Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-05-09


about quarter of an hour, he called for
brandy, but did not getup stairs; l saw
him again at eight o'clock in the evening
he made himself known to me by saying
that he had known me when quite a child I;
he staid all night and went up stairs with
me and remained until morning; | had
conversation with him he told mo that he
had been engaged in keeping house of
ill.fame in Philadelphia, and that his wife
had been dead about fourteen months he
said that he lived in Philadelphia, in Tenth,
,bove Poplar; this house in Reading was
the same kind that he said he had kept in
Philadelphia; he staid at the house until
afternoon, and then went out and bought
this watch and chain and pair OF earrings,
watch and chain identified y he returned
before dark with these articles, and made
me present of them Il never saw the man
in my life before until the day of this
occurrence--he told me that he had plenty
of money, and | never should want for
nightingale proposed to take care of me,
| as was in la he ,ltb, and that after got
well he would take me out West to my
people = he proposed to marry me, and
| wouldn't do it, for thought that l would
like to get little better acquainted-he
stayed in tie house all night again, in the
same room, and the next morning think
that he left at an early hour-that same
day, at 3 or 4 o'clock in the afternoon, he
called-the presents were made on Friday,
but at the interview just named he said he
wanted to take myself and Charlotte here,
an5ache1e's, and she said to Pottsville-
this prop sal came first from the prisoner,
but he did not say what he wanted with us
the next day, Sunday at o'cloct, he
sent for Charlotte Mckenzie and myself to
90 sleigh riding-wo went, and McKim and
Charlotte talked ubought getting ready to
g away next morning,
READING THE NEWSPAPER.
was present on Saturday night when
an article was read to him from q news
paper, but I do not know what the article
was.
Cross.examined-l do not know whether
it ia customary for people of that caracter
to take false names or not-l never did SO
l-I cannot read much, and do not know
figures, but | know q five dollar note, and
that's all-thc Sheriff got the watch-L
don't feel at all disappointed that McKim
did not carry out his promises-I would
rather he had not have done it, but think
that he treated me badly,
CHARLOTTE M'KENsIE.
Charlotte E. McKensie, sworn-1r
January last was staying at the house o.
Miss Susan Eamore, No. l Walnut street
and l saw the prisoner there on either thC
2lst or 22d he came there on Thursda,
noon-I heard Miss Eamore call hin
t Bragg--he left there on Monday mornin,
| next, and saw him at different time
e between-I asked him if he wouldn't g
r to Pottsvillo-he said he'd put us to house
keeping, and l expected of course privat
s houSe-we went first to tie Pottsvill
House, and put up-we bought furnitur
! from Mr.. Kline, household furniture-tb
, furniture was taken to Mr. Womelsdrof
5 house, in Callowhiil stree Bragg was Il
t manageable remained with US weel
and then said he was going to Philadelphi
9 to return in dayor two-I next saw hil
c here rcceutly-he lad given Miss Nagl
money on the morning that he left, and v
e never saw him aftcrward-we had every
/. thing iu the house tla! We wanted to cat
there was no peculiarly about his habits
C he never made auylascivious approaches
X me.
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