The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-01-27

'SquTes. Mother stopped to light her pipe,
Thomas Poke and me walked on 2 or 400
yards. Then he sat down to wait for mo.
ther. When mother came up, Warner was
with her, and she said ''here is a friend in.
deed, although stranger" Warner offer.
ed to go Thomas Poke's bail. We wen,
on together to Mllvile. Warner stopped
at David Eyes, and we walked SLOWLY iii
he overlook us again, and when opposite
Masters store, John Corson came to us.
and him and Warner went on before-some-r
times 900 yards ahead. They walked so
fast that mother and me couldn't keep up.
and Thomas Poke staid with us. Warner
stopped at old Billy Welliver's, e. Thos.
Poke, mother and myself waited until War
ner and ole Billy came out. Then we all
went 20 Caleb Thomas's. 1t was about
o'clock at night. Warner went for Phineas
Welliver, the constable, and he came there,
and / can't tell what they talked about. |
heard some one asking Thomas Poke if he
intended to kill Dornel and he said no.
Then we all started together to Jeremiah
Wolliver's, in Jerseytown, and got our sup
pers, and mother and me went home. We
didn't know of DorneI's death, till told by
those who called at our house. Turner lives
four miles from us. l was in company
with Thomas Poke from Warmers to
JerseytOwn, all the time. Never heard
Thomas say that Dornell was a dangerous
man, and ought TO have been killed long
ago. Warner was with Thomas Poke, &
mother and myself to Millville, and from
Millville John Corson went with US to
Squire Thomass.
Cross-erdmined By Commonwealth
Cotmseh-There was only one stroke with
the axe. They say am daughter of de-
fendant's. Dornel spoke that evening while
Sproul was there. Sproul and him talked
together after he was struck sometimes he
easily. Sprou came into the
kitchen before day light. am certain the
stroke was with the axe in one hand and
that it was on the back. Just as father
struck Dornell he pushed him, and it looS-
ened the hold OF his hair, and as he pushed
him, it turned his face towards the door
| think his head fell against the door-cheek.
Sarah Ann Sproul showed me to bed that
night. The fireplace is on the left hand
side as we go in. Dornel laid right in the
door, with his feet in the house, when he
fell. The floor Of the porch is made with
pine boards. The porch is not lower than
the kitchen.
The counsel for prisoner here closed their
testimony for defence, and the common
wealth's counsel called the following wit
nesses.
I'm. Sproul-6efore s,corn, Don't re-
member that was told that evening how
many strokes there were. am not certain
that showed Betsy Poke to her room that
night. think Dornell asked me in the
morning for whiskey. think | gave him
some whiskey, and its likely put some
pepper into it.
John Batton, Esq.-a8irnled. know
Betsy Poke, have little acquaintance. Her
reputation in the neighbourhood for truth
is not very favorable. Poke and had
quarrels some years ago. never heard or
knew that she had been sworn as a wit
ness before.
Peter Nephe,o-uoorn. l am not much
acquainted with Betsy POKE. / never heard
the neighbours say any thing about her
character for truth.
.Andre0 Eves-q6lrmed. have seen
Betsy POKE, and that's all. cannot say
to impeach her character as to
truth.
DaUid EUes-bJore saoOra. In con-
vorsaiion with Freeman Poke, the Monday
after Dornell was hurt, at my store, he in
qured how Bornell was, and what people
said about it. said | understood that
SnrOul's how reDoried that he had struck