Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-10-29

when get back Mr.. Rex had put pair ON him
Rex helped him up ON the bank, and he laid him-
self down on his stomach the officers came on
Bill got up, and the officers told Rex to keep oft or
they'd shoot him; Rex left him, and Bill took to
the river again he couldn't run, staggered two
of them (thc of6ccrs) had rcyolycrs; l recognized
Wynkoop and jenkins in Court this morning; did
not see the other; would know him if | saw him.
CHARLES GEGENHEIMER.
Sworn and subscribed October -, 1858, before
me, }. MITCHELL, AID.
Bill was a tall slender, man, wcllbuilt A great
deal of blood was left on the floor and he was GOV
cred with it, That was all | saw of him. As he
ran out of the room he staggered; nobody inter
fcrcd to prevent the arrest. ] have aucndcnded
here on subpoena issued to me at Wilkcsbarrc, on
the part of the Commonwealth Of Pcnnsy,ania.-
My affidavit was made before Mr.. Burrows of
/ Wlkesburrc, who issued the warrant
Henry l.. PATTON
| Sworn and subscribed October 10Th 1858, before
me, j. Mitchell, Alderman.
Solomon Jones being duly sworn, dcposes and
says--l live in Wilkcsbarrc at Mr. Fullcr's next
door to Gilclrist's was at Mr. Fucrs on the third
Of September: was cleaning the horses in the sta
bic heard great fuss in Gilchrists dining room;
Henry Patton came out; said mon were in there
arrcsting Bill told me to 20 round to the window,
could see them; went; saw Bill down, and the
men on him; he rose and while ono man struggled
with him. another struck him with billy; Hooked.
in at the door then; he was down on his hands and
knees and the men on him; ran of to Mr. Rcxs
shop to tell; told him; went back and he was in
slack water below the bridge, all over blood, moth
ing on but his shirt; | went back to the stable af
forwards some time after went out again and
found him lying in the corn-fcd some distance
from the bridge; the officers gonc he was very
badly hurt very weak couldn't walk alone: bloody
and wounded had to come here ON subpoena on
behalf of Commonwealth; | was examined before
Squire Burrows before the warrant issued.
his
SOLOMON X JONES
mark.
Sworn and subscribed October l3th 1853 before
me. j. MITCHELL, Alderman.
Jacob Kutz, being duly sworn, dcsposcs and
sayc-I live in Wilkesbarrc am to-kecp at the
bridge was examined before Squire Burrows be-
fore the warrant issued ON the Sd of September
got up rather early, about 81; felt weak and went
in to lie down on the scttce; and laid there a little
Bit heard pistol shot and scream ON the lower
side ofthc bridge got up and ran out to the walk
that overlCoks the river bank from the bridge; got
halfway; ten or twelve yards; heard another shot;
got to the wall, saw man standing about 80 yards
from the wall and few feet from the water ON the
gravel with pistol in his hands; saw Bill, who
presented the awfullcst sight ever saw in the
water nearly up to his arm-pts, washing off the
blood that ran down his face; while | looked at
Bill, the man on the gravel fired, turned and saw
that the pistol which was still smoking was level
led directly at Bill, as straight one man could
aim Mt another; while | looked he shot again, and
then right away again the third time; Bih's face
was nearly square towoards him. called out you
Internal scoundrc are you a-going to murder that
man. | didn't know what they were. l had not
recognized Bill then lie did not answer me-
My boat was lying at the waters edge close by
and called out to them, There's boat why
don't you take that" l ran to the house and cal
led to my wife to come out, that they were murder
ing a man in the river. was horribly shocked
NV SON and the rest came out. / told him to call
some people man was being killed. | then rec
ognizcd Bill; he called out there's no use. no use
-I'll never go back-I'll drown myself first. Bill
moved up under the bridge and got out of my sight
Afterwards saw Rex leading him up the bank on
the other side the bridge; he seemed very weak
Then received some tolls went back to the wall
he was going into the river; laid down on his stom
H. IL boo o,,t.tl hon hn not mn and Nvolkp1 nm
the stream very slowly; all alone everybody loo
/ king after him-crossed the canal bridge and go
out Of sight. Neither heard ofnor n warrant
nor of any cause of arrest; the officers said nothing
they acted just if they only wanted to kill him
D Made no effort to take him as he walked up tn,
: bank, when he was worried out, and there was cy
5 cry chance in the world to do it. Have know
4 William ever since he has been in Wilkesbarre,
| quiet orderly man perhaps 80 years old.
JAcoB KuTz.
/, Sworn and subscribed Oct. l3th 1853 befor
me. j. MITCHELL, Aid.
Casper Fettery being duly sworn desposes an'
; says-I live at Mr.. IIollcmbacks in Wilkesbarre
was examined and made an affidavit before Squir
5 Burrows before the warrant issued. | was il
front of IIolemback's store, which is opposite tn
bridge, about Gl on the morning of the Sd of Sep
tembcr last heard great noise, and in couple o
4 minutes Bill Thomas ran out Of Gichrists coy
; cred with blood his head and coat and all hi
f clothes bloody ran as fast as he could towards tn
n river; he was so badly hurt he couldn't run YER
G fast. When he was about Is yards from the houS
three men ran after him; two | saw had pistols
G one revolver, the other think double barrelle
b they fired three shots at him as they ran over tn
v road and bank; they could have caught him the
very well without firing; they ran across and sa,
d jenkins fire one shot while Bill was in the water