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


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Gretec W. Shull sworn
Known lhomns kalhrati y or 10 Years.
Nc,,r heard amy one speak we'll olhis rep.
ulation Tor truth and vcncily. Have
heard some say the would not believe
him on oath
Isaac Thompson ST. sworn
As rhrns know Thos. Kathcorl rcputn-
'tion for truth and ycraciiy not good.
Anson Curry sworn,
Thos. Cnthcar's reputation for uath
and ycrncity not gooi
Geo. W. Shon recalled.
Was member ofinqucst on body Of Mar.
lha Kathcart, it was held at her husbands
house Thos B Tcmpcton was before Us
as witness, ! heard his testimony thcrc
Iand here they do not differ in
Court they we're more fully drawn
ont than they were before the
Imquost-Thomas Kothcart was before us
lalso. The Inquest desired him TO place
lhimsclfOnd others in the position tho par
ties occupied at time OF shooting. lie
showed johns position 10 be about the
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room and rather to right Of door as YOU
lentcrcd, ana himself between them about
| 3 feet to the left Of range with John. --
! Thomas position was feet nearer the
door than Martha, with MS face toward her,
her face toward him. lie said he was
struck OF the back with the ball end pull
| led up his shirt showing Us cut OF some
length nearly straight up and down, and
about of an inch below it there was a
bruisc. told him we must see the shirt
! he said was out here but did not 90 for
lit. ! repeated we must see the shirt, and
| hc said the back was all torn out and we
could see nothing OF it il we had it. The
cut on his back could not have been made
! by ball. 1t might have been made with
II knife, as the skin was clearly cut. lie
said the bullet struck him first Accor
ding 10 position ho showed us they were
in, it would have struck her in right side
IL it had glanced but she was shot in the
loft. lie said when John seen what he
/ had done he drew the gun an struck il on
, the floor.
Nancy was also before us. She said
Tom had gone to Johns staid longer than
he ought, she went to see what was keep.
ling him. He told her to get the work
done by the time he would get back, he
wanted her to her haul shingle-timbcr.
! She said before us that Martha had said.
I"Dear John, come and kiss me-" About
90 rods from summit ofhill to .Kathcart's
house:
/ George Erhard's recalled. i was acting
I Coroner at the Inquest. Thos. kathcart
was asked how this thins happened, and
said, John took down the gun to 20 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 had said and he answered she
said nothing. THE balance of this wit
ness testimony about the same as that Of
Shoff.
George Miles sworn l know this gun,
it had good lock spring, was a double trig-
ger, The guard was not broke at the orig.
iraI breaking Thos. Kathcarts charac,
ter for truth and veracity not good.
! Daniel Faulhamus sworn--Saw Tom
| Kathcart when he came to Glen Hope
He was very drunk as drunk as ever
saw man on hors eback. He did not tell
! me he was shot. IIo did not talk any to
Hainos.
George Erhard recalled,-I went to
! the Jail in company With others to visit
! prisoner the day he was brought to town.
lie was asked how this happened and said
had been away all week from Tuesday at
/ Hegarty's. When he came on Saturday
his wife was going to haul in some rye
and he called to her and told her it was
not fit, they then went to the house and
, he said he had anotion to 90 to Deer Lick
/ He said he took the gan TO the door, snap
! ped 1t twice went back 10 the room door
when the gun went off il his hand and
/ and shot Martha he said Thomas was in
, the kitchen. Cross examination unimpor-
tant'
! Mrs Lydia Ray sworn.-When old Mrs.
hathcalt came to our place after the
shooting, there was a blue lump rs large
as hickory nut upon her right eye, My
daughter, & got one under each arm and
led her back home and PIT her to bed, she
seemed weak.
Cross exanination--The were tw
nigh fences between our place ana John
Kathcart's, she was feeble woman, She
said she supposed she had fell against the
I trees and fences coming over, and was
much excited.
I VIM. Luther recalled am positive
that Robt Alexander was present when
met John Kathcart not positive as to
Root
/ At the close of the evidence r J Wal
lace Esq, addressed the jury for about an
hour in behalf Of the commonwealth, and
was followed by VIM A Wal lace Esq. for
the prisoner in an address of about al
hour and ahalfs duration. Upon thecall.
ing of court on Friday evening, II /
Swcope went to the jury also for the pris-
, oncr, and was followed byJ B McEnallS
Esq, for Commonwealth