The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-03-11

COUSIN SALLY DILLARD OUTDONE.
The scene reported below occurred
some years ago before the circuit
court of Pittsylvania county, Va, in
the case of the Commonwealth vs..
Cassidy, on charge of malicious
stabbing. The venire being impair
neled and the jury solemnly sworn
by the clerk, the Commonwealth's at
torney called, in support of the in
dictment, the witness, Buck Briant.
who being solemnlv sworn the truth
to tell, testified as follows:
Question by the Commonwealth
attorney-Tell all you know about the
cutting Of the prosecutor by Cassidy,
the prisoner at the bar. "
Answer-Well, gentlemen, it was
election day; twas a dark, cloudy.
wet sort of drizzly day, and says 1
to my old woman, says l., 1 believe
will 60 down to Ringgold, and post
my vote. And says my old woman
to me, says she, well, Buck, as 1t is
sort of dark, cloudy, wet sort of a
drizzly day, says she, hadn't you better
take the umbrill? ? Says to the old
woman, 'spect had better take the
umbrill- So l took. the umbrill and
advanced on down towards Ringgold !;
and when 1 got down thar Mr.. Cole
coined, and says he to me, says he,
Uncle Buck, haye you seed anything
of neighbor Harris? Says Il to Mr..
Cole, for why? Says he, he's got my
umbrill.
The witness was here Interrupted
by the court and told to confine him
self to the actual fray between the
prisoner and Cole, the prosecutor. In
answer TO this the witness remarked,
in tone of indignant remonstrance !:
swell, now, Mr.. Judge, you hold on
for am sworn to tell the truth, and
I'm gwine to tell it my own way-so
faint no use for you to say ,nothin
about it."
Whereupon the Commonwealth
attorney, being anxious to get rid of
the witness upon any terms, told him
to 60 on and tell the story his own
way.
@Well, as was going on to say
twas on election day; Buchanan and
Fiimo was running for the legislature,
and says 1 to my old woman, says I, I
believe I'll go down to Ringgold and
'posit my vote. Says my old woman
to me, says she, Buck, as it is . SORT OF
dark, rainy, ,drizzly sort of day, hadn't
you better take your umbril ? Says
to my cid woman, I 'spect i had
better take my umbrill; so I took the
umbrill and advanced on TOWARD Ring
gold until I arrived thar. Well, the
first thing ! did when ! got thar was
to take . drink of Buchanan whiskey,
which was monstrous good, and says
I to myself, says !, old Hoss, you feel
better now don't you? And while
was advancing around, Mr.. Cole, he
coined to me, and says he to nae, says
he, Uncle Buck, have you seen any
thing of old neighbor Harris ? Says
for why2 Says he, the old cock has
got my umbrill. Arter q while Ipos-
tied my vote and then Mr.. Cole and
me advanced back towards home, and
Mr.. Cole was tighter than eyer seed.
And SO we advanced till we got whar
the road and the path forked, and we
tuck the path as any other gentlemen
would, and arter a while we arrived
at our neighbor Harris who was set
tim on log with the umbrill on his
arm, and about that time Elijah Cassa-
dy (the prisoner) coined up, and we
advanced on till we arrive at Elijah's
house. Elijah is my neffew and like
wise my son-in-law. He married my
darter Jane, which is next to Sally.
Arter we had advanced to Elijah's
house, we stood in the yard a while
jawing, and presently two somebody's
rid up on a 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 shout poll
tics and l advanced into the house
whar was Elijah's wife, which is NV
darter Janc. Well, arier Id been
jawin awhile with 'en, my little nefiew
ysghe, Uncle Buck, let's go home.
Says / good, pop, so we pegged ou,
together. Well, i got home aid was
eating supper, when Elijah arrir. and
says he TO me, says he, Uncle Buck.
I've killed Il man. Says l, the Ii
you have. And that's all L know
about the statDing, for wasn't :hari"
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