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get you yet/'On June 20th, the day before the tragedy, while plowing some point rows in a corn field adjoining deceased land, a single tree caught on the fence and snapped a wire. McGregor was near by and with an angry look on his face and his hands in his pockets, started toward defendant who made his escape by whipping his horses into a run. uefendant knew McGregor was mad because when in a good humor he always walked with his head inclined forward and whenangry, walked with his head thrown back.CRUMP’S STORY OF FIGHTDefendant's story of the assault on McGregor was about as follows: About 6 o’clock on the morning of June 21st, defendant was awakened by the discharge of a gun and calling of bis wife, who said their dog had been shot. He got up out of bed and observed McGregor going east down the road. Crump ran out on the road clad only in his underclothes and asked for the gun to which McGregor said ‘‘get back or I’ll blow your brains out/' Crump stated that he picked up a club (a piece of a dead limb four or five feet long) and struck the gun at the same time calling for bis nephew Roscoe Crump to come and help get the gun. McGregor threw gun, hitting witness on heel. He picked up the gun and took it to the house and a few minutes later while examining the blood spots and shot marks on the gate he looked up and saw McGregor walking towards him. Tall weeds on the road prevented his noticing the approach of McGregor until he was within a few feet of him. Crump swore that he asked why the dog had been shot. McGregor said “he bothered me” and with knife in right hand made an attack. Crump stepped back a few feet and picked up a stick (which had been admitted in evidence), and struck his assailant on the head. McGregor staggered back a few feet and fell to the ground. Crump helped him up and deceased left for his home. A few minutes later he returned to the scene to get the knife, which had fell on the ground and a bucket he was carrying. Witness said he had no intention of billing McGregor but struck only as he thought his life was in danger and would not have killed the man for all of Benton county. Witness told of the trip to Otterbein with Perry Finch and Rosco Crump
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Fowler Benton Review
Fowler, Indiana, US
Thu, Sep 07, 1916
Page 12
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IN, USA 30 Nov 2019
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