The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-05-26

and just turning around the barn and the
blood was squirting out Of his neck il
!, reminded me that a hog was shot; be
passed on snd / saw that he was bad
hurt; when | got to the corner of the
barn hallowed to him what was the
matter; in front of the barn be made O
halt q little; passed the front Of the
barn; l suppose be heard me Following
and turned around and kind of threw up
: his hands and made motion in that
shape and he was,hallooing, "Yi, yi," or
something that did not understand and
he might have said. "Oh, dear" He kind
of ran his hand in his pocket and then ran
on out toward the house after be started
on l commenced following for Baker, and
Jake came on and think had got about
the gate or passed it; think he had
passed it; when one Of the boys, Harvey,
my wife and Baker came out OF the front
door, l had followed to Baker I think
the first thing l said to Baker vas to go
ou. and stop Jake, he had shot himself
that is my recollection the frat thlng l
said; Jake was going on and making q
noise and l followed on, and Harvey
came on kind of ahead of me; could not
say positively where Jake was when thev
came out Of the house; Harvey and
went on after Jake passed the hog pen
Jake went on up here indicating l fol-
lowed on up TO where there is an old or
rchard and at the corner of the orchard
there is fence which is down and Jake
went on up to just where the road turns
a few rods and kind of halted; Harvey
was back little and passed him; the
boy was near Jake; passed on up to
Jake; Jake had turned around little
kind of facing the road toward the house
l walked right on up to him and laid my
left hand on bis right shoulder and be-
lieve asked him what was the matter, and
he said "Oh" or something to tha,
amount; no particular answer; / told
aim he must come back to the house and
be turned right around and Just walked
on; my left hand was still on his right
shoulder as we walked do not know
whether had my hand on his shoulder
think had it until we come 10 the front
gate; it is my recollection, hut am not
positive, but mind took my hand of
OF his shoulder when we passed through
the gate: Harvey walked along by Us
we went on into the house; Baker and
my wife we're there about the gate; be-
lieve that Baker and my wife had come
out about these cribs, and Mr. Baker
believe had come out right through the
kiln house; my recollection is that Baker
bad come out right here through this
kiln house and this 6rst corn crib when !
came in, but I could not say positively
we went on back into the house.
Q-What was there, if anything, said
by Jake or any OF yon2
7 Al do not remember whether there
was ANYTHING said by anybody.
/ Q-Did be object to go into the
bouse2
Ale said something about being
afraid Of me and my family; l do not
know where Baker was; be said some.
thing about being afraid: we went into
the house and he and Jake sat down
there At the right Of the Ere place and
sm not positive whether Just then Mr.
Baker asked him something about how
he had done that or what had done that
but l believe l did not understand /,
rightly, but as near as / remember be
charged me with shooting him think
| remarked, "Jake you are crazy;;"
think that was my reply or something to
that effect; l got something and tied ur
his neck, after had washed it off and
poured some cold water on it, and Jake
said something about drink and ran
into the kitchen and got him glass o
water, and We had some whisky left ovel
and poured some of that into the watel
and fetched it back to him; he took ant
tasted OF it. said il vas bitter and spit 4
out into the fire and would not drink any
more; took and believe drank part o
i: and sat i, upon the martel, and then
got some more water; think / bathed
,, his neck again.
Q-You can state whether he asked
,, your daughter for water.
Al do not remember my recolec'
ton is. be just asked for drink, then
went out; about this time Baker sale
something about being scared and could
not stand it in there, and said something
|, about a drink OF cider and one of tht
! hoys got him drink. and then after I
bit be came back in there ; do not know
who spoke about going out, but we wen
out and talked in the kitchen and some
thing was said about Jake between mi
and Baker about the way he was shot
and Jake came out; when he was ther,
in the chair before this he was acting
like crszv man, and somebody locked
the front door for fear he would 90 ont
. there was no other door locked that
know Of; directly after he went into to,
house Baker said he would 90 after th
doctor; Jake objected to his going, ant
said that be should not 60 away for b.
was afraid to stay there and seemed
!, afraid of all Of US and seemed to thinl
T Baker was bis friend; Baker finally tol,
; one Of the boys to take his horse and g
after the doctor.
On the porch when Jake came out, b,
wanted to GO away; believe Baker o
both of Us told him he should not 60
q we took him back into the house agaiI
and after that we went into the kitchen
think maybe it IVES before or after Ba
q ker had got his cider l went into th
kitchen to get some more water. and ther,
, vas something said about Jake being &C
. wild and think told Baker to 60 hacl
into the house; I was afraid he mig
, hurt somebody or something, and ] thinl
, Baker asked whether he had revolve
oil" something; my reply was that die
not know or something, that II be haf
!, one il ought 10 be taken away from him
Baker then went into the house and
followed in and Baker went in and sa
down by him and asked him II be had {
revolver or something to that amount
, and ] think be reached in his pocket ant
reached ii to Baker With his right hand
, that is my recollection; couldn't say
. where 1t came from.
Il Gle handed out revolver to Ba
2 kerr
= Ale said there was revolver, bu
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