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

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! Ohsrdurf was lying on his back when saw
MIN first. The holes in the back were in a
! direct line with the hole in front of Martin
| ODcrdorfs body. There w2s blood or some
| thing trotruding from the holes. The holes
( on the back were an inch or u inches apart
on the back One was q long hole, and the
other round. The wounds appeared to be
bruised. Perry said he went in to the house
at the lower door. On the east side of Mr.
Campbell's house there is a steep declivity.
| The out kitchen is down from the mansion
house in Il low place. | think there is q
door on the south end of the house. There
were some other persons present when
| Perry said how he got into the house. I
am not related to Martin Oberdorf myself,
my wife and he were cousins When l had
this conversation with Perry Haas, A d.
Moore was present. There were others
! present. / do not know if they heard it,
don't know where Perry Haas usually
slept.
Alex. D. Moore. sworn.-I saw the body
Of Martin Oberdorf on the m orning of Oct.
9Th. l saw Perry Haas Perry said he
went from where he stood at the apple tree,
and went back to the house the route he
came. We could go to the house on either
side, lie would have gone to the west
door if he come down The road. The di-
house, and by the wagon house. The
wound around Martin Oberdorf was q large
one and torn. The wound seemed cololed
and appeared bruised.
Cross-ex by defendant-Martin Ober-
dorf was my wife's cousin. l was one Of
the Coroncr's jury.
| Cross-eX. by Com. Tho route Perry
said he took back from the tree to the house
would have taken him ont into the road in
| front of The house. The distance from the
road to the kitchen Of the house is about so
or 80 feet.
| Peter Moore, swoyn..--On the night of
! the 4th of October, 1871 l was at home.
1t was very light. 1 was in my own door
step. | heard the report of a gun that
night. heard bu; ono report.
Cross-eX. by Dell live three-fourths
Of mile from Isaac Campbel's, at Klines-
grove.
William HUFF, swom.-On the night of
4th of October, when Martin Oberdorf was
shot, l was ut Nh. krigbaum's. l had
occasion to be oat OF doors. | was sitting
up with Krigbaum. The night was very
nice. 1t was very moonlight. 1t was clear.
Cross-eX. BY DcG>-I was out at 10 or II
o'clock at night. l was sitting up with
sick man.
Anthony Hun, sworn.-On the night
| Martin Oberdorf was shot / was at Krig-
baum's. l was outof doors that night. 1t
was about II O'CLOCK. l am not sure just
what time ii was. It was very clear after
the moon was up. The moon rose some
thing after 9 o'clock.
Joseph N. Wolycrbn, re-called.-I con-
ycyed Perry Haas to iail. We talked on
the way about the shooting. l made no
promises 10 him and made no threats. lie
told me what he did voluntarily. l was
bringing him to Jail otter the inquest. l
asked Perry Haas WHY he watched that
night. If Isaac Campbell told him TO
watch. He said he dill not / asked him
if Isaac Campbell ever told him to watch
persons about stealing. lie said he did
not. lie said lie (pcpT) thought there had
been people there before. lie said he wan
ted to be bail out. He said he had a big load
in the gun. lie said, look at my finger,
how il is torn" | examined the ground,
the fences, and trees found marks ola ball,
| found none. l examined carefully about
the wagon-house.. l found one, mark on the
wagon-housc, or the lorcboard, as if some
thing struck il.
Cross-cX by Def-Perry never said any
thing about dogs. Perry never said SO.
Perry never told me there was flour and
salt missing from the wagon-house. Perry
told me that Campbell never told him to
watch around there / never had any
particular acquanlance with Perry Haas
until this occurrence. knew him when
he WAS little boy. / have not been taking
considerable part in this suit l did not
hear Perry Haas say that he had been
watching Mr.. Campb.ll's property. don't
know that Perry Haas is not altogether
solid. / asked Perry but one question.
wanted to know why he had shot. The
priucipaltalll coming down to Sudbury was
about the bail. lie questioned me. l wa!
only anxious to know about the reason why
he Shot Oberdorf told about this testi
mOny this a. N.
Earnest StaTklon, sworn.-l have beer
in The military service. | have been IL
over three years. l have been in the in
iautry service ana naval / was in the U
$. Navy five years. Gun shown witness
This is Il Springfield Riae. The poin
blank range Of the piece is 300 yards.
have been in several engagements. L an
familiar with the character of gun sho
= wounds. \ ball fired from musket dis
tance fro feet through human body
would make straight cut. The skin ol
the surface at the entrance would be
small hole. A large ball would make
: larger hole where it went out than Wher
it went in. Ifa paper wadis used 1t woul
Ibt curry - ltGl. 4 W. bttl hOuIt iAi'NiAS
smooth hole through the clothing. Th
: wound might be bacl: and bruised.
Cross-o%.-A ball used out of this gu
would make a larger size at the exit tina
! al the enhance. 4 round ball would max
n larger hole at the entrance than at tn
exit. | was in the battles of Fort Fishel
Mine Run, Gettysburg. l was Sergear
: and first Sergeant. | was not in the ho
pital on the occasion of either Of these ba
] ties. l first enlisted in 1861. | was fir
discharged in 1862 ] enlisted again
s lSGa WAC dieohoraed in 1896 L tho
i enlisted for year, and was transferred
the Navy. Twice l was discharged II
= disability, and twice ] served my time on
l | examined the wounds of soldiers partic,
larly, at the Naval Hospital, Portsmouth
Va. l was at this Hospital weeks,
0 was at Fortress Monroe Hospital week
S If the wadding WAS wrapped around Il
Il ball it would cauv more than five feet,
Geo. Forrest Oberdorf, re-called.-l mat
&c search for a bail. l searched ON The NOR
IS ing Martin Obcrdorl laid dead. lseaIch(
in q straight line from where Perry Hat
ie said he stood to where Martin Oberdo
n stood TO ihe house, looked over Il
l. As.s