The Hickman courier., 1877-07-20
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Greensboro n. c. Patriot.l
The veuire being en- panneed aud
the jury soIemn'y charged by the
clerk, the Commonwealth Attorney
called iu support OF the indictment the
witness Buck Bryan, who, being sol
cmnly sworn the truth to tell, testified
a. tallow-:
Qle>tioned by the Commonwealth :
Auuruey ey-Tell all you kuo ubouC
the cutting Oft the prosecutor by Casa
day. the prisoner at the bar.
Answer-Weh, gentlemen, it was
election day-'twas dark, cloudy
wet sort of drizzy day, aud says |
TO my old woman, | believe lll 20
down 10 Ringgeid and poeit my vote
aud says my old woman to me, well,
Buck. a. il Is a sort OF dark, cloudy,
vet soIt Of drzziy day, says she,
hadn't you better take your umbul
Says ! TO the old woman, / spsct had
better take the umbril, 30 / took the
UNI bril-, und when got down thur.
Mr.. Cole cumei aud says he, Uncle
Buck, have YOU seed anything OF old
neigh Dor Harris2 Says 1 TO Mr Cole
for Why? Says he, he's got my um
bril-. The wtedess was mere iuterrup-
ted by the court, and trId 80 cunt tiue
himself ia tie actual Tray between the
prisoner aud Cole, the prO,eculof), IN
answer to which the prisoner remarked
~ tone Of Indignant remOuatrance d.
Well, nov, Mr.. Judge, you hold on,
tor | am sworn 40 tell The truih, aHd !
am agwiue 10 tell it my o~u way, 50
taint worth while for you TO say uOlh
M more about it. WhereuEon tho
court aud commonwealth attorney.
being anxious to get rId OF the wItues,
.ou any terms, tod hun to 20 gu aud
tell the tale his own way. Welt a. l
was going to say, twas on 'lec'iou day,
Buchanan aud fiimu was runuin Tor
the iegis Iatur, and eays my o,d wemau
to me. says she, Buck, a. It's sort VI
dark. CLOUDY, rainy, damp, dlizz sort
at day, habit YOU better rane your
umbrii says she; says to my old
woman. says |, specl | had b+t1er
take my umbri; - | tuck aiy umb,h
AID advanced Gu towards Kiuggo Il.
; al Il rived thar Welt, the hr-f
thing | did when got thar VAS t.
take a drink oi BIcnaunu WHISKY
Which was m0ustr0u> good aud say> |
Ia myself. says |, old hoSs, you ice
better now. don You? y nd white
wa, advancing around, Mr. CUte, II,
come 10 mt, aud says he Uncle Buck
says he have you seeu any thing a.
ueighbor Harrl? Says |, Tor Why ?
Says he, the Old cock ; got my umbnl
Alter a while [ posifed my vote. aud
then Mr. Cole aud me advanced on
towards home, and Mr.. Cole was tighter
han | eve stedahim
And 50 We advanced along till We
got whar the road and path iorked, and
Mr.. Cole aud we tux the path, as any
other gentlemen wUuld, aud after ad
,ancing while we arrived to old
neighbOr Harris. settin' on loe
with the umbrli under his arm. aud
bout that zine Elijah Cas>aday (the
pri.oner) coined Up, and We advanced
ill we arrived at Enjah's house. Eli
I..h - -nIy tsifer-sbd likewise my son
10 lay: he marped my darter jane.
which is nsxt TO my darter Sally
After we bad advanced to EIDah'>
house, We stood in The yard awhile
jawin. and presently two somebod :
rid up on h0ss. which was JOhston
before and Viii Hrld Cassaday behind
Whitfield aud Kiah Ca-saday being
the same. EGj,h ADD Kiah is brothers
both born in ihc same nat'ral way like
anybody else's brothers; no gals
between EN-. aud both of 'ein is about
the same age. especially Kiah, which
are the youngest kiah was drunk.
aud he and Mr. Cole got to cnssin one
another about poIitix, and | advanced
in the house, here was + ijsh's wife.
which is my darter Jane, which is next
to my darterSaly We'll, after jawin
awhile with en-. my little netfew. says
he to me. Uuee Buck, ier's go home;
lays l. good pop, 30 we pegeed on to
gether, and heard somebody caIlin
me, but | never teotioued EN-, nor
advanced back; we'll, got home, aud
eatin' my supper and Elijah. which
Is my son-iu law. and married by dar-
ter Sally. arrived; and says he to me.
Uncle Buck. says he. I've kilIe a
nan Says [ the hell you have; aud
this is all | know about the s,abbing.
because | Wanit thar.