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

the trouble, about o'clock. There
We're blood marks on the club. Stains
about the same as they are now, ex-
cept brighter. Never saw the club in
the barn until that time.
Prosecution offers club as Exhibit
"C.nO
This occurred at Grips barn, South
Green street, Ottumwa, about 6:15
o'clock, Thursday, April IL. 1901.
Cross examination-When these men
We're first there it was about $50 or
4:45 o'clock. Not positive how many,
but think four They had driven in
with team they had hired there. /
was in the front Office then and two
ladies were there, Mrs McIntire and
Mrs. o. D. Wray. | heard the men
talking in the barn, and using nrofane
language. That is what | went out
there for. | approached Charley Pas
nau first. | would call them drunk. |
uldnt say - you, if you don't
quit this swearing, I'll split your nose
open like pigs foot Jim Gray
was there, about twenty-five or thirty
feet away from me. He was nearer to
me than was to the boys when l was
in the office. put my hand on Pas
nau to keep him from crowding up on
me. | wasn't afraid of him. put up
my hand to protect myself from his
coming any closer to me. ,4Bt
Iquieted the noise to certain extent
and went back into the Office What
talking | did was with Pasnau. He
rig and | told him | didn't want to
fol 20 Ia, ,t oil
him was about 6:10 or 6:15. | was in
the second story. | came down the
chute. First / saw Ben King, Charley
Pasnau, Monderman and another party
didn't know. There were some
strangers there whom had never seen
before and haven't since, don't know
of them taking part in the fight. When
King was fighting, that fighting was
done behind me. / saw three, men
fighting him. Yes | suppose the
strangers were taking part in the fight,
but | don't know any personal part
they took.
The men who We're after King were
Pasnau, Mongerman and another. He
was stranger to me. | didn't recog-
nize him. | might have seen him be-
fore but | don't know. Yes, there were
two or three strangers. | don't know
who the third man was. ! didn't see
King after he passed the front wheel
of the buggy. l walked up to the Of
flee with neckyoke in my hand |
had it raised to strike and Pasnau
said Put that down, or I'll fix YOU
This was Charles Pasnau. The first
saw of Houston was when he was
on the floor fighting with three men.
Didn't hear Houston say anything.
Saw Houston strike one man. Didn't
see him knock anyone down. Not
positive as to who he was fighting
with. | didn't see any other fighting
but heard what sounded like fighting
behind me, where King went. Yes,
they were drunk. | saw Mongerman.
Can't say he was drunk. The parties
meant were drunk were the ones
that had the rig. | don't remember
telling Jim Gray that | had the club
raised and thought | would not strike
but would go for help. When / went
out for help the first man l called to
for help was the officer. Frank O'Neal
was outside when | went out. He was
standing on Green street fifteen or
twenty feet north of the archway.
Since testifying before the grand jury
l have examined the place to see
about where he was.
He said, For Gods sake let's go in
there and stop that" | said, you fol
low me-" He did l went to Com.
mercial street. Before the grand jury
said Frank O'Neal pulled one of the
strangers off of Houston. The fight
stopped then. didn't go after more
help. l didn't say who Houston was
fighting when Jones cut him. Don't
think l am mistaken in anything |
have said. What | saw l saw very
clearly. | didn't go right out for HELM
as soon as came down from up stairs,
l stopped an instant at the bottom of
the runway, then went toward the of.
flee. This was just when Jones struck
Houston and Just as he did stopped
Houston was about two or three feet
out into the driveway. / was standina
by the corner of the dray office. Char.
ley Pasnau was standing at the right
end to the rear of me. He was near.
ly directly in front of the rear Office
door.
After Houston was cut l went out
for help, went out the archway. What
saw when came back was three
men on Houston. Don't know how
long fine whole thing lasted d;d,,.