Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-01-20

was frequent VlSlJOr at our nome. lie
was familiar with all the localities about
the place. The usual route for him to 90
home was out of the west door, then south
and through the orchard direct to the wa
gon house.
Cross-ex. by Defendant.-The man who
run by me was running southwest. If a
man would jump down out of the wagon
house, and go right on he would go towards
Martin Oberdorfs. Oberdorf and Perry
Haas, as far as l know, were on friendly
terms.
Isaac Campbell, sworn.-I reside at
ines-Grove, Upper Augusta township.
l came home in the evening of October 4,
1871, at 81 O'Clock. l had been in Sun
bury. When got home Martin Oberdorf
was at my house. He spent some time
with me. He had business with me. l
don't know that he had gun with him.
l suppose he Left about 0 O'Clock or a few
minutes after. l can't recollect what diroc-
ton he took when he went away. They
called me to supper. l said to Martin, 81
must 90 to supper the girls will get out
of patience. Martin Oberdorf said, II
must go too " l went towards the house,
and Martin turned to goaway, but l don't
know which way he went. went to bed
about % O'Clock. When | came home my
son Lemuel, Martin Oberdorf, Perry Haas
and Mr.. Koker, all cane out to the wagon.
/ helped loosen the horses, and Perry and
Lemuel took the horses to water. Martin
Oberdorf and me were still talking at the
wagon. / saw nothing of Perry after that
When went in to supper Lemucl was sit
ting at the table. After l went to bed
awakened. L heard some jar, and arose
in my bed l asked my wife what that
was. She said gun went Off l laid my
head down again on the pillow. Then l
heard some one make pitiiul groan and
four times. | told ny wife there was
somebody badly hurt l thought. l got
out of bed and went to the window.
hosted the window, and called to know
what was the mater. l called two or
three times, but got 10 answer. thought
probably it was up in the woods, as my
wife said a gun wen, off. | then called out
! loud as could, suEposing if any one was
up in the woods they could hear me. l
thought it was queer got no answer. l
waited n minute u SO. l put my head
out of the window. Presently L heard
some one come in On the west porch. lie
pushed open the door, and come up our
stairs. l called "Vho is there?" ! got no
answer. ] CLOSED the door. | did not
know who it was. He spoke just as he
came to the door, 1t was Perry Haas,
lie had gun in his hand. 1t was an
army musket. 4 conversation took place.
| said Perry is that you 20 he said :
Yes. - lie said the dog growled and
I barked, and he would sec what was going
on. followed the dog The dog went
up the road, by the corn crib, above the
! orchard. lie said he followed the dog up the
road a wayo, and then the dog and he both
| came back. He Perry uaasj climbed the
fence above the hag yard. lie said whom
he jumped the fence he heard some one
jump over the fence between the hog pen
and corn crib. some one run by him. He
had bag or something on his shoulder.
He said he hollcred to bim to stop three
times. lie said he would not stop. Then
he heard another man come down the wa
gon house stairs. Perry said this man
heard me holler at the first man l suppose
and he came down. He said it was big
! fellow like Martin Oberdorl. The one
who looked like Martha Oberdorf came out
of the wagon house. Perry said he called
to him TO stop, but he did not, and he shot.
Perry Haas did not say that night where
he stood when he shot. l told him he
should not have shot, that was afraid he
had killed a man, He said, "if did, l have
money enough to pay his funeral expenses. -
Well, but said l, Perry that's not the thing,
you should not lave shot, what had you
in your gum lie said 81 had in ball.
l said don't you. know you should not
have shot with ball" He said, "They
stole my shot, and had nothing else"
then told him would get light and call
up my son Lenuel, and Mr. Koker and we
would go out and see whether he had kill
cd man or not. lie then told me he had
not killed the man, he had shot low. lie
/ icbi ho al in ha h,It
| he had jumped and run. l then started to
put down the window. Perry caught hold
of my sleeve and told me not to go, but to
put out my light. lie said it was so light
they might shoot me through the window.
| There might be more out there. He did
not know. lie said he wished lie had
another load in his gun. Says he, ''you
stay here, I'll so down and watch around.
| If they come around I'll knock them down
with the butt Of my gum" He then went
down, and went into the front room.
don't know if he went out Of the house.
None of the doors were latched or locked
| The plastcring had swelled the doors sc
they wouldnOt shut. l heard Perry come
up stairs again that night. 1t may have
been half hour before he came up again,
L ochod him next morning NrlAcro lao was,
and he said he slept on the garret. That
| slept in the shanty for about two or three
weeks. We were building. The shauty
is about twenty or thirty yards from the
house, lie slept in the shanty with Mr..
Koker. My two boys slept in the shanty
also think Perry had not slept in the
| house before this. Perry went to bed as
far as know when the rest did. | saw
Martin Oberdorf, next morning, When
got up asked Perry if he had been down
to see if he had shot man. lie said he
was going to the shanty. l put on my
boots, coat and hat, and looked up towards
the wagon house from the west porch.
saw mans legs protruding out. l told
! Perry that he had shot man as sure as
the world. / saw him lying there. lie
said if he had shot man, and if they hung
| him they would have too. / then went up
stairs aud told Mr.. KoAer the circumstance,
and that wanted him to go along up with
me. When we got up near enough that
could see, saw that it was Martin Ober-
| dort. He was dead. lie was shot near
| his right side. His intestines were run
ming out. A piece of his liver about 4 or
inches long, and piece Of rib were out.
think the liver laid 20 or 30 feet from the
| body, ina north west direction from the