The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-03-03

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in this house for six months about;
and when Wassom returned / had
taken the drink, and then excused
myself. Then Wassom came back and
asked Mr.. Mossholder to drink. l went
back to stand In rear end Of building.
David Gentry being first duly sworn,
testified as follows:
live here and do not follow any
business particularly now. l saw and
was with Wassom part Of last eve
ming. / was at Guy & Mayors house
part Of the evening. Wassom took
drinks there--quite few drinks. !
never saw him exhibit pistol. | did
not know he had any. l never heard
him that evening mention Grubb's
name, but he mentioned parties and
/ told him thought / knew who he
was talking about. He said there was
: dirty son-of-a-bitch in this town who
had it in for him, but he could not
down him. told him | knew who he
meant, and he inquired how I knew,
1 used to be at Grubb's good deal. /
knew they had hardness some time,
but didn't know the source. / don't
! think Wassom mentioned his purpose
/ to meet Grubb that evening. | left
him about O'Clock this morning when
Mayer closed up. We all came down
street. We went on and Wassom
stopped at Grubb's. He, Wassom, was
full-what / call full. / never knew
anything about the fuss till after day
light this morning, | never heard
Grubb say anything much about Was
som. Heard him say he respected
Wassom's brother more than Wassom.
Never heard him say anything about
!, his character. Mr. Grubb was not a
quarrelsome fellow ordinarily. He
4 did not have that reputation. Have
known him about two years. Worked
for him six months and got along with
him all right. l saw Wassom first
last evening about midnight, at Mr..
Mayors. / was not at Grubb's any
1 time last night between 2and 3 O'Clock.
/ went home when we left Mayors,
and never knew anything about it un-
til this morning. Twas in Grubb's the
last time about midnight, and went
from there to Mayors and staid there
till / went home.
J. G. Mayer, being first duly sworn,
testified as follows:
live in Lebanon and keep a saloon.
! saw Morgan Wassom last evening
Feb. q. saw him first at my place
about 10 o'clock and be remained there
| till / left, little before in the morn
ing. He had not drank anything
much till about y o'clock, but took a
good many drinks after then, He took
only two or three drinks from ten till
twelve o'clock He probably took fiji.
teen or twenty drinks after 12 O'Clock
up to the time he left-brandy. | nev.
er saw him exhibit his pistol. Didn'l
knew be had one In saloon. WheI
we started home-Gentry, Wassom and
I-Wassom wanted us to go to take {
drink at Grubb's. | said NO." because
he and Grubb had had trouble. 50
don't want to be with you" He sale
81 will go in and set them up, and ac
!, the man, and we will all 80 home,
, and ! said II think you have enough
anyway, and you had better go hom'
now," and he said "All right, come OF
t and let us 60" and when w
: started / stepped between him ant
, Gentry. When | stepped between til
t two saw his pistol in his outside Goa
t pocket Saw the handle and / sup
posed 1t was a pistol. When we got t
Grubb's door he said "Come on in.
! said mo, let US go on, and he pull
r ed away from us and went in the hous
! and Gentry and weut or to Gentry