The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-06-07

all, but none exploded; tried single one
after that, that did'n 60 off; then I re-
treated. Didn't see Raygan strike Kahoe
with billet of wood. Ragan and Ka-
hoe were doing nothing when l stepped
behind the counter for the pistols. Ka-
hoe struck me; beat him over the head
with the pistol; Kane pushed me back, l
struck Kahoe over the head a couple Of
times; his head was cut a good deal
Didn't get the minutes before the Inquest;
| was examined there don't know that
before the Inquest l said l didn't know
who these men were, except those who
came into the shanty; that when came
to the door it was so dark [ couldn't tell
who was there. Didn't say knew no
one except those who came into the shan
ty and the one who struck me back Of the
shanty. can't recolleet that | said be.
fore the Justice that it was dark-about
half past five; that these boys, Raygan &
Connolly got into fight.
1 came from province of Connaught Co.
Ross Common, Ireland. John Connolly
was from same County. [ don't know
that John Connolly is related to me
can't tell where he is; didn't see him
since that night. | never said that John
Connolly was the guilty man and he had
escaped. l don't know as l said in pres
ence of Robert Huston, at his store, that
Connolly was the guilty man and be had
escaped; don't know that | said in Hus-
tons store, in Illusions and Adrian Saye's
presence that the guilty man had escaped,
and that the guilty man was John Con
nelly. The prison ers are from the North
of Ireland, Ulster. l left my brother
standing near the front door when start.
ed to the back door to leave; about feet
back. My brother was nearer to the front
door when | retreated There are two
apartments in that shanty. don't know
that [ said before the Justice that when
| retired back I came as far as the door,
between the two apartments. | saw Ro-
gers, N Cormick, Sheridan, Gainor. John
Cogan have clubs in their hands that nj sht
[ don't know that swore before the JUS
tice that the only man saw have club
was Mccormick: | did mt leave any body
in the shanty besides my brother. There
was pretty good share of drinking done
at that shanty that day; ale, porter and
whiskey. drank some myself: saw
my brother drink some, Raygan too
didn't see Quinn drink any. Quinn was
in two or three times that day; can't tell
how long he staid at time There were a
great mary passing in and out of that
sbanty all that day, They came in these
to get something to drink, l wasn't drunk
that night not so drunk that | could Mt
see what was about; I wasn't so drunk
that l staggered; don't know that l was
so drunk that staggered that day or
night: stagger all the time. My broth
er wasn't so drunk that he didn't know
what he was about; be had been drinking
some through the day. / wasn't sober
nor drunk: l don't know that | said be-
fore the Justice that | was half and half.
[ was examined before the Inquest the
same day my brother was killed, think
it was ut week after that [ was exam
ined again. Cogans and my brother and
| had been on very friendly and intimate
terms till the tine of this occurrence; in
the habit of visiting each other daily.
Jno. Connolly was whipped both times by
Ragan. don't know exactly what time ]
said il was, the second time, put Connolly oui
before the Justice. | am sure ] snapped the
pistol after the light was out. 1t was about
o'clock in the evening when they began to
batter the door. 1t was 4 very dark evening,
a little mist; had been drizziling pretty much
all day; don't know that said before the
Justice that stepped back then few PAGES,
when Mccormick struck me at the back door !;
wasn't quite dark when Connolly and Ra-
gan had the fight. About an hour after the
second fight, they came back. | didn't zee
any body but Staples, Cogan and Schrawder
Brown when | came to where my brother
was. Can't say whether Patrick Cogan had
hold of my brother when came up. Schraw-
der Brown and Staples wasn't there before !
WIS, came up together; don't know that !
said before the Justice that | saw Patrick
Cogan have hold ofmy brother, and Schraw-
der Brown, Richard Staples standing by when
| came up; don't know that said before
the Justice that Cogan wasn't in the door O.
yer minute and half before got him out,
| might have said that when | opened the
door, there were but four or FIVE in front OF
the door, and the rest came running over from
Levanway's store-Ls store is on opposite
side Of street, little below-the door Of my
shanty swings TO The left going in, and is on
right hand side of street going down. |
might have said before the Justice that Jno.
Kahoe, John Kane, John Connolly, Thomas
Sheridan and Mccormick, were the very
ones standing by the door, when Phil. first
opened the door, and The rest Of these prison
ers came running over from LeVanway's
store, and Phil and were struggling all the
while. | said ! handled Connolly pretty
rough-l know handled him rough; don't
know as said that saw no blow struck by
any body except Connolly, myself, Phil. CO.
gan, Ragan, Mccormick and Kahoe; don't
know as | said before the Justice, that the
candle had been put out after | had snapped
the pistol Ragan and the other men had
gone out before me. Ragan went oct just
before me. He went in the same direction
did, to the end of the barn. They were not
all gone, except Ragan, my brother and my
self before the first board in The door was
broken; don't know that | sWore so before the