Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02

they were coming toward me down
Goihmerclal ~ street l am sure of that.
ms was about $50 or 6:35. am not
sure what time. Couldn't have been
carrier, because had come from
where was working to the barn. l
worked until 6 o'clock. Oh, it might
nave been little earlier, but should
Judge it was about $50.
Redirect Examination.
1t is about five or six blocks from
where | worked to Grips barn. |
Know where Charley Pasnau's saloon
was at that time. 1t was one block
west OF Grips barn and across Com
merclal street. / did see him drop
thls knife in the right coat pocket.
George M. Estergreen.
Geo. M. Estergreen was called and
testified as follows.
| am a clerk. Proprietor of the
standard grocery. On April IL l was
engaged in the grocery business.
saw Charles Pasnau on that evening
ABOUT a quarter after 6. Saw him neaI
Scotts drug store, situated on the
northeast corner of Main and Green
streets. | knew one of the men with
Pasnau. This was Frank O'Neal.
Didn't know the other man. The men
mad started across the street toward
the Eaton building when | saw them.
tDefense objected to witness tell
ing If he heard the men say anything.
objection sustained)
At this juncture the court consented
to let either S. P Grips or w. S. Grips
In the court room during the trial of
the case.
Ben Grips.
The next witness was B. w. Grips,
who testified as follows:
MY age is twenty-five years. | am
a son of w. S. Grips | work in the
Office of w. S. Grips & Bro. | was at
the office on the afternoon of April II.
] saw the defendant and Charles Pas
nau about A or o'clock in the barn
| heard loud talking in the back part
OF theAbarn. | was in the front office
engaged in business with ladies. |
went from the Office to where the men
were to stop the swearing | told
them there were ladies in the office and
didn't allow such talk. | told him |
would split his nose open if he didn't
stop it. Lewis Jones was there. Fred
Pasnau was there and | think Snip
Pasnau was there.
About ten minutes after this | went
out through the barn and saw Charles
Pasnau sitting on the railing around
the area-way just outside the barn.
Saw the men afterward when they
came back to the barn. | was coming
down stairs and saw them near the
dray Office.
saw the three Pasnaus-Bob, Char
ley and Snip-Lewis Jones, Monger-
man, Fowler, John Curran and cou-
pie or three strangers, young men.
When | first saw them three of them
had started after Ben King.
These We're Charles Pasnau, Mon
german and another. Ben King was
going to the back of his carriage. which
was hitched up. to make call. A
gray team was hitched to the carriage,
the horses headed east The men at
tackled Mr.. King behind the carriage
and | saw him come out from behind
his carriage with his face bleeding.
He went toward the rear door of the
front office. The front office extends
into the barn the width of two bug
gies farther than the lap robe room.
He started for the rear door of the
front Office with these same three men
after him.
The next thing noticed was Mr..
Houston on the floor. He was
fighting with two men. l don't know
who they were He was about five
feet southwest of the southwest cor
ner of the dray office. He was twelve
%f fo1
close in line with their heads, east
and west. He had stepped out to help
King as Ben came around the corner.
! had come from the bottom of the
chutes to the southwest corner of the
office. Houston was fighting two men
when l saw him. Jones came running
at Houston. He cut him with knife.
saw the knife. He took if from his
right-nand coat pocket Don't know
how long the blade was. 1t was about
two and half inches long. stillet-
to-shaped blade, about one-half inch
wide. A substantial looking knife.
Jones came from the inclined plane
leading from the barn floor to the
street. Jones came on run, pulled
the knife out of his pocket as he came
toward Houston, made the remark
that he would "cut his CUTS out" |
saw the knife strike Houston in the
side. Heard the cutting of the cloth.
Jones struck at Houston twice. The
second time the sound wasn't like the
first time. Sounded more like pierre
ing something than cutting. The knife
struck Houston in the left side. Hous-
ton kept on fighting. Jones ran to-
ward S. p Grips, striking with the
knife as he went Grips ran around
the carriage. Jones struck at Grips
with the knife and it appeared to me
he struck him once with it. thon
went out on the street to summon the
police. Returned through the front
office and saw three men fighting
Houston. Only two could be sure of.
They We're Mongerman and Bob Pas
nau. Charles Pasnau was then out.
side talking to Elmer Pack. When
the fight was going on l saw him
standing at the corner of the office
with a revolver l had a neckyoke in
my hand when | came up and he told
me to drop that neckyoke or he would
fix me-" This was about at the time
Houston was cut. / wasn't there when
S. p. Grips was struck. l didn't see
a pop bottle there. l saw it about 2