Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-03-24

! Roach, and told him thought Cap. X. woul
| be at my place in the evening he stayed owe
Sunday he took oysters on Saturday evening
! he was very careful in handling his money
when be paid his board, on Sunday afternoon
he called me out and Yaye me IS bill and toll
me to take his board out Of it, as he Intended t.
leave early next morning when he paid me hi
back was toward me /; Haley never stopped owe
night before | usually receive money for oys
tiers, &C., at the bar.
Cross Examined.-I usually take none,
WHEREVER Offered to me.
TESTIMONY OF EPuRAIM HENSINGER.
reside OH Franklin street, East Ward Sha
mokin, opposite Uithngton's row Haley an,
Hughes lived in the same house; frequently seer
them together; Haley, Hughes, Farrell, Leven
and Calvin travelled together; Calvin left tn,
evening the robbery was committed Farrel
wore cap exactly like this leap shown.
Gross EXamIned.-I lived just across the stree
from Ha,ey and HGghes they lived in the same
house, one i'll the front and the other in the rear
know Gilbert ReiLz ; never saw him in Hughes
house; seen him talk to Hughes frequently
recOllect the day of the robbery.
Re Examined in Chef.-Never seen Farrell
work at anything he had been there between
four aud five weeks previous to the robbery.
s.B. BOYER, RECALLED.
There was au order, drawn by /. May & Co
whether the order WAS good, because it was writ.
ten III pencil /; am no: certain whether il was
presented by Gilbert Reitz or my brother this
was on the 5th or 9th of January.
NATHAN HESNINGER, RECALLED.
Mr.. Henninger was shown the draft drawn
by Mr.. Boyer, and pointed out the route taken
b, the party that followed after the robbers.I
tracked blood about 400 yards in the route that
they had taken.
TESTIMONY oF DANIEL HAUPT
lDraft shown Mr.. Haupt, who also pointed out
the route taken by the party who pursued the
robbers. Did not look for blood when we first
went over tie ground, but few days after We
went over again and found blood on bushes.
TESTIMONY or EDWARD ToPPY.
live in Shamokin, above Hanley's; saw
Farrell and Hughes together; met them on he
other sdc of the iron bridge, il Cruikshauk' s
addition they were going iu the direction of
Mshanoy.
CroES Examined.-They were going in the di-
rsction of MEhanoy it was between four and
five O'Clock in the evening Hughes and Farrel
were alone; they had no guns with them.
DANIEL HAUPT, RECALLED.
There were five tracks going away from the
house; cant say how many tracks coming 10
the house.
TESTIMONY OF JOSEPH BECEEg.
| reside IN Cameron township, about q Of u
mile from Nathan Henuinger either on the
lst or SIh OF January saw Haley there after
the robbery |, my little boy, and another man,
found 10 quarter dollars wc found blood on the
bushes. ~
Cross Examined.-It WAS between 5 and .
O'Clock in the eyenin. can't sag for certain
" neither it was the lst or Sth of January he
came in to get pint of whisky; never saw
Haley before he was dressed IL shifting clothes;
be had Oh a sort of Il felt hat did not zee the
others, but heard them on the boards.
Re Examined in Chief.-I asked him where he
was bound for, and he said Lykeus.
GILBERT EEITz, RE CALLED.
Cross Examined.-On the Tuesday preceding
lie robbery | think | was around home was
not III ohaDOkn that day | know julius Gro
Icy never said To him that ''I'd have the Bill
n.gu money - know Vim. Albert 4; never said
10 him II viii get fortune in Mahanoy yet, OF
20 10 the peniIenIIary - know Edward Artman.
Often talked 10 him never sand to him to the
fleet that I'd get h fortune III Mahanoy or 90 10
he Eeutentiary never seen Hughes 10 know
Iirn ; followed hutchering Mrs. Hughes got
neat from me Hughes never bought i3eat from
ne, to the best of my knowledge; Was not in
the day of the robbery was not talk
ng TO Hughes on that day.
Here the Commonwealth closed and the de-
ense opened. The frat evidence offered wa.
he
TESTIMONY OF CHARLES PENNAN.
! reside in the West Ward of Shamokin / am
m ployrC Ms inside boss by the Mineral Railroad
md Mining Co; | know Mr.. Haley he worked
lnder me the I'd week of January he was EN-
'loyed by me after getting to the bottom of the
!upe there are ten gangways; IL the gangway
where lie WAS employed there were six breasts.
Cross Examined He worked Ivy couErac.
Irving breasts by the yard.
TESTIMONY OF JAMES DALEY.
| reside on shamokin street, East Ward of
'hamokin; am employed by the Mineral Rail-
0ad anu Mining Co; am assistant To inside bOss.
Know Michael Haley he worked FOR that COM
'any in January saw him on the morning after
he robbery in his breast !; was sent to call
i'm IS near as | can recol!ect il was between
nd 10 O'Clock he was in the face Of his breast
'hcn called him was tod 10 tell Michael
lSIey that he was wanted at home that Philip
hughes had been shot dead in Mahanoy City he
Id not quit work immediately at that time
thomas or Martin Brennan was working with
Im Brennan was working with him on he 18Th
I January.
Crnss EXumincd.-Whcn they work by con
FactsI don't Keep any account of their time
ad seen HIM at work in his breast some days
'reSIous Haley and Brennan had contract
living breas; by the yard don't know whether
hey are related don't know what time they
cnt Ia that morning.
Rc-Examined IN Chief.-Men working by con-
ract may be at work and not see them they
nay also be ut work when the collery is not
uurins on full tiue.
TESTIMONY or MARTIN BRENNAN.
Live in shamokin Eas employed BY the
iiueTal Railroad and Mining Company last Jan
ary Haley and worked together heard of
he Cameron township robbery the next day
Haley and quit work at O'Clock We parted
L the slope he started toward his home saw
i'm next morning u little after : VIC were at
'ork next morning, Michael Haley was called
hat morning by james Daley heard Daley tell
Ialey thai hughes had been shot.
CrOss EXamined.-Cau't tell which got into
lic breast first that morning; met him in the
anyway. | live in the upper end ef Market
trcet Haley and had this work by contract
when working by contract We can quit a. any
line breaker time is nearly an hour faster than
un time au not related To Haley he was not
Z my house that morning hada't seen him
fler he left the breast on the evening of the
2th till met him next morning alter recelv-
ng the message AID going home Haley did not
ONE back tnat day am no: related with any of
he other defendants.
Re Examined in Chiuf.-Alichael Brennan is q
law of Hughes The air In the mine
vas bad that day.
TESTIMONY or JAMES FOLEY.
| reside il Springfield, Coal township, about
ne. hall mile from ShamOkiu | was, in JanIl-
nv. employed by the Mineral Railroad and Min
ny Co worked in the next breast TO Haley
nd Martin brennan ! heard of the robbery the
morning after it occurred on the 18th / was
working quit work about 4:3O ; left the mine
1 about 5:Uj saw Haley ut about ten minutes
ftrr ) (; We went home; We parted at the back
u the foundry he started In the direction for
one he had his working clothes on f; if he'd
oDe straight home he would have gos there
bout six O'Clock.
Cross Examiued.-Patrck SOrners was work.
ag with me the first time | saw HALEY on the
morning OF the 12Ih was about half past O'Clock;
II the morning Of the 18th four went Up to-
ether, and on the 18th was the last man of
he four to get in can't say whether Brennan
vas in the same car coming ont of the mine.
Iaiey and went home together am not rrlnt-
Il TO any Of the defendants.
TESTIMONY or PATRICK KEARSET.
] live IN Shamokin in WiIhington's row
bout - yards from IIa!ey's; heard of the Cam
ron township robbery the next morning Idgiyc
horse and wagon around town-do hauling. |
avs Michael Haley going towards his house on
he evening of the Cameron township robbery (; |
lw him 20 in his house at about ) O'Clock, by |
abroad time 4; he seems to have had on his min |
~ clothes no one with him ut the time saw |
nm Jnhu Met 'ut. WAS with