The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-03-22

want to be seen. we told her we dc
not want to come in, but for her to brinl
, US out the three drinks, and change foi
; dollar bill. She brought us the three
drinks, and we gave her the dollar bill
She said she had no change 1t had com.
menced raining, and we told her to hur.
ry. She said she would go through her
room, and open the door outside OF the
grocery room. She did so, and we went
in. There was a whisky drummer in
there, named Mutt; also, Bill Dewberry,
Jane Dewberry, &c. The whisky drum
mer said we had been disputing that he
was a whisky drummer, and seemed to
try to get up fuss. During the quarrel
Bill Dewberry told Esman to go out, and
put his hand upon him. Esman wens
out. l saw hammer lying there, and
put it into my pocket Lon Dewberry
then came in, and asked who was raising
h-ll there. He saw the handle of the
hammer sticking out of my pocket, and
he grabbed it. There was a contest be-
tween me and him for the possession of
the hammer. Esman was standing in
the door some ten feet from US, and Bill
Dewberry told him not to throw his Gin
ders. Lon said throw your cinders, and
at the same moment took revolver out
Of his hip pocket and shot Esman We
then left. This was about ? o'clock on
Sunday morning March 4
The cross examination and re-exami
nation extended to great length. Wit
meas stated that Dewberrys keep house
of prostitution, and he saw several men
in the adjoining room, with the prosti-
tutes, and some one, l supposed to be
Lon Dewberry, kick panel out Of the
door. This was the reason ! took the |
hammer. Saw in that room Branscomb, |
, and others.
Peter Esman was called, and agreed |
substantially with Rsdcliff Witness
said that after William Dewberry had |
showed him out he got piece OF cinder
in each hand, and came and stood in the |
door. Bill Dewberry told me not to
throw the cinders. Then Lon told me
to throw the cinder, and Immediately
shot me. had made no attempt to
throw the cinder.
On cross examination witness said he
had been from home for some time, and
had got home that Saturday. Had been
around with some friends. Was at the
saloon under the Isham House and drank
whisky. At Dan Crosby's and drank, at
John Bertsch's and drank, at Dewberry's
md drank, and did not remember wheth-
sr he drank at other places or not.
Witness told how he and his par ty Wis
ted another house of i'll fame, near Dew
'erry's and how he went in, and much
more that is too obscene for publication
sworn. (This witness desired
lis name not to be published) Got into E
'ompany with Esman and others that j
light, at John Bertsch's. Drank wine :
here, then went to Chris. Bertsch's and I
at piece and drank whisky, then went s
o Dan Crosby's and took two drinks OF a
7hisky, then went to Dewberry's and
rank whisky. Then threw dice with a
Bill Dewberry for drinks. Came away a
rent back again when the trouble oc-
urred. Witness described the trouble !
as did the other witnesses a
John Reed called. Am engaged at the
sham House On the Saturday night of I
be trouble a traveller called NJ artin, de- 1,
red to see another traveller named =
Tutt who had gone to Dewberry's. / .
'ent there with him. Went into the
nd we heard big row in the bar room. :,
on tried to get the door open, but could
OF do so. He then kicked one OF the
,ver panels of the door out, and crawled V
trough. Very soon the door was open
4, and j went in. Substantially same Il
as other witnesses. 5;
DR.. w. II. Monahan called. Saw the p
ound. Think the ball penetrated the a
alls of the abdomen, and fell into the
avity Of the body Think the ball must 81
ave been spent, going through SO much "
othing and then through the skin. l
uch wounds are regarded as very dan az
erous. II
The State here rested the case. u
The first witness called by the defense
as -. (Witness desires his name :
OF to be made public) Was at John
ertsch's, with Will DuHadway. Drank =
eer four or five times, then went to
hris. Bertsch's and drank beer five or y
|
len went to Dewberry's. Did not drink
lere, but got cigar there. - and
harley Wright were talking politics. = !,
on Dewberry told them to stop. In 60 -
Ig away, heard either Matt Radcliff or
sman say something like they would /"
ave had them 90 ahead with the talk, if u
ley had heard Lon tell them to stop.
as not very drunk. Would not have : =
one to Dewberry's if had been sober.
will be nineteen in October next
sworn. (Witness desires his ,
anne suppressed.) Was at John Bertsch's
nd drank beer, was at Dan Crosby's and i
rank beer. Then went to Dewberry's p
ONE man there-I did not know him, W
as talking about Tilden being counted
ut. l made fun Of him. Lon told v
lie to stop. l told him l was n
OF talking to him. We staid about )
half hour after that. As we came away
Iatt Radcliff asked me why / let Lon a
luff me- he said. "if you had got the h
hing started, we would have been \
1ere." c
William Dewberry called. Two men, L
lrangers, were at my house that night
Ve were in the sitting room talking and s
noking. 1t had got late, and one OF o