Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-12-24
sargent fer tie Ssabbing 81 Fran.
cis Harrison, 1t Rifkvillo.

PreiaminaPy Examinaslea 81 Lersy
sargent fer tie ssabbing ~ Fran.
els HaRrlsons 1t Kifkvlllo.
The young man. Leroy Sargent, who
is undergoing trial for the stabbing Of
Francis Harrison, is young man about
twenty or twenty .one years Of age,
about medium height, dark complect-
ed, brown hair, aud might, generally
speaking, DO called an ordinary look
ing youth. The young man who was
killed was also nearly twenty lone years
OF age and the trouble, % near as may
be known, commenced about some
farming operations between Harrison's
grandfather and young Sargent. The
stabbing was done In Kirkville, In this
county, ON the 10Th day or November
last. A large number of witnesses are
to be examined, aud the story, - near
% may be learned from the evidence,
10 % follows:
The old man Harrison had been to
Ottumwa, and when he got homo no
found the prisoner-who 10 Harrison's
grand -son-present with other per.
sons, and conversation arose - TO
some farming operations, In which the
old man Was interested, and be began
talking pretty loud. The old grand.
mother demonstrated with the old man
In regard to his loud talking, and told
him that people passing along the
street might hear him when the young
man made some remarks the old gen.
tleman did not like, and he drew .
chair on the young man, but were sep
arated by the women In the house 81
the time, and during the meele the dc.
/ ceased came from an adjoining room,
and, according to the evidence Of the
| grandfather and grandmother, com.
menced demonstrating with young
Sargent taking hold Of his haad and
| telling Sargent he ought not 70 do @
when the cutting took place, and
young Harrisoa said he WAS bleeding
TO death, and the fight stopped. 6ass
gent was ordered to leave, and went
ct once.
The above facts wste elected from
the evidence Of the old folks-ths
grandfather and grandmother. DR.
binsmore was called and gave zen
eral history Of the wound In it, varloul
stages, until death took place.
DR.. Dlnsmore In his testimony OF
his recall stated that the inflammation
which caused the death Of the younl
man, was brought about By the wound
in his opinion.
Miss Almira Harrison, for the pros
ecution, sister OF tho deoeased, testi1
cd TO hearing the whole Of tho di0
Guilty between the prisoner and he
father In which the loud talking Va
done and the chair waa drawn an
broken. Her brother who was In y
other room came into the room Wher
the diMeulty was, and sA1d to hi
father. aY ou stand back and will tal
10 L26vs Apd stepped mp to the prisone
and te0 him he should be ashamed Q
himself 70 tall, 90 70 On old maa An
. or sixty years Of -, and HE grand
father 6 that, end he thesght - TOO
hold Of 6argeat "Ailsr hey wero sey
aratsd ny brother said to ne: 81
ct - . cieth--I en- hssdias I
The boy Csurtasy tsstiass IN u
dillon 20 The othees that Sargent cake
he old man for some whisky, bat VI
. | refused-sepeAAed some very peotAs
! and vulgar phrases that passsd b
tween the tWo-was p4esont ct q
time the chairs were drawn, and VI
. present and heard Harrison say he VI
: cot, and for the boy TO 60 for the do
i tor did not sec tho quitting.
e The next witness testified to findin
1 tho prisoner IL the street that evening
) and he (Sargent) said he believed
. had cut Mr.. Harrison--that HaFrise
! had como homo drunk, and that Il
], boy had him BY the throat, and the oil
), man drew . chair on him, and The
!. had . fracus, and be guessed he ha
o cut him.