The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-02-21

the back witness here took off his
coat and exhibited the cut to the jury.
There was also a cut on the collar and
right arm ,of the coat My hat was cut
with the first lick, when my face was cut
We had got some II or 10 feet down
Broadway, when struck him, and then
struck him again, knocked him down
and kicked him Then went to Dr. /. I.
Monahan's office and had the wound
dressed. Wound bled a great deal 1t
was about twelve o'clock before the
bleeding was stopped
Cross examined Was working for
James Carr, three miles from town
Came to town on Christmas morning, to
Church-went out about eight o'clock.
Tooth commenced aching as l went out
tooth drawn-got to town about six
Condren came with me- We went past
DR.. Boggess, as my tooth had quit ach-
ing. We went to Dan. Crosby's near the
Depot. Dan. keeps a saloon. Staid at
Dams near an hour, tooth commenced
aching again, and then went to DR.
Boggess and got tooth drawn. Was there
about fifteen minutes. Dan. and Con-
dren went with me 10 Boggess', but Dan.
stopped in at Lowensteins, ghile had
the tooth drawn. | was in striking dis
ten of Hill when took my coat Off
Laid my coat down by Sternbergers win
dow. ! took off my coat and stepped
back so as to have a better opportunity
to fight / did not want to fight lie
got back as far as the wall-he could not
get back any farther.
The witness was cross examined at
length, and sustained himself well, not
varying from his narration in chief
| Tom Condren. The testimony Of this
witness was substantially the same as
that Of Dohen, so far as he knew, but he
did not see the cutting, but he saw the
fighting after it had commenced. In all
the preceding movements Of the parties,
and the commencem Mt of the quarrel
his testimony corresponded substantially
with the testimony of Dohen.
The cross examination elected nothing
new
Edward w. Mitchell Saw a fight on
Christmas night, did not know the par
ties, and could not identify them now -
My impression is now that the man that
was struck was walking behind the other
The man that was before turned around
and struck the man in the face, who was
behind him. This was between the cor
ner of Sternberger's building and the
corner of the pavement. They were
about four feet from the corner of the
building, and were in reaching distance
of each other. | thought the one who |
struck hit the other in the eye. The
blow did not appear to be hard one.
On cross examination witness said he
saw general fighting and scuffiDg, such |
as is common in a street fight and saw
one man down, but could not identify
any Of the parties.
John Brown. This witness saw the
fight but not so much Of it as some of
the other witnesses, and had nothing
new or important
John Cassidy. This witness is a boy,
some twelve to fifteen years of age. He
to be quite intelligent, and
stated that he heard the quarrel, and saw
the fight. His testimony was substan-
TALLY the same as the testimony of
Dohen.
On cross examination witness said he
was acquainted with both of the parties,
but better acquainted with Hill than
Dohen. Hill was quite drunk that night.
Did not hear Hill call Dohen gangle-
necked Irishman, but he called him
id longlegged crane.
III. G. Miller. / was in Oliver Millers
store and heard some fuss, and went out,
fight was all over then. / met John
Hill at the corner, and he went out to
the edge of the pavement, and walked off
the pavement and picked up something
Another man was coming after him, and
said to Hill what the devil are you doing?
Hill said, think, that he had dropped
his knife the very first lick
Oliver Miller. Came out of the store
when heard the fuss, and saw Hill look
ng for something He told some one
that he had dropped his knife the very
first lick he made at the son of a b-ch.
He then said, here it is now, and appear
ed to pick up something, and then cross
cd the street and went up past the Court
House.
John Blackhart. / arrested John Hill
tn at night. Found a piece of tobacco
and knife on his person. Knife was
bloody. Gave the knife to VIM. F Owens.
Cross-examined Hill had a cut on the
back Of his head, which was bleeding.
VIM. f. Owens. Brought knife into
court, and testified that he had got it
from John Blackhart. The knife was a
large pocket knife, with a blade some
two and half inches in length.
Dr. l. T. Monahan. Dressed the wound
in the face of Dohen. The bleeding was
profuse. An artery by the side OF the
nose was cut. and had to be cauterized
with nitrate of silver. Thinks the under
lip was cut at the same time as the other
cut. Thinks the knife glanced on the
teeth, and thus cut the under lip on the
other side.
John Dohen recalled, and the scar on
his face exhibited to the jury.
John Blackhart recalled and identified
the knife brought in by Owens as the
knife found on the person of Hill at the