The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1867-05-22

on up W tOWH, anu WneH VIC Sob w lhe
corner of Main street the town clock
struck twelve. We came up Chestnut
street. Babe left me on the corner OF
Main and Chestnut streets. He was
staying in town at the late residence OF
George Black, deceased, for company
for Mrs Mary Creacraft, formerly Mary
Black. | went to my boarding house
and went to bed.
We then gave up going to Mr. Dins-
more's until the night OF the 4th OF De-
cember last. and l believe we would
have given up the idea Of robbing Mr..
Dlnsmore altogether had it hot been for
the second suggestion of James Mont
gomery. He came to me one day and
asked me when we were gong to rob
Mr.. Dinsmore. l told him l did not
know Says he You fellows are getting
behind, meaning Babe and myself.
was selllrg lamp burners and stove lift
ers, and trying to buy corn for James
Montgomely-went to the house OF Mr..
Dlnsmore on purpose to find out where
he lived-was at number OF farmers
houses the day l was at Dinsmore's--
got a horse to ride at VIM. Montgom'
ery's.
The Monday before the murder Babe
and were at the house of Nancy Null
on the farm of John L. Cooke. W.
took the pistol along with us for the Pur
pose of discharglng the loads from it,
which we failed to do, We thought
perhaps the powder had got damp and
concluded 10 draw them by hand. The
morning OF the 4th of December las,
was very dlsagreeable. Rain had been
falling all the morning up till about elev
en- o'clock, when it cleared up. James
Montgomery and myself went 10 the
grocery of James Mountz & Brother
about eleven o'clock that morning -
While there Babe came into town and
was passing the store when hallowed
at him to stop, which he did, and came
into the store. We stayed few min.
utes after Babe came in, when we al
three left the store together, James and
Babe Montgomery and myself We
went from there 10 the store of james
Montgomery, when 'Babe' and at once
set about preparing to go to Mr.. Dins'
more's tina, night We got the pis,o
out of the drawer and went into the
-four room, and Babe drew five balls
from the pistol with small glmlet. W.
then ascertained the reason we coult
not discharge the pi tol before. 1t haG
been loaded and some one had run melt
ed lead in the chambers Of the cylinder
and it had stopped up the holes in the
nipples. The chambers had been rur
about fourth full Of lead. ! tolG
,Eabe' to get some cork and burn it, tc
black our hands and faces with, and hi
replied he wonld.
AT the ringing of the court bell fol
the afternoon session, 'Bobbie' POLAND
came to me and asked me if I was going
up to court l told him would co.
After we had gone ont of Montgomery.
store, 'Bobbie' asked me to 60 back and
get him sheet of foolscap writing pa
per to write a song on. which l did got
the paper at Montgomerys store and
gave 1t to him. He and then came on
up to the court room where l remained
about an hour. lett the court house
about three o'clock, and went back to
the store of James Mon gomery and
asked Babe ifhe felt like taking walk
down street. He said he would. We
went down as far as the Railroad Hotel,
and stopped on the corner, and COM
menced talking to J. Arnold. We had
not been there but few moments when
Robert Bolton came down street on the
other side. Babe hallowed to Bolton
come over, which he did He and
Babe talked few moments when Bol.
ton remarked that he must 60, and ask
ell Babe ii he was going down street.
Bolton, Babe and myself all started
down street together Bolton lett us at
the depot. Babe and crossed over TO
the other side Of the street, and came
back up to James Montgomerys store
again We went from there to the bar
Der shop, under the Mansion House, and
both got shaved. We went from the
barber shop to the Iron Clad saloon
and got glass OF beer, each Of US. We
drank nothing more. We went from
the saloon to the store OF Robert Dou>
gan, and l got one package of No. 44
cartridges. The package contained six
cartridges. / wanted Babe to get the
cartridges, but be would not he owed
Mr. Dougan some money, and had not
the change to pay him just at that time.
| think Babe stopped in Vowell's drug
store or Seaman's marble works while l
was in the store of Mr.. Dougan.
We then went back to James Mont
gomery's store, and both went in and
sat down. Mr.. Dinsmore came into the
store shortly after we did, and commence
ed talking with me abouta lamp burner
that l he'd sold him. In few minutes
Babe got his books and said he must
go home Mr. Dinsmore then went up
to him and asked him if he studied Lat.
in Babe told him he did not. Mr.
Dnsmore remarked if he did he would
read his lesson for him. Babe then
started for home, and told me to come
out as soon as 1t was dark, and bring
everything.
Between sundown and dark went
up to my boarding house to get my sup
per. l got the pistol and fastened it
around me. then asked James Mont
gomery for some powder to load the
pistol, and cake Of soap to wash off
with, which he gave me. I then started