The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1894-08-02
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him on the arm with my hoe to knock the
rock out Of his hand aud then ran home. |
looked back and saw Roberts coming, and
got my gun aud came back into my yard.
When they came to my yard ordered them
to come no further, but they came rushing
on into my yard. Roberts said to me, God
d--n you, I'll kill you or die" When he
began 20 thus threaten me cooked my gun
and In backing through the briers il acct.
dentally fred Roberts knocked me down
about the time the gun fred, and if his
striking me didn't make the gun fire don't
Know what did. did not know had hit
any one till Spencer Followed, "You have
shot the wrong man." And told him il
had shot him, wouldn't have done IL for
the world We were perfectly friendly, and
thought great deal of him. was about
30 yards from the house when the gun fred
to which place they had run me, and had
possession of the yard and garden.
Cross Examination,--I went up the hill to
the right of the house about 30 yards from
the path leading from where the trouble be.
gan to my house. Ii Spencer said any.
thing to me didn't hear il. lie did not
say, "Put down the gun or give il to me and
will stop Roberts. Neither did | say to
Spencer, Cd d---n you, I'll kill you"
| Roberts struck me three times with the hoe
and knocked me down. After he hit me
first ran about 80 or 40 yards before he hit
me the second time. | was running from
them when the gun fired, aud was not look.
! ,,,., t,stl ,ns - . n
whether they were to my right, left or be.
hind me when the gun fired | was excited
and running from them To keep from hurt.
ing them or getting hurt They did not make
any halt when | ordered them 10 not come
any further, but continued their pursuit af.
hurting me, and my only fears was Roberts. |
john GILLEY,-I was close to the house
when the trouble took place. Edwards |
came running and his wife asked him what
was the matter aud he said "what," but |
when the question was repeated he said |
nothing. Spencer and Roberts passed me
in their pursuit. ] heard Edwards tell Rob- |
erts to come no further. saw Roberts strik.
ing at Edwards and heard the gun fire,
but do not know who shot. / told Roberts |
to stop this trouble aud he said, "Shut your
Cd d---n mouth" Roberts said to Ed. |
wards, "Stop, Cd d--n You, we are going
to kill you" and Spencer said nothing. At
ter the shooting was done Edwards ran down
towards me and Roberts followed and
Knocked him down just as he was getting
close to me.
Cross EXamnation.-Ed is my son.
in-law. lie was about 40 yards from the
house when first saw Roberts and Spencer,
the latter being in front. was close enough
to hear everything that was said, for they
came within less than 10 steps of me, and
did not hear Spencer say, "Put up the gun
aud I'll stop the trouble" nor did Edwards
say, cd d-n you, I'll shoot you"
RACHAEL GILLEY.-I was in the yard
when James Edwards came home, and he
went in, got his gun and ordered Roberts to
stay outside, but he continued coming
Morgan Spencer was the only one with Rob.
erts, and Roberts was after Edwards striking
at him with the blade of the hoe did not
see him knock Edwards down. One Of them
had pistol in his hand, but don't know
which one it was. They run him about ten
or twelve steps from the house before the
gun fred. heard Spencer say that he was
begging for peace, and that Edwards had
shot the wrong man.
Cross Examination.--I am sister.in.law
of James Edwards, single and make my
home at John Glley's. When Edwards
came out of the house Roberts and Spencer
were at the yard going forward. Roberts
started at Edwards, striking at him with a
hoe. Spencer was In less than steps of
me, and | didn't hear him say anything y
except that he was for peace. don'tknOw {
that Roberts Knocked Edwards down, but
saw Edwards down and Roberts standing
over him with the hoe drawn. Spencer was
in but few steps Of Roberts when shot
JOHN GILLEY trecalled by defendents's \
lttorney)-After Edwards had gone rs or so r
Yards from the place of shooting, Roberts n
presented pistol at him and snapped Il y
.wo or three times, aud Spencer said, Don't .
10 that, let him alone" and when went 10
where Spencer lay, Roberts still had the
pistol in his hand.
JOSEPH ROBERTS lrecalled by common T.
gealth.l-I was not in less than 10 feet Of d
Edwards when the shooting was done, and n
lsd gone about 100 yards before hit him.
Thomas Taulbee, (recalled by common. q
wealth. Joe Roberts was not IN less than Il
0 or ~ feet Of Edwards when the gun fred, =
md had not hit him before.
JEFF STEPHENSON. what the
PEOPLE say, am acquainted with the gen.
raj moral reputation Of John Gilley aud a