The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-09-28

whipping; had message for Moore; saw
M"mr before the whipping; lac wanted To
change hats with witness, which WAS done:
Moore gave no reason for exchanging hats
Struut and Todd had hold of Oldham when
the whipping took place.
To 'lT. COnstab!e-Did no, say lie would
give so tn help prosecute this case.
joiH E. OtdhGE4, on night of February
22nd. went Ia depot; there were no passen.
gers there; went into Nannort's store; Steb-
bing came there and told him a man wanted
tn hire a horse; went home: had converse
tIon with Niudolph; was seized by Todd
and Strout, who held him. while Knight
cnwhidrd him; Stehbing stopped at Van
uoEts store ami bought 4 pound of coffee;
was on good terms with Stcbbing some
time before, but was not on speaking terms
with him at this time; saw Miller at a sal
at Pennington, aud had a conversation
with him about buying a horse and renting
stable, &c; his cousin, George Oldham
was butcheling, and he some times loaned
him horse; Miller started an opposition
tn him VIXEN witness first started livery
stable; produced a letter found under his
front door by his sister on the night of the
whipping; crowd came To his house after
, the whipping; when Strout and Todd took
hold OF him, they came behind him.
To MIR. Crcswell-Boynton and he were
always ON the best of terms: did not see
Strout trying to disarm Knight; did not
say If they would quit, he would not do So
again; his cousin, George Oldham, had
worked for Stebbiug for two years, when
they had quarrel. aud Stcbbing discharged
him; they are on bad terms now: witness
had had an interview with Knight and had
signed paper.
4 Il.
had ever admitted the truth of the charges
against him.
Mr.. Mccullough objected to the question:
wheieupon MIR. Evans called the attention
of the Court To the fact that the States
Attorney had SAID in his opening speech
that the conspiracy was formed To drive
Oldham from the town, and the defense
proposed to slow that Oldham had ira.
dnced and viliiied knights sister.
After considering the matter for some
time, the Court decided to admit the uues
ton.
Then Mr.. Constable asked Oldham # he
had not spoken disreSpectfully of knights
sister. and he answered no.
Hete the matter of the paper was dropped
the counsel for the defense raising the
right To recall the witness, i'll order to show
him the paper which was not then in Court.
William II. Knight testified: Was in Mil
ler's hotel on the 22ud of February; Mr.
Miller and Moore We're outside talking:
Miller called HIM into the house and told
him that Oldham had been making remar ks
about his sister; Moore told him what the
remarks were; went IN company with Moore
Ia Abrahams' and bought a cowhide: after
wards had a conversation with Stebbing.
WhItelock, Windolph. Einwachter, Moore
and Strout in the hotel; witness remarked
that man that would say the things that
he had been told Oldham had said ought
tn be shot: Miller suggested cowhiding
went into the room down stairs where he
proposed to the others 10 do the cowhding
himself; Stcbbing proposed that Todd and
Ntrout would hold Oldham and he would
90 TO Oldham's house and induce him to
come out; went upstairs TO billiard room:
Stebbng called him out of it and told him
not Ia he aft aid, they would see him out :;
| lleckart told him when he gave it TO him
Ia give 1t to him right; Stebbing said he
ought 10 he run out OF town; Stebbug said
that Todd and Struut would hold Oldham:
went 10 the bar room and had a drink :;
Stcbbing went to Oldham's house and from
there to Nannort's store and brought him
down town; Windolph engaged him in
conversation, when Todd and Strout caught
aud held HIM and witness covhided him /;
had said and still continued to believe that
there was no truth in the stories told about
his sister. Whcreupon, at about 10 +. VI +,
/ court adjourned till Thursday, at % A. NJ.