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

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towards the pile. lie wa walking away
He had his gun with him.
FRANK Shtppen testified to being in tn
store. He said Ed was i'm the store mos
OF the time he went out to the mill q
instruct two men to take the place ofthosN
who had quit he did not prepare the re
volver I had used the revolver Tho Frjda,
heloro shooting n hog; ] loaded it aGC
| used 1t; this revolver and a box o
cartridges lay around on the counter al
the time; / made u the time of Frazier
and Say, and when Ed came back h,
checked il Owe to see IL it was correct
Delp and Martin were there Delp went
out after Frazier and Say came in Frazier
sat down in Delp's chair; VIII Beers was
not there Ed got up and got book then
he got up and said, "You $ of a b.
no one went out after Delp when Frazier
and Say came in, Frazier came in first
and Say next; when Say came past my
brothers chair he stumbled against the
chair; Say was brushing the snow of his
legs and it went back over the book he
threw his cap back, Say said, "You id
black slave driver and went for Ed. The
latter backed and said, "Stand off, keen
away and reached toward the counter.
Ed did not raise the lid of the desk to get
q r%evolver; ifh he had doue so he would
have spilled the books and ink lying on
the desk when Ed went down he was
lying on the nail keg and box; Say was
on top; Tire first pistol shot was fired as
they went down; when the first or second
bullet went off L heard candy jars break.
(The shelf ploughed with n bullet and a
section of the floor with a bullet hole was
Identified by the witness.l There were
four or five shots fired; Ed showed Say
of and he said, Il am done for;' then he
asked Frazier to pray for him; he had
been a wicked man; Ed told them to send
for doctor; to take the black horse, the
quickest we had; he sent for some whisky
for Say.
Adjourned for the evening.
THURSDAY MORNINGS SESSION.
The examination Of Frank Shippeu was
renewed: Cross-examiuation think
th!s revolver was brought from Louisville;
this revolver lay on the counter or shelf
III the store aud cartridges lay beside it.
so any person who wished could take it
out and use il; ] saw the revolver the
morning of the homicide; it was living on
the counter between the door and the
desk where Ed was sitting; the revolver
belongs TO Ed; either Ed or viii brought
it from Louisville.
Levi Delp testified: I was up stairs when
l heard the shooting: l ran down and out
the lobby door; Isaw William Beers about
loo yards from the store going towards the
bark pile; he was walking. Upon cross
examination the witness admitted avinu
told other parties that Beers was running.
ID. ~. Mccoy testified: 1 passed Beers
who was watching Struup's team; l asked
him where all the men were; he said they
were at the store; | asked him what was
the matter at the store; he said he did not
know; was working for Shipper; Beers
asked me to watch the hors D., he wanted
to 90 hunting; l said | woull.
Annie lshman testified: L was in Mr..
Winfield Beers house when l heard The
shooting; 1 went to the door and saw VIM,
Beers at tho bark pile. Cross.examined'
the witness saw Delp running up at the
same time: lie was right opposite the
house; he said Ed Shipper had shot Saw.
Il. Is. Stroup testified; 1saw Beers by the
blacksmith shop. Delp called me ana /
asked Beers to watch my tcalu. When |
came back he was gone. IIo hid. "A gun.
Francis Potter testified: ] met Will Reers
up the slide with Winfield Beers. Win
told me that Ed Shipper had shot Say.
WIN. Beers had a gun and a dog.
Nj. Coon testified: l heard of the shoot
ing from Win Beers. Afterward l met
Will Beers, l said, ''that is a terrible thing
that happened at Shippen's." Will said,
81 was surprised when l heard it."
Joe Ross testified l talked with Will
Beers about s O'Clock. 1 asked Will
Beers If he had heard of the accident. He
said he did not know ANYTHING about il.
Dan Dunkle testified 1 saw VIM. Beers
the morning ofthe shooting near lOo'clock;
he was hunting, when | saw him he was a
mile away from he store. About ten
Beers down on the old slide. He
81 did not see Shipper get the revol-
YER, and did not see him ShoOt.n
The next line of evidence offered by the
defense was of threats uttered by Saw
Shipper.
George Allen testified that in a CONVEX
sation with Say in November, the latter
Il don't know why l don't like Ed
Shippen; the way we settle things out
West, each man takes a pistol and shoots;
he one that gets the drop is all right; if /
got the drop on Shipper | would keen il:
ohipren and myself are bound to come
.ogether, and If he shows a grain Of sane
will tramp hell out of him"
Mrs. Horace Frazier c~orroboratcd the
testimony of the last witness and detailed
conversation when he came home
liter he had quit work and Immediately
before he went down to the store, where
nc was shot; Say related the conversation
n the woods with Shipper, and said Fra
.ier and he had quit work. Also detailed
he epithets he bad applied to Shipper,
Idding that he took it like a regular
;roundhog. ~ tagged him clear to his
store and he did not dare to raise his head;
he put me in mind of a little cur dog; | am
down TO settle with him, and Ship
BON must settle my way"
Andrew Dodson testified: Saw told me if
Shipper eve gave him any sass, he
would tramp the life out of him, for, he
'ald, II am none too good to do anything
when l am mad" This was one week
before the homicide,
Horace Frazier recalled: When / went
home after Say and / quit work, and we
we're going back to the store to settle, Say
aid to me, 81 would not stop much to
Kick hell out of that son of a - his anger
lad passed away considerably; Say was a
nan that talked a great deal OF harmless,
oolish talk, and | thought this was mere
blow; but when he repeated it, 1 advised
INN not to have any quarrel, but 10 find
'ther work, as he was living in Shippen's |
Perry Carr heard Say that morning say
o Shipper, You are a son of a D. and
'ou may drive niggerS but you cant drive
ne, and heard him say if Shipper OPEN
ID his mouth he would smash it.
Edward Shippcn, the defendant, went on
he stand and toll the story of the tragedy
n a very impressive manner. When he
cached the climax of the story, the killing
II his victim, he was visibly affected and
his participation i'm a very affecting
manner. The wife and sistcr-in-law of the
defendant sobbed outright. The prisoners
ather Mept and many of the spectators
we're affected to tears, as the young man
obbed out lit is an awful thing to kill q
nan" While on he witness stand, he told
he story OF the quarrel with Say at the ton
# the slide and the abuse Say heaped up
m him all the way down to the Store: of
he laltcr.s subsequent return; that he had
ust hlled out a check for Say and had
written the amount of the check when Saw
catered snow Over him and the book.
tter Saw came i'm. he GOT nm and Oof tba !