The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-05-14

berries on the morning of July 26 1876. He
came back about half past o'clock. Saw
him first al Curey's after he came back
saw Curley strike him a blow; just as was
going over he struck him with stick. As
| got to the pavement he struck my father
another blow side Of the head. He pushed
him out and father nearly fell as he came
out Then Curley took the bucket and
struck fath-r with it, then threw
it out in the street. Father drew himself
up as if he wanted to fight. Mrs. Curley
caught hold of .Curey aud dragged him in.
and ] went and caught hold Of father aud
pulled him off the pavement by the coat.
got him home and left him talking to moth
ell and went to get him something to eat,
when came out he wasn't there, mother
said he had just gone out. He soon came in
again and said his head was sore looked
and found lump on his head, about as big
as an egg. There was also little scar on
the top of his head. He took very little
dinner Then he lit his pipe and went out.
| washed the dishes and went out for some
coal and heard loud speaSing at the door.
When ] came out Curey was on the street
and father was at the edge of the pavement.
They were going towards each other. Cur.
ley was going to fight with father and ran
between them; then Curley picked up a
stone and said "you -----i if don't
get my ten cents III take revenge out OF
you.' Then be went backwards a little to
the middle of the street, and fired the stone
at father then lifted another stone and
threw that my mother was running to the
opposite side and the stone struck her cloth
es think. | said if he fred another would
strike him back, and then / went to look for
a stone. He picked up the third stone and
threw at me, but didn't hit me it caught
| in my clothes and fell at my side, and
picked it up and struck him with it He
was picking up another one when | struck
him. When he fired the stones at me he
| called me bad names. l struck him some
place on the forehead and he staggered but
didn' fall. He ran into the house, and
mother and fetched father in our house. but
he went right out again and up the street ia
! Dan Curry's, Luke Tarpy stood there and
| they stood there talking. Mrs Curley's sis
! ter came to their door and shook her fist at
! me, | saw Curley come to the door with a
| cloth to his head. He came out soon with
his hat on and went up towards the Post Of
! flee. the Post Office and the drug store are
in the same room | seen him crossing over
| from FOrtner's. | didn't know father was
! there, mother said he was, Curley turned
| up the bank by the culvert, seen him lif
! up his hand but couldn't see whether he
had anything in it. l ran into the house
and that's all | seen until ] seen father in
the house. 1t might have been half an hour
after saw Curley raise his hand until / saw
father; he was all bloody. Then they took
him up stairs. DIR. Lashelle came in and
saw him, and was there every day, from one
to three times a day. Father never spoke
alter he got the blow, nor opened his eyes
When we lifted his eyelids his eyes were
turned up. He got worse every day.
Cross e.rdmined-My brother mother and
[ sat up with him at night. Miles McAnally
and Mrs. McAnally sat up with him the sec
Ond night before he died. The man is dead
his wife lives in Centralia. The last night ,
man named Carey stopped with him. Father
died about 8 O. clock. Mrs. Fisher was there
two nights, l don't know where she is
She was neighbor at that time. My broth
ers name was james. He lived in Shenan
doah but we sent for him right away. II,
was there most of the time. Different
neighbors came in during the days to ash
how he was. Some of them saw him, some
times We would leave them up. The prizes
was there His name is Father Fields ht
was in the room with my father.
| didn't see father go into Curley,s, saw
him when he and Curley were both in there
Curley was putting him out of the house
They were about two feet apart. Father
was trying to get out when Curley STRUCK
him. When father got TO the bottom of tn,
steps Curley stood in the door, then Curley
struck him with the bucket and threw tn,
bucket into the street. Curley did not come
out of the house at that time Father hac
a coat on; a black coat; he had it on wheI
he was struck. was not in Curley's hous,
Iat "a, Al.
that | saw. When the stones were thrown
Curley and father were in the street /; Cur
ley threw three stones and picked up tn,
fourth | threw back the one he threw a
me. | didn't have hold Of Curley. The,
were not clinched then; Curley had nvth
ing in his hand when struck him; didn'
hear him say anything didn't notice wheth
er he put his hand to his hip. Didn't see Wi
densaul during the quarrel think saw Nc
Nair sitting in front of his store. was no
on Curley's pavement except to take fathe
home. | am nearly 81 years old. wa
standing at our house when | looked up thu
street towards the cuvert
Re-direct-Father Fields is living at Cen
tralia.
Mary Cunning s,0orn Il am the widow o
John Cunning. ] think | am 65 years old
Am not sure how old my husband was
Think he was older than me. Was marie,
in Glasgow, Scotland. Was born in Scot
land. My husband was born in Ireland, bu
had been in Scotland from boy. We cam
to this country about 25 years ago; my hus
band went away from home on the morning
of July Goth, 1876 for few huckleberries
first saw him coming out of Mrs Cain
after he came back. Don't know where h
went then. next saw him on the stree
| (prlayic hnuoa ba
told my daughter to bring him in ! hear
the loud talk. We brought him into tn
house. A while after that Curey came t
the door two OF three times. | told my hu,
band not to go out Curley was warchin
him. My husband got his dinner but can
: say whether it was between the two fights
after the last one. Didn't see my daught,
throw any stones ! was greatly excited an
that's the reason don't remember so mucl
The examination of the witness was su
pended in order that James Daily might
,, examined and go home, having received
! dispatch that a member of his family W
very sick
James Daily suomi was sitting on Il
steps of the post Office the day Gunnil
was killed. The first heard was a scree,
like womaH's. | turned around and IS
, Mag. Cunning throw stone and hit Curl
' on the head. A woman or two took Curl
/ into the house and some women took Gu
= ming to his house. Pretty soon | saw +
= ward Curley come up to the post office al
;, go in there. He asked where was the dc
i tor. He went up town. / couldn't say b,
far the next | saw of him he came down
l. the opposite side, stepped off the sidews
: near where Cunning was sitting, and pick
], up stone aid struck the old man ON t
q head. The people gathered round and to
s Cunning home. The distance from VIII,
p Cunning sat and where Curley left the pa
ment was 20 or 25 feet, may be more. VIII
10 Curley left the pavement he went direct
ID where Cunning WAC. When Curley tbr
q the stone he didn't stand directly behind
$. straight beside him. Kind of half ways Ii
y Curley Was standing on the street wnen
y struck the blow; he Was six or seven
y from Cunning. The stone would weigh
lu or pounds. Saw it afterwards. He
pc nothing from Cunning only moan after
ue | WAS struck Fran tho TINA of 20 cnur,a