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ing was introduced and admitted !,T con

II. -. lbT4N NIt.hN W. l liHl y tSt' fi't ~
ing Coroner, held inquest; knows Osborne
Rhodes; don't know where he came from;
AMY to LowndrWi!r a"out March: was
tnr breach If tho peace AID re-
tp give bond. and was rut iusHla.-
t" max" l:in keep III" rrlrd
10 get up difficulty viii! Er. S!rrr about
settlement; witness lntertercl as q peace
officer and committed him tor telault oi
'Hli TN Fecenher, iS'G; MaShd i'owiloei-
willie that night; had GOEc 10 bed; was IL
OF Allcn's death; went there;
some persons there; none of tt.:so
who killed scIt ont r"urirrS for weight
l,"rs 10 conlC in tlEHlliwht; was %>tcHi>lied
1t Tho firing: did not know what WAS go
ing 10 be done: n"E. ln"rnitg ISSUED VIII
rants AGAINST parties s'snrrirI; William
"hn&c rrnl"Scd '" iH?Ne acr''! '''t%lst'
s"'| Ee WI, 'iN ~ :" III ".i:H' , ~"
tai.I iSS''''' i'iS"'H ~ ''S All II "nVon W..
MN ~ lr'"' ~ WI. '";'''',o., -:
H,neeT gnu ''H'n'A l+a'''''i, "n'> N.Y."
that nc llad tei' 'rS'Ni"n WIN 'tiers' Sr\-
cral mad" CO. LESSONS, il'l hni T." WINES.
Cross" e;T&lili'a'lom.-ollIN it;ll 'uSsEr
II, "ii"'S, h'H"''H wiz u 49,
IL" J. '''!,'"osc' "'!"l.SSt W t""n: ~ .
witness Uses IL ~ pilcc Oh co''i,l.'l''Ii't ;
~ ';'.'''onN', u'''cL "i.li'SS "ln|rs' o'n'
-'p.',,S 'Ii'>,"t TM,"H'v .T"'n.ainrm al
"%T' Ni'",i'! l'"' 'i'i. d, ,. -
20 mn - N''h,N,, ni';3un W. "n"tS ,nt
o 'l"rE u; NJ h"S l'HI ~ !I1'""2,nn =,
. 'r, !. NJ M.'Mn" ,''s,. -, ;'i,'' t;.'r = :
;'l, %!t ''"!.' i,'> IL" pr,s"", not t t"r,
VI ii,s ''si,'S ~ w!.'n"",I, W.
on, ~ Mit,'ss o'""'I; S'.u "#rn.'t :,
TO lrl.claru 10 Ih' mn I"tI 'H't,i non
iiilcl'oalll " l"hh' nv h'p' ~
icy: r,., ,,o. sora
i'c-'i";s t.",n I;Ut,,.,. ,rrv r,,ij div
ni'u W w.; n,,s,nI,. I,, i ra. E,,d rr tI,c
l. 80 80 .rn,,r several
i,.n.ttELH -, , ,,. W~hitnr,n AIlnn Rbujrs
li.tec !''lE[ 4 y ' ,na" in,n ,In(nt ~
M"S III rt!N""I:e !, 10y rc 80 IN = ~. 9
I" ri"rN ti.tii :tHom y" d" iur w.
" c'och' "'Si ii loli'l' 49,"
TllON AS NJ llTrS near
Vile, orc milo; not there on night OF :sLl
Dccclnkcr; was ut Ills place; got lhrfcal
: o'clock on tho 1th; 'fSt ti'ili[ Ask" ~
BrrEham to see Jolln i'Ltoi, ono OF prs
orrrl 4: took HIM out, rcc"lNcN lhiofhia II
wul,.! 10 Abranl Alien; nc toiu Witness nc
WAS there; hS@d MdrcemcntS to ln;IE G
him tell about Tie matter; went to l!i
Hunter; told nun no wanted Inc truth' IL
was 'hcStto telllhntIutt,' ~nta*lory NOT
IN officer noW; Eli not under arrest SUI"
he would tell gave tho names OF parlles
with hiitl said he MaS present; said VIM.
Colby, rGtor CoZby, Hutson Cozhy, Pam
Cozby, john Burton, Glib burton, Henry
Eonton, Jcnk Whitncr, WIZ. ohnS"n
Carey Allen, !Capcrs Alton, l"hn Allch,
.Abram Allen, Ed Prince, lAiwin l'rlnr',
Sa1n i'urt"ll aEu iicir5 hurt"it WHY
ti'rs S%,s some i''' Sl,i wv ,rrIi tiGot
lois; s'!i nc il;li Il I?u..I'.!i h u '.
%"a' Sa'' li'hrE It"i ~, n,.fEa in w.,
some iiii'i army =u'"' ant''.,i ~, TIn,n
ana ai'"lner, iiNi'' il"V COMMITTEEMAN n"3
t"hNtr%%t!on WIN lici''' l'"i,''i
other prisoners; 3Sinc uay anu MS'N =,
then III custody; I'm ) gun w. in"t1" =
i"aIc'.; $40 u OH neHt '.S , "", ~, h, -
loaded with ia!ls mo SluSS; sain. az iI"l
~" II or t"ic" a'"t ~, , T"o ,,"io.
up h5aih' oan": " m"rI;"!r h",,nc .',',In,
iii,"tH III " rooli! lu .'' ,n,r. Wh;nt,r an,l
~ 90 i'~tti'1 fhuvFt "Lh, >rI,n ,rnro nn,
il''.n'iI, fc., i1Ht o"M'ty, mnm ~ thn
'i,rtllt' ;lI Ht'', ':n"S TuiH ~, SAIL
hii'i''S ct N!at.on tni:mn; MI ,n;l r.nS
'C!t '!S S"u 49, ia'Ii11 sou .n" INV! INV,
~" WY H'nil ~ " ~ r|'n =.
,hin;; 'ha. w',i.H Ha,!"'c v.ri' 'rc .'"Ho w. ~,
INNS r W. nt' a. oo T"~ nlyn ONO.
Suu"' n""t N","' ."'nn,rin,,.i El;
,,. -, 49, ,.. ,.,.,,. ,,,,,nt
iinr'eE lotN %ho were tieaI'i.! ii,,.
S,lift ptrtitS; :%a'i %etH aliii'" H..n UP
S;ui'S, Ti''' Sttt'' I"' "I''i nIn" I'D
zen anu @'ioticT II:u ~ "tr.' ' .Ho.
'!!'H"j %si't ~ sil'I' l'iS"'i'tH !" p"t'n 10
Wi!hcSS 81" Ill guar" fooi'l III ''9'i''' ~
I'll.
HENRY VALENTINE. About ono
hour AMI 4 h%lf Lv sun passed cabin of
Johnson ; san fGtcr Cozby aud TO asked
if witness had heard tho news; said they
had Osborn! Rhodes III calal,oosc and they
wcrc going to try 10 get him out Tonight;
will YOU II ami holp us? Asked what
would I como; I said y4s; ho said meet
Cross Roads Tonight II bring your
gun; went home II got supper; look
gun and started just then JON Nlicil
caGo a,d they went toSctilct 10 Cross
loads; saw no body; hali0oeo: some
in cabin said come in; said no, l
will go Il little %furtlcr; went % sEhllc-
Alien" house; passed l'io ross
ko"d5 ono hi!lo towards l"WlIcSFllie ;
nobody there; door locked; stoou III yaru
waiting for halt hopf Sohll Ailoh Eot
door open cint Wc went II, TO inc nrci
shortly after came ASbury Alien, l!QWln
Prince. Edward Prince, Capcrs Alien,
Carey Allen; say four guns on bcd ;dont
know i they hr"i'Ght tlo1i IA, %it4EsS
u WAS behind u""r; lhcS a'1h nc i .t un,,
Wh'ir about sottii,s osno5ltc i.'iO' ht ~
c''aDoosc ; "ltncsS sain my ouSiiI :"
go ana consult D.. I,cck "on.; 'iha
li'inS; no man ahs"crSu; nut Sutu ~
aSal!' .NS''uiy Allcil ailo IuG ~ t .nI
Saio IL WIS OF no ul'i t4o otlrIs Saiu i,".l.
i,S -, nIru . ~ hiv,soir' a' " ,r1 Wont
i''n iioeSHii :t,ni7'ii ) = a !, .., "I' r.,",
W l lCSs'lh - VI iI5C, GDpAt w NebNo AVN
;Ailell = met ni.e.liaa ;,!tt,t a.", tH
'"'h to"aiuS ih,Ei, ta h,rUd :
HOUSE, s"i" SG"u Iist' ~ .n. u ~
anu. "''t' El'i. titi1, mW"i'I" w
oW!uSSSi W LOU III. DUN nan N'o" ,
SAIL 70 Wnlicmah Allc1, where I'avo YOU
pccll SAID nc mao DGc.!tl oEGI ol1o"l'u'H,
VIZ 10 SOC "iiaC llcy coU!9 sec; IL" S1ll
dlH YOU get IN house, SAID yes, ana nc
and Jniin -Niicii wchtto lire; s:IoItiy III
ter, WIN; Johnson, yelSS "na.lict'
Nplaiil -hllel, Enlll Durtph' Mih. o"nDy'
flutson Copy, Pam LOBBY, Henry Dur
ton, ana Ell iiui''er cRli!el!; ooil thii""
WHAT way thcy came III ) pu' S!lolI LIN
after thcy GOT lack u mousse t"ii>co HOW
they would get 1thodcS out Solno Salu
dig him out; asked how timex wall was
VIM. Johnson said = brick tl1ck; Nhl.
CoZby SAID lot us &c 4 began 10 Snout
anu lett the lonSc except EltiicSS, l'a!l l!cc
and Abraln Alien; CONT Epo~ "nlch
way they S.rnt; u'd not say where tncE
wcro going; Whitcinan Allen, last o1 inc
party, whispered 70 MltlicSS, ARG you ~
mgr wlticss lndlcatcd 'h0-silooH HIS
head; whispered to 5'ai Leo ana nc
laughed; witness aliu l'3n leo oiu motso;
~ or % minutes altcr llcarn Eoiley o'
guns ofer towards ai'u !"
scattering Shot or two afterwards, ana II