The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-19
WIN. CHANEY.

WIN. CHANEY.
work at Hipkins' livery stable.
Knew Rolla; was near him when he
was shot had been with him about
hours. l first saw him at Dinneen's
saloon. Tom Blair was tLere. Hip
kins took a drink, l declined. He,
Blair, Jones and myself then went TO
the stable. We went by Halls sa-
loon. As we passed Gouhot was
standing by his door. Blair spoke,
and then Hipkins said GLOW are you
Ed" Gouhot did not spedk. Hip
kins then said 10 us "Thats tho way
he does; he hasn't spoken to me since
last fall, and | can lick the d--d s-n
of a b-h." Goahot followed, and
they had a fight at the stable, after
which Gouhot went TO his grocery.
| went TO him and asked him not to
have any more fuses with Rolls, that
he. was drinking. Gouhot replied,
an settle 1t with him some other
time" / then went with Rolla to
Lander's TO see DIR. Newland, who
was there. While we were there
Blair came In and told Hipkins to
watch out that Gouhot was coming.
Hipkins said ,let him come on" We
then went across to Dinneen's saloon
and Hipkins soon left and l next saw
him at Elb's store, just before the
shooting. He was drinking but was
not drunk. RoIls, Jones and myself
left Elb's store and started to the sta
BILE to 60 to bed. Jones was by his
side. 1 was little behind, talking
back to Nose Elb. The. moon was
shining bright. l did not see either
of the men have out pistols. Don't
know where Rolla got his pistol.
When they met on the corner Rolla's
back wac towards me. Gouhot took
hold OF him and said something, /
think it was "Hipkins, we will settle
this thing now" Rolla made some
indistinct reply and the firing began
The first shot was the loudest. Ithen
left till the shooting was over. Next
saw Rolla in Elb's store, and he told
me where he was shot. then went
for his father. / am not related 10
him.
| W. NJ. JONES. .4
live near Ferguson's Store. / was
in town August lst. ] got acquaint-
ed with Rolla Hipkins that evening
about 4 o'clock, and was with him
from that time till he died. We
were together at Dinneen's saloon.
Chaney was there. We went from
there to the stable. heard Hipkins
speak to Gouhot as we passed. Gou'
hot did not reply. Hipkins then said
"he didn't speak TO me, nor hasn't fol
year, and don't care if he didn't
Cd d N, him / can lick him. Gouho
followed and they had fight at thu
stable. Gouhot had a knife but put
it up. Hipkins broke his hand in the
- fight. We then went to Londer's to
see DIR. Newland. Staid but short
: time. heard somebody say GouhoI
was going to follow Hipkins. We
: next went to Turner's store. Hip
! kins asked Turner for pistol bu
J did not get it. We then went te
Elb's store, and Hipkins asked Nose
Elb for pistol. They had private
chat and then we started back to thu
: stable. The moon was shining. Or
the corner we met Gouhot. lie was
standing still when we came up
Gouhot had pistol in his hand took
hold of Hipkins' right arm with his
left hand, few words passed and
the shooting began. The pistol was
in Gouhot's right hand. / saw thai
they were going to shoot and
ran across to the opposite corner
After the shooting, l saw man,
: took 10 be Gouhot walking up Mali
street. l saw IIipkins in the store.
. In the cross examination the wit
ness said: I did not see Hipkin'
: have pistol. We were side by side
} They spoke few words I could no
understand. l saw Hipkins tax,
two or three drinks that evening; HI
was not drunk. In the fight at th'
stable Gouhot "made at" Hipkin
first. l had taken two drinks o
!, Tennessee whiskey. / was excite'
when the shooting began and left t
get out of danger. After the figh
Clancy, Hipkins and myself left th
stable together. Don't remembe
! that anybody except Hipkins spok
to Gouhotin passing his grocery.
could not tell who shot first.
! JIM HUFF, (co!.)
was in town and heard the shoot
a ing. / passed Wares corner and say
! Gouhot standing there. | spoke t
him and he said in low tone "go o
- JIM" l went down Main. Did nc
- m Get anybody. ] saw a man stan6
ing on Jones' corner and woma
!, coming up the street. Mr.. Gouht
;. was standing ty the telegraph po
" " OH the corner. After l passed Il
:, shooting began and / ran. Afte
y wards went back and saw man
!, Elbs store, but they would not Il
:, me in to see who it was.
n THE DEFENSE
is introduced the following ttstimon.
L. DIR. L. B. HICKMAN.
10 / attended on Gouhot after Il
m shooting. He was shot from Il