Year: 1876

nv fists but could make no impression
on him. | told Peter Ulam to help
me. He did, and struck the fellow
several times with his fist. The man
let 90 with one hand and knocked
him up against the chimney. | again
took hold Of him and be struck at me
three times with his other hand and l
kept out of tGe way as saw | could
not release the girl wi'hout the utmost
violence. He came at me and L Int
him over the head with a chair; he
still retained his hold on the girl and
| hit him again and then went Tor my
rifle, expecting to scare him. He sand
.'Shoot shoot shoot ~ He still held
the girl and / told Ulam to cab the
boys, and | went for a couple of stones;
as went out he shut the door after
me and said something. Balm DAVIS
came about that time and seizing the
Ak ran through the door. When Bain
drew the AK on the man he let go the
girl and grabbed it was about to get
it away from the boy when | struck
him with a 5tone on the head. He did
not fall but staggered, may have fell
on one knee. | saw he was about 10
get the ak and struck ,him again but
be clung to il. About that time Frank
Davis took his gun down and when
he raised nearly straight with the ak,
Frank shot him; ste ped behind the
window just at that moment


EMMA DAVIS.


I am fifteen years old and a resi-
dent of this county. 4 man came in
Yesterday evening; l was sitting by
The window, my aunt near me by the
stand, the man mO!ioned me TO come
TO him but | would not 90, he had
called and got a drink Of water about
half an hour before ; | gave him the
water and came III the house he
came toward me my aunt said not 10
be afraid she would not lei him hurt
ne then spoke TO my uncle and
ny aunt started for him when the
nan grabbed me, | was trying to
evade him A.; my uncle came out and
-ried to release me but could not, in
he scutile he carried me into the
kitchen my uncle took down the gun
md said he would shoot him, the man
repeated shoot three times, when
NJ uncle stepped ont of the door he
pushed it shut after him and said
Git, | have got her" When my
brother came in with the Ak and my
lncIe with rock he let 90 of me and
,aught the tx, when | ran to my
aunt and saw no more Of it,


MRS. LYDIA GRIsDALE.


am forty-tw0 years old and re
,ide in this county. The man came
n at the middle door, Miss Emma
Davis got mp and set him a chair, he
.ook no seat she went back to her
hair by the window he began mo
.ioning for her to come to him st the
'ame time advancing towards her; she
,alled to her uncle, and | told her not
10 be alarmed | would not let him
lurt her; | saw he was intent on some
and called my husband " ho
was lying down. The man attacked
her while | Was going, and when my
and | returned from the room
he man had Miss Davis with his
lrmS enfoided around her packing her.
Peter Ulam was trying TO Assist her,
ny husband aud | both took hold of
lim; my husband told him to let 90,
md then struck him on the temple
with his fist, the girl was struggling
70 get away from him; | saw we need
I'd more help and ran to the river call,
ng for the boys, and did not come in
to the house again until lie was shot;
net the girl, she was saturated with
with blood-her clothing was, think
This blood came from the effec: of
blow from my husbands fist. Frank
Davis came toward me with a gun in
bis hand and told me he had shot him.


Balm DAVIS.


| am seventeen years old. | was
down to the river Yesterday with the
rest of the boys. Mrs. Grisdale came
down following "Murder" |
started to the house in a run. When
| got there picked up the AK at the
wood pile, pushed open the door and
went in, the man let loose of the girl
and started for me; | struck at him
with the Ak and he caught it, my uncle
was just behind ME AMI he struck him
with a rock, the man staggered, but
was about to get the ak when he
struck him again, Peter Ulam struck
him with rail, and just then Frank
came in rs the man raised Up he shot
him; the man then let 90 the ex and
fell.


FRANK DAVIS.


| am twenty-one years old and a
resident of Douglas county. | saw
the man first yesterday evening, he
had been here and weAt away again,
he first came to get water, when |
came back from the river found him
scutiijng with my brother over the ax;
before starting was talking to man
at the river and hearing a noise at the
house brother Balm started on, I saw
my aunt coming and she told me 10
ran quick as the man was trying to
kill NY sister and uncle, when | got in
sight saw Balm take something and