Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-10-23

talking abOut3 Yes, about my home.
could not stand it, was so much bothered
/ could not get any rest. wanted to see
my mother. could not work.
How long did you remain in the West,
and when did You return to Augusta
Much excited, Koiner looked up at the
reporter and said, You are handsome
fellow, and you are a gentleman. You
have got on good clothes, and hook like
one
The reporter, modestly ignoring the
compliment, repeated the question.
Oh, said he. excuse me; l forgot. My
head hurts me. am not feeling we'll.
Oh! / was ont there Two Years, and have
been home four months.
Did You over have difficulty with
Browni
Oh, stranger, he shot at me the night
before killed him.
Where were youi
was in my orchard saw man
stoop heard the report Of a gun and
the buchshot ratified around my legs.
Did any Of them strike you
No; but could tell they were buckshot
from the noise they made in the leaves
Did you sec lrown'
lie was in the road. was in the
orchard. Ny farm adjoins his. Gentle
N en-, there was something wrong about
him. His mind was light | knew he
would kill me if did not kill him. lie
would pass me and look at me queer, and
did not ike it.
Are you positive that Brown ever
wrongcd any Of you
stop, stranger, don't talk to me that
way; You will make me crazy. Here
he became restless and excited.
Didn't | tell you about it, l wish ]
had a paper that is in my trunk.
What is it about'
Oh it is history Of my life and the
trouble that have passed through. You
people may lynch me if you want to. ]
do not care wish somebody would put
a ball through MY head [placing his fore
finger upon his forehead right here. My
life is a strange one. Ny sister has been
in the asylum.
Where is she now
| do not know-crazy, and mother, too,
reckon.
Tell me why you shot Brown
Ican't looking you right in the face
there can see his ghost. You are happy;
l never was you are not behind the
bars am. oh, what a blessed thing it
is to be free don't you think so. Here
he broke out in laugh, and said, Amt
You q paper-man
Reporter Yes.
wish You had that story Of mine |
want it published.
Reporter Take my notebook and
writer il ont now.
will. Takes the book, goes in the
gate, returns in minute, hands and cx-
claims u can't can't They told me not
10 say anything.
Where were you when you shot Brown :
was in the rotunda looking at some
fruit looked up, saw him, and pulled
my pistol lie jumped towards me and
tried to take my pistol We clutched and |
shot him in the stomach.
Why did you kill him
knew if did not kin him he would
kin me; felt so that had to do it,.
Some people say that am coward, but
am not.
How old are youi
am twcuty.threc. You SEQ the trouble
/ is our family intermarry, and there il al
ways something wrong with people that
do so.
In a reply TO a remark Of the reporter,
his face lit mp, and from his eyes shot a
peculiar expression, as no said in low
tone some people think am crazy; do
! look sof
The reporter was silent, and the inter
/ view ended.
Yesterday morning Sergeant Ice asked
koiner if he wished 10 communicate with
any one in The city. lie said No; that be
had no friends nobody cared about him
that he had been seeing trouble all of hi'
hfc
Koiner is either insane or is a iirst-clas'
pretender.