The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-05
THURSDAY MORNING April 8 1877

an hour; saw Joel Howe and Patton coming
up; Howe met Barney McCue and road
papers to him Patton passed close by them
twice and then went to the brink of the
quarry where Barney McCuo would have
to 20 to his work Barney went along in
eight or ten minutes to his work Howe
called him back and spoke to him and then
he went to his work again. heard Paton's
voice speaking in an angry manner and said
Patton was going to lick him again; |
started out on the run and saw Patton shoot
and turned to see who he fred at when saw
Barney throw up his arms, stagger and
cry, ooh, I'm shot !" then Patton turned
and fired at me, the ball passing through
my hair, which was long then l picked
up stone and threw at Patton.
Cross. examined-Was often at Patons
house; never gave Patton a blow in my
life on the 18th of June saw him give
John McCue blow in the head with n
stone wasn't on "Rebel hill" the night of
the eighth of June at all &; never went in.
to Paton's house to have fuss with him;
never challenged him and never threatened
to shoot him was in Jail last summer and
had revolver never threatened to shoot
Patton, make way with him or kill him
didn't carry pistol last summer was
fined for firing off pistol in the streets;
Kept saloon, (the witness refused to state
whether 1t was drinking saloon) three
shots were fired, two at Barney and one at
me Barney was biz on the second shot
never knew that Patton made a COM
plant against me for selling liquor
his boy had fight with man named Nc
Garry at the platform of my saloon never
threatened any man because thought he
was favorable to Patton; struck Mr..
Young because he called me a "Far-
down" and Patton man, after my brother
was shot he was drunk and was sorry
and told him SO Patton is a "Far-down"
and l came from the county of Roscom-
mon. Patrick Hanley died about six
weeks after the shooting of Barney McCue.
JOHN BURNS,
saw the row in the shop early in the morn
lug, (corroborates other witnesses on this
this point,) didu't see the second fight.
JAMES BURKE.
Am quarryman; work for Sherman and
Williams; the morning of August 21st, at
the garry, Patton passed meand asked me
if wanted to see a crazy man, for he was
one; didn't know anything was going on in
the blacksmith shop; the first l saw was
Barney McCue running by the dump cart,
followed by John Patton; they went north
and saw Patton draw pistol and raise il
and take aim twice and drop it again; /
saw McCue pick up stones and throw ct
Patton; William Pa'oa came up and then
his father stopped; William threw at least
one stone at McCue; saw the son shoot off
the pistol. The witness gave no new evil
| dence about the shooting; live in the same
building with Patton; heard Patton say Sat
urday evening that his son Edward had
gone to Rutland and bought a pistol and
he would shoot some of the McCues; he
mentioned Barney's name in particular,
bat whether with the intention OF shooting
him, couldn't positively say; l didn't pay
much attention, because didn't suppose
he would ever do it.
Cross-examined-Ther was trouble on
the hill (where Patton lived) one evening !;
couldn't say whether it was between Pa
ton and McCue or another man Patrick
McCue was there / don't know what he
was doing there l knew there was a
little animosity between them know of
no ones hunting for John Patton on the
18th of June Patton did not say that he
was getting revolver to defend himself
with; he said he was going to shoot some
of them, he did not qualify it Patton and
the NcCues. had always been the best
friends up to this trouble what it was
about don't know.
JOSEPH LIE CLAIR.
Work around Sherman & williams
quarry; saw Patton when Howe was read
ing a writ to McCue (the witness told
nothing new about the shooting;) never
heard Patton make any threats against the
our work our foreman said Patton would
lift more than any Connaught man he ever
saw Patton said if McCue had said any
thing he would have struck him.
MICHAEL cARMoDY.
Patton said to me the morning of the
shooting, "Would you like to see crazy
MANI" l saw Barney coming out of the
blacksmith shop and Patton following him,
both running fast caught John and held
him and told him to behave, himself and 20
home Barney was up at Shcldons quarry
then after he left me Patton went up to
McCue aud McCue told him to drop the re-
volver and he would fight him. The rest
OF the witnesses testimony agreed with the
other which has been given.l
At the conclusion of Carmody's testi-
mony the court took a recess till nine
o'clock this morning.