Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-04

| toward Broad ST.. next saw Payne at 20
that evening, on Oak stA going TO Mink's
house; / was sitting on our porch; when he
came up on the porch | ran through the
house and told Mrs Minks and she ran III
and fastened the door John knocked on
door; Payne asked to see Lizzie, and Mr.
Minks said No. . Then Payne asked, can
I see you. Mr.. Minks then said / told
you last night to keep away from my
house. and now i want you to go away
Then he walked out and pushed John off
the porch and outside the gate Thsy y
talked over the fence and Payne called
Minks a liar. Then Minks struck
Payne, and he fell on the sidewalk his
feet toward the gutter Minks then went
out and struck Payne in the face with his
open hand. On cross examination she said
Payne stood in the gutter when he got up,
and asked Minks for cloth, Minks said
he woud give him nothing; Payne then
said Ike got enough. When the first shot
as though going into his gate.
Marshall Hammond, husband Of the
above, was sworn. Saw John Payne at
Mink house on the evening Of June 81,
he was standing beside the fence IN front of
Mink's house. heard Minks say you can't
ptove anything, won't you go away from
here, you can't see Lizzie; Payne said TO
Minks- if you was q younger man you
wouldn say that; Minks sad, Pm young
enough for you. Theu Minks struck
Payne and he fell over across the sidewalk; I;
Minks then went out aud struck Payne in
the face with his hand Payne got up and
said I'm done, f've got enough; then saw
a pistol in Payne's hand and he said "don't
move or I'll shoot, = then I heard a shot,
followed by two more shots; Minks Crap
pied Payne, and they fell IN the street,
Pasa4 o. top and Miuks underneath
went ous and got the revolver away from
Payh. aud attempted to throw il il the
grass il the yard opposite.
Cfoss-examined: Payne was lying out
side the curb, Minks on the sidewalk
when Payne said, don't move or I'll,
shoot, they were about three feet apart
! When Payne said that, Minks moved TO-
! lwhrd Payne, and grappled for the revolver;
Mink's didn't seize Payne until the third
SHOT was fred; when got to them Payne
was in the street and Minks on top of him;
the shots were in rapid succession; Payne
didn't attempt to strike Minks; when Payne
got up blood was running from his nose
aud mouth.
Mrs. Lizzie speigle: Lived on Oak st J,
opposite Mink's on evening of June ~
last; was upstairs looking out the window;
first saw Payne and Minks on Miuk's step;
Minks told him to go away; walked to the
gate with Payne; Minks accused Payne of
insulting his wife, and Payne denied it
with curse. Minks hit Payne, who fell
back; Minks went out to him ard struck
him again; then Payne pulled the revolver
and said to Minks don't move or III shoot,
NIinks started for Payne and Payne shot
three times.
They grappled in the street then Mr..
Hammond came out That's all saw.
/ The testimony of Viola Madkif, sister
/ Of Mrs spiegel, corresponded to that given
by Mrs spiegel
Mrs. Kasch, who is a neighbor OF Minks,
was standing IN front of Jacob Bar eys
j house, diagoraliy accross from the Minks
home. She was an eye witness Of the affair
and corfoborated Mr.. Hammond's story Of
taking The pistol from Payne, and throw
ing it into Barley s ward,
William R Dohson said that Mr. Bar
lleY gave him the revolver with which
Payne shot Minks, later Mr. Dopson gave
the revolver to Coroner Stout.
4 Coroner f. Fl Stout produced the re-
volver given him by I'opson.
| Lewis Sparks sworn He is the man who
loaned Payne revolver on the evening
previous to the shooting, June 26 Payne
was then sitting on Sparks porch and
asked for the revolver. Mr. Sparks said
| that his revolver was Of 32calibre and had
4 loaded cartridges in it Mr.. Sparks
said that the next time he saw Payne was
/ in Callan's saloon the next afternoon, when
Ihe was in the back room with Lizzie
Minks Sparks then told Payne that he
knew better than to behave like that Then
Payne and Lizzie went away in different
directions;
Wi liam Marcus testified that he saw
Payne about 80 Saturday morning, and
during the conversation which came up
concerning Lizzie Minks, he said that the
next time Lizzie said anything to him be
would smack her in ths mouth. Marcus