Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-05-27

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wunt strike Won apw.~
q did you hear shs defendant say .suything %
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nak eent ur 10 feet trnm Arthur h. turnsd partly
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yuu know n Arshur then said, ~ ara. ana 1 yen
inst whit here anainutr and win nhoN YOU whether
Qs--whsre were YOU. NJ. sppsague, when YOU
heard the hrst part 81 the ronseFssienf A-Mr.
Austin and myself ~ere coming down The stree, when
In front Of hruceis saioen heard angry and loud
words In fronI ~ Turner's hotel about 20 feet below
whsre We were standing. I sale 20 Austin, let Us
walk down A.a see what the trouble = A s.a a.ss
reilng We walked by few steps and hack and stood
o--pid You boar ths first par Of their eonvsrsA.
fiohy A-,Aiter | came within hearing Of voices
| head all 1T The conversation that occuucd.
| Q-you DO not know then tina, Won heard the he
ginning q their conversation or whether you did not
Q-what was done after this conversation by tho
twoi A.--weil 70 tell u would make q more in,sii'
geat AZ have stated Arthur rushed into the hotel
don't think he could have been INSIDE Of the door
more than few Seconds when he returnet 70 .he
eiSe Abbott ~as also ssriliaT al him.
4 Q-what was Abbott striking AZ Arthur With A.
well. at ART didn't Abbott have anyth,ng. but
4 a. got nearer thtni tue bash Of what sup
| posed 20 he q knifs In Abbost's hand.
II What kind Of q kniie WAS ~ A-wel, u
would be impns=sle iqr me 70 say. saw the flash,
1 o --whas saa the nes, thing that happsnedi Al
rushed In between them, tried 10 divert the blow that
.aw coming toward Arthur with my haad and arm.
around and showed him into tho hotel door, and com
manded him 10 rcunin there.
| Q.-where did the blow talls Alt caught me on
\ What was the result Of the blest Alt pens.
tralcd my wust, that knew.
| Q.--Bo~ TART A Clear through my wrist
1 Q.what was the forre u the blow great or little
Al should call u hlos Of considerable force
! Q-Mhst was the blow directed towaEdr Alt was
directed toward Arthur's breast
Y Q.-fiow far was Arthur away from Abbott wher
he struck the elow1 Al should judge about tive
i and half feet
1 o-fIow lar was your wrist from Arthus's breast
when 1t struck by the kniici A-Eight or ter
inches.
Q-fiow long about was the blade Of that knife
/ A-Judging from the cut It made. don't thiak 4
could have been less than two three inches.
q What was the shape Of the blade, judging from
the cut, "a 10 having one or two edgesf A-Ih'
wound that ! received could have teen made viii
either two edge or single edge knife.
Q-Dn YOU know which one struck the nrst biow
Al could not positively a. to which of thu
two struck the first blow.
Q-Hox Is your eyesight, Mr.. Spragus, as to seeing
ANYTHING little distance at night. A-Not reliable
p-What were Abbott's actions as 10 stirring up /
fuss with Arthur Ain the first part OF the CONVEX
sAtion that heard, Arthur certainly the aggres
sor Abbott made abusive reply In return for th'
abuse he reviewed. But after Abbott started awal
and turned and abused Arthur, he was at that tin'
the aEgrersor.
Q--whcn Arthur started into the hotel what dis
Abbott az 70 standing still following up Arthur
going aWayf A-Abbott standing In front OF this
hotel cffice door, the outside Of the walk.
II Did ho stay thercf Al don't think he stall
thers very long.
! Q-Bow many times did you see Abbott strike q
Arthur with knfeg Al saw Abbott strike al Ar
thur three twice after realized Abbott ha'
something Ia his hand
Through what part 81 your wris, did the knit
penetrateS A-sThe upper portion OF the wrist be
tween this thumb and The wrist joint. n.
| Q.-Did 1t pass between amy boness A-No bone
, IN the way 70 stop the kliife.