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Jefferson Circuit
Commonwealth
against } Abstract of Testimony
Henry. V. Sundrum
Commonwealth proved that deft & several others were in the house of Mr Sower, when a dispute arose between a Mr Ould & deft, which was amicably settled. Subsequently deft remarked that he did not insult any one nor did he ^intend to^ insult any one, one of the witnesses for Comth. however, stated that deft said he had not insulted any one nor did he intend to be insulted, whereupon Gotlip Mosher, said to the deft, that if he had any thing to settle with Mr Ould, that he Mosher would do the Settling, Deft then told Mosher he would fight him, & deft started out of the house for that purpose when Mosher steped up to deft & Knocked him down deft falling between two barrels, deft rose & clinched Mosher & stabed him with a Knife.
Deft is a cooper & stabed Mosher with the Knife he used in his business to cut the flagging.
Deft proved a good character for industry & peace. Deft is a man of family. Comth proved that after the first dispute between deft & Mr Ould deft left the house of Sower & went to his
Comth
vs } Evidence
Sundrum