The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-07-16

Fifteen minutes were squander-i by the
counsel in arguing the point and the JUS
lice ruled that the question te not ans
wered.
Witness continued: The assault occnr-
red atuu, the 18th of June l met the
unr,,es about three quarters Of mile IRON
INV house. 1 knew the parties had been
nt NV hou-e: NV wife and other parties
told me 80. Mr.. George Drisk-li
,sL.,J me about certain report,
and asked me if l would x" up to Mrs.
Hart. and see about it. | gave all the
conversation in very direct examination
,h., took place between defendants and
myself.
Oue.tion--Whatd did yom go there for?
tIh;-cted To as imnateriaI and irrelevant
The iury was sent out while counsel
argued the point.
The court asked the witness the same
question.
1 went there to settle some matters; did
ma, 90 in. When l reached the door they
.,,mr,epced ON me. They asked ME &" go
with them 10 settle some matter WITHOUT
saving what the matter was.
Tn. court ruled that the evidence could
go to the Jury.
The jury returned.
do moi know what ] went there To sell
tie. The two 3ri.ki.l boys,
MRS. HART.
and Mr. Huffman were there. lhey "'"
not say that the matter was charge tha'
Mrs Hart had made against me. l." MOI
r.coIIect that Driskell told me that had
dome something to Mrs. Hart and that
they wanted me- To GO mp and seize 'h@
matter d., No, recoliect that Mrs. Hart
said that . had been there aud put my
hand ..u Ter person and had made a siie
,,ro,r,-it,un Ia her did not stick my isl in
her fac. and call her a liar. When Ee"rgr
.rr,,.x and kicked me. did not hight back
From the tim. | reached the house until
th, assault MAS ended about ten minht.s
had elapsed After George kicked and Int
m. mn him and We had 4 second ron"d,
and VIII I followed ''cn"ush he let "-
mn MAS sick three DAYS aud in bid some
81 the time after the affair. The hight "c-
CURED ON Saturday and | came Z" town
MONDAY to make complaint.
n, ii,.st. The Dri-kelis "vcrf"'k me at
Nj. Rrvan,'s, forty rods ir"m Mr. IL ne;
and asked ,n. to go mp to Mr.. H1ri-. l
vent up to the porch and Mr.. Hart
PICKED UP A HAcHET
which was living ON a barrel. and the Bows
l...au ..u me. | tried To- get away Ihev
surrounded me and l tried Z" hight my MAY
out. Huffman SAID il l fought AMY m"t'
n. wauld trat me lad Robert >ai" u
t;.nrg4 could not whip me h- w"nid: i''
not know how Mr.. llutimsn happened To- III
there. Did not saw Ia George >i"p hii,"s
an. ar I'll shoot vou. Ihd n1t see Mr
Huffman pl"wing near i,v; 'ii,! mol zee MN
mill after the first kmrk down
l. " Diok.y, ssorn ! lave IN 'his c"Hh's
saw Mr. Love "n Monday af er the iracas
Went over &" his hou-s and lac shaved m'
III. bruises an h,a leg AMI body. esee'''s'
TO 90 hopping along a little. ID" mol know
how he go hurt =,
Here the prosecution rested aud III
defendants introduced witness.
Mr.. Sinne,, ATTORNEY Ter the defence
stated Ia the jury that the defence r.'''e'
ur.n the fact that on the l2;h day "i .'"i'
between dayiish. aud Sn" "p. Love ~en' u
Mr.. Harris house and knocked al the a""'
and Mrs Hart after a iew moments. !"'"'
the door and Love came ia una>Ne'i, 81"
finding the children asleep. lac
LAID HIS HAN..s on HER SHOULDERS
and made Improper advances 10 her; ii..
she repealed him and t"id her brother 8" 10
morning. of the conduct 81 Love. a.'d Una
,h.u the Dri.kell'> br"ugh Int Mr. Love I
Mrs. Hart to explain the IA alter, Lave 'i>'-
rmgh language and a hight ensured.
Mrs. Hart j. widow lady AID mas
protector except her brothers -,
t:eorge D.iksN, s~o'm-l live eigh' m''
so,tbea a., O! East Se.ialia, IN Pet'is co""'.
Mrs. Hart Is my own sister. She mas I"
children. about six and nine years u'
.hout two miles from Love. Mrs. la
lives about one fourth Of a mile from Low
A, noon. ON Saturday, l went 10 my met
or, hous4 and then Went a. MIR. Love
h.use. Nv brother and | went up to NJ
Rrvsnt's house and SAW Mr.. Love and asks
him what right he had {" go up to my 81
ter and
Use HER THE WAY HE DID,
n. denied having done anything exce"
u.,st her on some neighborhood taik-
s,a Love that he need no, deny II a. n
sister would not lie We went la the h"u
and ne said To her. MARY Ann what Is u
Won have been telling on the AMI shr ss
..no.hinp bu, whsi YOU know is true.
called her a liar and shook his hist m .
f.c.. then interered and he turned 10
in a threatening wav and l kicked Ia
off the porch and tight %nsn
Mr.. Love invited my brother and
10 pitch int" him. After sc
had iyh, Mr.. Hnhman came up sn's -
there mus, he no more fighting. Ny SIS
a;d not have a halctet as stated by
Love. Wh-a Mr.. Love called
MRS. HART LIAR,
and shook his fist, told him tina, he
said enough and he must leave. lie
he would go when he got ready Alter
fracss Mr.. Lave went home. lie $"
SITTER the fight. that he was not hurt a
gave him the hest | could and tried
hur, him.
The Cross examination elected no
facts.
Robert DR. skeH arorn-I live about
miles southeast of Sedaiia. MY hro'
told me he WIS going over Ia Mr.. Love
tell hmm what he thought OF aim Ter
cond &c, towards NV sister.
The balance al Roberts testimony
the same ~ Georges
1T Ha5man. worn--l live about &c
miles southeast Of this city; Was wor'
un the
WIDOW Harris
place on Saturday, June 10Th. A
girl Of the widow came, and told me
was going on at the house. l lett my
and went 10 the house. l heard Mr.:
raw ''enough" l told George 10 let
up and George let him up. After
minutes they got into another round
Love again cried 'enough." l then
there must be no more lighting Their
there vas to he more fighting, it must
another time and place. Love said he
no, hurt bit, but il was not settled "
cav Love coming to town on Monday
the affair and Love told me that va
"preconcerter" Of the whole thing. |