, 1874-01-08
Tho ptninsuiar Railway Company Y. Thorp. Ar
guod.
Swift Y. Barber. Argued.
Hoffman h Skinner v. Heard et, nl. gtrlckcn on
docket.
Call for tomorrow, Nns. 10 to "a. inclusive.

Hoffman h Skinner '. Heard et 81. ssrlckon on
docket.
Call for tomorrow, Nos 10 to "a. inclusive.
THE HARRoDsBuRG (KY.) TRAGEDY.
Testimony az tho judge in Whose
| Court tho AtfrNy occurred.
Hnrrodsburp tJan. ~ Correspondence Of tho Louie
utn Cans1tr-jovrHai.
Judge J. @, Wioklirro, tho plosiding Circuit
Judge during th9 difficulty, was tho frat witness
important, sinco Iio had kopt an eyo opon to tho
difficulty beforehand, 'approhendlpg somo!hi4g
OF tho kind;
oe pp rcuns 1i'S; lore on ths sas sS 81
November. and saw portion Of tito conflict bo-
tween tho Thonpsous and Dayicusos. lad
takon precautlon re- TO suppress any ontbrosl nftor
that thcro was bud focling botwoon tho parties
on nccount Of tho suit Of Ajcau4 v. Dnvicss. On
Monday, tho thirteenth day Of the court, Idroctod
Dir. Cnmmtnb, tho Sherifr, to arm himself and
six other good mon, and supproBs any outbrcaIs.
gave this warning III opon court, just after
.!s sw!s"r'ng thg jnry; During TIE progress Of the
tlo Th9mpsona: r. phi1, r. sr., mud his two Sons
exciscd, but nut offensive in his man-
nor. Tho manner Of Theodore Davioss,
sr., whilc tcstifving, X. thought rather Of
tenslvo to aomo Of the wltnesso1-oum,nins. for
Capt Thompson, his mannes seemed to ho, at
least unpleasant but not sufficient to provoko
difficulty. After lIa nIayiess ss, lad beCn in,
some remark, whom Judge Durham stopped him.
Young Phil. rose up and turned toward mo md
said: Z" Let him 60 on aud state oil ho knows
about It," 1 lremarked: /" I'm running ths ma
parties down. Al this moment oapt. Thompson
was sitting on table Or chair ncar tho railing.
Sly attention was first attracted to tho difficulty
in this wise:. I saw young Phil. going towards
tie door, and just behind him mas Laruo aud
no good, ~ so ! lookod around for thu,
Sheriff, Theodore DaylosH. Sr,, jumped
up, and started also toward the door,
pistol in hand, when satd: "3ring those men
back" just then three shots were fred III tho
alslo leading towards tho door. I don't know
who fired them, did not SEQ young Phil my
moro till tho fight was oyor. Wheu Tho three
| shots wore fired / protected myself behind the
| desk. A volloy of tlye or Bi1 shots soon follow
tho bur. aud near tho stove. Whom got behind
| The dcaR saw him facing towards mo. I saw a
shot strike hin. just about the hem Of hie pants
across the abdomen. Ao got cut Lis pistol apd
rent; his hat was a!ao perforated. lDr. Davls
Thonlpson hero exhibited the abrasion in his
pantB which hc still wole).. ! saw tho dust fly
from his pants when strucls. About the same timo
hn s ia; ', Hoe Wv e'ot III, d. e a ~.
tnaiirr;nn fn,no, nnvfcss wos afa,,line
nenr tl1n atora with Tia 1on1 in liz
pocket, aa II ho hnd pistol; as Officer Richards
vont lin rn,cnT that ia r. n,,E warn Tia
linn lin trial c11,nnncncai on 1ltoaIay md I
Eopt nv eyos on both nnrtioa nrotty closeiv:
,whon Ihii' Sr. went to toBtify. Theodore Dayieas
wal*cd arnnnj ;ns;do tho hi; naar tna ,ritncss
Davis Thomt,son Ind tnIon eaat an = benol1 to
nv right. jlttio phi on a tallc In front Of nv
dcsk: ills time Theodore ST.. pat near tlo front
| railing lie nosltion he occupiei nrottv ,nnch
| lurnT tl,r trnl : 7 do nat know tnldwo)I Da-
yiosy: saw nothing Of. tue f}cht outside: soon a
the firing oooscd Inside. CONC ono Lallood to
Can't. pii,, outside; he (Cnpt. T.) then won't out
Thompson. won't. in to where Theodore,
tsie hi Tic tho 15t stsI 19o from ius bs ban 'anof
passed out aud saw littlo Phil; his hoad
face, bosom and collar wcre very bloody. Ono
qf nls hands Tss p@9WdeE.bnrnt, @ IT III hand: s
attor tlsis little Jack came up and surrendered
| limsolf. Ills hnnd was shot nud bleeding, /
saw . bullet-hole through l!is clotliug-perhans
| Two or thrco. There was also a bullot-holo
hibited also tho oycrcoat oi Young john
Thomnsou. showing a bullot-mayk In thslappol,1
! INV f?nnt Phi n sho,t linn after Tho fifiicni..
~. co,n,1r 10 me- with Dr. KYLE. iio n1l reudoroi
Himself. Was shot through tie right thigh.
Ho remained inside tho bur until the fight closed
| in tho room, I didn't sec tint ho Ind q pistol,
None OF ths Dayiesses except Theodore, ST.,
| wore witnesses, nor members of tile bur. THO
Tlonpaons (oxcept Davis bl y are ull praoticng
ATTORNEYS. Theodore Davicss Was. l t4luk, tie
first wiiness sworn In tho case.
Cross-e3aminod BY Dlaclburn-Whilo Tbeo-
second ti,no, Young rhIl was sitting III the
| fs,nr1,1s d.u1, lV1,sr ttttIa Dill ooij ITot Ivy,