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THE TIMES. THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8th 1894, THE FULLER TRIAL CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE, the street with Bethel who had start ed to his roora, as some one said the men were going to attack hirn. On Monday Iryin Overbaugh said the colored man said he was goin ' to 'set for U9 and would get us. I got; the knacks to be prepared to protect my self if he attacked me. 'I he same day I rented the pistol. I showed the knucks to Dave Watkins during the week. On Friday, when I went to dins ner it was August 11th and while 1 was eating dinner, I thought I saw Parker and iomebody go by. I was about through dinner, and thought 1 would see Parker. Parker was board ing two houses above. I wentro Mr. Walton's gate and asked Capt. Kings bury ii Parker was there. lie said he would call him. I told him never mind, I would see him some other time. I left, as 1 was going hunting, haviug made an engagement to do so. When I got to Mrs. Cook's house I thought I heard some young ladies talking;, and thought I would talk with them, as I was well acquainted with them. 1 went on down and star ted in to see how Mr. John Steele's baby was (it was sick)Jbut seeing no one 1 came on out and saw Capt. Kingsbury and Mr.' Parker coming down the street. I walked on up to Mrs. Cook's piazza and sat down on the- edge of tjie piazza with my left hand on the banister and my right band rex ting on a board. I had noth ing in Bay band. Capt. Kingsbury said t 'Uqw arc you Ed?' I said : Parker I want to see you,' He fiaid : "What is it I said : j want to see you about that agreement bo tween us, Let's sit on those steps,' pointing at the same lime to the steps a short distance about in front of Mrs. AIcKeuzy'a house. He said; No, I will go no where,' then said: 'What about it.' I said: 'Well according to the agreement you didn't have any right to say anything about the matter the other night.. He said : I have got the same right to say about that that I have got to beat the damned stutf out of you,' and struck me jn the face. When he struck me I backed up the street and he struck me again and I staggered. I couldn't tell whether he baa anything in his hands or not. He struck me a very hard blow and it dazed me. He then grabbed me and threw melown, and fell on top ot me. He got me by the throat with hie left hand and was beat ing ise in the face with hU right hand. He stutck me on the nose, head, forehead, etc. I think my nose was broken. My uose wa9 broken afier I was on the jjnund. He was on his knees over me. My right, jaw has been broken in two places and he struck me on that jaw. He was beat ing me on the ground and was chok ing me, and I thought of my pistol and iwfated around and pulled it out of my pocket, and he was still kneeN ing over me, beating me, and I put the pistol over his shoulder as well as I could gauge it, and tried to shoot him in the right arm, to keep him from killing me. I moyed the pistol at first from his breast to his arm nmpthinr Rtmnir ti,n t i w wuv pUkUh X ; don't know whether it was his arm or I not, but think it was and that must! have moved the pistol. 1 pulled the ! trigger, but was so dazed 1 don't rec-' ollect hearing it fire. Parker then got down otf his fknees and put his knees on my side or stomache and tried to get the pistol out of my hand. He then began to weaken, 1 raised np and I pushed him. and, as well as I I recollect, he got partially up on his feet and fell backward. I got up and fell partially back and on my knees. iust at this time Mr. Henry Lilly ff.io the matter and who was that. ;tae sired. 1 'ut T rnuldn't sreak at first, but finally toTrl him it was Bn Parker, and 'he inmnari rn tt.p without a cause. then went on down the street to Hen derson & Steven's barber shop and washed the blood off my face, I then went into the wash room of the Hotel LaFayette." I went out of the hotel and crossed over to the bank, and Mr. Rubison was there. I went in the back joom of the bank, at his request. The wounds on me were very painful. The wounds on my side hurt wbeu 1 would cough. All of them pained me very macn for a long time. Dr. Mc Duffie gave me something for them. 1 can feel pain now in my uead by a slight pressue where I was struck. It was about the latter part of the November term of court that 1 had fever. Dr. McDuffiie attended ne, and so did Dr. J. H. Marsh, the coun ty physician. My sickness, especi ally pain in my head, was from the wounds. The pain in my head came from the head down to my noae. It It was very painlul. 1 was attacked with pain one night in my head, and got up and worked with my nostrels and got out a piece of congealed blood, which relieved me considerably. 1 Idid not use tire knucks which were found at the place of the homicide. 1 made no attempt to use them, I don't know now they got there. They were, I think, in my pants pocket. 1 did not pull them out at all, if so 1 was not conscious of it. 1 did not strike Parker at all. At the time 1 pulled my pistol out 1 thought Parker would kill me if 1 did not shoot. 1 don't recollect see ins Parker's hands. He had an um brella, but dropped it. 1 first heard of Parker's death in Mr. Rose's office, where 1 was talking to him, as 1 had employed him. Up to that time 1 supposed Parker was only wounded in the arm or shoulder somewhere. I did not tell auybody to tell Mr. Wat, kins about the knucks." DEFENDANT CUOSS-EXAMIED. On cross examintion the witness said: "I told Mr. Morris to tell Watkins not to tell what I showed (him. I don't know that 1 had any special object in it. 1 just didn't want him to say anything about it. I had just been arrested. I was engaged to Miss Loula Steele at the time." The State here offers to ask if his engagement met with the approval of the family, Upon objection it is ruled out and the witnoss continued : "I did not have the conversation with Miss Chandler which she related. I did not know that Miss Chandler was not on good terms with Parker. I did not tell Miss Loula to tell Miss Kmma that I would whip her like I would a street nigger. I told only part of it. Miss Loula told me Miss Emma said somebody had told her to get a razor and kill me, and I said to her to tell Miss Emma if she fooled around me with a razor I would whip her myself. This was about all of it I was not waiting for Parker. When I saw him coming I walked up as far as the housand sup pose I waited for him. I went to Mr. Walton'9 to a9k Capt. Kingsbury if Parker was there. I don t have far to walk. I thought if he was there it would be a good oppoitunity to set him about the agreement. I donclu ded as he was at dinner, I would not wait for him, I was not looking for him specially on Thursday. If I had known he was near I would have gone i -v a it. to see mm. i nave no recollection of telhng Ml9s Loula Th-ursaaJ tha 1 hatl auea Ior A:UKer lurco nours that" day. and if he had gone to din- ner nc went Uie bact waJ I wss not on the lookout .for him that da'. When I stopped the voices I heard come from the front to the rear. I then went half wav in Mr. Steele's yard, to ask how his baby was, as 1 uaa often done Dut heariug dishes rattlijg and supposing they were at dinner, turned round and went out, and saw Parker coming. While standing at the niche spoken of 1 did pistol and 1 had the knucks Mc iday before. ! pistol in my pants rear pocket. 1 I j can't tell where 1 had the bnucks. 1 was going tociirry theunnmy pockets whiU hunting. I wasn't going to take them out. 1 wanted to see Par ker about the nreernent in regard to him and myself and had a proposition to make him. He said he had as much right to break it as beat my damned face off. I was standing in the niche of.the fence when Parker first struck me. 1 sent to Dr. Marsh to come to see mc after November court. Dr. Marsh came to see me to examine my wounds. I did not de cline, but told him 1 preferred that he get my attorney, Mr. Rose, first. It some days after the homicide, Dr. Marsh didn't come back. 1 did not strike or offer to strike Par ker. It seemed to me tnat he struck rne a hundred timesj 1 did not have an opportunity to strike hi m. 1 tried to put the pistol agaiast his arm to shoot him, and it was not my fault that he was shot in the breast. 1 don't knor that 1 have had a fight iu a good many yaars. My jaw was hart by a man striking me. 1 was not in a fight with him. He struck me from the rear. 1 think 1 struck a man while 1 was staying at Mr. Rankin's store. 1 dont recollect his name.. 1 did assault Colin MacRae a short time ago. We never had a difficulty and 1 did not draw my pis-1 tol on him. On the ie direct examination the defendant said: "The difficulty in Mr. Rankin's was ten years ago, and was tried by a justice of the peace My jaw was broken fifteen years ago. 1 was standing on the street. and Mr. Banks said something to me, j while on a wagon in a jubilee, aud 1 made some remark to him, and begot down and struck me. 1 did not ex pect a difficulty with him." Dr. J. H. Marsh, recalled by the defendant said : Mr. Rose asked me to go and exs amine Fuller's wounds, and 1 gwould not examine him (that was on the day f the homicide) on account of haying j made a Jpost mortem examinaton. Several dcys afterwards Mr, Jones and Parker's brother asked me. Mr Rose told me then to go. 1 did final ly agree to go. 1 saw Fuller and he said he preferred me to see Mr. Rose, to get his permission or to bring him with me. 1 did not go back. I saw Dr. McDuffie and asked him to go. It was not convenient for him to go. 1 then saw Mr. Shaw and Mr. Jones together, and aaked them whether it was my duty to go and examined him as county physician and said that 1 would put aside personal feeling and do my duty. They told me to see Capt. Ray or Judge Buxton. 1 saw Judge Buxton and he advised me not to go." While the trial closed last weekt, and Mr. Fuller being sentenced to be hanged on the 16th of .March, we think it due the condemed man that as we .publiseed the full evidence for the State that we also publish the evidence for the defence, and therefore, we will contiuue it in next weeeJka issne. Ed. FOR DYSPEPSIA, Iadlsrertion, and Stomach disorders, tike . M BllOWN S 1UOX BITTEIL5. AU dealers keen it, Si per bottle. Genuine has cade-mark ana crossed red lines on wrapper. SH3III3 NOHI S i osn'uoTsaSTpuiao'axq Ox JOU are all worn out. reaiiy good fcr fioQw in. It is jreneral fletality. Try B BOWSES IRC TTEKS. It wQ cure you. cleanse ytmr liver, aad girt a good appetite. Many Persons are broken flown fron overwork or household cares. Brovm's Iron Bitters Rebuilds tM eystem. aids digestion, removes excess of bile, flu ceres taaT aria Get the genuine. 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