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

roborates what was previously testified to Miss
Nagle.) Prisoner directed me to tell any person
that called that Mr.. Boyer was MIR. Bragg; went
out of hcuse on Sunday previous to leaving on
Monday came in in the afternoon, and said he
had seen his cousin and wife. and that they had
recognized him, and had seen him come in, and
that if any body called, they should say the Other
man was Mr.. Bragg; prisoner left house about
half past on Monday morning.
Samuel Mann sworn.-Lived in Pottsville in
January last; keep hotel in PotIsville; saw prs-
oner on the 26th of January last at my house !;
heard him calle3 Thomas, afterwards Bragg, by
the young man with him; two girls and a young
man named Boyer Were with him; came to the
door IN two horse sleigh, between l and O'Clock
and | went out and he asked me If i was the
landlord; told him l was: asked me if he could
have accommodations for the young ladies and
Young man; asked him if the women were Their
wives; he said s. no, sir, !" said one of them was
his brothers wife and the other this young mans
sister, they shown IN and took dinner; after
dinner he asked me if there were any houses to
rent; told him there was, and asked him what
kind of house he wanted; said good house, his
brother would be up that he a carpenter.
and that they were about to start business; told
him there were some up Market street; went out
came back and staid over night; told me he had
rented a house--left next morning between 9 and
10 O'Clock; was at my house once or twice every
day during week next saw him in Bloomsbury.
Columbia county; DON'T remember day of month
think it was in March--the second day after
he was taken at Long Pond; recognized him; he
recognized me after repeatedly asking him; told
him he was in a bad situation; said he an
innocent man, told me that when he got his friends
to know where he was, he would get otf-asked
him why he left Pottsvie so mysterioGsly-said
he didn't feel disposed to answer; told him | did
1nta ask ftT,1cf 70 lpt q
had the money he laid out for furniture it would
be OF some use to him; he said it would; said he
walked away from Pottsvile; told me he had not
been in a railroad car from the time Ire arrived in
Pottsville; j asked hIm whether he had ever been
with Norcross; said lie had Travelled with him.
At this stage of the testimony, sharp cross
examination was instituted by the defence, who
asked that the testimony of this witness be exc!u
ded.l
Direct testimony res,1med-Hed out no in
ducements to McKm to make disclosures.
IHofius for defence objects to admission of tes-
timony. Objection overruled. .
l asked prisoner why he kept baggage checks.
Asked what checks,or how l know he had checks
told him those who had seen them started to
leave when he called me back; told me he want
ed to ask me something in private; asked me if
knew what had became of the women that were
with him; told him they had gone to Philadel-
phia, but where | did not know; that is the last
conversation with him.
L. Wcrnelsdorf sworn.--Sav the prisoner be-
fore; first prisoner 9th day of January last
n Pottsville; called himself Thomas Bragg called
at my place of business on the 2Sth, in the NOR
ming with another young man, for the purpose he
said, of renting house; said he heard from some
one had a house to rent; told him had. and
asked him where he was FROM and what his name
was; told me his name was Thomas Bragg, and
that he was from Philadelphia said he
house carpenter, or rather boss builder; said his
object in coming there was to start business ask
ed to see the house, ard went with him to show
it; went through house with him to show it, went
through house with me, and seemed to be very
m much pleased; then asked what rent the house
was, and told him $50 year; said the house
pleased him very much and he would ike to make
arrangements to get it at once if he could, then
asked him how many his family consisted OF he
said his wife and his wife's sister-can't be posi-
tive which; his sister he said would remain but
few days; said he was a stranger. supposed l
would want some reference, answered him that
should; he then said his wife was at hotel, and
he desired if possible TO get house at once and
furnish it; otherwise he should he compelled to
90 back to Philadelphia, as he did not like to
leave his ladies at hotel; said, if desirable, he
would paw the rent in advance; said, among other
things that quite lately he had been employed
upon Jayne's building, in Philadcphia, and desi-
red more particularly to make arrangements to
locate at once to go into business early II the
Spring; ] then agreed to let him have the house
we agreed he should have the house from 1st of
February until lst of april, 1858. We then
went into Justices office, and stipulated the ar
tice of agreement between us; he then paid me
500 on Farmers Bank Of Reading; then gave
him the keys Of the house, he then left the office.
and had no further conversation with him; don't
know when he left: never surreadered the house
to me; went by name of Thomas Bragg.
TUESDAY MoRSING, May 5.
Robert Cline syyorn-IIived in Market street,
Pottsville, In January last; was engaged in cabl-
net making; ON 9th January man and two wo-
men called at my shop-prisoner at the bar Is
the man; women were examined here yesterday;
prisoner told me one of these women was his
wife, and the other his wfe's sister he came there
to buy furniture, and bought lotof me, aTnoun-
ting to Sl36 90; paid for it; gave me $40 90 on
Farmers Bank of Reading gave bin 81 90 back
in gold; he then asked where | could get car
pet; told him; delivered furniture; he directed it
to be sent to Wonlelsdorf's house, said he didn't
intend to remain long; was going away. but would
be back; he might be gone day or two or three
weeks, he couldn't tell; on Thursday afternoon
following | delivered him S23 so worth more of
furniture, which he didn't pay for; told me he
had lived in phia-Poplar and 10th, and
his wife woman had died; and that he had sold
the property to some other man; that he had got
part cash, and that he had bond or bonds for the
balance; told me he would like TO buy property
in Pottsviile; hooked up my horse in sleigh, went
to Court House; returned to my shop, when he
asked me what thought it could be bought for,
told him it had sold for $500; never saw prisoner
again; this was on Saturday before he left; before
e left told me if | knew any good fellows to send
them around to bis house; was sitting in the shop
when they were there; [Objected to by Hcfus.-
Objection sustained.
Joseph Lockard sworn.-IIived at Robinson's
Lake, generally called Long Pond, Sullivan coun-
ty- Lives forty miles from a Railroad; saw priso-
ner-at bar; he came to my house, February Z !,
'57 he staid there three weeks and one day; pris-
oner had no whiskers then; called himself Samuel