The Indianapolis journal., 1890-10-28

this mans name was Bisant. from Muncis.
Delaware county. and lt occurred TO me
right away, that when i was working up
here. about ten years ago, l had seen the
names OF Bloant ~ Iempler OIL the sign
here. and thought must be acquainted
with him. One OF these attendants that L
have spoken about being there with Bioant
John Petersop-in the room that night
said that he lived four miles south Of
Richmond. and that he had worked for Dr.
Druley's father-Dr. Druley was doctor
there in the institution; then there was
another man that was there that ight, who
was from New Jersey, whose name was
Charley Tompkins; he is still there. The
next man is John Morris; he lives at Green
field. or somewhere about there, and Woods,
also was from Greenfield, too, think. Nor
ris didn't have any thing to do with it-only
ne didn't interfere when Blount was
being kicked. He came 10 me
next morning and told me W hat had hap
pened. and 1 told him l knew it myself,
and he says II couldn't hardly stand it. the
way they abused Mr.. Mount" i asked Mr.
Morris who done the kicking and be said
this man Woods. He said this other man.
John Peterson. had hold of Blount's hand,
one of his hands and held him. Ny bed
room was lighted by an electric hight; that
night IL was light all over the room: there
was no light in the room where they were
kicking BlOunt except what shone through
the door into the room; they bad opened
the door TO 90 in, and it stood open. The
cot that was laying on was sixteen or
seventeen feet from the door of Blounts
room, but got cut of my bed and walkedup
pretty nearly in front of the door, 80 that
could see in an an Cling direction.
While they were kicking him Blount
followed at the top of his voice two or
three times. My God. don't kill me" Just
before that. while they were choking him,
he was just trying to get his breath, but
when they began kicking him be hollowed
two or three times, My God don't kill nle~
And then he quit and never said anything
more, and wasn't conscious afterwards.
wife was there he raised up and said;
why. Hattie. how are your They told
me that, but didn't hear il myself.
At the time the doctor was putting those
bandages on him he was not conscious; he
did not know a thing at all. 1 was there.
and know that be didn't know anything
at all.
The reason that was sent to the ASYLUM
was on account of fall got out of barn;
ieit .wenty.wSo ,ee1 Oh ,ne oarr o mn nosI, S,I
of July. 1890 l was discharged from the
asylum last Saturday. Oct. 1S $780, aud
got home about z o'clock in the eve-
ming. l came mp here to Muncie for the
purpose of acquaintiDg Mr.. Blounts
partner, Mr. TempIer. and Mr. Blount's
people with these facts. as l have stated
them; / reached MuncIe on Monday morn
ing, Oct. 90. 1890. at 10 o'clock, and the first
thing | did was to inquire OF Marshal
Robinson where Mr.. Blount's law partner
was. and he showed me the building where
his office was and went TO his Office. aud
there was a young man in his Office
who told me Mr.. Templer was at the
courthouse, and came here and told Mr..
Tenn pier that wanted TO have a private
conversation with him: and then / talked
to Mr.. Templer, and told him these facts as
have stated them here.
JAMES HANNoN.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
George 4. McCulloch, clerk of the Della
ware Circuit Court, this 21st day of Oc-
tober, A. ID. 1890.
GEORGE F. MCCULLoCH, Clerk.