Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-10-03
Cros, Er.-Nothing important.

Never heard anything against Thomas
Templeton's reputation for truth and We
racity. Lave within one mile Of him. I. !
Kathcar,'s reputation for the same is not
good.
Cross Er.-unimportant.
George Erhard sworn
Thos. Kathcart's reputation for truth
and veracily is no. good. | have lived
near him 10 years
George w Shelf sworn.
Known Thomas Kathcart or 10 years.
Never heard any one speak well ofhis rep
utation for truth aud ve-acitv. Have
heard some say they would not believe
him on oath
Isaac Thompson Sr. sworn. /
As far as know Thos Kathcar,'s reputa-
ton for truth and veracity not good.
Anson Curry sworn.
Thol Cnthearts reputation for trnth
and yeracty not good. -
Geo. W. Shoft re. called.
Was member ofinquest on body of Mar
ltha Kathcart, il was held at her husbands
house Thos B Templeton was before US
as a witness heard his testimony there
and here they do not differ, in
Court they were more fully drawn
out than they were before the
linquest-Thomas Kathcart was before Us
also. The Inquest desired him TO place
ihmsolfand others in the position the par
E ties occupied at time OF shooting. lie
showed johns position to be about the
doorway, Martha's further back in the
room and rather 10 right Of door as you
entered, and himself between them about
3 feet to the left Of range with john
Thomas position was 2 feet nearer the
door than Martha, with MS face toward her,
her face toward him. He said he was
struck on the back with the ball 2nd pull
led up his shirt showing usa cut OF some
length nearly straight up and down, and
!, about : of am inch below it there was a
bruise. | told him we must see the shirt
he said I was out here but did not 90 for
lit. | repeated we must see the shirt, and
lie said the back was all torn out and we
conld see nothing Of it if we had it. The
lcut on his back could not hare been made
by ball. 1t might have been made with
la knife, as the skin was clearly cut. lie
said the bullet struck him first. Accor
ding 10 position he showed MS they were
in, il would have struck her in right side
lie it had glanced, but she was shot in the
left III said when John seen what lie
had done he drew the gun an struck il on
, the floor. ...
II Nancy was also before us. She said
! Tom had gone to Johns stnid longei than
, he ought, she went to see what vas keep.
ing him lie told her to get the work
ldone by the time he would get back he
wanted her to he.r haul shingle-tmber.
Size said before us that Martha had said,
al III Ii, A kzr
90 rods from summit of hill to tKathcart's S
, house: .... r...
: George Erhard's recalled.-I was acting
Coroner at tho Inquest. Thos Kathcart
was asked how this thine happened, and
a snid, John took down the gun to 90 to
/ Deer Lick went to door and snapped it
. twice, and returned aud when in room
door the gun went off, ] asked him what
. Martha bad said and he answered she
= said nothing. THE balance Of this wit
ness testimony about the same as that OF
o Shoff'.
George Miles sworn i know this gun,
it had good lock spring, was a double trig
> ger, The guard was not broke at the orig
inal breaking. Thos. Kathcarts charac.
ter for truth and veracity not good.
, Daniel Faulhamus sworn'--Saw Tom
+ Kathcart when he came to Glen Hope
q lie was very drunk as drunk as ever
4 saw a man on hors ebacS. He did not tel
Il me lie was shot. lie did not talk any tC
n Haincs.
4 George Erhard recalled, i went ia
@ the jail in company with others TO yisi
@ prisoner the day lie was brought to town
He was asked how this happened and sal
a bad been away all week from Tuesday a
IS Hegarty's. When he came on Saiurda,
/, his wife was going TO haul in some ry,
8 and he called to her and told her it wa
n not fit, they then went to tine house anC
/ he said he had notion to 60 to Deer Licl
:. He said he took the gan to the door, snap
It ped it twice went back to the room doc
d when the gun went off il his hand anc
and shot Martha, he saiu Thomas was i,
id the kitchen. Cross examination unimpor
1t taut'
e. Mrs Lydia Ray sworn.-Wh When old Mr.,
d kathcart came to our place after thC
O shooting, there was a blue lump as larg
as hickory nut upon her right eye, NJ
Or daughter, q got one under each arm an
to led her back home and plt her to bed, sh
OF seemed weak
g. Cross examination There were tw
Of high fences between our place ana job
I'd KathcNrts, she was feeble woman, Sh
said she supposed she had fell against tn
trees and fences coming over and wa
much excited. ......
no Wm. Luther recal,ed-I am positiv
m that Robt Alexander was present when
,g. met John Kathcart, not positive as
nd Root
he At the close Of the evidence II j Wa
he lace Esq, addressed the jury for about q
", hour in behalf Of the commonwealth, an
N. was followed by VIM A Wal lace Esq, fc
nv the prisoner in an address of about a
hour and ahalf's duration. Upon the cal
nv ing Of court on Friday evening, II
he Swoope went to the jury also for the pris
he oner, and was followed by J b McEnall
N. Esq, for Commonwealth
ba On Saturday morning Judge Lin
ou charged the jury in an able and mpart
Nc manner They retired about 10 A