Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-10-03

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did noi ro on llo tDuk no pnpp with
him, gun stool at foot urthc bed was
ON, ~ thc lcil VI tho door as YOU po m.
I pas sitting directly opposite door. --
Shot pouch hung opposite the door also.
! was on the foot Of bed when the gun.
snapped and could not see John. when
10 went OIL he was just stepping in the
door, and gun was lying across his ricl
arm. The children were lying on the
loor. lplaccd Samuel Ray in the exact
position She stood when gun went off,
Ny shirt NOs asked tor nj inquest, | TOLD
no Juror it was torn and the ball passed
along the skin without touching il. No
one asked me- for il there. Nett her John
or ! refused to send for Mrs. Miles. About
10 miles to Glen lIooo. Ny shirt where
ball passed. was torn or chnled. The new
tear was crosswise. Never told any one
there was geuclal fight. DON'T know
distance TO Glen Hope between the way OF
JackSon's or Mrs. Miles Did not tell
John Witherow that the shooting did not
amount 20 much US many one was shot
down in war and nobody thought any
thing Oft.
After tho gun fired, John threw it behind
him, either across the cradle or against
the stove it had been broken before John
got it, did not say before Iaquest that
he broke it by striking it on the floor
| did not say that Martha and were
standing on floor when gun went off Was
not asked at Inquest TO bring the shirt,
but did tell them that the back yas torn
out
Told Dan paulhamus and Jim Haines
that night that | was shot. also d.: Fe.ser
and showed him the wound. Heard gun
sEan twice.
Mrs. Nancy Kathclrt sworn | was at
middle fence between Johns and us,
when shooting happened About two min.
utes thcre when gun went Off | sad
God Uiess me whit is that?" and run
down 10 Johns, John was holding his
hand on the wound. ! asked how it hap.
pened, and said that unfortunate gun"
Martha said, 'John dear, III never get
over this, and no answered, Martha don't
talk that way" She said the pig dung
smarted her, and took it off and put wet
cloth on wound asked her how it hap.
pened and she told me John had picked
up the gun and went to the front door
ana snapped il twice, then came from
front door to room door, and as he reach
ed 10y her for the shot pouch the gun
Went off, npon which she said her chill
drcn were shot, but John said, mo Mar,
tina it is YOU that is shot
Thos. TempletOn then came in. He
said better send for DR., Fetzer, John said
ho had no one TO send, and asked Tenn
pleton to 60 as Tom had gone for Cald>
well, rempleton co. Rea S horse, after
wards came back and said he found Fe,z-
er at Millport.
went there about five o'clock and she
died obout /.
She put up her two hands rnd prayed
for God to spare her life to raise her two
children.
Cross examined
Could see the house from the Hill. No
one in house when | got there. Pig dirt
was or the wound, and john was holding
his hand on it, met Thomas going out
of the door for the doctor. He did not
come in after. ran to the house as soon
as heard the gun. Old Mrs. Cathcart
came up after me from her own house we
we're both outside the house when the
Thos. passed US. She went up to the bed :;
saw the wound, and ran out of the
house. | understood the old woman was
hurt going for Mrs. Ray, she was not ins
jureo when she started. The gun vas
broke er, one part lying on kitchen floor
and the other standing against the wall
Martha was at my hoIse twice that day.
said before the inquest that Thos. went
there to haul grain, also said he had
went for shinglc timber Thos. Cathcart
saw DR.. Rhule AT Glen Hope. | did
not tel. him that John went out to shoot
nighthawk and snapped the gun twice,
got mad at it, came into the house and
broke it over door cheek and in so doing
the gun went of an shot Martha.
did not sop to get liquor on road for
doctor. was not drunk when | got to
Glen Hope, nor when went home, got
one drink at jim IIaines' on my way home,
this was all ! drank. was not out Of
house from time put dung on wound
until | went f1r the doctor. As soon as /
brought it | went for him.
LanSon Root sworn
Saw John katheart on day of shooting
about A. NJ. He was going home from
5. llegartys where he had been moving.
lie came into my house with scythe and
snath. lie had Il little bundle which he
said Mrs. uegarty had sent to his little
girl, cant say that this was on this day,
but think it was. did not hear any con.
versaticn between him and Luther at any
time.
was on Inquest, and heard testimony
OF Ihos Eemploton, VIC asked him if he
thought kathcart guilty, and he said he
thought be was an innocent man. Tenn
pleton did not say anything about Martins
looking John in the face and saying YOU
have shot me. He did not say anything
about John saying that the gun was blown