The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-11-14
Rjght to the Point.
THE INTELLIGIBLE STORY TOLD BY AN INTELLIGENT
WITNESS IN A sTABBING CASE.


The scene reported below occurred before the
Circuit Court of Pittsylvania county, Va, in
the case of the Commonwealth against Cassa-
dy, on the charge of malicious stabbing. The
venue being impanelled and the jury solemn
ly charged by the clerk, the Common wealth's
attorney called, in support of the indictment,
the witness, Buck Bryant, who, being solemn
ly sworn to tell the truth, testified as follows:
Question by the Commemorative attorney
Tell all you know about the cutting of the pros
ecutor by Cassidy, the prisoner at the bar.
Answer-"Well, gentleman, it was election
day twas dark, cloudy, wet sort Of driz-
zling day, and, says to my old woman, 81 be-
lieve will go down to Ringgold and post my
VOTE" And, says my old woman to me, DWELL,
Buck, as it is sort OF dark, cloudy, wet sort of
drizzly day." says she, "hadn't you better take
the umbrill" Says to the old woman, 81
'spect had better take the umbrll." So ltook
the umbrill and advanced on down toward
Ringgold; and when Igot down thar Mr.. Cole
coined, aud, said he, "Unce Buck, have you
seed anything Of neighbor Harris3" Says to
Mr.. Cole, "f'or why?" Says he, "He's got my
umbrlll%&
The witness was here interrupted by the
Court and told to confne himself to the actual
fray between t1e prisoner and Cole, the prose-
cutor.
In answer to this the witness remarked, in q
tone of indignant remonstrance:
"Well, now, Mr.. Judge, you hold on, for am
sworn to tell the trlth, and Pm gwine to tell it
my own way 50 'taint worth while for you to
say nothin about it."
Whereupon the Commonwealth attorney,
being anxious to get rid of the witness upon
any terms, told him to go on and tell the story
his own way.
"Well, was going to say, twas on elec-
ton day; Buchanan and Filmo was running
for the Legislature, and says to my ole wo-
man, 4 believe I'll go down TO Ringgold and
posit my vote Says my old woman to me,
says she, Buck, as it is a sort of dark, rainy,
drizzly sort of a day, hadn't you better take
your umbrll?" says she. Says to my old wo-
man, 4 'spect had better take my umbrill; ;
so l took the umbrill and advanced ON toward
Ringgold until | arriv thar. Well, the first
thing did when got thar was to take drink
Buchanan whiSkey, which was monstrous
good, and says l to myself, says 1, odd boss,
you feel better now, don't you? And while l
was advancing around, Mr.. Cole, be came to
me, says he, Uncle Buck, have you seed any,
thing of old neghbor Harris? 2? Says l. For
whyY Says he, 'The old man has got my UNI
BRILL After while posted my vote, and
then Mr.. Cole and me advanced back toward
home, and Mr.. Cole was tighter than I ever
seed MIN. And SO we advanced till We got whar
the road and path forked, and we tuck the path
as any other gentleman would, and arter ad-
vancing awhile VIC arrv to old neigh Dor Harris
sitting on log with the umbrill on his arm,
aud about that time Elijah Cassidy (the prison.
cry coined up, and We advanced on till we arriv
at Eljah's house. Elijah is my nephew and
likewise my son-in-law. He married my dar-
ter Jane, which is next to Sally. Arter we had
advanced to Ejah's house we stood in the yard
a while jawln', and presently two somebody's
rid up on horse, which was Johnson and
Whitfield, Cassidy behind; Whitfield and XII
ah Cassidy being the same. Kiah was drunk,
and he and Mr.. Cole got to cussin' one another
about politix, and l advanced into the house
whar was Elijahs Wife, which is my darter
Jane: Well, artcr jawin' awhile with 'em, my
AIttlcs. lew. s..s.-L--@s. UrIele Buck, let's go
home lys I, Good, pop so we pegged out
together And there's all know about the
stabbing Tor l warn't thar !"-St. Louis Demo-
crat.