Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-28

Lulng. MhUry WAS dDOuL 0U I6eG from VIII
ness, going down the street, and just turn
ing around, when the shot was fired.
Saw nothing in Mabry's hands. Saw Don
put his pistol in his pocket.
Cross examined-Wa standing very near
when the first shot was fred, saw both Don
and Mabry. Can't tell whether there was
anybody between them. There was large
crowd there. Lusby may have reached
over somebody's shoulder and shot Mabry
Think there was somebody between them
who had hold of Mabry when Lusby shot.
Saw the pistol. Mabry was at or near the
curbing, Just below the door of the bar.
when first shot, and at the time of the sec
ond shot he was Just turn
ing the corner of Vine. Didn't
see Mabry out in the street, across the
street car track. Don't think he was there.
Didn't hear either speak a word after the
shots; was two or three feet from Mabry at
the time of the first shot After the last
shot Mabry said, ''Oh" Think Mabry
struck the iirst lick in the bar.
Re-examined-Thinkh heard Mabrv say to
Lusby he had followed him all evening.
When Lusby put his pistol in his pocket,
after the two shots, heard him (Lusby) say,
''D-n you, told you I'd kill you"
Re cross-eXamination-W was ten
Or twelve feet from Lusby after the last
shot
Willie Kinney-Knew Lusby and Mabry
when he saw them. Saw the difficult, :,
Heard the fussing and went into the BAR
room. Heard Lusby ask Will to have
drink, Will said no he wouldn't drink with
Don, he hadn't treated him right. Don sa i'd
he hadn't done anything to him. Will said,
you're a d-n liar" and they got into
fight; thinks Lusby had his oyercoat on
when Mabry struck the first lick. Mabry
came out first Gna Lpsby followed,
saying, Pm Kill him" Mabry was
about ten steps Off when the first
shot was fired, getting away as fast as
possible. Lusby pat his pistol in his pocket
after the second shot, and came back into
the bar. Heard him say nothing after the
second shot
Cross-examine3-Firs word heard was
Lusby asking Mabry to take drink. Heard,
Oh the corner of Crozier and Depot streets,
Saturday night, Mabry charge Lusby with
having struck him, and Lusby said he didn't
do it. Will a-ked him if he knew who did.
Lusby said he didn't. At the bar it seemed
that both struck at the tame time Both
the blinds on the door were knocked down
and then put up again.
VIM. Bledsoe-Did'nt know either Lusby
or Alabry. Heard them last Saturday night
talking at the corner of Crozier and Depot
streets. Heard Mabry ask Lusby what he
kicked him off his horse for. Lusby said lie
didu't. Mabry was sitting Or standing
against fence crying witness passed OIL and
heard no more. saw the knocking in the
bar and the shooting outside. He testified
IN confederation of the testimony of VIM
Kinney, as to the shooting.
Cross eXamined-Witness didn't know
either of the men who were quarreling at
the corner of Depot and Crozier Streets
Only as VIM. Kinney told him
who they were. Don't know what col
or the horses were both We're dark; there
was no white horse. Couldn't have told it was
the same man at the bar as at the corner Of
Depot and Crozier streets unless it had been
told him; wouldn't swear it was the same
man.
) VIM. Kinney re- called-Bledsoe was with
witness at the corner of Depot and Crozier
streets, Saturday night twenty or twenty
Eve minutes before the difficulty. Could
recognize the men very we'll; one horse was
black and the other bay. Bledsoe was near
er than witness to the man.
5 tending bar Saturday night. Lusby and
| VIII came in together. Lusby called for
apple brandy toddy. Snodderly fixed it up.
Asked VIII 10 drink; VIII refused said
Don had abused him. Don SAID
t it was an infamous id lie
r Both commenced to curse each other
l Some fellow put his hand On Don's shout
! der, and Don struck him. Don pulled his
overcoat off and called Mabry id liar,
a aud 5s-n Of a b--h or some thing
and turned towards WILL and then Vii
struck Don with his left hand On the check
Don then made for him, and Bob Steele go
Q hold of him around the waist; Will backed
d up on box an struck Don two or threi
; hicks over the head with china dish takel
q from the counter. Will then started for tn
: door, and Don jerked loose, Steele falling
back in the back room. Don followed and
drew his pistol about half way to the door
y Witness did not see the shooting, Gully hear
d it before the difficulty, Iom Bowler wa
}, making some fuss, and witness went to pu
Bowler out and Will said to witness tina
. Don had knocked him down two or thre
. times. Don gave Will the lie.
), Cross examined VIII struck Do
~ with the dish it hurt Don and ne bled freely
., After Bob Steele took hold of Don, Snod
~ derry also took hold of him. Will had &C
a a out of Witness sight before Don went GU
~, Witness was behind the counter, the blind
y were not knocked off the hinge:
- Re-examined. Don't know who the ma
- was that put his hand on Don's shoulde,
a and was struck by Don.
y, Charlie Bates saw the difficulty; passin
Mt by heard the fuss in the bar, and went in I
SIS see what it was. Lusby asked Mabry
II drink, but Will wouldn't give him an
IL answer; said Lusby had knocked him dow
and Lusby said it was ID Infamous Ii
Mabry asked who it was. Lusby took Q
his overcoat and again called Mabry G.
ne d d infamous liar and son of a b-h, al
n. Mabry struck him. Lusby backed Mabry U
10 into the corner, and Mabry struck Lusby {
=. the head two or three times, then starte
~ towards the door, threw the piece Of a pla
e. at Lusby and ran. Lusby came out al
y" called for Mabry, followed to about the THU
re tree, shot both shots standing there. Whe
id Lusby came back he said, He wanted m
- but l shot him for it."
Ill, Cross-examined-Mab was in the stree
Die about ten feet from Lusby, when the fir
~. shot was fired. When Mabry accused Lusl
OF Ddu tIeatuoDt, Ne ueAleu H. A1dD
al. didn't give Lusby the id lie in witnes
he presence. When Lusty called him ID
he Infamous liar and son of b-h," Mabry
M, him. There were eight or ten persons
lid the bar. Saw the first shot; Lusby W
i'll. standing by tree; didn't see him reach oy
! a anybody's shoulder.
St Edie Edwards, colered, lives in the a
or joining room to Snodderly IS bar knew DO
las Lusby and Mabry was standing in her ov
zen door. Stepped back and closed the doc
IKE then heard the pistol saw man throw
ng. his hands in front of the window and ru
On Arthur Wright.-Knew Don Lusby VIII
saw him; had short conversation with Lus
''n about months ago, perhaps was standi
'en at Lyons & McCampbelrs corner; old mi