Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-08

the Richmond (Waynesboro) road and
started up toward the cemetery toward
/ Mr. John Rowe's. This was between
dusk and dark. Before 1 got up to MI.
Young's see woman walking right in the
middle of the road. I walked up and over
taken her, but l kept on the sidewalk and
she in the road. She spoke to me, l knew
her very well-it was Emma Greaver.
She stayed in the middle of the road and l
staid on the sidewalk but before we got up
to John RoWe's [ let her go ahead Of me.
When [ got to MI. John Rowe's there was
lady standing right by the Richmond
| (Waynesboro) road but in the New Hope
road. l didn't know her, but asked her
if MI. Rowe was at home? She said he
was mt. I told her [ would be back after
awhile, and to tell Mr.. Rowe that it was
that man who had that needle gun that was
here and he wanted to see him. Emma
Greaver was just below the house
when [ left and she asked me if
l was going down to Neel's-that was
Jack Painters wife's name, her sister.
She said ''Stay there till come [ want to
play seven-up." went to Painters but
didn't 90 in the house but came out in the
alley where Jack Brannan and Ed. Dyer
was. We talked awhile but I never said
what Jack said did in his evidence. Jack
Brannan testified that Spiller said he was
going to Rowe's, and made some obscene
threat about women.-Reporter. Ed.
Dyer told nearer the truth. Then went
on up to MI. Rowe's again. When L got
there I found girl settin in the door, l
asked her if Mr. Rowe had come yet? She
said he had not. 1 told her [ would be
back again. Then I went on down to
Painter S and went in the house. There
| found MI. Painter and his wife and Bob
Back and we played four games of cards,
as well as | can recollect.
Then I went up to MI. Rowe's again.
This was about 10 O'Clock. l asked if MI.
Rowe was at home yet and they said yes,
and MI. Rowe come out and told me tc
come in that 1 was just as welcome in his
house as any body. There WASH many
words passed till he said "Have you got a
deck of cards % 1 said yes. We got to
drinking directly and we played some three
OIL four games, think. Me and Mr.. Joe
Rowe was playing together and MI. John
Rowe and his daughter Lucy. She was set
ting catawampus across the table. Swartz
says he played with us, but don't remem-
Der that distinctly: he was there though.
We drank again shortly and MI. John Rowe
told his wife to take a drink. but she said
she did't want it, but he said she must
drink for his sake. She said she wouldn't
do it. He walked around to her then and
SAID he would make her drink. Then she
taken drink some way. Then I began to
get mad. / knowed the reason she didn't
want to drink was because had the liquor
and had been drinking out of the bottle. I
was pretty drunk but understood her rea-
son. They handed the bottle back to
me but was mad and told them to keep
the bottle, liquor and all. About that time
Mason Doom and Deakins came. Doom
and me drank out of Doom's bottle.
only had one gun (pistoD with me and l
only took it out and laid it on the table
while l was putting the deck of cards in
my hip pocket. I couldn't put them in
with the gun in the pocket.
Then said / IL go, and walked out and