Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-03-24
wagon road to ny brother's. From my

wagon read to ny brothers.. From INV
brothers to Iienuiser's it is about q miles.
| TESTIMONY OF DR.. ERICKBAUM.
live iu Sharnokin. have been prac.
ticing physician. | was in Squire Helm q
Office on the morning of the 18th aud saw
Haley then. His ears were frosted. /
would think recently. They were purplish
in color and swollen. On the morning
! after the robbery.
! Cross Examined. Gave a careful exam
ination of the ears. Was called for on that
day DR.. HOllenbach and l were called in
| by Esq. Helm to sec il his ears were frost
ed. It was recent frost bite. | never
knew the man before.
TESTIMONY OF JACOB WAGNER.
From Weaver's hotel to the church or
Boyer's is over Sand short miles. From
the church TO Herniger's it is one half mile
or so.
TESTIMONY OF wh. HAUPT.
live ID Cameron twp. Am acquainted
with the roads from Shamokin to church
and Boyer's hotel. 1t is about 81 miles
FROM Shamokn to the church. Nearest
way from Shamokin to IienniUger's is to
go around by the church aud down by the
foot path.
Cross EYa amiued Don't know which
way these parties went. The path down the
mountain is pretty rough some places. The
distance from Weavcr's hotel TO the church
is little over miles. From the church
to HenninGer's it 10 about : Of mile.
From Shamokin to Boyer's tavern is
about 81 of a miles From there to Hen
ninger's 10 % or q miles.
At 4:40 O'Clock the testimony in the case
was closed and the witnesses discharged,
soIne Of whom went 30 their homes, others
staying To Sec the trial out
Court adiourusd till tomorrow at eight
O'Clock.
WEDNESDAY, March a.
Cour; opened at o'clock this ,raing. Ta- OF
the MIhsnOy robbers pleaded 10y Malick and VOL
verou for the Commonwealth, aud Clement and Sober
for the defendants. Each gentleman occupied over
half hour. At li%a Court adjourned till O'Clock
this sfteruooa.
AyTEEFooS SESSION.
The Judges charge occupied shout Two hours
and St about five minutes after three the Jury re-
tired At about fifteen minutes OF i've they return
ed, bringing In verdict OF guilty III manner AID
form as indicted.
The counsel for the defence asked for q trial,
filing reasons but they oye-ruled by the Court
The Court then sentenced the prisoners fol-
lowe:
Michsel Haley. Pay = nne of fl0O, costs of prose-
Peuitentiary, at solitary confinement and hard la
Dor. for the term of seven years from this day.
9eorgc Leyens. Pay = hue of 800, costs Of prose-
eution, and undergo imprisonment in the Eastern
Penitententiary, at solitary confinement at hard
labor, for the term OF eight yesrs from this day.
Martin Farrell. Pay fine of tlo0, costs Of prose-
cutiou sad undergo an imprisonn in the Eastern
Penitentisry, at solitary confinement xnd hard Is
Dor, for the term OF nine yesrs from this dsy.
Philip Delaney. Pay 1ne of $loo, cos Of prose-
cutioa and undergo an impris Mt in the Eastern
Penitentisry, at solitary confinement and hard sbo:
While sentence was being pronounced item,
the faces Of the prisoners seemed TO wear about the
same look they did during the trial. After the
Judge had finished spesking, Fsrrel said: "Thst
cap convicted me, but it's not mine-I never wore
H." and Delaney said "As God is my witness, l
am not guilty" BE that as it may the last act of
the drsma has been closed, the actors retired from
the stage. and the curtain dropped the scene.
They be innocent but IL il to be presumed that
they are not II they innocent, they are VIC
tins Of circumstautisl evidence; if guilty they
have received their just deserts. A jury of twelve
good men have ssid that Hsley. Delaney, Leveus
and Farrell guilty Of the crime with which they
were charged, a,d the public have right to think
otherwise.
After the sentences were passed the prisoners
were taken to the isil, accompanied BY several of
their friends and u number of curious people The
parting of Delaney with his two brothers, at the
door Of the jail affecting scene. His
brother John ~ept bitterly, also did Mrs. De
lsDey, his sister-in-lsw, and several other lady
friends.