The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-29
STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Another Exciting Scene in the La
fayette SANDER Suit.
Testimony Concerning the Alfordsville MUIR
der-Death at One Hundred and Three
Notes and Gleanings,
INDIANA.
a Row Among Counsel in the Cougar
Mandler Case.

a Row among COunSel IN ln6 UOuGaT-
Iandler Case.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
LAFAYETTE, March 2S.-In the Cougar
Mandler case to-day, Jesse Harper and wife,
of Danville, Ill. testiied-upon a ruling of
the court that the plaintiff might reopen the
case for their testimony-that they received
a note at their residence on Oct. l last from
Dewitt Wallace which note said that the
writer was in DanYille James Casteman, of
the fremont Hotel, Danville, swore that he
did not see Captain Wallace at his hotel on
Oct. 1, and that his name was not on the
register, This is the day Captain Wallace
testified he was at Danville on business and
stopped at the fremont House. The same
day the defense claimed he went further on
to meet Mrs. Cougar on her return from
lecturing tour in Nebraska Counsel, imme-
diately after dinner, engaged in lively set
to over Captain Wallace's shaking hands
with the witness and congratulating him on
his leaving the stand.
/. C. Hovey, of Danville, ILL.,, master me-
chanic of the Wabash railroad, was put on
by the defense to testify to where Frank
Duteil and AL. Archibald, of this city, who
have been witnesses for the defense, got on
the same Wabash train on the Sunday
when Mrs. Cougar returned from Nebraska
and Captain Wallace from Illinois. Mrs.
Hovey disputed Duteirs and Archibald's tes-
timony, saying they boarded the train at
Danville, instead of at Tilton. When Hovey
had just left the stand Wallace shook him
warmly by the hand and congratulated him
on telling the exact truth, saying the witness
had corroborated him (Wallace) exactly.
The defense claimed it was dramatic, and
meant for the jury A long wrangle was &C.
casioned here, the lawyers grew boisterous
and Judge Gould had hard time to bring
them to order. Duteil and Archibald were
recalled and said they got on at Tilton, be-
You'd Danvile, and that Captain Wallace was
on the train at that time, instead of boarding
the train at that village, as Wallace testified.
The AlfordsviIle Murder-Testimony at the
Inquest.
Washington Gazette,
The coroner of Daviess county held an IN
quest Saturday morning on the body of John
Bigham of Alfordsvile, who was killed by
James Gold the previous day. The testi-
mony of Rev. Charles f. Asbury, of the M.
E. church, Alfordsville, gives pretty clear
statement of the case
II live in the town of Alfordsville. 1 am
minister at the NJ. E. church here. ! was in
McCords store yesterday about 10 O'Clock A.
M. l saw John Bigham and Cony Walls
fighting DR.. A. w. Bigham parted them,
and sent John, his son, into the store, and
Walls remained outside. DR.. Bigham and
Jeff Afford talked to Walls, and told him
not to fight. Then Mr. Afford and l went
into the store. l heard the Doctor then
telling Walls to go home, and that he
had to go. and Walls said he would
not 90 home, and said he could
whip the doctor, too About that time James
Gold stepped out of the store in front of DIR.
Bigham and Walls, and said: III all of you,
or if the whole family is going to jump on to
Cony, or on one boy, l will have hand i'll
it, too or words to that effect Tire Doctor
replied that it could be settled without Colds
help Gold then threw off his coat and said,
Phi show you whether you can, or III show
YOU about it, The Doctors language to Gold
was not such rs to offend. but Gold appeared
10 consider it in a different light. John
Bigham threw off his coat as soon as Gold
took off his. Gold stepped toward the
Doctor and clinched, then tussled
awhile and got out into the middle of the
street. Gold let go then, and the Doctor
struck him three or four times. / thought
Gold had given up the fight, but just then
Orville Bigham, another son OF the Doctor
and Coney Walls commenced to fight fifteen
to twenty feet away. parted them and held
Coney inside the store, while Orvile was
outside. In about minute l turned TO look
toward the street and saw James Gold com
ing toward the store, and saw John Bigham
at the same time stagger and fall on the
ground, and that the Doctors face was cut
and bleeding, heard Gold say then: When
Al, fhnxr haU tn
take what they get or what comes am not
certain which. helped to carry John Big
ham and lay him on the porch or platform
at the store l think he died III about min
ute and half after he was cut. | saw the
wound in John Bgham's breast and saw MIN
die, but did not see him receive the would.
While John Bigham lay on the porch dead,
Jabez McCord said to Gold, Jim Gold ought
not to have done that and you said, When
three lump on one they have to take what
comes Gold said several minutes later at
Squire Kyle's office that he was guilty of
killing John Bigham, or words to that
effect"
Coroner Winterbotham and John A. Geet-
ing both say that the sympathy of the major
ity of the people of Alfordsville and vicinity
is with the Bigham family. DR.. Bigham was
acting as a peacemaker when Gold interfered,
and proposed to take hand in the fight He
was requested to mind his own business, but
instead of doing this he pulled off his coat
and invited the assault. The evidence tells
the whole story so completely that it is not
necessary for us to go over the grounds.
Dr. Bigham's wounds are of such nature
that he has about nine chances to die for one
to recover.
The Journals correspondent at Washing
ten writes, under date of the 9th: ''Dr. A.
w. Bigham is improving slowly, and will
probably recover. Gold was rearrested on
the coroner's warrant Yesterday, and dis
charged without his bail being increased"
The Condition of Lawrenceburg
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. Yesterday
To-day evidence Of restoration and thrift
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