The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-01-10

seat alongside Of mC--ho was sitting on
the hcd. took scat lis requested. llc
then said, Could you not replace that bot
tie? that is the only thing that will save
me. If / send to Philadelphia for u ply
sician it will cost me S"C0. | would sooner
give that to you. will give il, If you will
replace ;he bottlc, or have SOME one 10 do
it. | said TO him, are you aware of the
crime | would bc committing. | would
have to get up in cOuIt aud identify the
bottle then think he said, My God that
is all that will save me. ! viii give you
$50 cash and same monthly untl it is pad
lie lutheriried topcrsuadc me- in language
| do not rCmemleL ! ltltn got mp and
walked out; and said would consider the
matter. He then remarked, For Gods
sake don't say any thing abuut it, At first
| thought would moi reveal il, bul after
| further consideration Thought as he had
contemplated having the LOttlc returned
that he might get some one else to do it,
| and that by some person might be charg-
ed with il. then went to Mr. Smiley and
told him of the proposition that had been
made to me, but asking him to keep it Il
| secret unless he should he called ulOn to
prove what had told him. | told him
would have nothing 10 do with it and would
write my reply and send ii to him. Mr..
!
gestrd it should be shown TO Mr.. Black be-
fore sealing it. acted accu diugly. |
charged Mr.. Black to say nothing about it,
a copy of the letter was in evidence. Doc
tor was then ciOss-eX. regarding the post
mOltem examination, and gave evidence
similar to that before the Coroner inquest.
Boyer said to doctor, why don't you hang
out your slate when you go away? | re.
piled do aS u general thing, but had lost
my pencil and had not gotten one yet. Boy
cl then said dozen people had called while
| WAS away and spoke particularly of Il wo-
man calling and sitting down. Then going
To the door and looking up and down the
street, then sitting down again. Aflcr
awhile going again To the door, looked
again, then left. ! asked him in particular
whuthe woman was; he replied Mrs. Clark.
Boyer then Slid hang out your slate when
you go away and my wife can see the slate
and antell when You will be back.
Cios, Tx. care here in 1869 had lived
in Juniata county, Pa, ut the time Boyer
made that PROPOSITION, hc appeared to be
in great distress Of mind. | withheld my
reply on that account Everybody, sup
posed knew Of the chloro.orm Icing lost.
\ great stress would be laid upon that
fact Boyer called to me when
was going into my Office and asked if was
going over the way. | understood him to
mean Markelvile. had no suspicious of
Of Boyer i'll his visits to my office.
Court adjourned for dinner.
Afternoon session. Isaac G. Black, sworn,
| am keeper Of Jail in this borough and
have had Boyer under my custody since his
arrest. DR.. Ard delivered written paper
to me for Boyer. Saw the paper, did NOT
read ii. AlGstad it to me paper exhibit
cd and eXamincd), this is the same as de-
iver,d to Boyer DR.. Ard left, then re-
TUNED and delivered me Il letter in an ell
,eiope don't know whether it is the same
as the one shown me. Sometime before
Chistnas had conversation with Tom Boy
er; wish to stand firm to Boyer. If it is
my solemn duty to tell all that passed be-
tween us will do so. On Thursday afterhis
arrest, ! went to leave the cell, hc called
me back he asked me to come back and
see hlm, and asked me to get him some
reading matter. Furnished him some that
| thought would he acceptable. When |
went back lie said he liked the hooh, and
had read it through he talked of Christ
mas and Thanksgiving. He said its quite
Il change, and sad, Ike, muldcr will out"
(placing his hand on his brownie said that
the innocent shan't suffer" Some days
after, lie said to me, talking Of the APP
prOaching holidays, that it would be a very
dI cary Christmas to him. If he lived to
see it, lie would like to spend his Christmas
at home, he said that far, and lEoke of
suddenly; he said to me, are you Subpm-
nacd, "no, Tom, | am not, keep your own
council, and ! will not be-" At another
time he asked me what the general impIcs-
sion was in regard 10 the fire, | told him
what believed TO be the truth, and said
- Tom, the plciudiccs of the people are
against YOU" He asked me what thought,
told him thought he was the victim of
circumstances he got up and came over TO
where ! was sitting, and said, "if over |
committed that act may God paralyze me
on this spot. II you knew what good
mother ! had, you would not believe | did
that she was a good mother, aud know
she io in Heaven now" said, tom, yon
ty to follow her," he said TO me "if
only knew they did not suffer any Jain from
the fine, what satisfaction it would lo to
me-" ! yOdGd lWthCr conversation and
dld not Goto his cell more than could
help. Last night | went up into hin cell,
before the night session, he Sald ''hc Thought
it was all right" He dicw his memoranda
ont of his pocket, went over 10 the stand,
knelt down, and after writing something
walked over to his bed, made a motion
WIN MS itau III lhG ullCCtlun Ol the stand,
went there and saw his book and paper
on the top of it; on it was was written,
Ike don't say anything al ont it; murder
will ont. They might magnify il motion,
cd for him to go 10 the stove and burn it he
took il up in his hand and went 20 the
stove. That is ALL to the best Of my knowl-
edge. Then took the letter up for DR..
Ard; unlocked The door and said Tom
leIe is n letter DIR. And gave me for you.
lie said are there any new developments?
Didn't wish to reveal what knew and said
Tom, | think not. lie said to me ! wish |
had taken your advice, and never had