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


one for burglary.
The candle have described above,
was rni.hed by James Montgomery
After the above conversation again
went into my boarding house. Mrs.
Wibley was still absent. | entered the
house and proceeded to load the pistol
and get ready. put the old pants Oh
over my black ones, Qhe pants were
found the next morning by James Grier)
and had everything ready to start by
the time supper was ready. We ate
supper by candle light. While at sup
per Levi Hamilton came in and sat
down by the fire. After I got through
with my supper, / went up to the fire
and commenced talking with Mr., Ham
ilton about the case ofCoogle and Bard
talked few moments and then went
out and started down the Hickory road,
which road is the prolongation Of Main
street in this borough. / met Mr.. Kidd,
the Clerk of the Court, about midway
between his residence and Walnut
street.-the was coming toward town,
carrying a lighted lantern IN his hand -
Did not speak to him, Know Mr. Kidd
when see him, but have not speak
ing acquaintance with him,
kept the Hickory road until came
to where the fields of William Mont
gomery join the lots OF Frederick Naser
then crossed INTO lhe fields and KEEP,
on across to the residence Of William
Montgomery. When came to the sta
BILE the back door was open, and when
| was about TO enter the stable, l OBJ
served one of the front doors was open
also, and some one gave signal of 81,
ence. The sound came from the direc-
ton of the front door. advanced to-
ward The front door where the sound
came from, and found it was Babe that
gave the signal. He had knife. The
long, as near as l could judge, and
about an inch and halt wide. He was
cutting at a strap, about two inches
wide, with the knife. The knife was
new, and apparently had not been used
much, asked him what he was doing.
He said he was making belt to take
the knife along, and to carry it in
Says |, what do you want with the
kniteP 2 Says l, you do not need it =
He replied that he was going to take it
any how. He then asked me, with an
oath or by word, wha, kept me so long
/ told my excuse, and he seemed salts
fed. l then asked where he got the
knife; he replied, IN the house. Says
he, there is an overcoat and hat for
you The hat was broad hrimmed
black hat the coat was an army over
coat. colored black l lett the hat ]
wore in the stable. lie wore an old
worn out silk hat, and black coat with
a cape on il. The coat that | wore had
a cape also. Says he, Il will 60 IN the
house to avoid suspicion you wait here
until l come back He then started
to the house, and went up on the porch
and around to the back kitchen past the
the window OF the sitting room. lie
was gone but few minutes He then
told me to go out the back door of the
stable and he would shut the stable
door. He shut the back door, and tast-
ened il OH the inside, and shut the front
door and locked it on the outside. The
lock OF the stable Is spring lock. He
put the keys of the stable in his pocket
to unlock the stable door on our return
He then came througha gate at the end
OF the stable into the barnyard and fast
ened the gate after him We then went
through another gate into 6eld that
joins the garden and orchard, and kept
across the fields of William Clark and
Ephraim Hess, until we came to James
Boon's. We crossed over into the road
there, and kept the road. or very near
the road, all The rest Of the way to MIR.
Dinsmore's.
We kept on up the Cross Greek road
until we came to road running direct
ly to Mr.. Dinsmore's the road turns
off to the lett opposite the tenant house
on the farm of Samuel Taggart. We
kept that road until we came to the old
Mlddletown road There is an old school
house stands by the side of the road,
short distance above Mr.. Dlnsmore's
late residence. We entered it, and lit
our dark lantern, and proceeded to
blacken our faces and hands, We took
the lantern alcng for the purpose to see
when we were properly blacked. After
we had completed backing ourselves we
started towards Mr. Dinsmores house
We entered Il gate below the barn, and
kept on towards the house When we
got about midway between the barn and
house we became alarmed at noise like
some one coming towards us. We turn
ed back and listened, and found the
noise came from lot Of hogs that were
feeding in the lane. We started the
same way, but fund we could not reach
the house in that way without alarming
Mr. Dnsmore. We then crossed over
the fence into the orchard, and went
around in front of The house. | then
went to the porch OF the main building,
and went up on the porch, and stepped
up on bench that vas on the porch,
and looked in the window and found
by the clock, on the mantel,tree above
the fire place, that it was half past nine
o'clock The reason that looked in
the window was because l wanted to
know who was in the room, as James
Montgomery informed me that Mr..
Dinsmore had three or four big brothers;
and we had better be on the lookout.
While I was looking in the windnw