The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-04-05
Killed Three Men.
a witness in a shooting case in New York
last week testified as follows:

a witness in shooting case in New Yc3ri
last week testified as follows:
Colonel VIM. II. Bets, now of Washington tbs
next witness, is southerner, tall, thin and dark
eOmptexiCned- Tracy, ne testified, appeared be
tween the swing-dOOrs, and. facing toward Mil
Ter. said: Il came in here 70 kill your and
DO you carry a pistol. COlonelg" Tracy.
counsel asked.
Eyes, sir" was MS reply, most of the time"
Haze you ever killed Il man. the lawyer went
Eyes, sir" the Colonel answered. TRANQUILITY
strokiag his long grsyish black beard.
.'Yes, sir. three" There was a stir ia the Court
room, and the jurors leaned forward in their
seats.
But sir" the Colonel said politely, ~ can rot
see what that has to do with this case. / have
been tried aud acquitted"
Explain the circumstances under which you
killed these men, said Mr.. O'Byrne.
Certainly, cir" responded the Colonel. cross
iug his right leg over his left. and assuming
easier posture generally. The first affair nap
pened at the Navy Yard at Pensacola. just The
War broke out went there with al Alabama
regiment. After were settled the families of
the officers came there. A nan named Brown, in
the same regiment, saw fit to insult my wife.
went down 10 his Captains quarters to fad him.
The Captain said he was IN arrest. and should be
punished. said that that kind of punishment
would not satisfy me. Bat az a soldier and gen
tleman, of course. would BE- compelled. said,
to wait until he was freed from arrest TO admins
ter other punishment. AS | said that the man
the hip. Well. mad good knife about ne. and
killed him. The Coroner held an inquest, but
was eequitted.by mis- Jury"
'.NOw, sir. for the second encounter" air.
o. Byrne said.
''Well, that was a. West Point, on the Chatahoo-
chez River. about on the dividing line between
Alabama AID Gecrcia.' the Colonel continued ia a
pleasant tnue Of voice. Several OF were ia a
Darr0Om playing circus tricks. One fellow was
up In e)rner. swallowing big cheese knife
after the most approved style OF sword swallow
ers, and was balancing gold pieces In my hands
aud Try lug 10 make them disappear. tLaughter
"A crowd came III, pistol IN hand. aud made = dis
turbanee. One fellow shot at me, breaking my
right arm. aud, of course. gentlemen. after that
little attention on his part L was compelled 70
use my pistol 10 the best advantage. The Jury in
that case was out Ouly Eve minutes, and was &C
quilted"
Come to the third case, Colonel said Mr.
O'Byrne. '' -
"fhat was at Albany. Dougherty County. Geor-
gta, was tine ColOnelS tranquil reply. II went
down there TO attend n race. / took with me tn
mare that was U run the race. The friedos who
had preceded me welcomed me warmly, and on
the night of my arrival, saturday night. we had a
froiie. A. IL ma ppeDed that night CONNECTION
cry was broken into About twenty men sur
round q the store, aud cOrnered the burglar. He
fell L. work with his pistol III .ugh, and scatter
ing the crowd, got away. As we sat on the hotel
porch 81 the following afternoon my friends
chaied me about the burglary. They said that.
rs | had struck something with money in il as
soon as reached the village, ought TO divide
win them. llaughier.J We got TO talking about
the scattering Of the crowd, aad L said that
thought one man ought not 10 have got away
from twenty. man tapped me on the shoulder
and said:
stranger I was thar. What might you have
10 say about the ScapeT
II SAID that had had my say.
well said ne, stranger, 1 guess I'll have 10
take y"u in Laugh teri
Il said that would rather have him go home
He had hickory stick in one hand aud a revolver
l. the other.
"'No, stranger he said. Il guess III have to
take You in
Il nadn't been long ont OF Prison on account Of
shy last scripe snd 1 did not want to 20 back
again, but fired away and killed him. The Jury
was out in that case only eight minutes, and
was acquitted" ILsugDter.J