The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-07-01

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right and we left on the 4th Of October, 1875, |
WIS going TO wilkes Barre from POttsvine j
stopped az rRmnqpa and at CAROLS saw
Campbell, and asked how they were gettlnR
along he sara irst,rate, that kerriaann VIZ,
DesseS were all right he even went 80 TAT as 70
give me the names John Kildee,0f New Potts
willie, Sharkev. Mclhea anu MoAqly were the
men VINO were 10 prove that Keritgun was nj q
funeral tho dny before the murder OF Jones {;
previous 70 toe DDeniTg Of the cQnvenuon here
] went TO John r. McGin ey's Fisher ana Pat.
McKenna took me aside, and Raid IL was nice
state of affairs that Oampbell had brought them
Into they stated that they bad got mOney iOr
the purpose OF paving tre pisoners connsei ngs mlu
county delegate of LuzeIne to net h III 70 i0rln
committee to meet COMMITTEE IRON carbon
aud SchuvnIlll u counties to see what nhouiu Oe
None with the mOiIey returned from Luzetne
on Monday, the v appointed iQr the OHRnn'hg
OF OF the lra Of Kelly Doyle az ana A Reti1Sm haSJ ,boY
were getting on he snid nll richt, that the men
would get clear but he said II 1t although ne
mad ordered Kerigin's witnesses TO he SUD,
p9naed week previous none OF them mn han
ueen subp9nael he said he told them they
would he subp9uaed and they CAME 20 his
house tne day before, and told him theV hnun 7
been notified, ana that he had taken bis tenn
that mo ming and drit en- them purt ~ the WY
home / saw the witnesses here aud they saiu
they would swear as Can pbel had told me ;
met them ON Sunday, the Sth u October L
don't know them until that time, but In De
cember. 1875. ] weut; l met Kildte In HaEletOni
and went with hlm TO New POttsyine, anu stop;
ped all night with him 1 saw McAuley, ana
both of them laid that, they were wiling to
swear to what CnmpOell wanted them to the
witnesses VINO were TO p, owe an albi for Kelley
and Doyle were here also QoOHing at q pistol
1 saw j mes Kerrigin give that pistol TO Pat
Men calls ON the 27tb Of July. 1876, and heard
hun tell him to glve 1t to Rolrty, and Pat NC
Neahs was the man who told Kerrlgan not TO
come 10 LanstOid kerfigan stated thnt u was
Roarty's pistol,and that 1t shot Sost,and Roarty
told me-
AT this point the witness was requested to
stop by Mr. Fox, and he computed, aud before
anything further could be done Judge Dreher
remar1ed-' Ge tlemen, the hour for adjourn
ment has arrived"
June 2l-At q few minutes past ten o'clock
the COURTROOM is densely crowded, There ISM
even standing room left The prisoner Is In his
seat his vile and another ladv are at his size.
The crler goes through his customely formulas
ana the business IN hand goes on. The attend
gentlemen, Is unusually large. The atmosphere
prevailing the Courtroom IL truly sufocating:
The jurors LOOK well two dollars u dav aud
roast beef see.ninglv agreeing with the mnjOii-
ty Of them. not to speak of the free bus rides
James McParlane, Iesumed his Testimony at
lO;4o a, M; FIRST tune | recognized Campbell
as member OF the Oid,r was at Thos. Fishers
Told me then that he continued tn be body mas
ter at Tamaqua, although he was then living at
Ashton. Nh. Fisher introduced me to him as
brother Had previously exchanged goods
with Fisher. Inns was III June, lo14. became
q member at shenandoah What was the OBJ
jecU of the organization In Schuvlkil and Car.
bon Counuesf Objected to by defense. The
prosecution propose to show that Campbell was
c9Rnlzant OF the fact that that organization was
which point Is argued at length bvMr HuPhss,
and repned to by Mr.. Fox, who contests its nd.
missibility, .sugmatizlng IT as an attempt to
blast the prisoners character before the jury.
Objections Overru ed under certain restrictions.
one division. having grievance Tor ather one
another party Of the same divisionJ would call
upon the bod master for its red ess. joined
the organization Tor the purpose OF finding out
who belonged, and who were the criminals III
one memUer Of a division had some grievance
the body. masters OF several divisions would
meet, and determine how to redress u wheth
er by murder. arson, or in any other way. Tney
would select the men to do It, and, If detected,
It was their tthe body-na<terso BUSINESS 10 se.
cure other parties 70 prove an a,.o ,rot Maue Ver
ways tT1ed to prevent CRIME when possible. I'm.
joved CampUels confidence from the first. The
bond supposed to exist between us being the
foundation Told me on the 18TH of July that
they wouldn't have bothered with the murder
OF Yost II 1t hadn't been Tor trade ana tnat
now they wanted some men, In return OF tue
compliment, to kill Jones. On the 24tn OF Aug,
rs, met Campbell again at ramaqua. He OK.
pressed his SORROW that he woutn De unsoie 70
attend the Convention on the following day ,as
he wanted men to kill Jones, ana would not en-
trust the matter to Kerngan.
McGeegh ms saloon was opened on the l4th
of Aug, rs. Went there on invitation OF camp.
bell. lie asked me to write letter for him o1
that occas sion TO one Boyle. Fisher had refused
to give the goods TO Boyle, hence the trOnOe.
Fisher having given thein 20 one McCOOl, whom
campbell asserted to be an enemy OF theirs ano
wound hang any Molles in the two Counties.
He wan; ed this thing compromised. There was
a division OF Molles ut storm Hill there were
five in Carbon County, and Y or 22 IN schuyl'
kll Reference made to goods. etc. lhe pass
words came with eacn new invoice They were
for the purpose OF identifying members.
witness here gives those of 18th OF Jan. rs.
On the 18th Of Aug an omnibus load OF persons
arrived at Thos. Flsners the, Q were ~, unIee ' OF
ON the evening OF 1hanksRlving's Dav Camp-
bell int med me that he had gwen Mrs Ker. T.
$40 10 Keep ner quiet.
Cr0ss.examined !. Am 80 years old ; came to
this country III 80 was raised on 1arlni
went to England worked IN Chemcai works
there returned home wOrkeA at Belfast born
at Armagh took nm obligation OF secresv when
Joined the order also TO obey nv superiOrs
IN all Things They have printed cor constitutions
ion to require of Shenandoah to furnish men to
Kill one Thomas. 1t was made by John Kehoe;
carried 1t myself. KehOe made the regmsltion.
upon me, which promised to do Met KehOe
at Mahanoy on the fratOf June had meet
ing at NJ Michael Clark's. It was there deterpin-.
of Major, was TO be xii. ed. At meeting on the
3D. or 4th Tin the bushesi IL was determined
that shoulu be one OF the party to Assist In
killing the men did'ut goI Dut others went,
and "BulIy Bill'' (Thomasl was uuently
shot Knew at the time who the men were that
were to xiii him Took no mart IN thelI selee,r
would have done 80 would nave leopardized ms
own lite Kehoe and others notified the men.
Called meeting Oh my own ulvs,T9 seI9 yd Iaey met
but didn't go. This was ut shenandoah on the
Sd of June Correcting himself. ne states the
men were not rejected until Sunday the nth of
Junel Was subsequently, TO d by them that
they had shot Thomas. They shot him on the
morning they reported 20 me. Tho same parGv-
that were originally appointed 10 do the shoot
ing shot HIN. Thev belonged to the Shenandoah
division They had their own arms. Was sent
to procure men for tbe killing OF John 1. ] ones,
from Shenandoah. Got them and tOOA them TO
James Carrolps Learning thai kerrigan had
already started with others, left them at Car.
roll where thev went to Ded. Met Carroll at
10 ~ m thnt night; he told me that KerT1gan
had taken Doyle and Kelley to do the shooting
OF Jones and that he thought the job was done.
IL was impossible for me to attempt saving
Jones' life that night. Went TO my hotel wrote
out my report and retired. Had good reasons
to believe that Jones was on his guard. Camp
bells reduisition came before our division he
also reduiested me to try at the Convention. 10
get men to kill Jones (25,h OF Aug.) attended
the Convention. They were subsequently, np-
pointed at 0 private nesting Some members
were never let into the secrets OF the DIVISION.
IolA ]. r. AlcGinley thought could get men
TO release Doyle and Kelley from jail. was on
ly ''eoddIn9" them. III order 10 md them nut,
l. e., to sound them. RequislliOns were genei-
ally made upon the body masters, but not al
ways. Never saw M obligation OF society car:
ried out. Discovered this soon after Joined
them. Question Did you ever try To prevent
Dy defense. Question argued, and permitted.
When learnt that Jones was to be murdered,
reported TO Benz Franklin In Reading Report
procured, but reading OOtected 70, winch gives
iise to considerable argument between contend
iuR counsel principally Hu1hes aOd Fox. VI uuge
Dreher: = T Fox. we are not. trying at pIesent,
whether the witness IL an nccessOry. We VIII