
heard nlin haloo, cease The ilriug; the islniiy
\ went out; then another vollry was free again
] Think there were about 40 or 90 men; saw men
running to and fro; saw Mr.. Handley, John
Mock, Vim. Mock, Jainrs Field, Heury kitxger-
el. james fitzsyrei. Oseas Periuc, Win. Little
John; saw one McVay. i leit town before the;
/ men left. Saw Andy YpkcIy 1 went Il, ms,