St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-03-12

ask me to assist him in settling the
trouble the first time he spoke To me of
il. Think the first time he asked my
aid was Tuesday night. On that night
| asked him if he was going to have a
east Thursday. He said no. That he
had not had writ served upon him.
When | went up to Cars. had no idea
papers were, served. Told him ] would
not have anything to do with the east,
if the State had IL case against him.
GGannon told me Carr had not sued
him. Carr told me he thought it would
not amount to anything if they did Try
To settle their trouble. Think he told
me il was in the hands of the States
Attorney and he would let the law take
its course. WAS satisfied it could not
Ice settled. and had started to 90 home.
Fred. Stanton aud Carr came into the
house about the same time. Think
told Lucicm ur Fred. that there was no
use trying To settle. and we had better
20 home. LucicH said he would go
>oon. OGaumon sat on the sled with
Ms boy when went out. He wanted
10 know how things were. and told
him it was NO Use to thy further to set
tie it. Told him several times he "cttel
not 20 into the house. Did not hear
the report of the pistol. Was some six
or eight rods from the house when Fred.
came out. Had heard before went
there that there WAS IL prosecution
against O'GannOn for knocking widow
Carr down. Neither Carr nor his mother
had called for me L" go up there. to
settle any difficulty. Have heard some
say that O'tiamnnn Wis quarrel>omc.
and some SAY he was not. He does not
stand on Il par with men in general for
pcaccablcnc>>. Was close to him when
We were i'll the Yard. Could not say
whether he had been drinking. Did
not see amy liquor. nor smell his breath.
~ Nv iai'i ''T'Il WI W 'lS ll'l Illu'll
WORST oil ion liquor. Have heard he
drinks.
Rc-dircct- Did not SEC him drink any
liquor that day. Should say he could
do business ;I> we'll as he ever could.
Have seen him under the influence OF
liquor once or twice.
FRED. STANTON.
Have known Henry O'tiammon toi ten
or twelve yclI>: have known Carr
longer. Was at Cars house ON the :}d
OF March, O't.aumum came To my house
and wanted me to go mp to Cars house.
To sec if the trouble could NOT Lee set
tied up between O't;ammon and the Cam
family. Went with O't;annon up It"
Cars about 10 "'rluck. Saw Albert
Car ch"ppiug sid" the road. Told
O'Gamm"n he had better go up home
and if We wanted ANY thin" of him We
would send for him. went up int"
the woods with james MrAnu. O'GIn-
ilpil WIS lil'll i'iIhlIi- lllI Ill tli'l liIt
BlndN hoy hN side ni the road. Ot,an-
non then went towards home. and
called Can ont and talked with him
about settling the matter up. Cam
said lac had no faith in it. Cam. Jack
l.augrIaih. Bamdl hoy. Lurien Stanton.
James McAnm :nd myself then went
down to the house. Heard no CONVEX
>;ltion bctWcrm O'Gaunon and Carr in
the woods. Cam kept on ch"prim"
the Bamdl boy. All went into the
house and sat around the stove.
asked them if they did not think the
trouble with O'GannoiI could he settled.
They said they had entered IL complaint
aud We're going to let it take its course.
Had been in the house halt an hour on
more when D'tiaumom came in. VIM.
Is. stanton Went out before the rest of
u>. and said We had better go home
Cam seemed to he some cNcitei. Was
sitting 10y the stove when O'Gaunom
came in. We've six ol seven of us in
the room. O't;aumon came in and shut
the door. and stood 10y it. When O'Gah-
non came in he said How do Nuu do.
folks , Mrs. Carr and Albert spoke
up about the same time, and told him
I" leave the house. Mrs. Carr went
int" the other room. Albert jumped up.
and passing between me and the stove,
SAYS t" O'Ganm"n damn .ynu. leave
the house or I'll shoot you." pulling IL
pistol from his pocket at the same time
He repeated the threat. McAnm says.
''Dun't shoot. Albert don't shoot" |
said about the same time For Gods
sake. Albert. don't shoot Nou Sha'm't
he hut. ~ We spoke. Albert dropped
his arm and looked around. O'Ganmon
then spoke up and said. "IIc won't
shoot anybody. Albert turned quick
ll and said Damn you. leave. or |
will shoot you. and fired about the
same time. | was six OF eight feet from
OGanuon. O'tiannon fell to the floor.
There WAS something said by Carr. in
the house | think. about O'Gamnon
driving him out of the woods. Carr had
said before O'Gannon came in that if he
did not keep away from his premises
he would give him cold lead.
Tro>S- rdmiHed-O'Gannun lives about