The daily gazette., 1878-12-05


pockets; he walked up to where George
Draper was standing and George cut him
with the axe George had been cutting
wood for himself; it was this fall,i the
morning; there was fence between
them; George took a step forward. After
lie had struck John saw John turn and
throw up his hands and say, "may the
Lord have mercy on my soul" / said to
George "what did you kill John for" and
George said, "Uncle Jonathan l dldn't
Known whist | was about;' he r ath "; s
about leaving the deceased when got up
to him; deceased had his hands in his
pockets when he was struck; was about
30 yards from where it happened. The
fence had been taken do wn, there was a
little bush near the line where the fence
had been taken down. George was on
tile inside of the fence.
After the blow was struck saw the
blood running from John; | went to ,he
sp " here he fell; the wound was on the
right shoulder. When George said he
was going 10 give himself up went after
him; followed him up the public road ;
saw white man come along and saw
George stop, then saw them both go 10
Middletown together; when | got to the
hall 1 saw George there in charge Of Mr..
Rothwel, the cons able; l staid there I'M
til Mr.. Rothwell placed him the ce Is.
William Downs, COL, live in Ham,
town; know Wilson anu Draper; the kill
ing took place in September | heard tte
men quarrelIng; | was about rs yards
from there; heard Wilson say something
| nranar hnnt t,rtffitfY .han a
Draper say "Pil put it up when get
ready" Wilson replied, ''you might put it
up before you get ready, if you don't l
will sue you;' Wilson said he "didn't
want any fuss with him (Wilson) there,
that if he didn't let him alone he would
knock his head off, at the same time ap-
plying the epithet OF "black devil;" viii
son came back to Draper and said to
Draper, II am tired of you calling me
black devil; and of your threats to knock
my head OFT, heard my little girl hal
loo, and jumped out Of bed where l
was lying, and looking out the window
saw Wilson with his arms up, and Dra-
per, carrying his axe behind him, walk
ing after John. Deceased walked about
Ii or 20 yards crying Lord have mercy
Oil IIC Sd1u IL LDlCO VI iOul
John Veazy, sworn: live in Middle
town; saw Draper on Sunday morning,
September 22nd, few minutes past 7
O'Clock, in the morning; he was crossing
the path between Hamtown and Midd e.
town; he was coming in and was going
out; he was hallooing "Oh Lord! Oh,
Lord !" asked him what was the matter,
he replied, 81 have cut a man with an
axe and Pm afraid killed him." l asked
him what he was going to do" he said
he didn't know" | asked him "where he
cut him ?n-here the witness was check
led.
Amanda Hazard. col, sworn Live
in Hamtown; knew George and John ;
| was standing at my front door; heard
John say, 81 am tired of you calling me
black devil father and mother were also
looking.
Cross-examined Il cannot tell how far
l was off; none of the rest of MS were up
except father and mother; Wilson was
standing near the second house near the
gate.
Arminta Hazard, col sworn Live
In Hamtown; l was in my yard the
two men were quarreling; | went out
and said to them, "don't quarrel on the
Lords day: they never minded me but
kept at it about that fence. AS John was
leaving George, George took off his coat,
and laid it on the wood pile; heard the
blow; it was the sound of deep, harsh
thud. 1t Jared me SO that l just hol-
lowed, "On, Lord"
Charles John.on, col, sworn :-Livein
Hamtown; remember the day Wilson
was killed heard the conversation but
didn't understand what was said. After
w laar, haI ham auf I want tn wbara bA
was lying; George was there; heard
hlm say to Mr.. Draper, "Father is he
dead q" l said, "yes, he is as deed as the
devil" He said, "father, what W II L
do ?" His father said, you had better go
give yourself up"
Alfred Jones, COL. sworn Live IN
Hamtown; was only a short distance
from John and George when they began
to quarrel. John said "George, want
you to put up that fence. George said,
Hwhat time have L to put it up? I'll put
away a little. George took off his coat
and struck a couple of licks in the wood
with the axe, and walked up IN front OF
his window. John was grumbling.
George said, "go on, don't want any
fuss with you; if you come around me
foolng III knock your head off, you
black devil" John went back, and
heard the blow. Also heard John say,
"Lord have mercy on me-"
Nathan Wilson, col: sworn Live in
Hamtown; John is a brother of mine
heard the alteration about the fence
heard John say, "you was home here on
Friday week." heard George reply,
"well, didn't put it up" My brother
oN ms the house Draper lived in.
Richard f. johnson, Clare Il. Downs,
and Edward Miles, all colored. and ma
tives of Hamtown, testified, but nothing
new was brought forth.
DIR. William F. Kennedy, sworn Am
a practising physician in this county; live
In Middietown; examined John Wilson
on September 22nd found him laying in
about the centre of the road in Ham
town: he was dead. There was large
cash on the shoulder, commencing near
the neck and running obliquely down.
ward ,..severing the integmenrs..and collar
bone and cutting two arteries at The arck
of where one leads from the heart. The
wound was five inches long and two
inches deep. Wilson died from those
wounds. r,
The State here rested and Henry G.
Conrad, counsel for the prisoner opened
ON the part of the defense. In his re-
marks he acknowledged the killing; but
instead of verdict in the first degree as
made out in the Indictment, he thought
mat the verdict should be one of man.
slaughter. w
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