The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-10-02

counted them alter had helped carry Spi
ker back; they were in glass goblet on tbs
safe Henry told me not 70 interfere, that
this wasn't the irst time he had threatened
to Kill him.
HENRY WAS VERY MAD,
and the froth was running down the sides oI
his mouth.
Samuel Lowry, sworn Live in EIklick
township; know the defendant; knew John
Spiker; my house is about s. feet from Bus.
keys Spiker and lived IN the same house
was in Buskey's kitchen when Patterson
and Berg came in saw Patterson load the
gun; asked him two0r three times what be
WAS going 70 shoot, but he made no answer
Buskey said 10 him, Henry, you have too
much powder for the shot | then gave
him some buckshot; as Patterson went
around the corner Of the house heard him
say I'm going Out to kill JOAN Spiker j.
l you want TO see him shot, come on went
out the back way, and went down TO my
house some time in May spoke to Patter-
son about dog that belonged To Spiker run
ming over our garden he said, shoot the
d-d dog would just IS soon shoot Spiker
as the dog.
Cross-examiaed Saw Patterson put the
shot in the gun; couldn't say that be put in
all the shot that Buskey gave him; Mr.. and
Mrs. Baskey were in the house when Patter-
son Iefe
B. F. Logue, sworn Know Henry Patter-
son saw him in Salisbury about half past
seven OF the evening of June 22nd at Dive
ly's drug store; asked him what be had done
and be said he had shot Spiker he asked
me where Squire Lichliters oliice was he
seemed excited.
Paul Hoffman. sworn Live mile and \
quarter from Salisbury; between six and
seven O'Clock Of eysniagof June 22nd saw
John spiker 90 sut the railroad going away
from his house; saw Patterson coming in
same direction be came not slow, not fast ;
heard him cal Spiker. but cOuldn hear
what he said / was about 200 feet from
him spiker turned back Patterson shot
spiker when be was four or FIVE feet from
him; Patterson turned and started home :
Spiker walked towards home l55 fset when
he sat down on his hands and knees, aud
went to him; Patterson took the gun
and gave him knock on the head
that's what saw if must say saw Patter-
son start down the railroad aud didn't see
him Afterwards as soon as got there
opened Spiker's clothes 10 Try and get him
some air carried him up to the hoase ;
Buskey and Nimma sud HoyIe assisted ne (;
didn't see any arms about him.
Cross examined Spiker had TUNED and
walked back 70 feet where be was shot
when he turned to come back he said
D-S roc i'x NOT AFRAID or YOu OF voUE
eUx.
When be said this Patterson raised his gun
and let him have it don't know how he
held the gun when he hit him the lick did
not knock him down guess it was between
five and six hundred feet from where he sat
down to MS house didn't pick ous any Of
the shot and don't know whether they were
big or little
Edward Nimma, sworn helped to carry
Spiksr to his house be was shot in the left
side saw no arms about him felt his poek-
ets; there WAS pipe and tobacco in them
and some papers in his side pocket il was
stone pipe it was in his right side pants
pocket.
Cross-examined: Examined his hip pocket; /;
there was nothing il; examined his pocket
at once when / came to him he was sitting
on the end Of the cross-ties and his wife was
holding his arm be pulled up his shirt and
showed me where he was shot.
Jacob Beals, sworn. Had little talk With
Patterson on Sunday after this shooting oc-
CURED it was at Jake Hoyles house; said
to him was sorry that this thing had oc-
Cured that i'll hzd been there I would
have taken the gun IRON him he said no
you wouidnt; IL you had tried it would
have shot you; my dutch was up about -
degrees higher than IT ever was before.
Robert Buskey: VIII be : years old in Jan
uzry-boys should tell the truth-if boy
didn't tell the truth ne would % 70 the BAD
pIace-the bible tells me sony mother
real it to me last week know Henry J.
Patterson remember the day at the house
that Berg snd Patterson came in With the
gun saw Patterson 70 out with the gun;
did not hear Mr. Patterson say what he was
going 10 do with the gun.
jeremiah McCarfy, affirmed saw Pat
terson just before the fracas occurred he
wa. at the shanty between and 5 o'clock
George Walker and were az the base ball
ground Patterson came up and asked Wal
ker to go With him 10 town he asked him
what's up; he said have shot Spiker and
am going TO town TO give myself up be tod
me to 90 down and see that SpiSer got 10 the
house went down aud they were carrying
Spiker TO the hoase several times Saturday
night he vomited up sho< they were small
shot.
Jaeob Hoyle, sworn I arm constable Of
Elklick township had Patterson in my
charge at my house Saturday night Jake
Beal came to my house to see Patterson sun
day morning Bsal said il had been there
I'd have taken the gun from yoa Patterson
said. no yoa wouldn't, my dutch was 40 de-
gress higher tIian L ever was.
George W Beal. affirmed l saw sPiksr
shortly after he was carried to the house he
was lying in bed helped wait on him TIL
some tims in the night WAS there when be
died helped undTess birn examined bis
pockets and found nothing, but stone pipe
and pass book
Cross-eramined The pipe YVES in the coat
pocket don't know whether this was besoge
or after he died he died on Sunday between
II and O'Clock
DR.. Speicher, affirmed Am praetieing
physician sm living at Salisbury called
to see John spiksr on evening Of land I'D
found him suffering great deal from the
effects of gnnshof wound in The stomach
the shot covered space as large as my hand
there were three holes that would admir- my
finzer there were four or i've smaller holes
made By shot picked cut some Of the shot;
went there again SUNDAY morning foand
the pstient sinking very rapidly about half
an hour after / reached home the neEs came
that he Was dead be died from the effect Of
the g1rsshot wounds suppose took about
dozen small shot out Of him spiker was
4bout IS or 8 years old. batdidn't look that
old.