Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-29

you, would as soon strike my father
Bob Steele took hold of Lusby, and Don told
him to let him alone saying something
about hurting or shooting him. Witness
would have taken hold to interfere, but was
afraid Lusby would shoot or hurt him
/ knew the parties and looked for dangerous
fight Witness testified as to the facts of
the difficulty saw no pistol drawn by
Lusby; didn't see anything after the parties
went out; heard the shots. Don came
back, with his pistol in his hand, perfect
sheet OF blood flowing from his head aud
remarked - He's murdered me. but d---n
him, I've shot him.
Cross-examined-W Witness can't remember
whether he took hold OF either one of the
parties or not. Know Don and VIII had
been together that day and came together
! VIII was almost crying when he came in,
and was hurt and bleeding in the face. Saw
the man who TGs knocked or showed down
byDon. Witness went with Lasby to the city
( hail, then to the sheriff Is house. Lusby
didn't 90 to bed from the wounds up to the
time witness left.
A. A. Snodderly: Between and 7
o'clock Saturday evening Lusby and Mabry
came to witness bar Lusby called for
drinks, which were set up. Mabry refused
to drink, and remarked to witness that Don
had abused him. A quarrel and row en-
sued. Mabry struck the first lick with the
left hand. Alabry struck Lusby afterwards
with the coffee dish, witness thinks three
times. Mabry went out from 3 to feet in
advance of Lusby; think Lusby had
him by the coat collar. If Lusby drew
pistol before getting out, didn't see it.
Witness was coming in from the front door,
meeting them at the time. Lusby may have
drawn his pistol, but don't think he did;
heard the two shots III rapid succession;
didn't see them. Lusby came back Tito the
bar after the shooting. and said - He's muir
dered ME, but I've shot him." Don had
blood all over his face. He asked witness
to send for DR.. Hudgings. Heard Lusby,
in the first place, deny al the time that he
! abused Will, and heard him say something
about their being friends, and their fathers
friends. Witness has been with Lusby as
guard about half the time since the difficult
ty; he has been suffering, and in bed from
the wound.
Cross-examined-He Steele say some
thing to Don and Don said, I'm shoot you,
if you don't let me Alone" or something to
that effect; saw Lusby strike man and
knock him down afterwards; don't know
the man; don't know what was said; don't
think Mabry said anything offensive before
Lusby pulled of his overcOat think Don
said any man who said he abused Mabry
told lie, before he pulled off his coat.
Allen Beavers testified that Lusby came in
to the bar first aud VIII followed Will re-
fused to drink and came in the back room
where witness was and spoke to Jack Wilds
saying if he had anything to let him have
it. he would kill Don, and asked Jack and
witness to come and stay with him. He
had white dish in his hands. Witness
tried to get Will to go off with him and
wash the blood Off his face Witness went
and told Don to look out, that VIII had said
he was going to kill him. Witness detailed
the difficulty in the bar didn't see the
shooting.
Cross-examined-Wa in the back room
10 or II minutes before LUsby and Mabry
came to the bar. There was o
crowd there, all talking; saw Mabry
take the dish out of his ocket while talking
TO Don, after going out of the back room;
witness only knew Mabry when he saw him.
VIII spoke to Wilds, who was talking to
witness. There have been hard feelings
between Will Mabry and witness; Will had
threatened to whip witness; saw the dish
in Mabry's pocket Think Jack Wilds was
) the only one who heard Wills conversations
) it was small room; witness was standing
} low tone; witness walked in behind Don
in the crowd and told him to look out, that
Twin was going to kill or hurt him. Don
said, go away and let me alone, By Cd,
= know my business" Witness didn't tell
) Don whether Will was armed or not; knew
3 Don was a constable and had right to car
3 ny pistol, but didn't know whether he had
t one or not Saw Bob Steele go to Don and
l try to stop the difficulty, which WAS after
witness heard Mabry talking in the back
= room. Don again asked Will to take d
/ drink after witness told Don what Will said
: First lick witness saw struck, was by Will
: with the dish Hadn't seen Don hit viii
b before was looking right at them. Wit
e ness was showed into the back room before
r the difficulty proceeded, and saw no more O.
it.
Re-examined-Th reason witness didn'
$ say or do anything more, Don cut him OF
S so short. Never had any hare
V words or difficulty with Will Ma
=, bry. only heard VIII was goingto whip him
1t Jack Wilds: Was at Snodderly's bar tn
e night of the difficulty. When they rode VI
IL on their horses, Don asked viii two or thre
;. times if he didn't beat him, and VIII &C
= knowledged he did Will came back int
:; the back room; took hold Of witness viii
$ let me wash the blood OFF," Will said :" l
= you've got anything to kill him with give
- to me. end come in here and stay with me
y Don has beat me up" Witness replied the
IN there was nothing between VIII and Don
1r and asked Will to go away with him. WI
70 went out again to where Don was, however
:. and the difficulty ensued.
III Cross examined-When the two got O.
:" their horses, Don said Didn't l bef
$ you?." Witness supposed it was about
y horse race. VIII didn't stop but secon
It. till he came into the back room. He wer
US y, back and Don asked him again to take
drink Witness didn't go into the fror
~ room, but stood at the door Will was cry
ne ing at the time. Witness only saw one lie
II, struck and that was by WILL with his lie
a a hand, and something looking like dish
u it; guess that was the first lick.
9ii Adjourned till l:30 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
zee Martin Adkins: Have been convicted
tie Knox County for horse stealing, but hay
i'd been restored to citizenship. Was in IL
by bar of Aft Snodderly the night of the diff
lis Guilty. Witness detailed the circumstan
re of Don and viii coming in. After Don lbs
70 asked, and Will refused to drink, w
ks came to witness, near the middle door, al
'ut told witness Don nad peat MN up. ana as
Try ed witness if he had anything, if SO, to gil
eet it to him. Witness told him he had not
S. ing and that there was nothing betwet
lot him ana Don. Mabry then went ba'
he where Don was and the Difficult
it began. Witness detailed the c
oil. currences in corroboration of other evidene
lot Witness did not see Don draw pistol
zee the room, and was in condition to see
I'm with opportunities as good as any one.
re- Don and VIII went out of the doorthey We
ow clinched. The witness saw the parties
spt gether at a chicken fight near the Woo
brick yard Saturday evening they we
IN, on friendly terms, both betting on the saI
sh chickens, and saw Willget some money fro
Don. When they came to town Lusby ro
the black horse, and Will bay the witne
The got on one of the horses and went for dc
ION tor.
by Cross examined Saw the parties at t