The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-10-07


when came down stairs; first thing
after Harry English had opened door
to run out; l went out after wood;
layed pistol on table. He put it in
his pocket. Heard Mrs. English say,
"What are you going to do with it?"
| found it in the front yard. Harry
English was at home very little. His
wife was at our house sick, and he
came back and forth; during two
weeks was there but two nights.
They had been living at Gardner's
since the former escape. Did not
come home frequently. No men in
house until after English ran away.
Told Burke and number of men
about finding pistol; did not tell them
| gave pistol to English. English
says, I'm going to take it along"
Redirect. The men surrounding
the house did not act much like sober
men.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
Mrs. Runlner, cross examined.
Acted as though they were drunk.
When Wurzell went to Bateman's he
staggered. Just beginning to get
light; not light in house. Dark in
hall at head of stairs; no window i'll
hall at head of stairway. Door was
not opened until l was standing in it.
Door was opened when l opened it.
James BdteHldI1, sworn. [ live at
Caledonia IA or 10 rods from the house
of RUNNER. Remember the morn
ing of the difficulty; my wife walked
me up when jumped out of bed put
on my pants went to the door and
succession before | got my pants on,
and heard yelling;stepred out and saw
lrmp standing in road; saw it was II
man with gun in hand. Came to my
house when | recognized Mr.. Wur-
zell. He came in, my wife gave him a
chair and he set down; L closed the
door; he acted crazy or drunk he trem-
bled just like Il leaf. witness illustrated
the trembling.] The first word he
spoke was, "I'm afraid somebody is
killed. Men came down and looked
at the gun-a dOuble-b barreled shot
gun. Wurzell said he did not kill War
NTH. Wurzell had the gun which
was unloaded; they asked him why
his gun was not loaded.
Ques.-State all that occurred from
time you heard first shot, who you saw
there. Ifyou saw Wurzell, Burke, or
Kreig? also what was said by Wurzell
to Bateman's sons?
Ans.-Had no conversation from
that time with Wurzell Did not go
back to Runners house at that time.
Wurzell cane to my house after he left
Runners. Heard no more shooting
until / saw English running through
the fields. Here n racket occurred
between the attorneys as to the admis-
sibility of evidenced My son Levi
accused WurZell OF snooting Warnltli
when ne Denied. Wurzell said he
would make IL n0t ior the cltiZens OF
Ia'edonla'' loiu nm 1 would nave
no si0otlile AROUND my mouse loi,'
,lim tli''t ne iiau Deter pe ~ nome III
ms oliice' ne MeiIy oNer anu eIo1u pe,
sue tie ene liieersI hI oiliee % nl'u i%oaneu %
ms su,'i one paIlel was 'oaueu wren
ne came 10 hiA hot,SI. uisrei.iei,ipoi
what ne ahu ,le oid iauE were talkin !!
ABOUT. ne ac.Gu el'ier orullk or craZy
OF as li'ouSii , .i.ele was sohlelnihg .ne
lila'ter WIN MN; stayeu some ifiile
aiter ne I0aued ms gun. Iifect'y
lieafu t"o Shols, saw larry EhSilsh
SIuin"Ie' lali itl4 rose ms nav naw
NuiHeii run anu empty pom parrels
at English, thlhk urzeli nrec u re,
'.nFer si'",, .i'eii uioi'leu MS lial anu u
gun anu run. nehtu sv'tiei,ali =,
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thc tieId. ''''''''7 '-'0''
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in Diyon's store to stand ounrd to
nre,nmt IInuIiSI' f,on, rrnniHm OF 7
! tired ono sSnt itonrd q shEf y fou,
spconJs betore aet M. three Shots
oItouethrr befnre 7 wnnt down etairs
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INV mini vbather hod " r;nht ,n
| uhoot EnuI;sh or not Son+ for p,,r,, a
and ask nT him If ho was q Innai Of;
cer of the law. he said he yas and
told me- to shnnt En~Iish if ha nt'
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