The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04

with you and he said this very loud and
angerly. and looked angry at me-looked
right at me-then | said u him not in an
angry way, but in stern fone AIR. K. |
have tried all the evenile gel i settlement
with yGn. Int raa de- want to come
to any 81 .iea.gAs Il all, and you have made
several threats, and if you will not pay me
and have peaceable ettlement / win try
and get my money ~ I said the last sentence
| in a more stern tone. but not in an angry or
| high tone; and he did not say anything for
about minute and then he jumped up quick
and as ne was going he said, III club you
out = and as he said that he was about half
way between the desk and the door, and did
not know what he was going to do, and I took
my revolver out OF my pocket here, and held it
| BY the side OF me. and he opened the door and
| stepped up q step or two. and SAID. " Ill TX
| you = said, II guess YOU won't:s and he
| said, " won't, hey and he stepped up and
reached and picked up the mallet from the I'M
| posing stone; tnesmalle6 was, | should think,
about inches in diamater and the handle. /
| should think, about inches long and made of
hard wood; he picked up the mallet from the
imposing stone and held the. pistol up in my
hand and pointed it so witness Illustrating
move, &C., to the left of X, and little above
him; put it up so thought he would see it
and stop; thought if he goes to strike me I
will fire it at him; | am quite sure held it to
the west of him; he had the malIet up over
the imposing stone, should think about 9 inch
eS, and while was holding the pistol there it
went of : he had the mallet in his hand, that
way, the last 1 saw of him 1 didn't see him
again but heard him holler, police ~ or
murder y or something like that, but he went
right out, right away, and did not see him:
don't know but stood at tie head of the stairs
a little--and amlnute or so after met the JUS
tice; don't know whether it was on the stars or
where the Marshal took me IN custody and
after that heard &. say something about if he
had a revolver he would shoot me : and some
one said something to him and he went back;
heard KS testimony about my crOuching be-
hind imposing stone | did not crouch behind
1t; took a step back, at the time discharged
that pistol; l did not intend to discharge it
then; | suppose my finger was on it and l
might have pulled little harder than intend
ed TO; it goes off very easy it was discharged
by lnadyeftence; did not at any time intend
to Kill or murder John A. Killeen / did not
intend at any time to do any harm to John A
killeen. only in Self-defence is all intended to
do when Killeen raised that mallet. and imme-
dlately before raised that pistol apprehended
an assault from him the complaining witness
lie said, If you don't go, will club YOU out -
the complaining witness did not pay me all of
my wages on Saturday night; seven dollars are
still due; / have searched for letters from John
A. kllleen; have only found these / did not
find the ones wanted to /; I know his signature
this is his signature, docking at letters, these
are his these received through the mail do
not know where the rest of these letters are
which appears to be half of letters letters
offered in evidence and marked, exhibit and
ID, and Z, and question of their admission taken
under adyisement for the present
TO be continued.)