Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-08-26

O'Clock when they went away from
Hauck's the first time; then they were
only gone about 10 minutes l said it was
between IL and IL when Kearney was shot
l said it was about IL o'clock it tool
about twenty minutes to go down Il
Schoch's; suppose the shot was fired about
five minutes after VIC got there; cant
say how long it was from the time Cary
and Kearney came back the second time
till we went TO Schoch's; don't know il
we drank any more or not in the q hours;
don't remember what took place in the
saloon during that time !; was sitting
down sometimes / stood up; l don't
know who else was in the saloon except
Geo. Hauck did not hear any noise in
the saloon; don't remember whether VIC
drank anything or not; there is moro than
one room in that saloon we were in the
bar-room we were not waiting for any
person there was not helping tend bar
| remained there during the evening to
pass time i spend my time there occa-
sionally don't remember that Kearney
asked me to go down to Schoch's; talked
to Hauck during that evening-no one else;
it was the last day of October know it
was October 81, for was told so it was
hollow eve night Cary and Kenrney went
over the street to Krouse's went ON
down the pavement /; they came over to
me, and we went towards Schoch'o 4; no
one asked me to go l did not say to any
one that Kearney and Cary came over and
asked me to go down to Schoch's, as Cary
would not 20 home yet Cary called to me,
that he could not get Kcarny home l
stopped it is about six or seven squares
from Uauck's saloon to Schoch's 8; we cross
ed bridge on our way down to Schoch's /;
| do not remember that Kearney fell over
the buttment of the bridge l don't re-
member that made noise it is over $50
yards from Schoch's house to the Metho-
dist parsonage; when we got to Schoch's
house we did not give lOud rap it was
dark while Schoch was out at the door
my name was not mentioned !; no ones
name was mentioned Schoch ordered us
to go away he spoke loud enough to be
heard 4; don't know whether they heard
him up at the parsonage we did not 20
away because some one inside called me,
and l went to the window; l don't know
who called, it was not Schoch | was in at
Schoch's once before this few minutes !;
Schoch went in, and then in a few minutes
came out again | did not see him have
anything in his hand don't think he
went back after he came out the second
time, while we were there Mrs. Schoch
came out, she did not order us away !; she
said there was picked party and we could
not get in we did not 90 away because l
wanted TO see who called me Schoch said
to Kcarney "If you do not 90 away will
use my revolver" Kcarney was close up
to the door in which Schoch was standing;
Cary was around at the other door; don't
know that Cary was trying to get in
walked down to the middle of the Railroad {;
it was not at this time the shot was fired !;
it is four or five feet from the window where
we stood tu the door where Schoch was /;
from Schoch's house to the r. II. is about
thirty feet after l went to the Railroad it
was not too dark to see any one at the
house ; l stood in front of the house
could see both window and door from the
Railroad | said l did not see Schoch in
the door saw man; did not know
who it was l could not see who it was be-
cause it was too dark l saw Kearney
knew it was Kearney; l also knew who
was in the door from the voice it was
Schoch's voice; when the shot was fired
kearney was walking away after the shot
he fell, and ran up the railroad; Kearncy
fell abont the centre of the house on the
south side,
Court adjourned at ~ O'Clock.
Court met again at 8 O'Clock, q. H., Mon
day, August IA, 1871.
Daniel Eisenhart, rc-called.-I was sub
penaed as witness at the last Court for
the defendant; l did not drink ale at
Hauck's saloon 4; do not remember that l
said on previous examination that l
drank ale there L can't say whether we
were drunk or sober when we went to
Schoch's; don't remember to have look
n1 n fha flncl, ln,inr, l.
Edward Cary, swOrn.-i remember the
saloon on the evening of Oct 81, 1871, with
Eisenhart and Kearney. There was no
one else there except the bar tender and US
three. We started out of the saloon. Eli
senhart said "Let us 90 down to Schoch's
to the fIolic." We went down the n. G.
II. W., over the bridge Eisenhart was n
little ahead of us all the way down when
we got there Daniel Eisenhart raped at
the door next the II. II. A man came to
tho other door, and told us to go away.
We stood there few minutes, aud wo-
man came to the door. She said, "Go
away; this is picked party" Kearney
and me were going away, about four or
five steps away from the corner, when the
shot was fired. i was on the left hand side
OF kearncy. When the shot was fired
Kearney fell he fell on his mouth and
face. Two more shots were fired. l saw
the fash. l turned Kearney over and
called him by his name. His feet were TO.
waIds the house. heard two more shots
fired afler this behind the house. When |
turned Kearney over he was dead. staid
with kearney till some one came out OF
the house. ! think it was liaas. lie went
for kearney's brother. | staid with Kear-
ney after he iell about ten minutes. car
ried the body away from there, in wagon,
afterwards with his brother.
Cross Exon the evening Of Oct. 81,
1871, We were ut Thomas Hollis saloon,
before We went TO lIauck's saloon. Me
and kearney had one drink ut Hollis. |
drank whisky. IL was near D O'Clock when
We met | don't know what kearney
drank, We went 10 llauek's then. Eisen-
hart was there, We remained about half
an hour. We had two or three drinks
there, Eisenhart drank with lis every time
kearney aud | drank. Kearney aud 1
went out 10 draw water We did not drink
~ WeaVer's OF any other place, We were
out about i've minutes, and then went back
into ilauck's saloon. don't know how
long We then slaid ia the saloon when NO
went back. II Was after o O'Clock when
We went back 70 iiauck's. AfleT We went
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