Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-05-13

how much il would take to take him to Harris
burg and Irishman told him $40. Before that
he told me he had laid sick IL Minnesota, In the
Western country; thought he could walk it cheap
err and would like to see the country anyhow;
was very cold at the tinle he then wanted to hire
me to take him to Harrisbg in the sleigh; he would
pay me what we could agree on in advance If |
would take him; objected to that, then he asked
me the nearest and hest way to go to Harrisburg.
] told him the direction past Fostorla and Upton,
and cross the mountain. to Water street. lie
asked me whether Upton or Fostoria Were pubic
places; asked me if l knew where he could get a
good riding horse; bid me the time of day and
then walked of in direction of Upton
MONDAY, May 4.
Tie forenoon consumed in reading the
docket. Court met at 2 O'Clock, and the case Of
Mckim was resumed.
| Charles Faber sworn-Lived last winter in
+, Reading, Berks county, this State; keep pubic
house there; recognize prisoner; on 22d OF Janua
ry last he arrived at my house, and tried to stay
! all night; entered his name upon my book; Hotel
! Register produced nsme of Thomas Bragg Oh
| Register, in McKim's hand writing; when pris-
oner made application to stay all night, bar
keeper handed out Register and told him to regis
ter his name; did not put down residence; bar
! keeper asked him his residence and he made no
answer, and l said where trom-prisoner said
| Minnesota; bar keeper wrote Minnesota l told
! him to sit down; i asked him whether he was
from St. Paul; he said, yes sir; asked him if be
was acquitted with sundry persons-to which he
replied no; think it in the afternoon when he
| arrived at my house; prisoner took supper, then
left the house; didn't him till next morning at
! Z o'clock; made apologies when he came in; said
| he got in good company, and did not like to dis
turb the house; told him it didn't matter; when
he came out from breakfast paid his bill with
| dollar gold pieces; prisoner said Reading was a
very pleasant place; asked me which the best
bank in Readng replied we had only two, and
| thought both were good; said he had money and
wanted to make deposit; said he was SO pleased
with Reading that he thought he would buy
property or house; said he thought he would take
| boarding in Reading for a month; and inquired
whether would board him; told him l could not;
| he then left; about 10 o'clock, A. NJ. Next day
| at o'clock he came in again, and requested to
have dinner; after dinner he came out and paid
for it, then asked me if 1 would take charge of
his Bank Book; Book produced;] said to him
| he was able to take charge of his own bank
book; said he was among strangers, and I
| would do him favcr if | would take it; /
sented to take it, and he handed it to me; l
took it up stairs to lock it in my desk, and saw he
| had a credit in it of $3.50 on the Farmers Bank
of Reading; he then left; didn It him till Mon
day morning following, the Goth; came in about
| o'clock, and requested to have his bank book,
and handed it to him; then be left, and that was
the last saw of him until l saw him here in
prison. last week, where rcconized him the
person who called himself Thomas Bragg.
The cross examination by the defence was
mainly as to McKim's clothing, ,whiskers, appear
ance, &C.. and is rot material.
Louis j. Hanold sworn. Am receiving Teller
in Farmers Bank of Reading, signature bank
| book produced on the mornin G OF oath January
last, the prisoner, to best of my recollection step
ped up to the counter and said he wished to make
a depOSit put his money out on the counter; 1t
consisted OF god--large gold, except one piece
$40 pieces; at same time offered a $50 bill on
of the banks. either of New Hampshire or YER
mont, which / did not like the appearance of !;
| was money of which never any before
handed bill back to prisoner and told him we
we didn't ike 1t; then got a small pass book !;
[boolz produced and recognized made the entry
in the book, and handed it back to prisoner, and
told him when he wished to draw or deposit to
bring ssne book With him; he then said he had
purchased house in 9Th street and was much
pleased with Reading; next him on Monday
morning, January Goth. in bank; said he wished
to draw his money; picked up check and filed
1t out for the amount, and he signed it; check
produced told him to walk to the other counter;
| Cashier paid him 500 in gold and the remainder
in notes Of farmers Bank; that it is all l saw Of
him; the check in Court is the one he signed.
After long and tedious cross examination by
defence, which elected nothing of general interest
Stokes for Commonwealth offered in evidence tav-
ern register, check and bank book.
Kate Nagle sworn.-Livedi in Reading in Jan
uary last; seen prisoner at the bar there; DON'T
remember time, about the 22d JAN, l think; saw
him between II to 2 in day time; saw him at
Susan Emon's; have forgotten what he said; sew
eral girls living in house; don't know exactly
| what kind of house 1t was; three girls beside my
self in it; prisoner remained there quarter of
hour, called for brandy; didn't go up stairs; next
saw him at s o'clock in evening; said he knew
| me when quite child; he remained all night :;
! went up stairs with and remained all night;
told me he had been engaged in keepinga house
nj hoo
dead about fourteen months; said he lived in Phil
| adelphia, in 10th above Poplar; house in Read
! ing house of il-fame; staid there till after
! noon and then went out and bought watch and
! chain and earrings; (watch and chain produced
and recogniZed) returned before dark; gave
| watch first and then rings; never saw the
man before the occurrence; told me he had plen-
ty OF money, and | should never want for any,
| thing: in bad health; proposed taking care
of me till got well. and then he would take me
out west to my people; spoke to me the sub
Ject OF marriage; proposed to marry me; | would
not do it, thought / would like to get little bet
ter acquainted; stad in house all that night slept
| IN the same room; left early in the morning; had
| whiskers at the time he called again same day
| at or O'Clock; wanted to take myself and an
other girl somewhere; other girl proposed Potts
vile; don't remember whether he stald that night;
! next saw him on Sunday at o'clock when he
, sent for Charlotte Mckenzie and me to go sleigh
| riding; we went; had conversation about going
| away; don't know where he staid that night; saw
him again on Monday about six or half past six
O'Clock in the morning, when we left for Potts
| vile; myself Charlotte Mckenzie, another young
man, and the prisoner; young mans name is
Casey Boyer, or Boyser; prisoner was called Thorn
| as Bragg; when we got to Pottsville, went to
Mann's Hotel; prisoner went out in afternoon,
and came in at tea time next day he bought fur
niture for home; went with him. furniture was
bought of Mr.. Cline; the whole four of us slept in
that house that night, don't know whose house
it was; Bragg or McKim took the house; went
there on Tuesday and left on Saturday week fol-