The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-04-11

Pelton and Keeney were both off Of
the stage when the stool was raised
and the shot fired.
Cross E,cdmineci-Took part in the
row that followed; struck at Keeney;
don't know whether / hit him or not;
Pendleton aud others were striking at
Keeney. He was down on the floor
part of the time; thought the boys
were making it lively for him.
OLLIE BROWN.
Was at Mart Taylors' ball. Know
Keepy, saw him come from behind
the curtains with pistol in his right
hand. / went back behind the cur
tains; saw Pelton raise stool to
strike Keeney.
Cross Examined - Was on the
stage when saw Keeney; saw him
walk to the edge of the platform in
front of Pelton and saw Pelton
strike him with stool.
REED pEHpLEToN
testified: Was at the ball when Pei
ton was killed. ! know Keeney: saw
Keeney on the way as l came down
from the depot that evening; called
to him to stop-wanted to see him q
minute. Keeney stopped and we had
some words about an overcoat.
Don't think there was any conspiracy
among parties to whip Keeney that
night. Found out that there was
two neck. ties gone; spoke to Pelton
about it; Pelton said it was a d-d
mean trick, Keeney, who stood near,
turned aud said, id you, l did it.
and what have you got to say about
it? Pelton replied, take nothing
back-I think it was mean trick
keeney then called Pelton n id
s-n of b-h and struck at him
with fiddle which he had in his
hand. l then stepped in and took
the fight off of Pelton's hands be-
cause he was a friend of mine and
not able to fight.Keeney. The first /
saw of the second row l saw Pelton
with stool raised and Keeney with
a pistol in his hand. The shot was
immediately fired and Pelton fell.
Two more shots were fired-one
went into the organ.
Cross Eramined-Followed Keeney
to the door after the first row; took
my coat about half off. Had a talk
with John Gore out side of the
house. Took off my shoulder bra
ces; took them off SO that if a row
was got up l would be ready for it.
Had not had row with keeney
previously.
Re-Erdmined By State-Had no
reason to think there would be diff
fculty with Keeney that evening
when took off my shoulder braces.
JAMES RELY
testified: Was ut Mart Taylor's ball
on the evening of the killing; saw
Keeney on the platform; saw him
step down near Pelton. Saw Pelton
stoop down and pick up stool and
raise as if to strike Keeney; heard
the report of pistol and saw Pelton
fall to the right; saw Pendleton
strike Keeney; saw Keeney fall
toward the stage and heard a second
shot. There was n general squabble
and 1 seen pistol lying on the floor.
Saw the first row; it was about five
minutes before the shooting. Heard
some talk about a neck-tie and saw
Keeney strike Pelton with a fiddle
and seen them clinch. l went out at
the window after the shooting.
Gross Erdmined-Didn't see Pen
dleton strike Keeney until after he
had struck Pelton.
testified: Was at the ball when Pei
ton was killed. Saw the first row
in the ball room. Pelton followed
Keeney to the door and then went
back to the stage. Keeney went
around the house and came in at the
window at the back of the stage.
Was at the door when first shot was
fired. Keeney told me that he went
10 at the window for fear the boys
would follow and jump on him; said
his partner and his hat and coat were
in there. 1 told HIM I thought
everything would go off quiet.
Went to Pelton and he said all was
settled.
Cross Eramined-Took part in the
fight against Keeney after the shoot
ing.
GEORGE BRANDENBURG
testified: Was at Mart Taylor's
entertainment and the ball that
followed the same evening. The
first / saw of the affray the parties
were on or near the stage. Saw Pei
ton raise a stool and then heard the
report of revolver. Keeney was
forced toward the door. Sometimes
he was up and sometimes down.
Saw pistol in his hand and tried to
kick it out; saw it drop and saw Kee-
ney grab for it; I kicked it with my
foot and seized it before he could get
it; pistol shown witness) that looks
very much like the pistol; have not
seen it since until now.
Cross Examined - Saw Pelton
strike Keeney with a stool; struck
him on the back of the head just
above coat collar, The blow and the
shot were almost Simultaneous, The
second shot was about two seconds
from the first.
SAMUEL MANSFIELD
was at the ball when Pelton was kill
ed, just before the fight occurred.
DIR. SHEPLEY.
] am practicing physician. Ex-
amined the body of VIM. Pelton five
minutes after the shooting also
made post mortena ex animation
twenty-five hours after death. Ball