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Fritz H Williams being sworn, testifies as follows- Mr. John Collier Jr. and myself went to the store of D.D.Crews at Crewsville at about 8 o'clock on the morning of the 10th of June 1895. Mr. John Lucas was in the store trading when we got there- in few minutes Mr D.D. Crews came, being at the time armed with a shotgun and a pistol in a belt around his waist- when some diffuculty occured between Lucas and Crews concerning the missing of some hogs, over which they seemed to have some words, but which seemed to stop- when Crews said to us that it was time to go. We all started to get on our horses, Crews doing the same. Lucas then said to him that any man that would take up for a hog thief was no better than a hog thief. When Crews replied that, " I am a white man in a free country and can say what I damn please" When Lucas made a rush as if to take hold of Crews, Crews then took out his pistol and commanded him to stop. Lucas replied" By God I've got something too" , ran to his wagon and took a double barrel shotgun, cocked it and put it to his face. About this time Ed[Crews] ran and took hold of Lucas. Lucas told Ed to turn him loose and knocked or shoved him loose when Ed ran over to our side. Lucas then whirled facing Crews and when each fired almost simultaneously, one from Lucas and two from Crews. Lucas then scrambled off about fifteen feet and fell on his face saying "Oh Lord I am a dead man" Crews went right on after him and when he got almost to him, Lucas turned over and threw up his gun as if to shoot him, Crews caught the gun and shoved it back, then turned and walked back the way he went, and started to where his horse was. As he passed the side of the store where John Collier had left his guns, he picked it up and started on towards the horses, when Lucas jumped up stepped to the side of the store and fired the shot that killed him.
Signed by Fritz H Williams
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