The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-05-27

| am North the people accuse me Of being
q Southerner, and whom / am South they
accuse me of being n Northsrner. And
another thing ] wish to say. when I told
Delp that did the shooting in self-defense,
Say was lying there alive aud conscious
and he did not contradict my assertion. |
then went home and sent some whisky
down. l changed my clothes and went
out again. asked the men IL / had not
been a good boss to them and they said
yes. | took the revolver, there was one
load In it, and I put another one in. |
intended To give myself up, and | was
afraid that Says brother, not knowing the
circumstances of the shooting, might
attempt to kill me. / meant to defend
myself with ono ball, and then shoot
myself with the other. l did not want to
kill anyone, only to a V myself. told
Mccormick to consider me in custody and
to deliver mo safely to the sheriff. l was
advised to go away the back way. Ihated
to sneak away, but | went. or our way
to Tionesta we heard n sleigh coming
behind us. thought it was some one
coming after me. l told Mccormick to go
on, he had a family, and | did not want to
get him in any trouble. 1 got out and he
drove on. / got back of some bushes and
halted the sleigh when it came up, and
asked the man If he was after nc. He
said no. | intended if he was an officer to
give myself up, but il it was someon after
me, intended to defend myself. / came
TO c n gave myself up to Sheriff
Sawyer. 1 remained in Jail from Monday
until Saturday without any warrant
having been taken out for my arrest
number of witnesses were called who
testified that Say wa. inclined to be quar-
relsome; The following persons testified
thst Shippen's reputation as n pcaceable
man was good; Judge Cook, Il. Il. Maze,
Mccoy, Victor Piquignoo, Ed Kerr, Abe
braden, ~. Sutton, X. l.. Blood, Bart
Stroup, VIM. Somerville, Peter Heasley
and JOIN Coon.
The defendants rested their case. The
Commonwealth produced n few witnesses
IN rebuttal, and concluded Friday morn
ing,
EVIDENCE IN REBUTTAL.
The first evidence Friday morning was in
the line of rebutting the evidence offered by
the defense as to he credibAity of VIM.
Beers.
Frank Up,.am testified: I overlook Wm.
Beers about IL o'clock the morning of tho
tragedy, a little over half way between the
store and his home; he told me he saw Ship
pen take the revolver out of the desk, and
then ran out of The store; he said Shippen
was sitting at the desk and Say was stand.
irg by the stove; Beers aid he had gone to
the store to kill Shipper a mess of rabbits;
he had his gun and dog with him.
Mrs. Nancy j. Beers testified. L am the
mother OF VIM. Beers; William was away
from home the morning of the homicide: he
cam home about noon; h. told me he saw
Mr. Shipper take the revolver out of the
desk and draw it on Say, ana then he ran
out.
VIM. Gshman testified: 1 have known
VIM. Beers all his life; he came TO NV honse
the afternoon of the homicide about O'Clock
he said he went out hunting for rabbits that
morning, and stopped at the store; he saw
Shipper get the revolver; he said Shippen"
was writing at the desk; he said there we're
no words between the men; Say was stand
ing at the stove.
Mrs. Henry Duuble testified: 1 live POO
feet from the store; I heard what I thought
was a shot The morning of the tragedy; |
went 10 the kitchen window anu locked ont:
J saw a man running wi ha gun about 40
feet from the door, running toward the bark
pile don't know Beers; don't know
whether 1t was him or not.
Mrs. Maud Beers testified: L live 10 or Is
rods from shippers store; l saw VIM. Beers
up by the bark pile, Monday morning; he
II III a gun in his hands; he was running to-
ward the tramway while looking after Beers
L saw Levi Delp come running by; he told
me Shipper had killed Fay.
The following witnesses, old aquaintances
and former neighb RS. were called and testi-
fled to til previous good character of Joseph
W. Say: W. @. Jamison, lhomas Jolley,
James U Ogden, John Byers, j. A. Nc
Qniston, and w. II. Hazelton father. in-law
of Say.