The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-09-14

Major was either, but 1t turned out
differently. They were pretty drunk
and did not thfIk either of tlielu
dangerous.
CARTER rIKE.
Know Major. never saw Brown be-
fore that day. First met Major that
day On trading alley in q crowd.
Saw major aid Shaw ride off on the
same horse to fight on bet. Both
were drunk. | followed them.
They didn't fight but concluded it
was piece OF foolishness. They
came back and Major and Moredeld
went into q saloon together. Next
saw them IN the shooting gallery.
Stopped IN. Some men were shoot
Ing aud Major agreed to shoot with
them. lie lost and had to pay for the
shots. 1'liey then began to talk about
bets and soon after Major and More
field left aud went to Smiths stable to
get Majors mule and so home. Sew
eral men were there. A man was
trying TO sell young mule and lett
as | came up without selling H..
Major bet IS that the man would not
CONT back. They sent runner after
the inan and he came back. The man
that bet said he would let Major off
II he would treat The crowd. He did
this and about 20of them went TO
Bells saloon. / did not go. When
they got back only Smith and one
man came into the Office, afterwards
several others came in. Brown was
there aud proposed TO Morefield
when no came IN TO play game Of
cards. Morefeld turned away and
Brown went up again and said II can
beat you both.' Then they had the
fight, Morcfeld took up q brick and
hit Brown and then ran out. The
crowd hollered thathe was coward.
IIe then came back and had q
talk with Major. Major told him to
stay aud fight Brown and he would
pay the fine. tried TO get Major to
20 home. Brown came up and told
him he had whipped his partner and
could whip him. Major told him he
hadn't had anything to do with II and
II ho jumped on him lie would send
MIN 10 a hell In a minute. ! told
Brown to come aud let's not have any
more fighting. MAJOR said ..turn HIM
loose If he wants TO fight" They
cursed one another and major called
Brown son of a b--h. Brown put
his left hand OH MAJORS right shout
der aud asked what he had said
MAJOR repeated what he had said and
struck under with the knife. Brown
said he was cut and Smith told hin
to whip major IL he had cut HIM
Major started out aud Smith caught
him. saw the knife when Smith had
gotten ii. When Brown put his hand
on MAJORS shoulder he grabbed hin
about the throat with the other hand
lie was In fora fight aud had MajoI
In tilt and would have got hin
down If he had not struck as quick a
he did.
Cross.examinatlon Live neal
IIargis' bridge aud near MAJORS about
six miles from town. There was M
shooting out at the prize fight.
knew several men at the stable dur
ling the fight. These men saw tn
fight. l didn't know where ,taJo
threw the dirk after the cutting. Ha,
not talked to Major or his attorney
before l was summoned. Brow
land Morefield were clinched in thoi
fight before Brown was struck witl
the brick. Saw Major and Morefel,
have the talk after the beating. Th'
witness reiterated what he had SAT-
about the origin ofth difllculty-tha
led to the stabbing.
MRs.R. A MAJOR.
am Leslie MAJORS mother. II
will be 81 Oct. II, 1880. He ha
been talking about going west. II
ll;yas N he brotharsa wbara hoard