The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-06-26

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don't want to have any fuss with you
He said, didn't you trv to raise fuss
with me up at your house? ? and ] said
1t was him He then said I'll mash you
If you dispute my word again. and I
said again it was him that raised the
fuss, and he rode on up to me, and as
he come up I turned my horse around
rather against him, so as to keep him
of OF me, and he struck my horse aside
of the head with his hand and turned it.
away and that gave him q little better
chance to come 10 near me. l run my
hand in my pocket and took out my re-
volver, cooked it and held it in my hand
this way illustrating by holding his
hand down on his thigh) I told him to
keep back. I hadn't more than said
that till the revolver went off. Every
thing was then quiet for time; Gregg
raised his hat and said "see here what
you have done," and said I could not
help it, it was an accident. He then
turned his horse and went back to town
and went on to town too. Gregg ask.
ed Railing if he heard the revolver, go
off, and told him had shot him. I said,
no, the revolver went off accidentally.
Q-What was the bundle you were
carrying?
Alt was new coat / had wrapped
up in a paper; was returning the coat
to Green's.
Q-How far did Gregg go before he
called to you the first time2
Al can't say, because / didn't look
around at that time.
Q-How far was he off the second
time
Al suppose it was so or 70 feet
/ Qe--What way was his horse going
at the time you looked around.
| AAAt that time he had turned bis
horse nearly around in the road turn
ed my horse after he had got about hal
way up to, me, I was going to Calais
and he was going East.
\ Q-Where was this occurrence witt
! reference to Tuttle's housep
i Alt was rather below and close Il
the house; ] believe it was John Tuttle'.
house and it is; on. the left hand side
going to Calais. sr'.,s..- s.
\ Q-Was it directly in front Of Tut
ties house ?
A 1T would be, I suppose, Is or q
yards to the house.
| Q-On which side of you was Gregg
when the horses came together? 2 ss 3
Il A-On the right hand side; it would
be on the side next to Tuttle's. q =, ~
u Q-How did your horses stand Ii
, the roadp "
4 A A-They stood rather North anG
South. My horses head was toward,
the North and Gregg's toward th'
South.
Q-when you came up together, 70,
, say your horses head came against his
| Ayes, SIR. He struck the hors,
with his hand / cannot say whether my
horse struck his or his mine. but pull
ed the horse aside. He struck the hors,
on the head, and that gave him an op
| portunity to get in and I reined min,
back. l then ran my hand in my pock
ct and took out my revolver. / tolt
him this is the third time you have triet
|, to raise a disturbance with me.
Q.-Was your finger on the trigge
, of the revolverp
AL wasn't noticing particular,
whether my hand was on the trigger o
not; was watching Gregg +.
;, Q-How far apart were your.
) A Some A or feet. -
3 Q.-What was the relative size Q
8 your horsesp q . 4
: ,A-They were about the same size.
Q-Did Gregg make any movement q
t any kind when he came up to you?
A-gWhen he came up he held his han
s in this-position, x holding out his righ
. hand as If to grasp an object.
s Q-What kind of pistol had you
revolver n
r Ayes, it was revolver.
QAHow many loads had it2
Alt had seven loads in it.
3 Q-How long have you had it2 ~
Al got It along about the latter PAL
: of September--after the trouble at m
! hoase on Sunday.
j Q-For what purpose did you get it
!. Objected to,and objection sustained
Q-State when you got the revolve
! with reference to the time that Mis-
J Barnes told you what Gregg had said
. Alt was before Miss Barnes told m
about it; she told me about i, after sh
!. came to my house the second time.
Q-Did you say anything more t
/, Gregg, after the shooting, after you lei
, Green's store2 IA
7 A-No, sir; / went home at once
!, Q-At the time of the shooting, afte
S. the revolver had been discharged, stat
! whether or not you raised the revolve
. in your hand:
= A-No, sir; I did not raise it an
time, before or after the shooting.
4 Q--Wbat did you do with the revol
yer after the shooting
: Al put It in my pocket after th
a shot went of; in my pants pocket. i
!, Cross-e1amined-Got the pistol 10
= Gregg; bought it at Quaker City; coch
= ed the revolver because Gregg was push
y ing on me; cooked it just as / got it ou
7 of my pecket; wasn't watching whic
way the muzzle was pointed; got pisto
q for the purpose of shooting Gregg il b
pushed on me; Gregg didn't exhibit an
pistol on the DAY Of the shooting;
y found be was hit before ! put the pistc
5 in my pocket; Gregg didn't have any
thing in his hand that could see neve
{ said / intended to take the girl away
. Gregg did not say anything about force
he said "coax her away" told him
9 did not intend to take the girl away m
!, wife and the girl were telling me in th
evening about Gregg's going to shoe
z the dogs, and about him putting his han
in his pocket, and it made me mad I;
said as loug as he let me alone woul
e let bi:a alone, and If not he must TAX
what followed never said would bio
his brains out II he ever disturbed me
!, didn't order him off the place was prot
ably q hundred yards from Greg
when first saw him; was carrying th
Q coat under my left arm when the pistc