Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-03-19

MIL tiAN HAAobhN4s anu ret A4N up III bhoA-
ness; bound me TO secrecy, but afterwards
l told David Hale.
Cross examined-The conversation oc-
CURED some months before the death Of
Morgan; l told David Hale about a week
afterwards said he was going to the West
and if l would kill prisoner lie would
keep me concealed, and if they put me- in
Jail he would get me out and take me to
| the West with him.
Luke Curry testified, was acquain-
/ ted with Peter Morgan; heard Morgan
say that he intended to cut prisoners heart
out, and had gotten knife for that pur-
pose; told the prisoner about it.
Cross eXamined.-Don'tk know how long
it was before | told prisoner; don't re-
member whether Morgan was in Logan at
the time l told prisoner; | was working
for Morgan at the time he told me.
Jesse Curry called and sworn.-I was
acquainted with Peter Morgan lie told
me that he and the prisoner could not live
in the same county and told me to tell the
prisoner.
CUES. by defense.-Did Mrs. Thompson
tell you anything that Morgan said about
prisoners wife and daughter? Objected
TO by state)
Here followed a sharp discussion be-
tween Judge Ferguson and MIR. Kenna.
The court overruled the objection
Witness proceeded: told what Morgan
had said about prisoners daughter; that
the prisoner had 4 sweet little daughter
that would be Il nice
to and he wanted to do
it when time came. Don't know
when l told him, may have been a year
before Morgan's death. Prisoner and |
were walking up the road when ! told
him OF the matter.
At this point the Court took a recess for
dinner On re-assembling at two o'clock,
the objection to the testimony Of Jesse
Curry was again raised by the State-upon
which arose at once a spirited discussion
between Kenna, Ferguson and Gibson.
Objection sustained and Curry's testimo-
ny excluded.
Ms. Dempsv was next called and
sworn.-I was acquainted with Peter Nor
gan and am also acquainted with the
prisoner had a converse ion with Nor
gan and in that conversation he said that
he and the prisoner could not live togeth-
er, that if the prisoner did not kill him,
he would kill the prisoner; that he had
lain in wait to kill prisoner but was pre-
vented from doing so by David Stratton.-
! Morgan said that he had courted priso-
ner's wife as long as he wanted to and now
intended to take his daughter; his daugh-
ter was about twelve years OF age; she Is
dead now-never communicated this con-
versation to her; | live in Logan county
my first conversation with Morgan was in
July; Morgan was killed in the May fol-
lowing; no one was present at that con-
versation; told tie prisoner this within
a month OF Morgan's death had told him
of it twice before.
Cross examined i live with my moth
err; Morgan told me this at her house
have never stayed at prisoners house
never 60 there to assist in cooking; stay
there at night sometimes don't remember
of telling prisoner Of Morgan's threats prl-
or to Morgan's going West.
David Shelton, next called and sworn,
says, live at Logan c H., knew both
Morgan and the prisoner saw Morgan at
the prisoners house, he was standing with
pistol in his hand and said that he was
watching for that id dog o come out
of the house, it was the prisoners house
he was watching it was about II o'clock
| saw him again another night at the same
place, standing with his revolver in his
hand don't remember the conversation
We went away together.
Cross examined.-Don't know how long
this was before Morgan's death he never
called the prisoner by name; was only a
few feet from the door
Judge Samuels called and sworn says
The day Of the inquest | took squire Me-
Nicely with me to examine certain suspi-
cious tracks, saw several tracks made by
the same party, these tracks were going ul
the river and were soon lost on rock bar
of the river; prisoner lived in an oppo-
site direction from that indicated by the
tracks.
James Clarke was next called, and
sworn says: | lived in 1870, at the
mouth of Pond, in Kentucky, was ac-
quainted with Morgan saw him one night
on prisoners premises; he was lying ON
an old foundation near prisoners house
with a pistol in his Land. He said, by
Cd mean to kill Urias Buskirk; = this
meeting was just before day-break; turn
ed off and lett him there, and atter~ard
| tod Eli Trent about it
Cryss-cxamincd.-Ihis was about ten
months before Morgan's death he was
watching the prisoners house; lnevei
told the prisoner this.
ROLAND Vance was next called and
sworn--I was acquainted with Morgan
also with tie prisoner; a difficulty arose
between the prisoner and myself; Morgan
said | ought to whip him; sad he only
wanted to get a fair snatch at him and he
would settle him.
Cross-examined.- This was awhile be-
fore Morgan went west.
John Buskirk was next called and sworn
am brother of the prisoner, also OF
Frank Buskirk; Frank Buskirk and wife
lived at my house; had been living there
since their marriage; Frank Buskirk was
in Giles county, Virginia, at the time his
wife left nv house and went to Isaac Nor
CANS: she left of her own accord; didn't
know her reasons for leaving; don't know
how long this was before the Morgans left
for the west.
Accommodations think Frank
had deserted his wife, he was in Virginia
on business; he was away about three
months; returned about month after the
death Of Morgan; don't know whether his
wife went TO her friends in Kentucky OF
not.
David Stratton. re-called.-I met Nor
gan the night Of his death | tried to
borrow a pistol from him but could not,
he said he had one, but expected to use II
himself that night objected to by State
objection overruled.)
This closed the testimony for the De
fence.
State introduced Henry p Clarke, by
whom it proposed to prove the general
character Of the prisoners wife before her
marriage -lobjocted TO by defence rs ir-
relevant.) Here followed long and excl
ted debate, between Mes-rs. Ferguson,
Kenna and McGinnis, objection over
ruled.
Witness was sworn and stated in sub
stance rs follows: have known the lady
for several years, knew her before she mar
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