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

never had seen the men before that
night.
GUS HALL.
Hipkins and CLANCY were at my
saloon on the night of the shooting,
about 10 O'Clock. They left and |
think went up on Main Street. About
an hour afterwards i was sitting in
front OF my door and saw Gouhot
walk by. AS he got to the corner l
heard somebody say, "stand back or
I'll kill YOU" Then the shooting be-
gan. don't know who made the re-
mark. l think the small pistol fred
first. There were 8 shots, two al-
most together, and one afterwards.
TOM OWEN, (col.)
live at Casky, was in town oil the
night of the shooting. Jesse Buck
ner and l were standing on Jones'
corner, saw the parties meet across
the Street on Wares corner. The
man coming up Maiu Street, Clip
kiu's) shot first, and pretty soon the
other shot. We then ran away, not
because we were afraid of getting
hurt, (Here Mr.. Clark remarked, 80
no, mol not at all .of course not. y,
but to keep them from making wit
nesses of us at the trial. Being ques.
toned the witness said, 1 came into
town that day. 1 have never told
anybody what | would testify in this
case. / got a message at Casky last
Saturday from Mr.. Laub, and ca me
into town that night to see him, and
| told him what l knew about the case
(Confused) l told Mr.. Mckee tha
evening before 1 started that / was
not in town the night of the shooting
and did not know anything about it.
l lied to him TO keep them from max
ing me q witness, but what have
just said is all true.
Mr.. Graves then asked, "Were you
not tried once for stealing turkeys?"
(Reluctantly) Well, ah-yaas sir.
Mr.. Phelps, "What was theresult?
The result was-ah--was that--that
proved guilty, but l didn't steal the
turkeys.
/ was in Gouhot's saloon be.
fore tho shooting, saw him bathing
his eye. Jesse Buckner paid my way
to town on the train Saturday night
and we walked back Sunday evening
JESSE BUcKNEE, (col.)
| 1 live at Casky, was in town on thu
night of the shooting, was standing
on Jones' corner. The men met and
the one coming up Main Street sho
first. 1t was the smallest report
Then the other shot and ran. l have
never told what / know about thi
case before, never. came to tow
last Saturday night with Tom Owen
on business, private business, (whicl
he wouldn telD. We were at Gou
hot's saloon. In answer to question
he said, ! got word that evening tina
somebody in town wanted to see me
They didn'tte tell me who it was; don
know who told me. have not talke
to Mr.. Laub, the lawyers, or anybod
else about what l know. Never tol
a soul what l would testify. w
went home after the shooting.
paid Tom Owens way to town tn
next Saturday and we walked HON
! Sunday evening. l did not see an,
body but the two men who she
when they met that night.
JNo. MCCOY. (col.)
l was coming up Main st whe
the shooting began. Saw Jim Hu
running away. Saw all the pist'
/: flashes but the first. The second WI
from Bridge st. l ran back into Il
Q barber's shop. / have not told an.
body what l world testify, Nobod
has asked me. m
j PA SKEAHAN.
] was at Hipkins' stable soon aft'
$ Rolla died. Jones, Mr.. Hipkins, al
0 his son Russell were there. Mr.. Hi
: kins asked Jones who shot first al
he said "Rolla shot first" lie tht
asked Russell also who shot first, al
he answered that he didn't know.
L JIM. HIPKINs
= was then introduced by the prosec
! ton and said, l heard Mr.. Skeahar
n testimony. Ibid pot ask Jones wi
Q shot first. I did not ask Russell, for
d knew he was not at the shooting, al
.