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

surprised me very much. In few mo-
menls after this conversation with Stock
ton, James Montgomery came in, and
he and started down to the depot to
see if some oil had come tor him that
his father had bought tor him. Says
he, You fellows played hell out there
last night you thought one ball was
not enough, and 80 you put two in him
l asked him how my face looked, and
he said just as usual. l told him to
say nothing about the murder. When
returning from tho depot James stop.
ped at the grocery OF A. @. Morrow,
and settled Off an old account with Nor
row, and bought dozen brooms from
him. carried the brooms up street for
HIM. After We went IN his Mont,
gomery's) store, told him I was fearful
OF being arrested. Says he, You are
too fearful, is all that is the matter with
you He asked how much money il
would take to pay my expenses to the
place | was last winter told HIM fif.
teen dollars. He SAID he would give me
the money l would go away. Itold
him no, l would not go, for if + did it
would throw suspicion on me. lie said
there was no danger OF Babe being
. rested, for no one would suspicion
him because he was rich mans son.
| told James Monty omery about loss
ing the boot heel and buttons, and asked
him to get some to replace them, which
he did, He got me halt dozen coat
buttons, and half dozen vest buttons,
black, cloth covered. He told me that
had better give Babe the pistol, and
let him take it out to the farm with him.
| then went up to my boarding house
and sewed the buttons on my coat and
vest myself tried to get balls to re
place the loads that l had discharged
the night before from the pistol, but
failed to get them. The reason James
Montgomery wanted me TO give the piss
tol to Babe to take out to the farm was,
that the balls would be drawn from the
body of Mr. Dinsmore, and if the pistol
was found in my possession, the balls
drawn from MIR Dlnsmore's body would
be compared with the pistol, and i,
would go hard with me. After had
sewed the buttons on my coat and vest
| took the pistol out of the chest where
l had put it the night before. and con.
cealed 1t on my person, and started
DOWN street. Wentto the store of james
Montgomery went down in the cellar
and hid the pistol underline counter tha,
stands IN the cellar, | put 1t under the
upper end of the counter The end Of
the counter is loose from the main par,
Of the counter 1t can be pulled out tal
enough to admit mans arm with ease.
| pat the pistol and dark lantern there,
and covered them up with straw. Won,
he certain whether | rut the pistol un.
der the counter or not or whether
left it at the outside and covered it up
with loose straw, expecting to send il
out on the farm. Am certain put the
dark lantern under the counter.
then went up in the store and sat down.
( 'Bab. me into town between nine
and len o'clock, in the spring wagon,
and came into the store | told him
we had killed Mr. Dinsmore dead as
hell the night before-used the words
'last Dight'-and told him about losing
! the heel off my boot. lie told me to
cut the boot up l told him where the
pistol was, and told him 10 get it and
take it out home. and draw the loads
from it He said he would shoot them
out when he got home. lie then left
the store, and l did not see him any
more until after he was brought to
Jail
| sat down IN chair by the stove
and commenced talking to James Mont
gomery. He told me to 60 and wash
my face, in a bucket kept IN the store
for that purpose; he SAID my face was
very dirty James told me if was
arrested not to bling him into 1t. l told
him | would not. Says he: Me and
my wife will both OF us swear that you
were here last night
was in the store when Christian
Hornsh came IN and said that a re-
ward of thousand dollars had been
offered tor the apprehension OF the mur-
derers. SAID TO James Montgomery =:
Jim let's 60 and make the money !:
we can catch the man that killed Mr..
Dinsmore.'
James Montgomery knew all about
the murder. He knew that Babe and
myself did it, James Montgomery
never said anything about giving him
any OF the money we expected to get
at Mr. Dlnsmore's. Babe suggested
that it would be nothing more than
fair that we should each of us give
James a portion OF what we got, for
the assistance James had rendered us,
James Montgomery suggested that we
had better give him the money to keep for
us, If we were successful Mt Mr.. Dinsmore's.
1t was arranged between US that should
20 oil some place, and start photograph
gallery, and 80 to counterfciting money af.
ter the excitement died out, and Babe and
James Montgomery intended to pass the
money formc. l am photographer, or ar
test by profession, and worked at the bust.
ness in Frederick city, Maryland, last win
ter.
A. j. Montgomery knew that Babe and
| were going to rob Mr.. Dinsmore. A. j.
Montgomery, James Montgomery and Babe
Montgomery are all sons Of VIM. Montgom- ,
cry, Esq.
The night of the murder, when we were
coming from Mr.. Dinsmore's, | noticed the
overcoat that Babe wore had the skirt or