The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-02-19
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More of the ~ MoIlies."
Tho following account of the hearing on the
writ of habeas corpus IN the case Of tie MOne
Mcguire murderers at Pottsville on Saturday
last we take from the columns OF an extra pub
hshed by the Maucb Chunk Democrot ON Mon.
day morning last:
on the 9th inst. Hon. Cyrus L.Pershiug, Presi
de Z Judge OF Schuylkjlt county. allowed IA writ
Oi hdbedS corpus al teSttHcdndelg TO issue, d.
rCcting Snerin Brenercr OF this county to con.
vey the body OF JamaS He1ipan to POttsvil g
on t1e 13th instant IN order that he might g1ve
evidence IN the case Oi James CaltOl and others
charged with lelng principals and accessories in
the murder OF Policeman Frank in Ost, OF IA
mhqua, ON the nlpht 1f the Sth Of guly last, and
who had m"de application for release on bail.
In acc,n darge with IN y mandate Kerrigan was
taken from our jail on saturday morning at 7;3p,
O'Clock. Capt. teeler nAlng the retlrn Of the
writ
General ALBRIGHT whose efforts in the prose.
cutiOu OF Doyle for Ie murder OF Jones land of
which kCrlgan lis indicted rs accessory were
- emlnently success al, had nj de the n 'cessarY
arrangements tor having the lcaler" conN eyed
TO POttsvlllC on SPECIAL train, aud uuder the
charge Of Capt. Peelec OF the { onl and Iron Po-
lice assisted by sufficient number OF officers
to make the prisoner secure, the noted indlvi-
dual was viii -ked Uy the scenes OF his presumed
MANIFOLD crimes, until tht trHn reached Pao
Alto. where, tOr prudential reasons he was ia
Ken and cong eyed from thence III a close car
riage to the court house.
len O'clock tie hour assigned for the bearing
prrlved, and the audience was cailed 10 order by
hls Honor, Ju1ge Pershng-law Judges Green
bong on the uench W tn him, when announce.
ment was made that the hearing would be pli.
vate, and that no persons would he admitted
but the court, the counsel prlsOuers ana others
connected with the case, strong feeling UI
Ilsappomtmt mt pervnded tne anxious tlrOng
but thele was no he o for it-they had TO retire
The prisoners were brOuPh in and CarrQl was
Inc only one preceutiDly aif cted by the leu.
liar sluallun. lheY we q seated near the
counsel, Hons. j. W. RyOn and Lin BarthOlO
new.
The Commonwealth was represented by Gen
@ lOTOugn. Il NJ.
hughes ANA District Attorney K@rCher OF
Schuvkill. Also p, eseut We've Hons, Wm, NJ.
Randall, y. p. BeCLtel and jones Ellis, Gen.
Sigiried. and Messrs Z. f. Shndle, W. Ramsay
Potts, X g Green and VIM. Fox
through the courtesy OF the Court the Demo-
crDps reporter ana others were allowed TO re-
main bnt an imperative Injunction was lald
npon publication. CuusequeII,ly ly we cannot pub.
nsh anything but " hat has been supervised Dy
the counsel for the plOsecut,On
James keI11gan was the trsU witness placed
ON lhe standi aud the prisoners gazed ON him
ahXlOusly aud eagerly, paying stricv attention
TO every word he seld. When the witness com.
men eu perfect silence prevail ed ami continued
throughout the whOle examination. Gen AL.
bright commenced tnc inJerlog ga lorlrs out once
started the wi ness tld not he ltate much anu
niue pr mp,InE was rtqulied b get hs stnte-
menL
On his cross.eNaminatiou the follow,ng sate.
came from Mauch Chunk jail plade con |
lehslon Ot the murLer of Jones mt the saIpe \
time fciated the facts the EUst muruer. n o
Que asked me To cohtess, but tOlu 1t OF myOw |
nrcOcd. do not eNpecu to clear MY self bv ted |
i,I ms ana expect to be punished lcr my
men tim, did the TeeJ md Gor,t "envr irbnv
wnnled me to heip Chem, nut wouldn't do IT, |
nresei n hen I m'adp tle "onfts 'i, e To-
MIR Shenn ma Nj Iimabno .Sn,,.,,, 20 5, y 20
hel han, ed ma n ~, TO- sd n,'I1% u,a Gp 90 10
aiono nnd I,in III ina He,s,,,o'o 'o ~ ~
man that cleit,eu thT oistois 't, ey% rbar, to
Kelly ana. Dove n, iu,nrI Dnyle e1,h tI'r n,stoi
,,nlI ,,Is, va bn az ~, ,,, III M H.,
GOuuC n- nav M bern Me tati'i mst,!umpn ~ ~
"ns roy expected ~ L%lc charge OF unem.
wen th mat nnvihinv cameo TIina ~ tI,. Oan T,Ins
murder was Irfe,eyant. Di,t nIter some cross
tr;up pet,ye.n ~ nm ri krrri % i.,n r,S,,,e cd ~ ~'
Nd irerhHn rIye nnvlt he ni.tn1 aF bis CO. |
loon A. .evan5sr CaIHpboh Dpvie XIII i' o15r Sr
len o,rock 9t pt,, ot'O ,o, maS "ooIU hi PAST
me on NV knee, aud made nm" I,roni "a wcppId ph
never say auytnlna a,,ouS n ,rnnk or soher
He wanted Dove 10 shoot Tones at his nTvp |
door pne nIsioi dhL To- heiU% 10 ,ne 1 i' ro omG
owned IT, i'hcr,. were tvyn or thIen n bar ~ ~
sOns IN Mc(ieep hams si,loon M the sane time |
tnns the N III, w . 'oi ''' 'io '"'ho V'ihe |
some of the secrets ot tbe ossocio,to, L,,o,-
MS the M oIly TagIiipsn W. "a ~ n
he m - ~ co, 90 moIeeHposeuill WlncH
and also ncknow lrd1rI Iie ni tic co, ai ~ "a' @
requiring ITS memDers to c,uHmit InnrGeC when
IliI enfed lv rs nmtb1i5t,es 0oiiiU hiuiuel "Hou
Anon. Inc otheT Jviti,erses ex- -,n,ned ,ro, n,
Sohday, WHO heard Yosiis snte.nIortem "s1 s1ate
ment In winch he stafe, tiat be su, % Tho ,on
who shot him t6nt une ,yn' tai III o1d ttn ' oih ihoI
"A sboIIer man and th ,e, mte it ito anu Une % otmer
with the personal appearance OF 6r,C;esGban
and BOyle Imap iin,,G I'm cI ar " oi ti nun
fled thar he "a w the men Of sI oesI, W.
Ihe teimOon OF the 5Ih Of inv and o1her evii
Gepce was Diven ~ bich cieay M ,o lu tb ,t tE
these ngItIes If IL nert",ti,, onIiD uitT tTH ~
Conf wns so clear " conyinraa of tnis tit ,h nc
won nor sfen To- anV 1rtn,nan i hn re soy
Ell the Drlsn,ers m tai 10 v,ait tnDtha anai
on the mari nt tbe yynih",ttia iui 'iioi "o'iou
Franklin Yost WAS assassinated some time
during fhe nip If + JnIv 5fd is9t ,i Nv .ie
nut tie lAst ISin on taS T"nta 'o W. mit''S ~ @
crrned thmt Tirpt abutt nis 11So WAS con
Sica or,, IL pSiie @ @ mUUnt ms partner, Barney
ont bitt he i S t os Us 'uln Hi @ 10 put tns msnIs
n0sne IN the 40, ~ @ i, I I'm ~ IiUn ga
:, . LIZ ~ Ne meIu loI HIIl' Ihey iau deceived 1Ost
Biil fhe si,snectn mns hne nun Ihey were after
the ice "a sS ,ot pti ptii & n,ts mene snhuoWeu Dy
Soniteetinn it 10 oi YES ever ] sihGe, anu tle
TweeI, ths Vast mn i, % 40 Sipou f los aso pe-
Jones II il ana tbot " coz, 'n' ha , ~ 1oiI
Karr,1oIV ~ & 20 sa!n NJ tnat " can De proven that
NJ Saa. NJ Nv ,hunY pelhtuiue9 tue nehlh OF
tn9I o osnd ~ anu b2S II uiu the WOlk.
iunied 70 ni,n T Pori % u y, az b o',du Hhu peea
after the mnIder Wa 20 T4 ne b dhat