The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-08-11

brought the trunk out saw johnson
taking bis things ont of the trunk; he
said TO Aunt Jfnsey the reason he want
ed to look at his things was that he was
afraid when she was gone to MEETING
some one would break in and steal them :
then got up and went in where they
were; then my brother commenced ex.
amining Johnson's pistols; he had four
pistols; / heard him tell Mr.. Spiilman
that one of them was loaded; Spillman
was sitting between johnson and me; he
had taken his things all out of the trunk
and commenced packing his traps back
Mr.. SpiHman took out his day-book and
made o memorandum Of what he put
back; then after he put them all back
but two butcher knives, he says
TO Mr.. Spillman @I Will sell
you one of these knives for rs
cents;' he wanted It in tobacco
Mr.. Spillman told him he would take it
and give him the tobacco tomorrow
he took out a piece of dog skin and had
left il out and Spillman said, you had
better put in your dog skim Then
he put the dog skin in; my brother help
ed him; he spread il over the things in
the trunk ;then he took the dog skin up
again and took butcher knife out and
looked at 1t and then put it back again
then he doubled up the dog skin and
put it down over the things again; then
locked the trunk, as ! thought; then he
and my brother took the trunk and set
il in the back room; then they folded up
his bed clothes and put them on top Of
the trunk; then be came out in the room
where Spiilman and were; then Spill
man says, johnson, let's go out doors
where we can get more air, it is getting
warm here" and then they got up and
ar<stl ov.6 III,
son johnson took seat right out from
the door and Spillman sat between him
and the door; my brother sat down on
big rock, used as step to the door
sat in the door; and Mr.. Spill
man were talking about it being very
warm; johnson spoke and says, ~ for
got one thing and that. is some needles
wanted to get out of my trunk !" Mr..
Spillman said, Wohnson, you need not
mind getting the needles, Jake's wife
will give You all the needles and thread
you want !" then johnson said he want
ed another swig out of that bottle; Ell
bert's wife says, "Sheriff, wouldn't let
him go in that trunk any more;" then
Mr.. Spillman got up and walked in
the house after johnson, who had
Then the pistol was fired; Spillman
had gone in after him; could not say
whether he had got into the back room /;
my brother jumped up and ran in, and
when I got mp they both had him
Spillman and my brother. l took hold
of Mr.. Spillman's shoulder; / could not
get into the door, it was crowded so-the
partition door; says /, "Are you hurt ~
says he, 81 don't think am;'' then he
says, "Loye, he has cut me, but he did
not shoot me-" he and walked back,
then, to the front room, and he laid the
pistol on the table; he had taken it from
johnson. Then he says, 81 am cut;"
says I, "Let's see;" the blood was run
ming down then; says I, "Mr. Spillman,
you are cut bad; you had better lay
down." / took some of Johnson's CLOTH
ing and put under his head. Mr.. Spill
man says, 81 am not hurt very bad, but
/ am getting q little sick, though - !
called for some water; Elbert's wife
brought me some water and ! held his
head up and gave him a drink; told
Jinsey then TO run out and call Jones
and send after the doctor, quick; then
I got up and went down to the fence and
met Jones united the horses Mr.. Spill
man drove there, and Jones got in the
buggy and went after the doctor; ] took
the hitching rein of and went back and
tied johnson; then went back to Spill
man again; he asked me to take him
out doors where he could get some air;
l told my brother to get quilt and pill
low and take them out doors. We took
Spillman out and laid him down; he
asked me to get fan and tan him; l did
so; then called for some more water; l
wet his temples and he asked me to rub
his hands; l did so; got an old lady
there to rub his right hand; it was not
Il, NJ
as I can tell he lived about thirty MIN
utes after he was stabbed. johnson did
not say anything, only when was tying
him. When the pistol was fired Mr..
Spillman and my brother caught him;
while / led Spillman back to the table
my brother had hold of Johnson; did
not hear johnson say anything; John
son cried when / tied him; my brother
held johnson from the time he struck
Spillman until l tied him. Spillman
said, after 1 took him out doors, II am
getting very sick; don't think will
live, Love. l never did anybody any
harm; l hate to die without seeing my
wife and children" My brother, his
wife and myself were present when the
stabbing was done. There was but one
shot fired; / did not see the knife in
Johnson's hand; Spillman had hold of
ny I4C Aau
four pistols and two knives in his trunk.
his
S. B. X LOVE.
mark
Gilbert Love testified as follows: I re-
side in Kellogg's addition to the City of
Emporia. was very slightly acquaint-
ed with SpillmRn in his lifetime;
was acquainted with johnson; have
known him about seven years; he had
,oda hfc Of OF, In OF
June a year ago; saw him and Spill
man at my house this evening about
good dark, when they came there-about
8 O'Clock; was there when Spillman
came to his death; Spillman came up in
the yard there with johnson; spoke to
johnson and offered Mr.. Spillman a
chair; johnson walked on into his
room, where he had formerly lived; /
followed him; he commenced taking
his bed clothes off the trunk; when he
got them off he took out his keys and
opened the trunk; Mr.. Spillman spoke
then and said, johnson, bring your
trunk OUT" Johnson said he could open
it there; / stepped forward and took
hold of one end of the trunk, johnson
the other end, and moved it into the
front room; johnson opened it and took
out his clothes first, then afterwards
took out his pistols; when he took hold
of the first one, Mr.. Spillman put his
hand on it; he, handed it to me and 1
took it to the table and examined it; it
was unloaded; by that time he had the
second out; took it to the light and ex-
amined it; said to Spillman, ''this is
fully loaded" then Spillman had the
third pistol in his hand; found 1t un-
loaded; he handed me the fourth one /;
/ examined it, and it was loaded all ex-
cept one barrel; Spillman was taking