Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-10-03

asked me for it.. 1t was torn up the back and
| cbafed across. John and didn't refuse to
send for Mrs. Miles until one of the neighbors
volunteered to go fol her. Was rubbed and
couldn't ride. Never told any one that there
was general muss or fight between us there.
1t is 10 miles to Glen Hope. Went by way of
Jimmy Jackson.s. jackson s is about mile
! from John CatbcartS. 1 came back by way of
Rays and Robisons. Didn't say to John
| Witherow that this shooting didn't amount to
/ much, that many one was shot down in war
| and nobody thought anything of it. / didn't
| say before the inquest that John broke the
/ gun by striking it on the floor, when he saw
what he had done. Didn't state that before
the gun went off Mrs. Cathcart and myself
were both standing on the floor. Wasn't ask
ed to bring the shirt-didn't say the shirt was
| torn much it wonld do no good if it was
brought. Told Mr.. Paulhamus and John
Haines that was scratched with the shot
| told Fetzer was shot.
/ Nancy Cathcart, sw.-I am the wife of
/ Thomas Cathcart-was at the middle fence
heard the gun go off, | said, God bless me,
what's that i ran down to ohn's-John
was holding his hand on the would-she was
| on the bed. l said, how did this happen
John said, shat unfortunate gun. Martha said,
John, dear, I'll never get over this. John
said, o, Martha, don't talk that way. She
said, pig dung smarted her-I told him to take
it off, put on a wet cloth. 1 said, John go
| for bucket of cold water. / asked Martha
| how it happened. She said John picked up
the gun, went to the front door and snapped
her twice; she said he came from the front
| door into the room door, he throwed the gun
| on his arm, and as he reached past her the gun
| went off-he was reaching for the shot pouch
Martha said her children were shot. When
the smoke abated, John said, Martha its you
i Al, ,lx1 4
ed to God to spare her life that she might raise
her two children, Thomas Templeton was the
| first that came-he said we had better send
| for DR.. FetZer. John said he had no person
| to send but himself, and that he didn't want
to leave Martha. He asked Thomas if he
would go. He went. John said he should
take one of the horses, that Thomas was away
for DR.. Caldwell and had the suplest horse
he told Thomas to put him through should he
die under him; Thomas said he would get
Sam. Rays young horse-he asked Mrs. Ray
if he could have bim-she said he could.
When Thomas came back he said he got the
doctor in Millport. l got to the house about
5 o'clock-she died about IL O'Clock.
There was one field and the garden between
me and the house when the gun went off.
The pig dirt was on the wound when got in.
John was holding his hand on the wound to
keep it from bleeding. l met Thomas coming
out from the house as was going in. He
didn't come in afterwards Old Mrs. Cathcart
came in after got to the house-just after
me. Both of us were inside of the house when
Thomas came rushing out of the door. The
old woman, as soon she had seen the wound,
ran out of the house, ringing her hands.
At 6 O'Clock Court adjourned over until 8
O'Clock next morning.
Fridays Proceedings.
4 Thomas Cathcart, called.-Saw DR.. Rhule
. Gla,H Hnt,o I nf toll hfn,fh hat Vnnf1 vrr,t
out to shoot night-hawk, snapped at it twice
and got mad at the gun, returned home, broke
it over the door cheek, and that it went off
and shot Martha. Was not drunk when got
to Glen Hope-had not been Drinking took
one drink at Jim Haines' returning home.
/ Lanson Root, sw.-Saw John Cathcart about
! 9 O'Clock in the forenoon of the 4th-was on
his way home from Samuel Hegarty's
, into my house at the creek-had a scythe and
sheath had little bundle which he said Mrs.
! Hegarty had given him. Didn't hear any con-
/ tversation between John Cathcart and VIM.
Luther. l was on the inquest-heard the tes-
timony of Thomas Templeton. We asked
him if he thought Cathcart was guilty. He
said he believed him to be innocent man.
He did not say anything about Martha looking
John in the face and saying he had shot her.
/ Didn't say anything, that recollect, of John
saying the gun blowed all to the devil. Know
Thomas Templeton-lived in the same section
veracity is not very good.
X.-Can't say what his present reputation
for truth and veracity is.
Joseph McNeal, sw.-Was on the inquest.
Heard the testimony of Thomas Templeton-
heard it here in Court-can't remember what
he said, without my attention being called to
it-didn't hear Templeton say that John had
] said anything about the gun blowing to pieces.
Was present at conversation between Conrad
Baker and Tempeton. In reply to Bakers
inquiry why he did not tell before the inquest
what he told here, he said it was because he
had learned better since. A majority don't
regard his character for truth and veracity as
of the best.
X.-Can't say positively what Baker said to
draw ont Templeton's reply.
Henry Hegarty, sw.-Know Templeton-
live or miles from him-out where he lv-
ed, heard great many say you could hard
ly believe q word he would say. Saw the gun
1t had been broken about the thumb-piece.
X.-Heard Joshua Feltwell say so.
Defence rests. ~
Commonwealth to rebut call
John M. Chase, sw.-Have known Temple
ton or 6 years-never heard his character
impeached before-haye heard a great deal of
talk about Thomas Catbcalt's reputation for
+, truth and veracity-t is bad, very bad.
r. X.-Heard great many talk about it
] heard David Mccullough, PetersMays and ma
my others speak of it.
4 Peter Bloom, sw.-Never before this heard
!, anything against Templeton,s character for
truth and veracity-have known him or lo
years. Thomas Cathcart's reputation for truth
! and veracity is not very good.
X.-Heard Samuel Ray, David Mccullough,
Hiram Dodd, and others. w
George Earhard, e-called.-Thomas Cath
CARTS reputation for truth and veracity Is not