The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1865-12-14
BURG. PA, THURSDAY DECEMBER "a 1864
Niyht-Court met per adjournment at

Ntyht-Court met per adjournment at
six and half O'Clock
Mark Graham recalled: Prisoner was |
under my custody while in Johnstown ;
also assisted in bringing him to Ebens- |
burg. Mr.. johnson, for the prisoner, |
here objected to Cores statements while
in custody, being used as evidence The
Court held that if no inducements were
held out to the prisoner TO make state |
ments, they would be evidence.)
Question by the counsel for the prison
er: "Had Gore been drinking before he
started from Johnstown ?" Answer: The
prisoner had been drinking; the liquor
was furnished at the "lock-up," and also
! at the station in Johnstown; no induce
ments held out that [ know of to him
to make statements heard no one sug-
gesting it would be better to acknowledge
a young man got into the cars at Cresson,
or the first station this side of Cresson,
and asked prisoner "what he was doing
with those wristlets on ;" prisoner answer
ed, 81 shot Ed. Holmes the people say
shot him it was Id good my pistol
didn't go off or I'd have shot more of
Them" don't know who the young man
| was.
Henry Chambers, (colored,) recalled:
After the party left my shop, they came
back again couldn't tell what time
elapsed they had clubs with them when
they came back.
Cross-examined Decd was not there
when they had sticks; they went over to
the liquor store when they left my shop.
Daniel Goughnour, called: Live in
Johnstown, Clinton street, nearly opposite
| the barber shop; sell liquor decd was
in nv store with about half dozen others
on morning of day he was shot; there
was noise across the way, and decd said,
4" there is Gore and his party, and have
authority to arrest them )" he called on
George Beam, Jr., for assistance Beam
said he would have nothing to do with
them; he then called on Krepps, who
went along across to barber shop decd
went into the shop and came out again in
a few minutes with prisoner by the collar !;
his back towards me; Robinson then
struck decd on the head with his right
hand: then decd left prisoner loose, who
jumped back to the door decd and Rob-
inson then got in contact; prisoner then
struck at decd and missed him and fell
with head towards the curb; prisoner got
up and was looking for stone to hit deco
or somebody else then turned round, and
as he was going into the shop, called for
pistol came out OF the shop after bit,
and decd had a pistol drawn said some
thing, but could not hear it ; both stepped
back decd to the middle of the street !;
deed said, eff there is nobody here to
help, I'll go and get somebody to help
arrest them > decd went down to the
Foster House prisoner and his party soon
left in the direction of Patton's shop !;
they went to the corner of the Arcade, in
which the shop was, then turned across
the street, then turned and went across to
! Patton's shop door and went in; then
went to my house; in about ten minutes
heard noise again they were coming
along by Orr's shop; went towards Cham
bers' shop; they had sticks il their hands !;
they came as far as Chambers shop went
in they were in perhaps or 5 minutes /;
then came to my place and called for ale
[ was busy and let on | dicn't hear then. ;
they called again; ard also the third
time prisoner said, "J--s CT, cant
we get ale > I brought up ale, four tum-
blers they drank it; after which, prison
er remarked "by J-s CT, | am going
down street to buy pistol to shoot Ed.
Holmes, the a-b-h;" they then
started down Clinton street when prison
er called Cor pistol at barber shop, can
not remember if he said he wanted to
shoot Ed. Holmes.
Cross examined: Was well acquainted
with decd and prisoner; they were on
good terms before this; didn't want to
, give them ale, as [ thought they had as
much as they ought to have they were
drunk for two or three days before; every
F time saw them they were half drunk
saw decd pull his revolver out of his
pocket just as they came out of the bar
Der shop, and before the prisoner called
for a pistol; he was within shooting dis
tance all the time, and said if they didn't
stand back he would shoot; Gid not see
, any warrant.
Jonas Horner, called: was in Johns
town the day deceased was shot; was a
, Goughnour's, before his door; heard /;
t fuss at the barber shops the first l knew
, of it, decd came over and asked Beam
; for assistance prisoner and his crowC
came to Gougnours and asked for liquor
: they made fuss, aud Goughnour tolc
D them if they'd leave he would treat
prisoner said decd had pistol, and he't
r be d-d If he wouldn't get pistol ant
+ shoot him the first chance he'd get a
: him; they started towards Main street.
g Cross-examined: Prisoner said dec't
r had pistol; he didn't say decd tried T.
shoot him !; didn't say who began the fuss
f don't know if they were drunk.
4 William Krepps, called: Was comini
] hV met doc'0 Wh