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


70 drink for six months. and the time ex-
p;red ou St. Prtrick's Day. There we're
q good many of tie boys over to town
then; | did'n drink too much tAatday.-
That vas the frst | drank in six months /;
can't tell bow often | drank that day
guess about three or four glasses OF
Nhiskey. | wasn't drunk that day or
evening; was sober at that time; | drank
while We were playing cards; drank all
there that drank that day; had been
playing cards about an hour.
Robert Hadea, sDorn.-I was IN TINS VIZ
laqe on afternoon Of ST Patrck's day. was
in Pat. Cucan's and Browns shanly that oay'
81 Cogan's first, might be OF o'clock,-
from there wen, out o! the village, across
the covered bridge. Came back at darR, Jas.
Stewart James I.anan, Patrick Kaboe and i
started from " here boarded; hen we came
this side the covered bridge heard noise
we halted. We started and run, was ahead;
When came Up toward Levanway s s'oie
s,onced minnie. saw a crowd of men at inc
door Of Pat Browns shanty and heard Noi'I
in the shanty, as If they were Hsn.,5I 5Ict
vent oyer TO the shanty and went aiou'u
Of the house to get IN, so as 10 a'o'a go
,L-o,,,L ,I,o crowd. vent to the back door ano
), ,,,as ca,, could-nt get in, so then went
o,oup5 70 the back part of shanty, towards the
river. stopped there for a little while and fouhd
,h,4 sbsnty breaking IN on front, so | stopped
1sr IitIle while after. When heard the
noise of their running Up the street, came
on, then 10 the main street and saw the crowd
ran up. went across the street, on the side
walk; went or steps on side walk up after
the crowd and heard a nan 10 say, | believe
1t was Peter Brown, if was there 10 save
tho house. ] stood watching the crowd, up
towards the wood pile; heard one say, did
you break the box or till, and he said no, but
If Won watch for me will. So retired down
and went iuto the shanty in a hurry, and /
stumbled on The Wood end fell. So Is soon
Us they heard me they went cut of the back
door: | followed them out and by the time
got cut they were down towards The river,
came out to the street again, and there .net
the men carrying Patrick Brown. Heard
Pat. Cogan say it was bad job, and Peter
Brown said 1t was very bad job after hin
numbering him, DO not know whether Co
gan mste any reply TO Brown. guess there
were 10 or - men saw. | saw Pat. Brown
In" next day.
Or. Er.-None Ufthe party that came with
ne we're there " hen stopped near the shan.
". There were a good many on the side
wax 1t was a pretty dark night; think il
wasn't misty at that time.
Commonwealth cloSe,-Mr. Dreher opens
for the defence.
James Hungerford. sworn.-I am acquein.
ted with Patrick Cogan since the month Of
December 1852 was acquainted with him
al OwesO, n. \. and also about miles above
Port Jervis. always considered him quiel
aud peaceabe man. His general character,
IA PeaceabIe and quiet man, ways always
good. was clerk on q job at Owego, hen
he vas hand | was co-contractor with
Daily. near Fort Jervis. Pat. Cogan was
there all the time ! was there-about three
months. ! knew John Cogan at this job,
above Port Jervis; have seen him since.
knew nothing against his character.
Or. Ell have known them in capacity
of Hoik king men.
Henry To,cseT, sworn.-I am on the D. L.
& ". K. K. | have known Patrick Cogan
trjter Than two years. He worked for me
n5ne months on the York g. Erie R. R. neal r
Port Jersis. His character, as peaceable
und quiet, well disposed man, is very good.
Have known John Cogan about the same
l"ngtb Of time, at same place. His charac
Ter. as n peacesble quiet man, was good.
Cr- Er.-It is less than two years since
ihey left. They did'ent take their glass OF
grog as others did, that know of. They
we're temperate, so far as know. ! was in
habit of seeing them every day.
DR.. 4. Reeres Jackson, sworn.-I am a
Physician; been practising between and s
Years. | was called to see Patrick Brown,
the nigh; of this fracas. found him lying
N bed, in the shanty, with his clothes on,
mcady, face bloody, insensible, breathing ster-
torous. pupils Of the eyes were contracted.
The eyes were fixed, staring and vacant ex-
preston of the whole face, pulse small. indis-
tiBct, thready; surface Of the body rather be-
low the natural temperature, but not cold
had his clothing removed, pantaloons; eX-
gmIned hls limbs, found no injuries on any
,'f hIs i'm. .os; then examined his head, found !
enc wound IN the upper lip, on right side, lit |
te to right of medium line, extended through !
nc lip and about Z Of an inch in depth. Al |
81 a small wound below the right temple over
the prominence Of the check: this wound was
= liner irregular in shape, extended below the
: sIn but little, and the lower corner OF 1t en-
ced in scratch examined bis head, found
TO mating Of his hair, no blood upon the hair.
d.d'n; discover any Jumps on the head; didn't
discover any swelling; didn't remove the hair;
didn't notice any thing about the smell Of the
hreath. He vomited while was there. dress
I'd the wounds ofthe face, and after the dressing
was concluded he Vomited. During the time
of the dressing, or about that time, he was
shaken frequently by his brother and others,
Nj ilh intent TO arouse him up. His brother
told him, think, the doctor was there and
asked him if he didn't know him. He seemed
10 rouse up slightly, turned himself over in
bed, placing his back towards US, and spoke
some ords,-they were ipcohereni; don't re-
collect whether / distinguished, at the time
what the words were. | prescribed rest for
him, told bis brother thSt nothing further
could he done just at that time, and that ]
would call to see him again the following
morning. The impression forced itself upon
nay mind, at the time ] was making the ex- /
h animation, and from the vomiting, that he |
was dead drunk: supposed that the vomiting |
would probably relieve him, and in the morn
ng should find him better. There were