Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-01-22
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Cousin Sally billiard Outdone.

of Pittsylvania county, Va, in the case
of the Commonwealth VS.. Cassady, on
a charge of malicious stabbing. The
venire being impanneled and the jury
solemnly charged by the clerk, the
Commonwealth's attorney called, in
support of the Indictment, the witness,
Buck Briant, who, being solemnly
sworn the truth to tell, testified as
follows:
Question by the Comnonwealth's
attorney-Tell all you know about
the cutting of the prosecutor by Cas-
sadly, the prisoner at the bar.
Answer-Well, gentlemen, it was
election day; twas dark, cloudy, wet
sort of a drizzly day, and says | to my
old woman, says |, believe | will 60
down to Ringgold and posit my vote.
And says my old woman to me, says
she, we'll, Buck, as it is sort of a
dark, cloudy, wet sort of Il drizzly day,
says she, hadn't You better take the
umbril. Saws | to the old woman, |
'spect | had better take the umbrill.
50 took the umbrill and advanced
on down towards Ringgold; and when
| got down thar Mr.. Cole coined, and
saws he. to me, says he, Uncle Buck,
have YOU seed anything of neighbor
Harris: Says | to Mr.. Cole, for why ::
Says be, He's got my umbrill.
The witness was here interrupted by
the Court and told to contine himselfto
the actual fray between the prisoner
and Cole. the prosecutor. In answer
to this the witness remarked, in tone
of indignant remonstrance:
We'll now, Mr.. Judge. YOU hold on,
for | am sworn to tell the truth. and
I'm gwine to tell il my own way-so
'taint worth while for you to say
nothin' about it."
Whcreupon the Commonwealth S az
torncv, being anxious to get rid of the
witness upon any terms, told him to
90 on and tell the story his own way.
"WelI. as | was going to say, twas
on election day: Buchanan and Fllmo
was running for the Legislature, and
SAWS | TO nv old woman. saws |. be-
licve I'll 90 down to Ringgold an
'posit nv vote. Says my old woman
/ to me. saws she, Buck. rs it is sort of
Il dark, rainy, drizzly sort of day
/ hadn't you better take your umbrill:
Saws | to my old woman. | 'spect | had
| better take my umbrill; so | took the
umbrill and advanced on toward Ring
gold. until | arriv thar. Well, the
! first thing | did when | got thar was
! to take a drink of Buchanan whisky,
which was monstrous good, and says
| Ia myself, SAYS |, old HosS you feel
better now don't Won: And while |
was advancing around, Mr.. Cole, he
came 10 me, and says he, Uncle Buck,
have YOU seen anything of old neigh
Dor Harris: Says for why: Says
he, the old cock has got my umbrill.
Arter n while posted my vote and
then Mr.. Cole and me advanced
back towards home. and Mr.. Cole
was tighter than | ever seed. And SC
we advanced till We got whar the road
and the path forked, and we tuck the
path. rs any other gentlemen would,
and arter advancing awhile We arris
to our neighbor Harris who was
settn on log with the umbrill onto
his arm, and about that time Elijah
Cossady (the prisoner coined up, and
we advanced on till we arriv ut Eli
iah's house. Elijah is my netfew and
likewise my son-in-law. He married
my darter Jane, which is next to Sal
| ". Arter we had advanced to Eliiah's
house, we stood in the yard awhile Il
iawing. and presently two somebody
rid up on horse, which was Johnson
and Whitfield, Cassidy behind Whit.
field and kiah Cassidy being the
same. kiah was drunk, and he and
Mr.. Cole got to cussin one another a.
bout politix and advanced into the
house whar was Elijah's wife, which
is nv darter Jane. Well arter iawin
awhile with EN-, my little neffew, SAYS
he, Uncle Buck, lets 60 home. Say:
|, good pop, SO we pegged out togeth-
er. Well, | got home and was eating
supper, when Elijah arriv, and says te
me, says he, Uncle Buck, I've killed q
man. SAYS |, the HI you have. And
that's all | know about the stabbing
for | warn't there"