Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-03-25

one struck 81 the 0tner Win an open knlle &.
aud one said You have cut me and now it
is my turn, went back into office, and he
went TO bed. To all appearances the men
had been in the mud before they got back
to Petersville.
WEDNESDAY.
Francis Norris, lives in Petersville, has
boiler making shop on Main ST., livery
stable is back of his shop, shop has 3 rooms
9txl0 feet, sleeps in back office, had loaned
Mills his rubber coat that evening Mills
said was going to a dance at Renfrew,
Dugan had his brown Overcoat, they came
at 2:30 a. m. and kicked al his door, he
opened il. Dugsn came in and fell upon
nIs back laughing, Mills coat was ripped
up back, Mills tried to pull Dugan's coat
nif and bumped his head against the floor,
Dugan got up and hit Mills in face, went
out as the place was too small for me.
Don't know they had bottles, has never
recovered his overcoat, rig drove up to b is
place and men kicked the door, one said
''well make him get up or kick the door
in," Dugan came in first and fell fat, he
was very drunk and l tried to take off his
oil coat, Mills wore my coat and it was
ripped from one end to the other. Mills
volun eered to help take off Dugans coat,
dragged him over floor, a fruitless effort,
said would take it off or kill him, Dugan
got up and struck Mill aud knocked him
into corner Mills pulled out knife, Dugan
trok out bis knife; men dared each other,
Mills held knife down, both said "come on
you - of a b, a few feet apart, no
blows struck with knives, in his room quite
a while before he went for Esq. Wise, was
3. Is when he came back from Esqr's; Mills
tore Dugan's coat in taking it off; then
Dugan struck Mills
II. Y. Blair, sworn, lives on the Hy.
Welsh farm in Connoquenessing twp,
worked for the Christie Bros; Mills was
working ou same lease; his boiler house
was 40 or so rods from niue; worked on
same lease with Mills for IA or 10 months;
saw Mills and Dugan on morning Of
December %, about a. IN. at my boiler
house; they came in; Dugan tried the
water in my boiler; Dugan had pint bottle
of liquor about 3-4ths full and offered me
drink; they went out my north door; did
not see them together after that; Mills
came btck shortly after they left; woke
him up, had hammer. sat down by his bed,
said he intended to kill that s. of b.,
were down TO Renfrew, trouble there, talk
ed on, Mills and Dugan had agreed to fight
it out ne Il day. Mills said:
''Dugan followed me to my boiler house
70 see il went to bed, laid down but |
did not go To sleep, I'll catch him a sleep
before morning"
Hammer produced and identified by
witness, | used this hammer every day for
months on my lease Mills kept hammer in
nand, tapped the floor with it; was angry,
| staid i'll bed all the time he sat close to it
and Was facing me; steps on north side of
boiler house, Mills sat there a moment be-
fore cJming in; Mills and Dugan had been
drinking but were not very drunk. talked
To Mills about half AN hour, noticed that
Mills had been drinking; he could walk
straight.
On oss-examination-was 20 minutes
TO o'clock by his time, eastern time;
Mills came in first; Dugan's hand on his
shoulder; could see that they had been
drinking; neither drank there; were there
but short time; they left and l went to
sleep; did not look at watch when Mills
returned; Mills said he was goirg to kill
the man; had been to Rentrew; had
trouble and all had pitched onto him; had
made Frank Norris hunt his hole and
would make Dugan hunt his before morn
ing; he and Dugan were to fight it out at
u o'clock next day and had shook hands
on It, saw Dugan next morning; about
same amount OF liquor in flask; saw Mills
and Dugan on the POI; Mills had a quart
bottle of liquor; came to boiler house with
it, both drank; last saw both in Mills
boiler house; does not know that liquor is
sold on the lease; l had no liquor in my
boiler house; l was not intoxicated that
evening; had taken three or four drinks
with Mills; don't know that Mills had
bottle next morning; Mills went out the
north door of my boiler house the second
time, taking hammer with him; saw Mills
half way between Dugan's and McDougalPs
boiler houses next morning; Mills said
"they tell me there il dead man in the
boiler house, was he cut :" l answer
ed no. his skull is broken.
Frank Norris, Jr., swOrn-is son of
Francis N-saw Dugan in fathers shop
Dec 23d; Dugan was in shop about 2
o'clock that morning with his coat and vest
off and with knife in his hand said Mills
had been trying to cut him; didn't know
why, didn't know what was wrong with
Mills; Mills came in and said to Dugan
''if you think you can lick me, blaze away"
Mills said he was not afraid of any body;
Dugan said he could not come any cow
boy bluffs on him; they agreed to fight at
half past ten, then half-past eleven and
shook hands on it; flask fell from Dugan's
coat; he look drink; Mills would not drink;
Dugan said he knew enough not to go
hOint Will III Ills, III uIs sdlu lie udu uldue
no threats; Dugan stuck knife in side OF
building and asked Mills to do same; Mills
would not and Dugan put his back into his
pocket; they left; (both had been drinking
the previous evening and Dugan was
pretty drunk when they returned;) walked
away toward store about five feet apart;
stayed in fathers shop till about o'clock;
both men very muddy; at one time Dugan
had both knives and gave Mills back to
him after shaking hands.
Willie Dilarmsn, sworn, is thirteen
wears of age, was home December 22d, saw
Mills and Dugan that evening at their
house, Dugan employed him to run his
well that night, he aud his brother went to
Dugan's boiler house, Dugan and Mills
went away together, ] tried the boiler,
went to McDougaPs boiler house, came
back, tried boiler, and laid down on tick
on floor; Albert also laid down uext to
wall; heads towards door, laid down be-
tween ii aud II CLOCK, heard Dugan com
ing in, he tried water said all right, laid
down and went to sleep between us. lay
upon his stomach. went to sleep.-heard
two or three taps, thought some was wax
ing us, got up looked out door and saw
Mills; heard mau walking out, looked
around the corner and saw Mills, Mills
was walking fast, saw his face, he looked
back he had the hammer in his right hand,
be had passed the gas light, hammer next
to gas light, was long handled hammer,
has known Mills ever since he came there,
Mill had on large soft hat and was going to-
wards his boiler house, / went back, closed
door and laid down, didn't look at Pete,
blood began running on them, pulled my
brother out of the blood, got brother up
and we ran home, Dugan's face was to-
wards wall, had run Dugan's boiler house
before, saw Mills every day.
On cross examination-don't know what
time Dugan came in that night; did not
see him drink, saw the bottle next morn
ing, man left door open, he got up to shut
it, heard the man walking out.
Wednesday afternoon Mills brother,
Frank, sat with him in court.
George Dillarman, sworn-lives in Con-
noquenessing twp; is pumper on the
Griesbach lease; Willie is l3 years old and
Albert z; Dugan was at my home on
evening of 22d but did not see Mills; boys
returned about A. NJ; youngest boys
clothes covered with blood; whistle blew
and went down to Dugan's boiler house;
found Dugan with two holes in his head;
left side and in front of and back of ear;
about or shortly after o'clock; Dugan
lying on straw tick; tick and wall bloody;
tnOuRnL ne saw pieces Oh Skull On LICK,
thought most blood flowed from front hole;
stayed quite while; went to Mills boiler
house after dinner at Griesbach's request
and found hammer lying on a bench out
side; was at Dugan's boiler house that
morning when Mills came in and looked ut
Dugan; Nils said "that was q hell of
hard lick" and did not stay long; noticed
nothing particular about Mills Or his con-
duct.
L. r. McFann. sworn, lives on the Hy.