Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-24

lett me alone. also told him that
I had told some other parties that I
had gone around him so as to avoid
him when I was In town. told
him that In teaching the school
that had all kinds of people to
deal with and sometimes had to be
firm with some few. Itold him
that In ord r to have an effect upon
some few people, and not him, that
If they didn't quit interupting
school that I would have to attend
to them some way or other. He
said he did not believe 1t. He be-
come still more angry and violent.
He said; II you want to lick me
come out where there Is room and
I will show you how 1t
goes. I said "Mr Lowry you
had better 60 ahead and save any
further trouble about this"
we can see the parties and have an
understanding as to what was said.
He walked out towards the road
and 1 walked gradually out. My
object was to get him in the road
and get him started towards town,
the direction he was going. When
he got to the road he placed his
hands In a certain position, (Posi-
ton described by placing hands to
hip pockets and did not take his
eyes of of me. In order to act
firm with him before 1 went out In
the road 1 said now Mr.. Lowry go
on now, go on. He said he wasn't
going to do 1t. During all this time
he kept his eyes on me and never
looked In my other direction. told
him 1 did not think had said any
thing particularly Injurious about
him and for him to 60 ahead and
wait until we could see that parties
and have an understanding, My
object was to get him to leave while
he was mad. He said II do not
believe you, you are liar" 1told
him I did not think I vas that as l
always tried to tell the truth. He
kept advancing little to ards me
and after he said the word liar he
said you are a lying S. of a B..
AS he said that he made a motion
toward striking me. After l
have thought over 1t I remember he
did 1t largely with his lett hand.
At the time I was afraid and excit-
ed and did not see why he did 1t
largely with his LETT hand. This was
all done very quickly. After I be.
come less excited and have had time
to think can see why he did not
do that with his right baud largely.
He was using his right hand some
but largely kept 1t down to his
right side towards his pocket. At
ter the little licks, or partly licks,
were struck, he began 10 put his
hand back towards his hip pocket,
evidently trying to get his gun. 1
was afraid and very much excited.
He handled himself very quickly.
l am not very stout myself but am
very quick. I presumed that he
was jerking his gun and l was ex-
ceedingly quick and In an instant
/ had jerked mine and tried to hit
him about the ankle. AS result l
hit him In the foot. At the time I
did not think I had hit him at all.
He kept advancing but before I
had fired the 61st shol l
mad kept going back very little.
After the first shot was fired ne
came advancing towards me and I
backed of rapidly with my face to-
wards him. might have turned
my head around partially to see II
anything was In the road to stun
bic over. In the meantime I be-
lieve I told him to stand back,
stand back or stay back, this 1 said
I think twice, 1t might have been
once but not three times. This was
all done 10 almost a fash. In shoot
Ing the second time I was excited
and tried 10 hold the gun low bat
have had little experience with a
gun and never carried them as a
rule. I understand they bounce
and being excited and not holding
1t firm, 1t probably bounced and
struck him higher than intended.
My object was to stop him and get
away so as to run back over the
hill where he could not reach me.
I feel confident that had I turued
my back toward him that he would
have shot me before I could have