Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-04-30
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AZ. ISsxtr SWORN.
Lafayette csunls, In AuiIviiie, did i've tfer,
lat Vet. 10Th. was there the day Dsve DouihIt
was Killed 70 my housed l was outside when b,
killed with backshst; do not kaow Whether
lrsa %. of ~ Sca.. i W snsr iiaH; sesss Si
| ticed was from the northwest door, Il opsns eu
Of back room. WAS Ut that door when the sko
| was nrsd, Doufhitt and Wilson were In the from
that tns aiter len ihers ere shot. srrtl N m
front room; there were shots fred ct the Weal
side Of the house bsfore fien heard irAmpina
| shots were fired; occasionally I heard uhots
Agatni ieft Douthlu aud Wilson sittiur in M
| frsnt room; my wife was In same room ironing,
and bedsteasl Same side; my children eneraIiy :
slept opposite side; tndow In that room w Oh
each sIde; and my wife vent out OF front dsor;
met party ofmen rushing to the door; don't
know what they said; heard firing behind me
think heard ssne dozen gun Shots ;tiop u knov y
how many; wjsson len the house out Of the ss,
door; got baes again before left; he came In
tue east window on the le;t as you come to ths
house; he broke the glass ont and caIse in ihers
was u bed opposite the wiadow and . cradle =,
the foot; he clIic In over TINT; there was flriug
don't know NJ what side. did net see DavId
DUuthitt and Wilson IRE out Of house, Hthey did
So IL was after lelt; don't hardly think can
tell who It WAS that rushed by ns going to tile
door rs went out; there wsre quite Il Number,
| can say how many were armed. Jesse u.buru
came to me saying should not he hurt, Jaiucs
ti,e fence saw q little fellow named Martin aud
Grove lounss; they weie all armed. Douihitl
and Wilson were not armed when heard firsi
shotj there were iyins on the table pistols, guns
dozen on but did noI see them. was kept out
about y hour; was ordered to 60 scross ths
a
Reect's house; lstayed there i hour, Ms I was
told to stay there until turtner orders; did no!
| see Foster; when returned found Wilson ly
ing on the bed In front room shot; David Doutil-
iii Was lying on centre Of noor, dead and bleed
ing, having fallen on his face; = good deal OF
blood. The middle door had II or 10 buck shot
through casing and clustering; shots scattered
all over; the balls all came from the west and
north side; all windows broken except two
glasses l was present at the inquest thai even
ing; helped TO strip him; his breast riddieti
VAN buckshot; his chin was cut by bali thruuy yb
the skin; lie had n pistol on him, every barrel
loaded; his arm was broken; do not tnink any
balls struck hun lower than tie breast. Part ct
the lnen came up OIL horseback, In lUpc. did
NOT see the man that tired the nrst shot at the
west door; did not ace the linen leave Auliyilic;
think was in the house. l was NJ the trial iu
Auilviilc that day. Twas ordered to hold those
men = arms; IL was their request to gu to my
house for dinner. ihcre WAS horse in my
stable. do not recolleCt whether ANY of th,.
men were at the trial. The firing was about 5 or
6o'clUck.
tkCss kxAhiSATIoS--l have lived in Aullvills
over IL months. I am pll,txrer by trade, work
at IL. saw Douthtt amt Wilson ABOUT 10 y clock
That morning; was at trial IN the court; hat
dinner about O'Clock. Douihitt, Wilson, Rry-
nolds, probably Foster, were Ut the Table; k'os-
Ter WAS not working for he that day; was not
work ing Tor DOntiitt ay that time tnat know OF;
Donthift aud Wilson; do not know how many
arms were IN ny house; Hall handed me n couple
ot pistols; think one WAS u Mediation pistol /;
don treinembcr What the other WAS had ON
.Ie hpl
three shot guns and three pistols IN the house A.
the times don't know what became Of pistols on
THE Table; the pistol found On DoutiIitt was h
navy; my gun Was lOaded with bird shot; there
Were two snot guns in tue corner. Nheu h-ard
the tramp oil horses went to the west uour; don I
Know why went 10 west door; 1 could nor ..,.
DAVIS road from the door opened, but could
have seen II Iiu.n front door. David IIouthiIt
" iison, roster aud ReynOi,i, We're in the front
room; the shot then heard went IN the inciu n OF
The door; shnt II; when returned found Dave
Douthitt up ami gun la hand; had. nv pistol in
hanu ,.s ~hen went I" the door; II was my pistol
tiat hhd when went To the door; don't know
where Foster anu Reynolds went; Foster did not
come 10 the room, saying there are men coming;
am positive Foster uld not 80 TO the door am,
came back TO make that announcement; do NOT
rscoiiect wilson passing me; he went our of the
6ack door DO not know how many shots were
,, nreu. Mhen cam. back IN room, DouthIit
had his gun IN hand; Wilson was out oi tn. house.
l dom know whether Wilson wa, out when
come back; saw him break the sash and coIpe
IN the window; do not recoliect any smoke in IN,
room; there were shots fired ~ Wilson wniI, nnt.
l cannot say positively when he ", MT out. Lui
saw saw MN when he came in; did not stat. that
wilson was IN The room with gun in hand; do
mol Know how Wilson went; he nigh, have. h. an
IN the l. ami not have seen him: aIvzy. Ron:
nv sun IN the coriier OF the room, alwuys in the
siine place do not know who brought The other
guns There 'io nos recoilect what time that
trini closed, II Was late in the evening about :;
o CLOCK had my pistol in hand when went
Wuh my VILE and children from iron. door
Nave been acquainted about six months with
David Deuthit:; he had been boarding with me;
ne Was staying Mt nay house; his farm was rented
out; DO not krow what his business WAS: he
Went in and out. did not make tn. statement TO
Ar sam McCsusian'i that would shoot lpv
Stranger that would interfere with Mr.. David
Douihitt; 1t is lie. l do not know why tn.
arms were handed to me and not TO others; ,ook
the arIRs home and LAID them on the tabi- Douif-
lit and Wilson gave no orders about them hut
could have dome so If they choose; they were FIRE
guently IT my house; had been at nv house the
day before; he stayed NJ John Martin 8 the night
before; Wilson was not . boar Ter 4. nv house
Douthi:t was; can't say that Douthitt and will
son always came TO NY house together. We re-
turned TO the court room after hari ing had dim
ner laid the pistols on the table while Mt din
ner 1 did not See the buggy when l came to
front door.
MRS oP1IELIA MARTIN.