Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-04

| different times: / don't remember seeing MIR.
Yonge there after the fight commepced: Mr..
Talbird came out: was between him and Mr..
| McCathrine: don't know whether Mr.. McCath-
| rine hit with the stick or not: Mr.. McCathrfne,
| / think, pulled the gate half way open from
| the street: did not see him put his hand on
| him: was about ten feet from the gate: I
don't know whether Mr.. YoDge went in or not;
| 1t was a very short time between the shets.
Re-cross: When we. turned round the
corner. Talbird was standing on the pavement
| when first saw him; that was before they had
| any words at all: don't know why it was Mr..
| McCathrina wanted to go to Johnson's: knew
Mr.. McCathrine had a pistol; l suppose he
! was. because most men are armed
I never heard Mr. Talbird's name
Before McCathrine got to the gate Talbird in
vited some one to come in; when Mr.. Nc
| Cathrine caught hold Of the gate Mr.. Talhird
was insde I did not help McCathrine to open
the gate; / did not put my hand on it at al;
I've had no personal acquaintance W tn MT
Talbird. was very excited all during the al
fair; when I went to McCathrine's house that
| day Mr.. McCathrine asked me did ! have a
| shooting non; told him had one, but IL was
home: he asked me would lend it to him; l
| told him no: he asked me would sell IL 60
him; asked him thus: "Mr. McCathrine. what
| much so SAYS: 'What will you give me for
it!' he says to me, bring it down and let me
see it," / brought it down and gave it to him.
| and he looked at it, then asked what wanted
| for il; l told him wanted twelve dollars for
| it; he told me he would give me ten.
and he would pay me pay day at the road; so
| told him all right; got the pistol from man
| that was boarding at my house from Column
bus gave the pistol to Mr. McCathrine; there
| were only three shots altogether; all that was
| present l don't remember seeing anyone
| knew: myself and Mr.. McCathrine and his son
| is all I've seen at the time of the shooting;
| there may have been more, but l did not see
| them; it was about quarter-past four or half
| past four when | sold the pistol Mr.. Mccain
| rine did not tell me why he wanted the pistol
Mrs. Peter johnson. being sworn, testiies:
| was in the store backing a letter and when
| heard the noise at the gate ran out; saw
| Mr.. Talbird inside the gate and three men out
| side; laid my hand on McCathrineS shoui-
| der, and said, You can't come in; he SAID
| Cd d-n youl viii come in:" then TOOK
| hold of the gate and was pulling it to myself
| Talbird had the gate very near closed; then
| Mr.. McCathrire raised his stick and struck Mr.
Talbird three times over the head: Mr.. NC
! Cathrine drew his pistol at the time and
| said, Cd d-n you, have got you where
| want your Mr.. McCathrine then fired. the
ball going through the gate; Mr.. Talhird
| rushed out saving, Let me goi" remained
| standing about five feet inside the gate;
after the last shot was fred 1 saw Mr.. Talbird
fall; closed the gate and said, "Oh my God,
| he is killed"
Cross-examined: Never saw Mr. McCsthrine
| until that morning: heard four shots; did not
| get TO the gate until my husband had gone TO
| close the back door; when McCathrfne fired
the first shot he was three feet from Talbird:
| McCathrine did not drop the stick at the time
| of the first fire; when l went up Mr.. Taiblrd
| was trying to close the gate. and three men
|
! McCathrine's hands was pistol, and the other
| was on the gate with a stick under his arm;
| this was before the striking and he kept the
pistol in his left hand and struck with his right
| at the time the stick was In his hand he did not
| have hand on gate he shot with his left hand; ;
| in the morning when heard the noise went
| up and saw McCathrine and Talbird talking;
| they had scuffie, but no striking; they were
| talking when l first saw them; McCathrlne
| cursed Talbird for a id s-n OF b-h, and
| said you are afraid to strike me; Mr.. Taibird
/ InF,sr avafa myth RI n vi
| McCathrine cursed him again for the same
| thing; Mr.. Talbird then went to him, and said,
| Don't do that again." and they commenced
| to Scutile amongst the barrels; Mr. McCathrlne
| then stopped at the door, and said to Mr.. Tai
| bird, Choose your weapons and meet me,
| for you shall pay dear for this Mr.. Talbird
| said, Il only want these little bunch OF
| bones (holding up his doubled fists;
| Mr.. McCathrine said, You had better choose
| weapons, for l will give you all you want"
Mr.. Talbird did not have Mr. McCathr riae
during the tussel; they were among
| barrels. and could not get down.
| the first ball struck about the middle or the
| gate outside; Mr.. McCathrine stepped back ar,
ter striking Talbird; the gate was ain ost closed
when the ball struck it; there is a hole clean
through the gate; the reason did not want
| them in there was on account OF a row IN the
morning; McCathrine did not say let me go;
| Mr.. Talbird let McCathrine go at my request;
entirely positive that McCathrine hit Tai
| bird and fired at him before Talbird drew his
pistol: Talbird could have jerked away before
the firing as well as after; heard four shots
am positive McCsthrine fired one; some of the
shots were so rapid that parties at distance
| might have taken two for one; after the nfsC
| shot the firing was as rapid as posSible don't
| know what became of McCathrine's pistol; the
| parties outside moved out OF the way when the
| row commenced; L was not at all frightened.
Policeman Langben being sworn, testified: At
| quarter to six O'Clock on Sunday afternoon, on
| Rey nolds street, near Broughton, heard three
| pistol shots fired in the vicinity of East Broad
TIL
| Die; found the deceased on his knees on Brough-
| ton, near East Broad; l asked him who shot
| him; he told me Talbird; at that time l saw
| Talbird lying under a stoop to the left, about
| ten or twelve feet off; l asked deceased if he
| had pistol and he said yes; felt in his pocket
| for it and could not find it; L asked then where
| it was, and he said he didn't know; walked
| over to Mr. Talbird, who was still lying on the
| ground, and found pistol at his elbow; l
| picked the pistol up and put it in my
pocket; the pistol here identify as be-
| ing the one; | noticed when | picked the
pistol up there were three chambers empty
then walked back to the deceased
to assist him he was wounded; in about a
minute aud half or two minutes Policeman
| Hennessy came up; l told him to take charge
| of that man lying under the stoop, which was
Mr.. Tslblrd; Policeman Farr rode up on horse
back; told him to go to the barracks and get
| me a wagon; as he started or told young
| Dawson To hurry on and tell Dr. Stone to come
| down here; when Policeman Farr got back and
| stated the wagon was coming, asked him II
u.
| him had sent word, but TO hurry on, and he
| would get there quicker than the man had
| sent about that time I looked for Talbird and
| found out he had been taken to the bar
| racks by Policeman HebnesSy; l did
| not see when he was taken away, as
| there was such an immense crowd;
| suppose about from 20 to 20 minutes after
| sent for the wagon and DR.. Stone the wagon
| ana Dr. Stone arrived; Dr. Stone got out and
| examined the wounded man and said for him
| TO be taken home; he was placed in the wagon
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| carried to the police barracks in the wagon;
| after getting in the yard DR.. Mcfarland ex-
| amined his wounds and said for him to be taken
| home; l went with the wagon to his house;
| helped to take him out, carry him up stairs
and put him in his bed; there was nothing
| mere Il presume there were % or ID people there
when got there; don't know who they were;
| he was on south side of BrOuEhton, about IS
| feet from Mr. Talbird; | removed him under
stoop cut of the rain; / did not examine him
| at ali; saw Dir. Youge few minutes after l
| arrived; only heard three shots; l could not
find Mr.. McCathrine's pistol.
After the above testimony was taken 1t
was learned that two of the jurors were
boarders at the house Of MoCathrine, aud
objection was raised by the counsel of Tai
bird to their remaining. The Solicitor Gen
| eral made no objection to their being with
drawn, and the investigation proceeded.
They were accordingly discharged by the
| Coroner.
At half past two a recess was taken until
half past four O'Clock, the jury being in
structed by the Coroner to hold no CONVEX
sation with outside parties in reference to
| the case. At half past four O'Clock, the
| G ,ro1er with the jury reassembled, and the
witnesses being present, the taking of tes-
| timony was resumed as follows:
Charles NJ. johnson being sworn saith:
was sitting in the barroom some time in the
| afternoon when heard some loud talking: l
| went out to see what IL was; | seen Mr. Tai
| bird start to shut the gate; heard Mrs John
son ask him to do it; Mrs johnson told the
| parties not to come in; Mr.. McCath-
| arue answered : Damn you, / will
| come in" and tried to force themselves
man to stand back from the gate; he did not
| stand back and Mr.. Talbird pushed him from
| the gate; Mr. Talbird then started to shut the
gate, as the gate was shut iniabout two feet; Mr.
| Nc Catharine knocked Mr. Talbird on the arm
| with big stick, which made him let go the
| gate; Mr.. McCathrine3 struck twice more
| at his head. and Mr.. Talbird defended the ticks
with his left arm; Mrs. johnson then closed
| the gate, when, before Mr., 9lalbird got outside
the gate. pistol ball came through the gate;
know nothing more about it; 1t was q large
| gate leading into the yard; l am certain |
| heard four shots; Mr.. Talbird could not shoot
| first; he did not draw his pistol until the first
| shot was fired.
George McCathrine, being duly sworn, testi.
| fed: My father started down East Broad
| street. and we met Dawson and Yonge and
we asked Yonge if he had any objection to
no objection; and when we got down to the
northwest corner of East Broad and Brough-
| ton streets, he asked Yonge If he'd come over
| and take drink and when we got to the gate
| the gate was fastened; he (pa) raped at the
/ gate and Talbird Jumped in between him
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