The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-03

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volrer and I would not have remem
bered il just now.
O. You won't state that i did not
ocenrf q. No, sir.
BY Mr.. Clifford:
You won't state that i did occuri
4. NJ, sir.
Mr.. James b. Small called for the
defendant.
Direct examination BY Mr. ,. h.
Clifford.
d We're you one Of the Grand
Jurors Of the September term past
a. Yes. sir.
q. Do you remember hearing the
man Mr.. Murphy nse any language
derogatory to Mr.. Evans as charged
in the imdictmentf a. Yes, sir.
d. DO You remember the wordss
a. Well, / believe | dol when he
came before us there and commenced
giving in his evidence he said he was
unhitching his team on the outer lot
from Evaas az / understood hum, he
looked over and saw Mr.. Evans on the
inside Of the fence, and he saw him
reach back in his pocket and get re-
yolver and hand il TO that colored boy
that was there and told him that IL
there was any D. Snowman came
across that lot 10 shoot the s Of
-
q. That is as near Al you can re-
member a. Yes, sir.
Herman Evans called for the de-
PENDANT.
Directs < animation BY Mr.. J. r.
Clifford.
q. Where were you on the morning
Of the 10Th day Of August lastf q. !
was up ON the show ground part Of
the morning; | went up town.
q. Did you see any Of the showmen
on your premisesi a, Yes, the show
men were on the premises.
q. How many did you see on your
premisesf 4. One.
d. Did you have a conversation
with hint a. | told him to 60 back
and lie would not, and ! told my faith
eli and be came there, and when my
father came through the fence this
fellow picked up q stone and my
father took the club out Of my hand
and went for him, and then the show
man got out Of the fence and he said
he would get a revolver and come
down and clean as all up.
d. Had you d club in your handf
a. Yes, sir.
d. How came you to have a club
in your handf a. Cornelius Veney
had it and lie gave it to me.
d. What was Cornelius dong with
q clubY a. / don't know; he had Il
there.
d. Your father took the club out Of
your hands a. Yes, sir.
q. What was. he going to do with
itg 4. When the Snowman picked
up d stone he went to the Snowman
with it.
q. What did you do when your
father went toward this Snowman with
a clubP a. Well, after the Snowman
had said those wordsI understood my
father to say, go for a revolver"
and he said something else but / didn't
understand.
q. Did yon get the revolverf 4.
Yes, sir.
d. When you got the revolver what
did yon do with in
a.. ! came back in the lot and my
father had gone up to the show ground.
II offered it to my brother and he did
not take it, and'then | offered it to the
colored boy and he took It.
d. What colorcd boyf a. Cornc-
illus Veney.
d. When you gave the pistol to
Cornelius Veney what did You say to
him Z
OBJECTED to). Objection sustaiued).
Cross-examination by Mr.. Y. S. e..
Pitzer.
What, if any, threats did that coll
ored Snowman make toward you in the
morning before your father came up
was the colored Snowman doing any
thing to You hat you called yourfa faith
err?
a. He was cussing me.
q. Did he make any threats or hurt
you 4 a. No, sir.
d. Did you hear what your father
said TO you as you started towards the
house for the pistolf d. do not re-.
member what he said; / heard him
call me but / didn't understand him.
d. Did you see your father after
that a. / saw him come down.
think he went down to the house.
d. Did you say anything to him