The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-06-26

nave IL Guat ttUe.
Where was it usually kept2
Ain the top of the bureau drawer.
Odd you tell Mr. Roe these things
that Mr. Gregg had said about him2
A Yes, sir. / told him q few days
after came there; came back to Mr.
Roe about the first of October; l told
him all I have told here.
Odd you tell him that Mr. Gregg
had a revolver2
A Yes, sir. l told him all about it.
The cross-examination was conducted
by Mr.. Foreman, but it did not bring
out anything new OF Importance, and
failed to weaken the testimony of the
witness in the least.
MARY CApsTAcK.-(This witness tes-
titled to the scene at Roe's on the Sun
day evening, and described it almost in
the Identical words of Miss Barnes --
She is young lady about 16 years old,
and seemed to be making her home at
Mr. Roes at the time of the trouble -
Her testimony also remained mistaken
by the cross-ezamination.
EPHRAIM LUCAS Am acquainted with
Mr.. Roe, and know Mr.. Gregg when l
see shim. Have been living with Mr.
Roe for some time. Have recollection
of Mr. Gregg being at Roe's last Sept
ember; was blowing in wheat, and Mrs
Roe sent down and told me to tell Gregg
to come up to the house, that she wan
ted to see him. Gregg said he didn't
want to 60 unless Jess was there, and
asked me where he was. I told him he
was in the far field sowing wheat
Gregg had a spring wagon; there was
no place there to hitch his horses, and
he said he guessed he'd drive up to the
house In about half an hour the bell
rang for dinner, and I went up to the
house. Mr.. Gregg and Roe were talk
ing near the watering trough; Roe was
setting down by the hog pen and Gregg
ih'the wagon; they we're probably 10
feet apart; my horses were drinking at
the trough; heard Gregg say: "Jess
here is the old hide you can try that
it is pretty d-d good" he then NOV.
ed up his horses ten or twelve feet and
said "wait till hitch my horses" Roe
said, "well if nothing else will do" rails.
ed up and walked across to the fence /;
Gregg's wagon ran back to about where
it started from, Jumped off my hor-
ses and started them on toward the sta.
BILE and said, "boys there is no fighting
to be done here-if there is, I'm the
boy to do it," Gregg then said he was
going home, and started off down the
lane, and as he went he turned round In
the wagon and said "never mind, my
boy, I'll catch you out by yourself and
will attend to you right
Cross examination Roe looked as
though he was scared; intended to dc
the fighting, If there was any done.
DAVID LONG Am acquainted with
the parties; was at Roe's on the Mon.
day spoken of last September; was wor.
king there at the time. Witness de.
scribed what occurred on that day in
about the same language as the last wit.
ness. Witness denied on cross-exam
ination of ever talking with Jacob Schu
man at Roe's watering trough, or any
where else about the difiiculty
| ADRIAN Roe Testified that he had 6
conversation at one time before the
shooting with Gregg, in which Gregg
had TOLD him that since he. (Gregg) hat
had a fuss with James and William Roe
"the least word from any of the Roe's
and he could take their hearts blood a.
easy as he could set down to a meal''
victuals." The prisoner is the half IN
Gle of witness.
JESSE Roe, the defendant was mex
called to the stand. Question by Mr.
Hunter: State to the jury what it wa
THAT occurred at your house on the Sun
day evening last September, that ha
been referred to?
A-On the Sunday evening when
came to the house, ! saw a man stand
ing on the porch, and heard him talkin!
middling loud. I came on to the hous
and down to the porch and found it wa
William Gregg. He was talking to Mis-
Barnes, and l said, good evening" ant
he spoke few more words to the CIR
and then turned round to me and said
81 have understood that you intend Il
coax this girl away, and I'll tell 20,
what I've said, If you do your life il
short in this world, and if you hav,
coaxed her away, I'll kill you" He al
so said, 81 don't know that there ha
been any trouble between you and me
but you know there has been between
some of your brothers and me and tina
still sticks in me-" And / told him
could not help that at all So it bein,
supper time, I asked my wife il suppe
was ready, and she said it was; asket
Gregg in to have some supper, and b.
said he had no occasion; asked hin
again, and he came in and ate SUPPER
After supper we went into the room an,
talked together. l gave bim cigar
and we sat and smoked and talked. Al
ter while he asked the girl If she wa
going home with him and she wouldn'
make him any answer. He asked he
several times whether she was going t
go or not, and finally she concluded +
60 with him and did 60. That is all
remember that happened Sunday nigh,
/ Q-Now state what occurred on tn
Monday following3
! Al was coming from the whes
field up to the house after wheat and a
I came on up close to the spring hous
l saw William Gregg aud my wife talk
ing together. ! stopped and got me
drink and listened to their, conversatio,
a while, and then went across to the ho
fpen.. After they got through talking
/ said, civilian, I don't believe you di
ljust right Sunday evening in .talkin,
about shooting the dogs" and he sal,
maybe it was not. But said he, "here'
the old hide, just come and try it." H
then raised up in the wagon and put hi
foot on the bed, and l looked for hia
to spring out; then I raised up. The
he said "wait till hitch my horses,
and pulled his horses around toward
the stable some Is or 20 feet. I the
said if nothing else will do and steppe'
across to the board fence, and stoo,
there until he backed his wagon not ia
from where he had started. Lucas cam
up and said, "There is no fighting to b
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