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


we could be Unidentified he said he had
not. l asked him If he had lost but
terhy off his collar, 0he fly had bosom
pin in 1t y he said he hal not lost it, and
turned around and showed it to me. l
asked Inn what that noise was. like the
falling of glass he said he had thrown a
stone at Mr.. Dinsmore, and it must have
hit window. Says |, Why Babe,
you might have killed me dead on the
spot Babe said Mr.. Dinsmore had
knocked him down, and that his hat had
fell oil his head, and he was afraid Mr..
Dinsmore would know him. He took
off his hat and asked me if could re-
cognize HIM. / told him I could not,
He then said something about me
naming him at Mr.. Dinsmores-that l
ought not to have done it. He then
asked me how many loads the pistol had
in it.; told him it had four leads in it.
Says he 1T they follow us, defend your.
self as long as there is load in the
pistol kill before we will be captured,
After the loads are all shot out OF the
pistol, we will take to the woods.
We came down on the Cross Greek
road until we came to the farm of
Samuel Morgan-the farm is well known
as the old Cundall place. There is a
tenant house on the place, fronting on
the road the house is about midway
between Aaron Miller's and the resi-,
dence of Samuel Morgan There is a
race running to the grist and saw mill of
Mr.. VIM B Cundall it runs very close
to the road. AT that place we crossed
the fence between the race and the road (;
then crossed the race on rail-went
down back of Mr.. Cundall's house so as
not to alarm the dogs, We crossed the
bridge at the steam saw mill (Cundall s
saw milD and kert the road until we
came to Boon's wood. We then cross
ed over the fence into the woods TO rest,
but we did not rest. We went on up
through the woods until we came to a
small run that flows down through the
woods. l told Babe we had better
wash the black off ourselves there We
pulled off our coats and washed our,
selves. We did not light the dark Ian,
tern there; we thought some one might
see the light, it being so close to the
road. After we got through washing
we dried ourselves off with a pocket
handkerchief, when we put on our coats
and started again.
Babe said he knew Mr.. Dinsmore
had plenty ofmoney, or he would not
have resistel US so hard. lie proposed
to me before we went to MIR. Dinsmore's
that we should knock Mr.. Dinsmore
down and tie him, and then tell him if
he did not give us twelve thousand dol
Jars we would burn his house over his
head, and said we ought to have got
some small rope to tie Mr. Dnsmore
with. l told him he could get some-
thing there to tie him if he waited to do
it that way After that he asked me
what the law would make that | told
him knew nothing about law, but sup.
posed we would be indicted for the at
tempt of burglary with the attempt to
kill. If we was arrested he wanted me to
stick to him. l told HIM l would, and
if l was arrested wanted him to stick
to me he SAID he would. lie said he
had heard Mr.. Dlnsmore say during the
scuffle that he was shot. l asked him
what Mr.. Dlnsmore had said he replied
he had heard Mr.. Dinsrore exclaim.-
oh my, am shot, or 'Oh my God,
am shot, he did not know which | told
Babe would not have killed him for
the world. He said he did not think l
had killed Mr.. Dinsmore he thought |
had shot him in the leg, and he hoped |
had, for it would keep him in the house
so that he could not recognize us. Babe
SAID he thought Mr.. Dinsmore had
thought he was shot when he, ('Babe)
had cut him. / asked him If he had cut
him, and he said he thought he had
Babe said that Jlm'-meaning James
Montgomey--could not call us towards
after that He said it was one of the
boldest acts he ever knew of, and that
there would be big fuss kicked up the
next morning about it I told HIM not
to say anything about it to his brother
James the next morning, and he said he
would not.
After we had washed ourselves in the
woods, we kept in the fields until we
reached tbe stable of VIM. Montgomery.
'Babe'then took the keys from his pocket
and unlocked the stable, and got my hat
for me. l gave him the overcoat and
hat l had worn. l left hun at his
fathers stable, and came up to town
across the fields of Harrison Shirts
came dowr past the sheep shed on his
place went to my boarding house,
pulled off my boots and muddy pants
took the pants, after l had pullei them
Oft, and wiped the mud off my boots
then set the boots inside of the fender to
dry, and threw the pants out in the
kitchen-took the pistol off and put it in
a chest in the house, then undressed and
went to bed. got up during the night
10 get drink of water, and turned the
boots inside OF the fender to let the other
side of them dry When was turning
hem, found had lost The heel IF one
Of them
The next morning when l got up l
Fonnd my face was very black-washed
i in warm rain water with soap. Found
my clothes were very muddy. and clean.
I'd them of, Il mean by the clothes.
,he suit wore every day. While clean.
ng the clothes found had lost two
buttons off my vest, and one off my
,oat | asked Mrs. Wiblev tor soma(