The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-10-20
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A Conscientious Witness.

The yenire being empaneled, and the
Jury solemnly charge by the Clerk, thc
Commonwealth attorney called in SUI
port of the indictment the witness Buck
Bryant, who, being solemnly sworn 10 tell
the truth, testified as follows:
Question by the Commonwealth's at
torney; Tell me all you know about the
cutting of the prosecutor by Cassidy, the
prisoner at the bar. Answer-"Well,
gentlemen, it was election day-twas
dark, cloudy, wet sort of drizzly day,
and says to my old woman believe II
go down to Ringgold and post my vote
and says my old woman to me, well, Buck,
as it is a sort Of dark, cloudy, wet sort of
a drizzly day, says she, hadn't you better
take your umbril2 Says to the old
woman, l spect l had better. take the
umbril. So l took the umbril, and when
l got down thar, Mr. Cole coined aud,
says he, Uncle Buck, have you seed any
thing of old ueighbOr Harriss Says l to
Mr.. Cole, for Why? Say he, he's 60, ny
umbriL THE witness was here interrupt
ed by the court, and told to eon6ne him
self to the actual Gay beixeea the prisoner
and Mr.. Cole, toe prOseeatOr.l In answer
to which the Wifzess remarked, in 4 tone
of indignant remaastrznee Wen, now,
Mr.. Judge, you held Gu, for | am sworn
to tell the truth, and an agxiae to tell it in
my own way, so faint worth while for you
to say nothing more about it. Where
upon the court and Commonwealth at
torney, being anxious to get nd of the
the witness on any terms, told him to go
on and tell the tale in his own way. I
Well, as was going to say, twas on lee
ton day, Buchanan and Filmo was run
min for the legislature, and says my old
woman to me, says she, Buck, as it's =
sort of dark, cloudy, rainy, damp, driz-
ely sort of a day, hadn't you better take
your umbril, says she; says to my old
woman, says I, 'spect l had better take
my umbril; so I tuck my umbril and ad :
vanced on toward Ringgold, till l rived
thar. Well, che first thing l did when 1
got thar was to take a drink of Buchanan
whisky, which was monstrous good, and
says old boss, you feel better now don't
you? And while | was advancing around
Mr.. Cole, he come to me, and says he,
Uncle Buck, says he, have you seen any
thing of our neighbor Harris ? Says for
why9 Says he, the old cocks got my
umbril. After while posted my vote,
and then Mr.. Cole and me advanced on to-
ward home, and Mr.. Cole was tighter
than ever seed him. And so we Sd
vanced along till we got to whar the road
and path forked, and Mr.. Cole and me
tuck the path as any other gentlemen
would and after advancing while we
arrived to old neighbor Harris, sittin'
on log with the umbril under his arm
and bout that time Elijah Cassidy (the
prisoner coined up, and we advanced till
We arrived at Elijah's house. Elijah is
my neffew and likewise my son-in-law; he
married my darter Jane, which is next to
my darter Sally. AFTER we had advanced
to ElIah's house, we stood in the yard
awhile jawin, and presently two some
body's rid up on boss, which was Johns
town before, and Whitfield Cassidy be-
hind Whitfield and Kiah Cassidy being
the same. Elijah and Kiah is brothers,
both born in the nat'ral way, like anybody
else's brothers, no gals between 'em, aud
both Of EN- is about the same age, espe-
cially Kiah, which are the youngest
Kiah was drunk and he and Mr.. Cole got
to cussin one another about politix, and
advanced in the house where war Elijah's
wife, which is my darter Jane, which is
next to my darter Sally. Well after jaw
in with 'em, my little nefew says he to
me, Uncle Buck, let's go home, says l,
good pop, SO we pegged on together, and
| heard somebody calm me, but never
tentioned EN-, nor advanced back; well,
got home and was eatin' my supper, and
Elijah, which IS my son-in-law, and mar
ried my darter Sally, arrived; and says he
to me, Uncle Buck says he, I've killed
man. Says /, the--you have, and this
is all know about the stabbing because l
want thar. - Greensboro, ~. C., Patriot.