The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-06-14

the front door, and snap pistol; I was
close to the hind door when Pete snapped
the pistol. 1t took about three or four
minutes to the best of my opinion, to gel
them out, they then shut the front door
they didn't commence at all throwing
wood before that as soon as the door was
shut, they commenced throwing the wood;
didn't know no man of them, but Thomas
Sheridan saw him throw in but one
stick of wood, | didn't wait then to see
that wasn't the first stick; didn't see him
throw, till a good many more sticks were
thrown in; then went and stood between
the window and door. When l saw
Sheridan, was standing right up by the
window, looking out; had my shoulder a.
gainst the wall, looking out, my hips a
gainst the pile of wood, and my shoulder
against the jam of the window; that pile
of wood was up to top of my hip bone,
and about as long as from where | am to
the railing, witness is about IL or Il
feet from railing The light was burn
ing when l was standing there by the
window.
10 the best of my opinion Phil. Co.
gan wasn't in two minutes after the rest
were out; didn't see Pete Brown come
! back again when he went out of the back
door; | saw him 60 to back door once be-
fore he went out he didn't 60 out, that
was when [ saw him snap the pistol. The
light was burning at that time; Pete stop
ped about ten or twelve minutes when he
came back, before he left for good; 1t was
an hour, and more than an hour from the
time they put these men out, until Pat.
Brown left the shanty; to the best of my
opinion, it was about half past 7, when
Pat left the shanty; I didn't see nor meet
any body but one chap, when [ came out
of the wood shed, that l met them in the
street as [ came along. l told many a
one what [ knew about this-told Peter
Conner, he asked me what I knew, right
after l went home, he and l hav'nt talked
about it since; [ hav'nt told anybody else;
| have talked to Pete Brown once or
twice; told Pete about it yesterday, he
asked me about it; he and | didn't talk
about it to day; | never gave Pete Brown
a cent towards this prosecution; [ did Mt
order any money to be left at Levanway's
store for him; l said nothing to Levan-
way or his clerk about the money being
left for Brown; l told Pete he might put
my namc down for dollar. I was ex-
amined as witness before the Inquest
I said there that l saw Thos. Sheridan
throw stick of wood in the window, told
the same there, that [ have told here; l
didn't then say that, l didn't know any
one that was there; 1t was not very
dark night; drank little that day
whiskey-I drank half glass at Pete
Browns, half glass full, no one drank
with me; O'Neil and I drank together; as
soon as we went in, Pat. Brown said this
was Patrick's day, and he would treat !;
can't say whether Pat. Brown was sober
that night; took him to be sober; | took
Pete Brown to be sober did mt see any
body drink then, except John Connolly !;
l didn't work that day-none of the boys
worked that day; was in my own board
ing house the whole day before l came to
Browns; they hadn't liquor there. l
knew Thos. Sheridan all winter; came
here to work four or five weeks before
Christmas my boss is Mr.. Stage now; be
was my boss at the time of this fuss I
didn't hear Thos Sheridan say any thing
that night; can't tell how he was dressed
at all; he had a coat on; had cap on ;
black cap with peak to it; the peak was
over his .forehcad-cloth cap-in working
clothes Phil. Cogan had whitish coat
on; Phil, John Kane, and John Kahoe
had not their working clothes on, Phil.
was in his shirt sleeves, John Kahoe was
in his shirt sleeves; John Kane had coat
on the colour of mine, brown coat, l
didn't see Sheridan more than about n
quarter of minute; had my face close
up against the glass; | stood outside the
bar then, two or three sticks thrown in
the window before l had my face there.
William Carey, sworn.-I reside in
Stroudsburg. | heard the noise on the
18th March Melchoir Barry and were
butchering beef that night; l didn't see
the fuss the noise 1 thought sounded
like tearing down building; heard some
persons following or talking pretty loud;
couldn't distinguish anything said; was
$50 or 200 feet from Pat. Browns shan
ty; | should suppose the noise continued
some ten minutes did mt come out of
the slaughter house, till it was all over
| was a member of the Coroners Inquest
on next day l unstripped the body the
physicians examined. There was consid-
erable clodded blood under the skin of
the head didn't see any cuts or bruises
of the head; think the right side was
swollen some. The appearances of his
head didn't look to me to be hurt any,
until they took off the skin think there
we're few little scratches on his face,
and cut on his lip.
lIelcloir Barry, sworn.--I was mt pres
ent-was butchering in Browns slaught-
er house. William Carey, Lewis Barry,
John Frankenfcld's boy and myself; the
slaughter house is about so PAGES from
Browns shanty; we heard noise little
after we lit candle; it sounded to us as
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