The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1875-11-04


six inches long, and two cuts on the left arm
! both cut to the bone, one below and one abov,
the elbow. One cut on the left side of the neck
clear down to the collar bone. This wound
gaped so could have laid my two fingers in it
The cross examination was lengthy, but there
was nothing new.
Joel Arthur called. This witness heard of the
trouble and started up the lane and met the
crowd bringing Fagan down the lane. Pagan
was taken to the house OF witness, and died
there some time the next day.
Lethe Arthur Wife of Joel Arthur. Had
seen Pagan twice before he was brought to my
house. When he was brought to my house he
| was badly cut. There were many nine
cuts upon him. A doctor sewed up the wounds
in his side and in the night some time the
stitches had to be cut, as he could not breathe.
L staid with him all night and attended to him.
The doctor requested me to attend on him.
| Cross examined. 1 knew George Frame, a
man who kept grocery at Washington Switch.
He came 10 my house just before they brought
Pagan to my house. He came through the will
lows in front of my house. His hands were
very bloody. He asked for water, and washed
his hands and then left. God knows where he
went 1 never saw him since. 1t is said he LETT
the place at that time.
Peter Call was the next witness. Some four
years ago got acquainted with Partlow, at Cam
| brsa Furnace He told me that he and Pagan
got into fight, and Pagan was too much for
him, and he used his knife, or knife, and
! when he let him 20, he fell.
james Sims. This witness was considerably
| intoxicated, hut he declared that he knew What
he was talking about. Heard George W. Part
low say he had cut Fagan, and if he had Il to
do over, he would do it again.
| Third day. William Fielders sworn. Had 4
| talk with Partlow about a year ago. He said
Pagan was a good sized man, and every time he
hit him it roared like thunder, and he cut him
till he fell.
| George kinnison called. Heard PartloW say
that he had cut Pagan. This was the same
summer that the cutting was done.
Ernest Brandt called. About two years ago,
| at Cambria Furnace Pothouse, Partlow told me
that he and Pagan got into fight, and Pagan
was too much for him, when he took his knife
and commenced cutting Fagan, and when he
let him go Pagan fell, and he, Partlow, ran
William Aosbarger called and sworn. Part
| low told me that two or more men were fight
| ing him, and he thought they would kill him,
and he believed they would have done so, but
! some woman handed him knife, and he cut
| one of them.
John Swanson was the next witness. He was
acting as constable, or some kind of officer at
the time of the homicide, and as such made
search for Partlow. but he could not find him.
David n. Edwards was the next witness. On
the Sunday morning CT the cutting, and Jerry
Lambert and his driver, do not remember his
| name, and Jake Belts and Pagan were at
Washington Switch, at the grocery, after which
we all started down the railroad towards Mon
roe, and Frame, the grocery keeper, was with
US. Also, two stone-cutters. We turned up the
lane, south, and about half mile up the lane
saw Partlow. He and Fagan got into quar-
rel, and commenced fighting. SINNERS inter-
fered, when Lambert commenced fighting him.
Saw Mol Tackett and Margaret Jenkins and
two men-did not know them-some fifty TO
one hundred yards from the place where the
fight occurred, nearer the railroad. Fagan was
kicking and striking Partlow, and Partlow was
striking with something which cut-1 did not
see any knife. At the same time Lambert and
SINNERS were ghting. PartlOw and SINNERS
then ran, and saw that Pagan was bloody.
Frame came up after the fight was over.
On cross examination witness said he
a spree at the time, and had been up all the
night before. As went down the railroad,
all but me and the two ston e-cutters turned
across the field to the left before we got TO the
lane.
opinion a the cause of the death of Fagan.
Thomas Griffths. Have been acquainted
with PartIow for twelve years. Heard him say,
about four years ago, that he did not intend to
kill Pagan, but he only wanted to see how bad
he could hurt him.
On cross examination he said he rather
thought that Partlow said that Pagan tried to
cut him with knife.
jacob Belts recalled. when 1 went up the
lane left Frame with Joel Arthur, near the
railroad. Did not cut across the field to the
left. Did not see. Dave Cub, ID. N Edwards)
until got up on the hill.
The State here rested the case.
The first witness called for the defense was
John ]. Dayisson. Lived at Washington and
GalIia Switch in 1865. Saw five or six men
leave Frames grocery in the evening about
four O'Clock. They went down the railroad
Did not know any of them except Frame
When they got the railroad Frame picked
up some rocks and put them in his pockets.
He then took a rock in each hand, and then
dashed them dewn, saying, 81 will stand by
YOU" My curiosity was excited, and 1 went
back IN the field where could see them dis
tance of three-quarters of a mile, until they got
TO the cut near Arthur's. In less than an
hour a came by, think it was Bettis, 60
ing for a Doctor, and he said Pagan was cut.
Cross examined. Do not think Jerry Lambert
was with the men. Saw two men and two wo-
| men going past the Switch towards Monroe in
the forenoon. Took them TO be Partlow, Sim
mers, Marg. Jenkins and Mon Tackett. Not
positive. Saw Frame at home next morning.
He left in a very sh ort time, perhaps the next
John Browning was the next witness. Saw
Partlow, SINNERS and the two women going
up the lane in the afternoon. Afterwards, saw
Lambert and Willis go up the same lane. 1t
was not long after the other parties had gone up
the lane. After this saw the women coming
down the lane. They were alone. Was hun
Dire d yards from them.
John Summers called. Saw Pagan pass Mon
| roe Furnace on the morning he was cut. He
was passing towards the railroad.
William Wallace called. Was up near the
| mouth of the lane, and heard that man was
| killed up on the hill. Started up, with Others.
Met George Frame. inquired if a man had
| been killed. He said not. He had his hands
| behind him. John Price caught his arm and
| pulled his hands from under his coat, and his
| hands were bloody. This was about one-third
| of the distance from the end of the lane to the
| place where the fight took place.
Lethe Arthur called. About two O'Clock on
Monday Pagan began TO talk. He said he
going to die. De was sensible about eleven
| O'Clock, and talked. He remained in his senses
until he died. asked him if he knew how the
| fuss commenced. He said he did He said he
| met Jerry Lambert on the railroad, put his
| hand on his shoulder, and told him he wanted
him to go up the hill and help take these
| girls from the Washington boys and run them
off. He told Lambert he did not want to go
| Lambert said he (Fagan) was the bully, and he
wanted him to go. Lambert then pulled out
| pint OF whisky, and they drank it. Lambert
| then told him go up and raise the fuss, and
| he, (I4ambert) would be there. He then
| went and found Partlow and MoIl Tackett sit
| ting on a log. They had q can of peaches, and
Partlow could not open them without a knife
Moll gave him knife. He then went on, and
| locking back, saw Partlow throw the can and
| the knife in Mol's lap. He said he kicked
| Partlow through the fence, or there would have
| been another man killed. He said there We're
four other men on him at the time. He said
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