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Crawford said: You are a fool, man, to tell
me can 4 do it,

Crawford said; You are fool, man. to tell
"Stnart said You are damn FOOL
"When he called him that Crawford said
Don't call me that" and he slapped stuart g
face. He slapped him with his left hand: AS
Won't VIC say that he bit back Al him. Crawford
jerked out his pistol and hit Stuart in the face
with 1t. He hit him two lieks. Stuart came
down q step or two l was midway OF the
steps and went down to the ground Stuart
went back upon the piazza TO where Crawford
was and they passed some hot words: Mr..
Coleman was up in the po-tico and was
Mr.. Crawford and said
"For Gods sake let's not have any row
here. stop! Stop"
while he had him In his grasp Mrs. stuart
came to the door, which she had locked.
Stuart when he came up had told her 70
go inside and lock the door to. keep them
constables out. When Mrs. stuart heard the
soon ,n as the door was opened Mr.. stuart ran in
the house and Mrs. Stuart came out and she
went to Mr.. Crawford and got right near him:
ys s ff hsd me saa Gs seps 20 sss
to Mr.. Crawford: Captain, for Gods sake
let's not have any uble here
"Mrs. stuart asked him not to have any
trouble, and few seconds after had put my
hand on his shoulder and asked him not
to have any trouble. Just at this time shot
was fred from the door. l don't know who
fred II. II was fired like from over MIS-
"As soon as the shot was fired Crawford re-
turned the shot right over the lady's shoulder.
when Crawford fired the first shot ran
hold Of bis right arm and told him for Gods
Don't shoot woman. He 1ourished me
away with his arm and fred his pistol again
and Mrs. Stuart fell and said: "oh! LORD
II said: Great God Almighty, man, why
did you shoot2' And / walked down the
steps and he followed me. ] walked on To-;
not prevent WhenI got near the first gate
from the house there were two pistol shots
fired from the door. 1 heard the whistle OF
one ball right by my ear: diant a1.Id pun my my
shots. I walked on out of the gate and he
In answer to the question by The States
reporter, Dorm said that Mrs. Stuart fell back-
Constable ]. B. Colemans story of the fight
W as as follows:
CONSTABLE CoLEMAN'S
version Of the affair Is ss follows:
"When we reached Mrs. Stuarts house Mrs.
Stuart's little girl met us at the gate. We told
came to the door and We told her-that is,
Craw ford told her-that we were State con-
stables and wanted to search the house. She
said that we had very low position. we
went through the gate and on the steps. She
refused to let US In the house, and locked the
door.
Mr.. Craw ford told her that We were State
constables and would be obliged TO search the
us TO walt until her husband came II we we're
determ ned to search. We did wait.
"When he (Stuart) came, Mr.. Crawford and
Mr.. Dorm were in the back yard. She and
@Nk,a = nff fhhr ind
myself were standing on the piazza. She told
the children, Go in the house; ! see your
papa coming, and know he Will be mad.
She unlocked the door and the little children
and herself walked into the room. She was
locked on the outside Of the house until Mr..
stuart came up the steps Wnen Mr.. Stuart
came up the steps he spoke TO me and asked
constable and that Mr.. Crawford was in the
yard, who had charge Of the men and would
talk to him. By that time Mr.. Ora wford came
up, told him who he was that be had
search warrant and wanted to search the
D"Sir: "Ir: Stuart said: Well, you can't search IT.
you nor no other man."
"Mr. Crawford told him he thought he was
wrong; that we were officers d and yer we're @ obiiged
house had been reported to US as having
liquor In 1t for sale; that we would have 70
search the governors house II 1t was reported
TO u.s."
"Mr. Stuart said: If yon search II, you will
have TO search 1t over my dead body"
''They multiplied words something similar
10 this for sometime. and Mr.. Crawford called
Mr.. Stuart fool. MIR. Stuart told Crawford
be was damn fool. Mr.. Crawford then slap.
ped him. / got between them as quick as l
could and asked them not to have any trouble,
and pushed Mr.. Crawford back over on the
piazza. By that time Mrs. Stuart opened the
door. I still had hold Of Crawford"
'tShe walked right in front of the door. Mr..
Stuart went In the house behind her and shot
bis pistol from behind and a around arc hes. MI.
Mr.. Craw ford fired his second shot ana NIL
Mrs. Stuart
II can't tell whether there were any more
o sd sD sD n hs E S1 pG oossd ss'sf
walked straight on TO the gate. Just before |
got to the gate heard another pistol fire.
looked and there were two or three more
or three more times In direction of the house."
"That is about all know. We came on up
town."
Coleman said he did not see Craw ford strike
T5e se ns PstSe of Ssl
Stuart had gone into the house and before the
first shot was fired.
Crawford struck Stuart twice. The nrst
time know he didn't hit him with bis pistol.
but the second time he struck had my Side
to him.
STATE OF SIEGE.
After the warrants had been taken out the
sheriff went to the door around which the
crowd was packed. He made an appea! 10
them to dlsperse. He said that he desired to
say 10 them that he had arrested these men
in bis official character as sherin; ~ was cue
position OF an officer OF the law, and ne hopeo
they would uphold him In the performance OF
his duty. .u.
NJ wRring them out !" "Bring them out
"Play balll' and bedlam of calls and whoops.
When he was able to be heard Sheriff Cath
cart continued that 1t was his bounden duty
his office he would do so to the best OF ms his
power. AS he concluded there were other
cries Of "Bring them out" 49, a., NM,
At one time 1t was thought that me men
dee and spirited to the jail Without the cogniz.
ance Of the crowd, but few whoops from the
back OF the Office showed that this plan
would be futile Of execution; s,
command OF Capt. B. B. McCreery, arrlVea
and were greeted with mingled bowls Oh
derision and cheers. A short time afterwards
N, Kirkland al their head, arrived TO REIN
force the Guards The militia pressed oack
the crowd and remained posted as coraon
arRv Bv Ia O'clock it seemed that tue case had
simply passed into test Of patience. Ihe
constsbies, who throughout the demonstra-
ton seemed Indifferent, leaned against the
wall In their chairs and dozen; The soldiers
and policemen on guard made themselves
comfortable. And thus the time wore on.
Frequent reports In the way OF oulletlns
were received, and In each instance they were
to the effect that Mrs. Stuart was dead. Tnis
report was always received with howl and
cries for the men 10 be brought out.
Mayor Lipscomb was In the office FOR some.
time until he was satisfied that there was no
danger from the crowd, when he went nome
SOMETHING ABOUT THE CoNsTABLEs.
W.R. Craw ford was appointed constable
under Gov. Tilmrn when the dispensary law