Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-08-26
lrcn over the fence / then got light and

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drcn over the fence; then got light and
went out to where Kcarney was lying
Kearney was dead l felt his pulse l did
not see Schoch when the inquest came L
did not see him afterwards it was about
an hour after saw the body that the Coro-
ner came l was at Schoch's before that
night, and moro then once l was tEcts
often, at night and in day time.
Cross Ex.-,I have no other mark to de-
,signate the pistol but the number, and the
looseness of the barrel looked at the No.
when bought il of Reuben Eisenhart l
made memorandum of the No. and Put
it away for fear 1 would loose it 1 have it
at home in somo of my pockets L never
compared the memorandum after the pis-
tol was taken out of the oven l never had
another pistol; l was not invited to Schoch's
that night; l carried the pistol always,
night and day; l carried it because par-
ty followed me to whip me 4; | was working
in an independent collicry did not take
the pistol to Schoch's to shoot ANYBODY
wo were dancing cotillion that evening
l don't know whether there was any dis
turbance outside Schoch went out from
the east room to the west room, and then
went out from there we could have heard
the noise if it had been loud there were
eight of us on the floor dancing; the car
pet was taken up; we had boots on | did
not hear what was going on between Schoch
and the men outside he came in great
hurry, took out aSlub, remained Il minute,
and came in ; we were dancing all this
time ; l don't know if Schoch was excited
when he came in for revolver; think il
was about two minutes Schoch was out
with the revolver, and while the shots were
fired | did not hear Schoch say, "Thc
f,nIu ,,,l, I Gal,
did i hear him say after he fired the last
two shots, that 1.-THE fools thought L was
shooting at them - after the last two shots
were fired told the fiddler to start up, but
some one said, Look out for the windows,
there may be q crowd out there - it was
about 10 minutes after the shots were fired
that l heard there was man killed he
laid about three or four steps away from
the conner L did not hear any shots fired
out of the back yard that night Schoch
fred at random /; | saw the last two shots
fired 4; the first three | did not see.
VIM. ID. Haas, swOrn.-I lived in Sha-
mokin on the 3lSt of October last. l was
at Schoch's house the night Kcarney was
shot. While there did not hear any rapg.
We were dancing. l did not hear Jacob
Schoch ask his wife for anything. Some
ene said there was a rap at the door,
soon came in and got revolver lie went
to the kitchen door on the south side of the
house and fired three shots. lie came il
and went out to the other door on the cas-
side, and fired two shots out of that. l
did not understand what Schoch said when
he passed through. saw Schoch stand
in the door and fire out. He mumbled
something, and came in in perfect rage
l said nothing to Schoch when he came
back. lie ran right through to the other
door. He then fired two more shots out Of
the east door. Schoch took the revolver
out of the bureau. After the firing l went
out and found dead man at the corner
of the house. l went back into the house,
and told Schoch of it. did not see Schoch
after that. l told Schoch he had better
give himself up if he had done the deed
He said, YES" l did not see Schoch
again till he gave himself up.
Cross Ex.-l saw Schoch go out and
come in. lie might have gone out twice
before he fired, | cannot say. / saw
Schock stand in the door when the three
shots were fired. ! was about 8 or 10 feet
from him when he fired. l did not hear
him say anything. Schoch was in pas
sion when he went out, and was in a rage
when he came back.
Elizabeth IIolshoc, sworn.-I was at
Schoch's house on the night of Oct. 81,
1870. Heard raps at the door about 10 or
IL O'Clock. Schock asked his wife for a
revolver. every time Schoch shot, he said,
''get out" l did not hear him say any
thing till Isaac Rake came in. Schoch
said to Rake, Did you see that fallen
man?" Schoch came into the room and ffs
wife said, "What made you put us in such
misery?" Schoch said, Il don't care q
God d-n. I'll shoot every Cd d-n Irish
s-n of n b-h that comes around my
house" lie told his daughter she should
take his clothes up stairs, he was going
away. lie bid us all good-by and started.
he went down the Reading Il. r., toward
Trevorton. His wife said, "Come back
and stand your ground" But he never
said anything, but went on. heard no
disturbance outside that night.
VIM. liolshoe, sworn.-I live in Shamo-
kin. l lived there on the 3lst of October
last. | was there when Matthew Kearney
was shot. During that evening heard
raps ut the door, Schoch was not in the
kitchen. lie came in the room where We
was. lie took stick and went out. He
came back and stood with his wife at tho
bureau. lie then went out, did not 500
him have anything when he went out. L
then heard him shooting. l was dancing
when tho firing commenced. We kept on
dancing. When he came i'll and went To
tho other door to shoot out | stood behind
him, heard no disturbance outside--I
was there when Schoch was told there was
come one shot outside. lie came in and
gave his little girl his clothes and sent her
with them up stairs. lie then went out
lie told Mrs. SchOch TO stay aud stand the
ground ifit cost the house aud lot. think no
went across the railroad, saw him on the
railroad.
Cross Ex.-l heard no disturbance out
side. We were dancing, there was eight
of us on the hoor. There were three musi-
clans. The windows aud doors were closed,
There might have been a disturbance and
We not hear il. / Vas about twenty ieet
from Schoch when the first shots were fired.
did not hear Schoch say anything, AZ
ter this he came right through and fired
out of the door towards tho t0wn-out OF
this door he fired two shots, lie was mad
when he went through tho room. lie was
in much ola rage. don't know whether
lac took aim or not when lac fired. II was
dark ON that nighi-it was Two or three
minutes from the time he fired ilrst I'LL y