The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-06-14
FOR THE MURDER OF
PATRICK BROWN.
Testimony Conclatacd.)

March present, in Peter Browns shanty
l came there about half past five o'clock
with Pat. O'Neal. The first | saw was
John Connolly came into Browns shanty
i was then in. Thos. Ragan and he
fell out, and they went to beat one anoth.
er; Ragan threw Connolly down; then
he Connolly; cried mercy; so Pat. Brown
and Peter Brown took Ragan off, and
turned Connolly out. Connolly then was
bleeding, and went out, washed himself
with snow. He came in the second time
and they turned him out; he said if he
was in Pat. Cogan's shanty, he wouldn' t
be beaten in it. After they put him out
the second time, (about half an hour af-
ter Pat. Cogan came in, and John Ka-
hoe came in with him, John Kane came
in, Phil. Cogan came in, and John Con
nelly. The first word [ heard Pat. Co.
gan say, he said, where is the man that
said, let Pat Cogan 60 to hell, when he
came in. Peter Brown asked if any one
said that word, they all said not Pete
said if it was for raising muss they came
there, they had better stop at home so
Pete Brown came outside the bar; did mt
hear any bod y make use of the word, lie;
when Pete come around, they all got up,
and stood in middle of floor; Pete told
them to 60 out of the house; so they were
shutting and pushing each other around
the door, for long time. saw Pete
Brown, Pat. Brown, Thos. Ragan, Phil.
Cogan, Pat. Cogan, John Kane, and Jno.
Connolly; they were pushing them out,
and heard Phil. Cogan say: boys are you
coming in; as soon as they got outside, the
door was closed | remained in, so did
Thos. Ragan, Pete Brown, and Pat
Brown, that is all | saw inside the house
When they. got out, the first saw, was a
window smashed in with chunk Of wood
front window--then the wood was COM
ing in so thick, you would think you
wouldn't have your life minute if you
were in; and you would think every minute
the shanty would be broke; then they
broke the door with wood; that was all
[ seen then. Pete. Brown cleared away;
the candle was put out, Pete. went to the
back door, and Thos. Ragan too, and Pat.
Brown out at the back door: then the
wood eased outside; in a few minutes
after [ went out into Mr.. Browns wood
shanty; when l went out l say no one out
side; it was Schrawder Browns shanty !;
[ didn't remain in the shanty only about
five or six minutes after Pat. Brown went
out; | saw nothing from the time went
into the wood shanty till | went home.
The wood shanty is just on opposite side
of street. I heard no noise while there
except of men walking up and down the
street. l remained then for few min
utes, from there went home.
Pat. O'Neil went with me into the shan
ty. To the best of my opinion Patrick
Brown remained in the shanty about half
an hour after Peter left. Pat. left me
alone in the shanty. Ikncw no man that
was breaking in that shanty, except Thos.
Sheridan: l saw him outside the window,
saw him pegging in the wood in the win
dow. There we're, | should judge 13 or
IA people around the shanty, while they
were throwing in the wood. ! went homo
about 9 o'clock.
Or. Er.-I was talking to Pete Brown
just before / came in here to testify; when
Connolly came in the second time, he and
Ragan didn't have another fight; did'n
get beat the second time he came in; l
did mt see Pete Brown beat him; Brown
pushed him out of the door; handled him
pretty rough. There was no muss the
second time he came in; more than Pete's
just putting him out. O'Neal and [ went
in together, about half hour after that
Connolly was put out the second time; he
and Pat. Cogan, and John Kahoe came
back. John Kahoe was the first man l
saw come in with Pat. Cogan, one right
after the other; John Kane and Phil. Co.
gan, came in right after, Pat. Cogan was
there when Phil Cogan came in; l did mt
see John Connolly come in with them
They all went out to together, and Phil.
remained in while after them; didn't see
O'Neil when these men came in; ONeil
stopped in the shanty for about two or
three minutes; saw O'Neil after that 60
down to Pat. Cogan's shanty with Con
nelly's handkerchief; | never left the shan
ty, from the time went in, till went o.
yer to the wood-shed didn't see Pete
Brown beating Phil. Cogan over the head
with a pistol; Ragan's, Pete and Pat
Brown trying to put him out; did'n. see a
drop of blood on Phil inside the shanty;
| didn't see Pete have any thing in his
hands, when they were trying to put Phil.
out; saw no one inside the shanty have
any thing in their hands; didn't see John
Kakoe strike then | did see that John
Kahoe was injured; saw him bleeding in
side the shanty, was bleeding on his FORE
head | didn't see any body have any
thing in their hands; didn't see Pete
Brown have any thing in his hands; didn't
see him have pistol; didn't see him beat
Phil. Cogan nor John Kahoe with pis-
tol; didn't hear any body call another
a liar that night; l heard Pete Brown
snap pistol. He was outside the door
when he snapped the pistol-outside the
back door; did mt hear him snap but once;