Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-08-01
what I said or if said anything. don't
ron,onohar hut ono hloU struck him.

what said or if I said anything. don't
remember but one blow l struck him.
Mr.. White.-You mean to say that you
could clt man all to pieces with knife
and not know you were doing it +?
Witness.-Mr. White, didn't think of
the knife or know 1 was using it. didn't
even remember that 1 had it in my hand.
No, was not drunk; 1 haven't touched
drop of any kind of liquor since L was
eight years old. / haven't the slightest
recollection of having called Quarles
liar. Quarles did not have the stick when
he first struck at me, he picked it up af-
forwards and struck me. don't remem-
Der striking him bu5 the first and only
blow. The blow he struck me hurt and
excited NE so that I don't remember. [
believed that he would do me any injury
even to killing me.
THE SPECTATORS STATEMENTS.
There were several witnesses examined
who differed in their accounts OF the oc-
currence. The knife and stick were pro-
duced. The stick was piece OF carpen-
ter's stuff. about two feet long and
about an inch equare. The knife was
large and we'll worn pocket knife with
dangerous man blade. The chief points
made in the spectators evidence were as
| follows:
| Mr.. Qmn5dn, carpenter, didn't hear the
quarrel but saw the men fighting, Quarles
reaching for Hicks with his hands, and
Hicks cutting at him with a knife in his
hand. When Quarles threw the stick at
Hicks he was or 10 feet from him and
could not have held the stick in his hand
and made tie blow Hicks backed after the
first lick he made, and continued to back
! all the time.
Mr.. Martz, railroad man.-First saw the
men fighting. Saw Qnarles pick up a
! small stick and throw it at Hicks striking
him on the hat or face. When the fight
commenced. Quarles was advancing on
Hicks and Hicks would back, then make
a blow and then jump back again. Saw 40
knife.
Mr.. Perkins.-Saw Quarles advancing
and Hicks backing, and both trying to
strike.
| Geo. ". BranaUell, civil engineer.-Had
settled the platform question. and after
dinner was walking down the platform
with Hicks. Quarles approached. Hicks
said he was about to remove some wood.
| Quarles said it was about time it was
moved. Hicks said he wanted to move it
and be on friendly terms. After some 9th
er conversation, Quarles accused Hicks of
talking about him and others. Hicks
asked him to bring proof of it. Quarles
replied 1 will. Hicks said who? Quarles
replied Finch and Trice. Hicks said
''you lie." Quarles put himself into box
ing attitude and the men commenced
fighting. I watched them fight without
seeing any knife. [ said to them, "foI
God sake stop this fighting" Quarles
picked up stick and struck Hicks sever
al times in tie face with it. Both men
picked up rocks and threw them. Hicks
wife ran out as he got another rock, l
also ran up; we took hold of him he saying
sslet me get at that man." He then dropped
| the rock. then went to see about Quarles
| and staid with him till the car came.
Gross eranai1aed bu White.-Witness was
positive as to Hicks giving Quarles the
lie. When Hicks and myself walked
down the platform we approached Quarles
as we walked. Witness was positive that
Quarles when he got the stick was near
enough to strike Hicks with it.
Joshua Harris, coIored omnibus driver.
Was standing near the parties at the
time oftbe quarrel and fight. The language
used by Hicks to Quarles was, "Not
word of it is so, sir" Saw Quarles in
the fight pick up the stick and run at
Hicks and strike him in the face with it.
Hicks cut Quarles when he was struck in
| the face.
THE WOUNDS.
Or. Myers, the physician who attended
Mr.. Quarles, described his two wounds
One was at the point of the 7th rib, an
inch long from left to right. passed through
the wall of abdomen into the cavity
of the stomach. Another was on the back
near the 9Th RIB, horizontal and two inch
es in length. The clothing of Quarles
showed four distinct cats, only two which
penetrated the fash. Tne wounds healed
by first intention. Both were dangerous
stabs.
| BAILED TO ANSWER.
After hearing argument by Messrs.
White and Cochran, Mayor Jones deter
mined to admit the defendant to bail in
the sum of 81 900, to appear at the Grand
Jury term of the County Court and an
swer such indictment, as may be found
Messrs. John K. Keiser and S. HI. Lam
bert became Mr.. Hicks sureties.
THE VIRGINIA MUTUAL PROTECTION
| AssoCIATIoN.-The Richmond State pub
fishes the longest court order we have seer
in Virginia for long time. 1t is two OF
three columns long. and many Of our Staun
ton and Augusta readers are interested in
! it. It is the suit in the Henrico circuit
court against the insolvent Virginia Mu-
tual Protection Association, with }. W
Wilkeson, Richard Irby, J. w. lockwood
| and others, defendants. The legal notice