The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-01-16

4 HreJ ne WAS cOt# ana WHY KES. pHuVlsy
Rettis oildOns 3 Etthexs, Mcclure, myself
and Tkoae watlitb were pge simons said
"weil! bdfa, IT. alonel hat has no turn
after. .beieg 10 the fire put Illih down again;
he said hc was much hurt si1athe bone was
mashed to pieces; watRiag <aaid h was not
50; he then picked three pieces 'of bone out
and said that would convince him the bone
was mashed to pieces; be then took drink
and said: "After leaving yop, boys, fglteelsl
and got some wood 10 take bsfDe nStdz make
q fire withi when. / got to Sweet Home, Frapk
Reid met me, with gun with one barrel,
cooked; Reid said how Do you dog did not
answer. Reid spoke again; | told him TO pass
By, did not wish 70 speak TO him, or his
kind. He then put down his gun, pulled Sii
his cont said s~*s 1sf--+s ~ ran po.
ing to make you speak TO me iinn two minutes.
threw my wood down and kept a stick IN
my hand, which was not rigiit Iengt fot the
stove, and raised my: hand tp defend IpyselE.
Reid grabbed for his gun and, tilep abgt sIne.
Then, II / had not hit thc agtnfag I did che
would have shot me rigbt through =, = ftef.
wards said: eBoysy I'm sure this waS,a eps-
coctld thing / stAid until about dark;
went out to tend 70 horse and came. 'baegg,
saw Simons next day; staid till next day at
Ie O'Clock; naw SihnoIs following Sunday! he
was near dead, saw him alter he died SiraotS
was In BuCkhead Putting up . new building
before be came into Sweet H64ne; tits was d
half an hour before, Was IN good spirits afd
saw him leave. f'f.t4<9 "ou aaa riasa
Croaa-exauuinsd, m Lived u Sweet sIIJipe
1--WE years; before lived in this valley. 1
haye only been away from Sweet Hume haf.
vesting during that time, know Dr. Ifaw.
thorrie; got acquainted with him IN tho asy-
Iun about two years ago. At Portland; I waa
sent there BY tho county; returned 10 Linn
county in carly spring. two years Agos went
back 20 Sweet Home; ~orfeI at carteiitsring.
etc. 'sss ~ ~ .saaagf
. The witness was here subjected to 4 rigid
cross exahdhStiolt Ealadys5 Ito hla fdr6ssT ssss
timony. 70 test his mental qualities.
Continued The Abbot boys came in befors
r. Watkins sent cut. Itkhlk; they did Boi
stay long; perhaps quarter 81 an hour; Nr
. jackson came with them, they all left to
gethef; nobody slSs hard the cSasasfzaist
but those 1 meptiOsed; they shesad ltaY,
heard IL have talked this over with Mr
Sumner about the time the depOsftion' was Il
be taken. told Mr. PoweIl.&s Fiinn. Int no
more than once; worked for Mf AikIeimai
at Sweet Home; asked for Mr.. siHlohs Al
Buckhead ON the 7th Noy last; quit worI
At quarter past four; vent . Sweet .iIofpa
on foot; the read is bad; got there at = quar-
ter to Eve: had been IN Sweet Home abou
20 minutes after the troable occurred; saw
them at Morssfs house; ! was coming up. IA
road; was at Morse's garden; sinions vas be
tween Morne's house and the Atonei thsy-lAi,
him ON the porch. and he waited wstcF: Y.
carried him to the house; / work ed for Simon
about two Wceks; saw him take the pistol. on
Of hia pocket; he did MT ay anything;
picked it up and laid it on the mahtelpiecc
! Here coreborzsetz Toner NsJAessSs
The witnssasfers. colaneee - 81 lsalls re
quest Of the descnse, and feTaated 4 ha
Simons aaid while hing "a The bod.
understand the question Of being out Q
the county to mean actually residing out O
7, it: thea aAid be thoaghts ssieyg insszt out .
the state.
Adjourned tn :30lff T.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
D Court re-eonvened' st -b.90 Fssmptly, Sihei
4 l.. Matthews was swor4l-KnoW Esifsoss; wa
: working on ,7tal November last@rs bgildinI
about half mile from Sweet Home Simon
was there he left about O'Clock; next say
him near Sweet Home; it was half OF three
o quarters Of an hour when next saw him
. he was lying ON the ground on his side; b
g appeared 10 be hurt saw he was hurt il
{ the thigh !; therv was present when !, so
. there 7. Watkins; remember no more
j. II. Mcclure Nent With me = Simons sal,
e Frank Reid had shot him; eowardl,
n had shot him; would give s., eco 70
4 his rife for . moment L. 'igst nae 70 the house
a boys, as quick as possible
= Witness here corroboFated the picking u
{ of Simons as detailed by former witnesses
aud also the conversation between Simon
and Reid at their meeting said Reid piekeo
) up the gun and he (SimOnsl knocked it down
/ and the last time he did, it went of; under
I stood Simons to say Reid took of his cloak
do not remember anything else ne aid now
/ Mrs. Simans got there At the time Mcclure
and did; are carried him to the house
e Simons said after he was laid In the house
! (here the witness cotroborated the previop
| evidence ON this point Reid raised tn,
gun, when he tsinnonsl struck at it and 1
/ went Of. Mr.. Mcclure, Mr.. Whitney, Mrs
/ SimOns and perhaps more We're present. 81.
/ Gross. examined Live near Sweet Home
0 do not know what time left Buekhead
I Mcclure came 70 tell that 'Simons had beel
shot; Mcclure walked down do not know
how long it took me to get 10 Sweet Home
, Thomas Watkins was, where Simons LAY
( WHOM I came ups when this conversation
q occurred had been in the house one, two o.
three hours there were present Mr.. Whit
t. ney, Mcclure. Mrs. Simons and Mr.. Lovely
I the Abbotts had been there and gone betor
E the talk came up; do not know how long
/ was there when Simons took pistol out o
hispocketf Mr.. Lovebys I think. took it
Simons said, when he took the pistol out,1 i
| hurt hiHss didnqt hear Simpns say ''that i
h Reid's gun had not gone of he would hav,
! poled it to hin.tia .0sse - .a00.
1 Re-examiped. direct ms tonverSation
J when we got simons into the honse,, SEEM
to me 10 hayO beeh after dark ana not sur
about it.; whether 1t was when he took thl
pistol out or not, / do not remember.
N Mrs. 6inibSss swoSnS 50. Simgns vsas mi
. husband. saw him ON afternoon of Nov. 7th