Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-28
DR.. JAO. M. BOYD

Inc nea0 Or In 'front.', or the same force,
the one on the back would be more
dangerous and more liable to produce
i'm mediate death. AS to the blow
on the head of Bonham, breaking
in the skull, it being described to the
doctor, he gave 1t as his professional
opinion that it would be classed as
very serious injury, but not necessary
ly fatal, he thought. 1t is hard to tell,
he said, what will be the result of a
wound on the head which does not
produce immediate death. .
His examination and cross-exami-
nation was quite lengthy, but after
minute description of Bonham's
wounds, his answer was that he
couldn't say which, the blow with the
rock or the shots afterwards, produced
the death. 1t was possibly q combi-
nation of both, and, in his opinion,
either would have produced death. be-
#EEE HON. D. K. YOUNG
testified about as follows:
On the morning Of the difficulty I
went to Clinton and TO postoffice.
Msjor Shipe, Sammie Shipe and Jack
Queener came to the office, paused for
moment and went off. think all
were in shirt sleeves and the two
young men had sticks. Didn't notice
where they went. Was at this time
sitting with back to them. Turned
and saw Bonham's hat off, hair over
his eyes and blood on his face, hands
up. Called out and told officer, ALT.
Diggs, several times to separate them.
The fight continued across the square;
they went rapidly. Witness turned
away frequently. Saw rock or large
substance like brick bat strike Bon.
ham in back of head, and bounded of,
and he pitched forward. When wit
ness looked back the parties were fur
Their apart. When witnesses eye fell
on Bonham, saw pistol in his hand;
also pistol in Major Shipe's hand, at
the same time, pointed at each other;
they fired. Sam and Queener were
off to the northwest. Witness thinks
he heard shots from that direction
also; don't know how many; judg-
ment is all shots we're fired slmulta-
neously. They were then diagonalIy
across the equare, and 100 yards from
witness. Witness was much excited.
Turned away then and heard
another volIey of shooting,
and when turned back
recollection is that Bonham was in a
STOPPING or squatting position and in
stantly fell over on the ground, and
imm ediRtely Sammie Shipe struck
him two licks about the head. Ma or
Shipe put pistol to Bonham's body
and fired, and Sammie also fired a
shot at his head or face after he was
down.
It was very short time after wit
ness saw the parties at the postoffice
till witness attention was called TO the
fight. The time of the whole fight W as
probably less than two minutes. After
it was over the Shipes and Queener
went back home. Don't remember to
have noticed any excitement when at
the postofice before the fight.
Cross.eXamined-The parties were
is or 20 yards from the shoe shop
when witness first saw the difficulty.
Couldn't distinguish anything in the
fight till the rock or substance was
| thrown. Think saw two rocks or
something thrown. When Bonham
| was struck by the rock, he was not
| facing his assailants, but was going
| towards Bowling's store. Thought
saw pistol in Queeners hand, but not
80 certain about that. Didn't see
Bonham cut Queener, saw no knife in
his hand, and didn't see him take 8
stick from Sam, iShipe and strike Sam
Didn't see him have stick.
Re-examined, but no more facts
elected.
Adjourned till 1870 o'clock,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the assent bling of the court after
dinner, by permission Of counsel,
J.R. ROSS,
a witness for the defendants, was call
ed and examined, so that he might re-
turn home. He is merchant in Clin
ton, and testified about as follows:
Didn't see the fight when it com
menced. Noticed Major Shipe more
than any of the rest, having heard be
was a dangerous man and would shoot
thing. Queener and Bonham were
first saw them. Both had
sticks. Witness was standing
in his own store door, thirty steps OF
more from them, but nearer than
John Ross's store door. Store door
two or two and a-half feet from
ground. Had a plain view of the
fight. Don't think Bonham had q
stick before the fight, but think he
had Sam. Shipe's stick. Both were
fighting with sticks. The old man
Shipe was walking right along after
them. Didn't see any weapon or any
thing in his major Shipe's) hands al
that time. Didn't see what Sam
Shipe was doing. They were stopped,
don't know how, but heard old man
Shipe say it was enough, or some
thing like that. Saw Bonham fall be.
fore the shooting began; think be
fell backwards. Don't know wha;
Queener was doing. Saw the Digs
boys stopping it, aud heard one Of
them say, Don't do that, Bonham.'
Bonham was standing with his right
hand behind him. The two Shipes and
Queener were standing around with
in or feet, doing nothing, only Msj
Shipe was waving his hand. Their
Bonham drew pistol and fired, and
witness left and saw no more of it til
they had killed Bonham, and saw hin
lying in the road dead. Don't think
defendants were doing anything at tn,
time of the firing by Bonham. Didn'
see anything in their hands. Didn't
see Major Shipe throw any rocks
Wasn't in a great hurry about going tt
the door when I heard the alarm tina
9here was a fight, thinking ii was &
chicken fight, which was a common
occurrence. Certainly saw stick il
Bonham's hand at one time.
Cross-examined by Ray: The par
ties had got half way from the shoe
shop when witness saw them first