Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-05-20

and was tocking together about things in the
West when the Cars stopped about Is or 20
miles West of Altoona whair got off the cars
| BY my Self and Bid yu Al Mite and it was
| between 2 and o'clock in the morning of the
| Is Of January last And viii clere Beshur And
| Com And then vii eel out And Sarah And
clemson And you And Me will 60 to Dunleth
| to Saint Pas we can get 81 and 4 Dollars A
| day thain got it their And was going Back
agin as Suse and cud git things fxt at hom
but they aqused (accused) me of murder And
Put me in Prison But Before my god am an
insent man No more at present But I remain
your efcctnet friend until Deth parts US David
S MKim And Dsre Boys I know you wont
let me hung for you all know would Go any
length for Ether of you to get you out of trou-
BILE So com Tha wont Be any Body here that
knows ether of you from Ahepe of Brush so
com to Me in the time of trouble and you will
Al Du vel by coming.
Bonner re-called.-Gave letter to Ewing to
read; was arrested, letter was taken from me
by officer Williams; never was with prisoner
in Pittsburg, west of the Allegheny Noun
tains, OF on the Pennsylvania Rail Road; did
not see him get off cars on morning of 18th of
JAM, or at any other time; Letter passages
submitted for the purpose of negativing alle-
cations in letter was at West Chester on 18th
of Jan. last.
Cross examined. Saw McKim have mon
ey before he went to the West; in Wilmington
not immediately before he went; can't tell
what amount; no bank notes; gold, about
eighteen months ago; don't know what was
doing in West Oh ester on 10th of JAN; went
to West Chester last summer
Cbas. Williams sworn.-I got letter from
Bonner; Letter submitted and recognized |
know prisoner in Delaware county; was car
penter and worked days work; had small
house and lot about two miles from Chester !;
no one lives in it now; believes prisoner still
owns it; it goes in his name; had no other
means l know of never knew him to have
any considerable sum of money; never knew
him to live in Philadelphia. or have property
there; have known him for ten years; last time
| saw him in Delaware county was in October
last; his wife was in the county last fall, two
miles from Chester.
- TUESDAY AFTERNOON, May 5.
Jeremiah Stevens Oh sworn.-Liye in Ches-
ter. Delaware CO.; lived there sixteen years
acquainted with the prisoner at the bar some
sixteen Or twenty years; have not seen him tor
the last two years; was present when letter
was taken from Bonner; am an officer in Ches-
ter; Mr.. Lyons, another officer took up Bon
ner and locked him up; next morning Mr.
Williams and went into station house next
morning to search for this letter; searched
hlm, and found the letter in his bosom; [let-
ter identified. We took him to Philadelphia
and MIR. Hays telegraphed to know whether
they wanted him here; prisoner never lived IN
Philadelphia to my knowledge; his wife and
child reside in our neighborhood.
Ciaudlus +. Eaton, re-called-Pr risoner told
me he worked at Altoona one season when
the Railroad was building; prisoner wore
glazed oil cloth cap when he left Dunleith.
George Warsilow sworn-Knows prisoner;
knew him in Delaware co., from Is to Is
years; saw him last in Chester last August: do
not know his pecuniary circumstances at that
time; never was with him west of the Allie
gheny mountains. Similar questions fron,
the letter Of the prisoner to Bonner asked;
aud answered in the negative.
James Ewing sworn.-Liye in Upper Chi
chester, Delaware CO; knew prisoner in Della
ware co. for some 16 or 18 years; saw him
last some time last Aug. in Old Chester;
Questions propounded from letter, and alle-
cations negatively answered. n
G. II. Gorbey sworn-Live in South I'd
street, Philadeiphia; am acquainted with pris-
oner at bar; have known him from to 10
years; he lived in Delaware co.; never knew
of him and his family residing in Philadcl-
phia, family was not living in Philadelphia
last fall. to the best of my knowledge; did not
know of him having any means last fall.
James Funk sworn Coroner Of conn
ty; on evening of 10th of January I went to
Altoona, and found man with head bruised
and throat cut; next morning held an inquest
Drs. Landis and Hays made post norten, ex-
animation; was stripped when I got there;
they handed me carpet bag and effects said to
belong to them; ALTOONA Tribune with evil
dence of inquest produced Razor recog-
nized, and offered in evidence. Objected by
defence. Objection overruled. Club offer
ed to Jury IN evidence, carpet sack and fiddle
bag offered in evidence, shawl, pantaloons,
coat, comforter and cap identified by Coroner
and offered in evidence. Watch key and 9TH
er articles offered in evidence Two trunks
put in evidence alse; rule found in McKim's
trunk; McKim's coat; pistol case.
). NJ. Bell sworn.-Knows where Fleck's
tavern is IN Altoona; it is two squares back
from the Railroad. on the corner; is not in a
public part of the town. e
Thomas McGregor sworn.-Was engaged
as brakesman on the express train on the nipht
of the 10Th of Jan; left Pittsbure at half past
y O'Clock IN the evening; train arrived at AL
toona next morning about 8 o'clock; was hind
brakeman; hind door of train between Gal.
litzin and Altoona was locked; train did not
stop between Galitzin and Altoona: wa. ON
platform between the two hind cars; no person
could get out without key to unlock the door
Cross examination elected nothing new,
Commonwealth here rests.
EVIDENCE toR Defence.
Jacob Tries. re-called.-Two other passen-
gers besides those I spoke of got off on morn
ing OF 18th on opposite side of platform, don't
know where they went to.