The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-04-01

him move or jump. 1 did not see
him at all at that time he was lit
tie back of me and when Mitchner |
was aiming at him and shooting at
him, was intent on shooting Mitch
ner, and was not looking Mt IIudeling
at the time. 1 was nearer to Mitch
ner than Labelling 1 had done most
of the talking with Mr.. Mitchner. 1t
is hard to say which was nearest the
men who had gone around us and in
our rear, me or Ludeling.
Mr.. LudeIing was mounted on
gray horse and / was on mule; 1
was under the impression at the time
that my mule was wounded. went
there that morning only for the pur-
pose of getting my wagons the
wagons were Judge Ludeling's; 1 had
charge of his plantation business at the
time. When I got up to the store MIR.
Shultz was the first one that came to
me as have understood some color
ed men took me in the store 1 would
not know them if I were to see them.
1 know Mr.. kirkpatrick followed me
up the road, because he addressed me
ana said Cd d-n you, you had bet
ter go then turned my head and
saw him:
TThe prisoners were here presented
to the witness and on his looking at
them witness said Il
I do not think Mr.. Harris was there
on the morning of the difficulty when
1 rode up the other four were. After
the shooting commenced 1 do not
know who were there up to the time
the shooting commenced MIR. Harris
was not there 1 have known Linton
Stubs number Of years he was
there when l rode up do not know
George Mitchner personally do not
Know that 1 know him by sight !;
think the gentleman on tho left (now
standing up) is Mitchner, the next is
Brown, the next Kirkpatrick and the
next Stubs.
rThe Identification Shove that the
witness did not know two of the ac-
used.-Rep.]
"Those gentlemen were all there on
the morning when I rode up" said the
witness, and continued in answer to
questions propounded by the District
Attorney:
drew my pistol because Mr.. Mitch
ner was aiming at Fred Labelling
Mitchner was attempting to shoot
I.udeling at the time I drew my piss
toll ; did not see anybody else; could
not see any. When I saw Mr.. Mitch
ner drawing his pistol thought we
arm was shot first cannot be positive
about it. / fired only one shot had
no opportunity to fire after that ]
mean 1 was shot in both arms before
I could fire again. We were talking
two minutes before the shooting COM
menced-nOt longer than that. 1t is
hard to say how long after the shoot
ing commenced that ! was shot in the
arm it was almost simultaneous.
fitzpatrick, Brown and the younger
Mitchner We're to my right and be-
hind me when l was shot can't say
how long it was after 1 was shot in
one arm before l was shot in the other;
think l was shot in the left arm first.
Hero the court adjourned for the
day, and the witness, who had been
giving his testimony reclining on a
lounge, was removed from the court
room to the family residence near by.
His statement was listened to with
great attention, the prisoners being at
teutive listeners, sitting almost motion
less aud with no visible evidence of
emotion throughout the taking of his
testimony. When they We're called
to stand up for Identification by the
witness, they complied with readiness
and stood with composure while the
witness was examining them. The
scene was regarded as impressive by
the spectators.
The statement of Dinkgrave just
given closed his testimony for the day,
as stated, the defense not having cross
examined the witness up to tho closing
of this report. Other witnesses FOR the