The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-12-20

about the shanty, then went q little
closer, and I heard one Of them say
that Rufus Yates wanted things in
too big a hurry, and laughed big.
Then | heard one | took to be Dan.
Workman say, ''come on Rufus, let US
go down to the grocery and get some
whisky" then heard one of them
say, ''wait until he drinks with me,
and then I will co. and he says here,
drink, and I understood the answer
no, and he said yes, drink with me,
and we will be friends; and then ]
seen two men go off down the road.
In about a half hour or such a matter,
[ heard them come back and go
towards the shanty. [ heard one of
them say to Bill Workman, "where is
Sam?" and asked him if he had sup
per ready, and when they got in the
shanty they hallooed and laughed
little, and I did not hear any thing
more Of them for about half hour,
then the first heard was gun fired.
| was in the bed at that time, and I
heard a man halloo "Oh Lord" several
times-once after | got out Of doors,
and the Workmans came running
down to my house and said that Sam
Friley had killed Rufus Yates, and as
soon as we could get Bob Rice we all
four went to the shanty Just as we
got there we met Mike Anderson. He
went into the shanty. The man was
dead when | got there. It was four
or five minutes, or may be more, after
the shot was fired before we got there.
[ don't know who fired the shot. |
saw Sam Friley on my way to the
shanty, or man I took to be him, and
I heard him speak to Bill Workman
and told him to come to him, and Bill
says ''who are you?" He says, ''it
don't make damn bit Of difference
who [ am; come here" and Bill says
II am not coming" And that is the
last I saw of him. And further this
deponent saith not.
his
NELSON * FIELDS.
mark
Alexander S. Henderson, first being
duly sworn, deposes and says:
| am 24 years old. Live in Jackson
county. I was at Earl Branscomb's.
l was there when Friley got his gun.
He said he wanted the gun to shoot
possum. I was yet in the house when
he came back with the gun. I heard
Friley say to Earl Branscomb, Il had
to do it, I heard Sam Friley say he
wanted Earl and also myself to go
with him to Jackson. He said that
he wanted to give himself up. He
went away and came back again and
wanted to stay all night, and Earl told
him he could not let him stay. He
came back and wanted me to come
out, and I told him I would not do it;
if he had any thing to say to me he
could say it there, and then Earl raised
the gun to him and told him to go,
and he went, and that was the last
time | seen him. And further this
deponent saith not.
ALEX. S. HENDERSON.
The following is. the verdict:
I, the undersign Coroner of Jack
son county, Ohio, having duly inquired
into as to whom and by what means
Rufus Yates, whose dead body was
found at or near the mines of the
Jones Coal Co., Coal tp., on the 18th
day of December. A. D. 1888, came to
his death.
After having examined said body,
and heard the evidence | do find the
deceased came to his death by q gun
shot wound inflicted by the hands of
Samuel R. Fraley. Signed,
B. f. SMITH, Coroner.
Drs. Crumit and Williams made the
post mortem examination, and were
allowed by the Court the sum Of $25
each for their services.