Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-28
pause of half a minute or less before
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q shoemaker at Clinton, was next
called for the prosecution.
He knew alIthe parties. Mr. BON
ham was standing talking TO Wines
at witness shop window. Mr.. Bob
ham stopped talking, stepped BACK Two
Or three steps, and then sam. Snlpe
and Mr.. Queener ran past the snop
door, and sam. let into hitting Mr.
Bonham with a stick-hit him two or
three ticks. Mr.. Bonham, by this
time grabbed the stick and twisted IL
from SAINTS hand. Mr.. Queener then
ran up and commenced pummeiing
Bonham over the head too WIN
stick. By this time Sam. Shipe hit
Bonham with a rock, think he had In
his hand. The stick Sam. Shlpe had
was hickory, right square, hardly
as large as chair post. scarcely
as long as walking stick. Queener
had pretty large sized walking STICK.
Bonham commenced going back,
beating off the licks. By this time
Major Shipe got two rocks or bricks
and hit Bonham on the side of the
head. TIE fight lasted five or ten
minutes, not very long. Bonham
sunk down twice or three times on the
way but got up again. Finally Bon.
ham put his hand 10 his face, and just
at that time the firing commenced.
Major Shipe shot the last two shots
after Bonham was Oh the ground, ly-
ing on the right side. Seemed TO shoot
him in the side both times. Didn't
see ALI. Diggs, constable, do anything
to prevent the difficulty. Major Shipe
didn't come up till after the fight COM
menced. AS coon as he came he gath
cred up the rocks. He followed be-
hind ali the time. Have no feeling Ia
the case. Nothing against any OF
them, but good friends of all.
Cross eXamined-Sam. Shipe was
the first person who came up and
struck at Bonham. After Sam. struck
Bonham with rock, Bonham lost
hold of the stick, and think Sam.
recovered it. Didn't see Bonham
draw pistol or knife; didn't
see knife at all. Don't know how
the parties were parted. Can't say
who shot the first shot. Didn't see
any pistol in SANS hand, saw what
thought to be pistol in Maj. Shipe's
hands. DR.. Coward didn'l furnish
witness with money to come here and
give evidence. Didn't get money to
come here and swear.
Ra-examined-Dr. Coward never in.
simulated anything to witness about
coming here 10 swear falsely. Couldn' t
tell who was first to shoot, but Bon
ham was the first one witness did see
shoot,
DIR. P. NJ. LILIES,
who keeps drug store in Clinton,
testified as follows:
Acquainted with all parties and
know OF the occurrence. Heard con-
versation from Major Jack Shipe in
postoffice before the difficulty. Major
said to witness, did you take pistol
| to BOnham the day of his and Sam. :
difficulty, to shoot me (Shipe) with 2"
| Witness replied "No," but did go to
see Mr. Bouham on business matter,
which was explained. The Major
said he understood Bonham was Cary
ing pistol for him (Shipe), and told
witness TO tell him (Bonham) if he
(Shipe) caught him with it it wouldn't
be good for him (Bonham). He also
says "Tell Tom. Coward, Cd d-m
his old soul, if he wants
to keep EdmondsOn's Jack
(meaning a. NJ. Bonhsm) about him
he must keep him in his own part of
| town." Major Shipe seemed irritated
at the time. Know nothing of the
| sormer difficulty about trial, in Gin
ton. Saw stick on the ground where
| the fatal difficulty occurred, which he
recognized as Queener's stick. The
bark was shiyered up considerably
near the small end. The stick didn't
taper much. Don't what became of it.
Saw Constable Aft Diggs have it af-
| forwards, but have never seen it since,
| Cross-examined: Did not carry q
pistol to the Academy when I went to
see Bonham. Saw no pistol at the
time. Have seen no pistol about him
from that day to this. Bonham had
witness pistol-a five shooter-the day
of the difficulty. The two roomed
| together and they were in the habit Of
using things in common. Didn't know
Bonham had the pistol till I saw it on
the ground after the killing. Saw 8
spring backed knife, which was pro
duced just as found, with blood on it.
Knew of BOnham having carried the
knife in scabbard, on the inside Of
his vest. There were four empty cart.
ridges in the pistol when picked up
and one empty cham Der. Don't know
whether the pistol was loaded when
| left it in the drawer, or not; hadn't
had it since Christmas. In the con.
versation with Major Shipe, told the
Major he didn't know of Bonhsm's
carrying pistol. Hadn't heard Bon.
ham speak OF the difficulty between he
and Sammie for two weeks, except
when Bonham told witness that he
and Sammie had applied to Tim Bon
haml for certificate to teac b lchool
and that he had examined him and
given it to = i'm.
HARSIP LONG.
next testified: Was sitting in Mr..
Wilson's store. Saw the fight fter
{ it commenced. They were 8 or 10
steps from the shoe shop. The first
thing witness saw Sam. Shipe and
Bonham both had hold of one stick.
Queener was hitting Bonham with
another stick. Just then somebody,
don't know who, threw a couple OF
rocks. One hit Mr.. @Bonham near the
left eye, tn other on the side or back
of the head, When got out further
saw Major Shipe and ALI. Diggs com
ing down from the shoe shop. They
fought on down, Bonham got the
stick about that time and kept giving
back. He was knocked down, OF
partially so, about three times and
didn't see him have the stick any
more. When he was down the
last time at the main street, Sam. and
Queener were still beating Bonham
over the head. Major Shipe and ALI,
and Bean Diggs, or one of them,
caught hold of Queener, pulled him
off, and let Bonham up. He staggered
| back several steps, Major ShiDe said