The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-07-12
A RACY WITNESS.
Cousin Sally billiard outdone.
from the Greensboro IN. c. Patriot

from the Greensboro IN. co. Patriot.]
The venire being impaneled, and the
jury solemnly charged by the clerk, the
Commonwealth attorney called in sup
port OF the Indictment the witness Buck
Bryant, who, being solemnly sworn the
truth to tell, testified as follows:
Questioned by the Commonwealth
attorney: Tell all you know about the
cutting OF the prosecutor by Cassidy,
the prisoner at the bar. Answer: "Well,
gentleman, it was election day-'twa a
dark, cloudy, wet sort of a drizzly day,
and says to my old woman, I believe
I'll go down to Ringgold and pos
it my vote; and says my old
woman to me, we'll, Buck, as it is
a sort of a dark, cloudy, wet sort of
drizzly day, says she, hadn't you better
take your umbril? Says I to the old
woman, / spect I had better take the
umbril. So I took the umbril, and
when I got down thar, Mr.. Cole coined
and says he, Uncle Buck, have you seed
anything Of old neighbor Harris? Says
he, he's got my umbril. (The witness
was here interrupted by the court, and
told to confine himself to the actual fray
between the prisoner and Cole, the
prosecutor, In answer to which the wit
ness remarked in tone of indignant re-
monstrance Well, now, Mr.. Judge,
you hold on, Tor am sworn to tell the
truth, and am agwine to tell it my own
way, SO faint worth while for you to say
nothing more about it." Whereupon the
court and Commonwealth attorney,
being anxious to get rid OF the witness
on any terms, told him to go on and
tell the tale in his own way.
"Well, as [ was going on to say, twas
on lection day, Buchanan and Fillmo
was rrnn1n' for the Legislator and says
my old woman to me, says she, Buck,
as it's a sort Of dark, cloudy, rainy,
damp, drizzly sort of day, hadn't you
better take your umbril? says she; says
| to my old woman, says I, I 'speot I
had better take my umbril so l tuck
my umbril and advanced on toward Ring
gold, till I rived thar. Well, the first
thing [ did when got thar was to take
drink Of Buchanan whisky, which was
monstrous good, and says [ to myself,
says |. old boss, you feel better now,
don't you? And while I was advancing
around, Mr.. Cole, he come to me, and
says he, Uncle Buck, says he, have you
seen anything Of our neighbor Harris
Say l, for why? Says he, the old cock S
got my umbril. After while I posted
my vote, and then Mr. Cole and me adj
vanced on toward home, and Mr.. Cole
was tighter than [ ever seed him.
And so we advanced 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 ad-
vancing a while we arrived to old neigh
Dor Harris, settin on log with the
umbril under his arm, and 'boutthattime
Elijah Cassaday (the prisoner) coined
up, and we advanced till we arrived at
Eijah's house. Elijah is my neffew and
likewise my son-in-law; he married my
darter Jane, which is next to my dartel
Sally. AFTER we had advanced to Eli
iah's house, we stood in the yard awhile
a jawin', and presently two somebody's
rid up on a boss, which was Johnston
before and Whitefeld behind. White
field and Kiah Cassaday being the same.
Elijah and Kiah is brothers, both born
in the nat'ral way, like anybody else's
brothers /; no gals between 'em, and both
of EN- is about the same. age, especially
Kiah, which are the youngest. Kiah
was drunk, and he and Nh. Cole got tc
cussin one another about politix. and
advanced in the house whar was Elijah s
wife, which is my darter Jane which is
next to my darter Sally. Well, after
iawin' awhile with 'em, my little neffew,
says he to me, Uncle Buck, let'sgo home
says I, good pop, SO we pegged on to-
gether, and I heard somebody a calm
me, but never tentioned 'em, nor ad.
vanced back; well, got home and was
eatin' my supper, and Elijah, which is
my son-in-law, and married my darte1
Sally, arrived; and says he to me. I'm
Gle Buck, says he, I've killed man.
Says I, the he'll you have and this is
all I know about the stabbin' because i
want thar"
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