The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-12-16

Pat McKenna thei e. This WINS at Mniey's that
he tDonahoel paid ME tile four dollars. He htd
Whom whom they % called M. Rsher. Was Al o one ,,me
a member OF the Molly Magpire nssociation.
Pal McKennn was u member Of the association,
aud shortly before my arrest was acting as body
master Mnth. DOnab0e wns also member.
Nobody could be member but an Irishnan.
CrOss-eNaniined Saw John D0nahoe ana the
man they called Fisher going up stairs ut Mat
ey's. Maley was behind the bar when Dona.
hoe PAID me the four dollars. It looked to me
as II he had good bunch Of money eft. Joined
the society after CampDei's removal TO Taina-
Redirect rst time I saw McI5enna was at
Mrs. McIughs bsll. Saw John Satterv on
| the street. Went to the ball TO amuse myself q
John Malloy Live ut ruscsiorn; been born
thee. Know the Donohoes, slattery, and Chas.
q A. ~ The tin,e powelI wos mnTtered Jacl
Donohoe was body master them
TUESDAY.
Malloy continues AT the meeting Of the Di.
vision In IuscarOra, DOnnhOe said they were
indebted to summit Hin, and that Campbell
wanted job done and that he would go him.
10 do 1t, Dut refused this was before the
murder OF Powell It might have been several
came to me one Saturday Afternoon they asked
mo TO go along TO help kill the boss tPowo) !;
can't teln that Jno Donohoe told me that he
mad shot Powell. Peter O'OOnnrll contended
that Powell must be put ont Of the way, as he
wouldn't give an Irlshman show. Knew
Alex Campbell and Pat McKenna before the
meeting referred TO, but not Fisher The first
time ever met Fisher was at ball at Mrs.
Nc augh's, at Tamaqua. That b,ll was short.
| ly after the killing OF Powell Was at Maloy g
saloon previous TO going TO the ball Think Pat
| McKenDa, Math. and IOhu DOnOhOe, and Alex.
| Campbell were at Malloy'S while [ was tnere.
| Fisher met at the ball. Know that on the
morning after the bali treated TO the oysters.
| John Thomas: Saw Peter McKenna a little
| above Kline's corner on the evening Of the mur.
| der. There was some one else in his company,
| they We're talking together this was about
| hour before Powell wus shot. Was on the ST. eet
| when hea, d the report.
| Cross examination There was light In BY
nOn's store which enabled me 20 recognize Nc.
| Kennn, who was nearest to NE. Never had a
fight with Mckenna. lie got at me At one
| my seeing McKenna that night 1t was long
| before his ARE at.
! ney's on night Powell was shot. saw M McKen-
| m there that night. There was noise IN the
| barroom at the time, nnd so we DIDN'T go in
| ing on the street after leaving Sweeney's.
Heard about the killing between sweeney's
us. Couldn't swear that 1t wasn't half an hour
| OF the shooting.
matter over subsequently with Mr.. Spangler-
| we always thought i6 could hardly have been
| McKenna who shot Powell.
robert Brislin Was Dround town on evening
| Powell was shot. Saw prisoners and @. T. Nc
Hugh ut Sweeney's that night. Saw a man
there whom they called "B0atman." Was at
MIS-. McHuRh's ball at Tuscarora. Saw prison.
ers, Alex Campbell, the Bontman." and others
there. Have since learnt that "Boatman's'
| name was John DOnOhOe Was initiated a mem
Der OF the order by Campbell and McHugh. Had
previously been persecuted bv their men, so in.
| quiring of Fisher what had better do to escape
future harm, Fisher advised me to join the or.
| der he Thought It would at once end all perse.
| cution. Told Fisher that was almost afraid to
| go to bed at night for tear Of these men, tHere
| witness refers to u raid made on him by party
| Of MOltes at Buck Mountainl. This was in
| 1852 Was initiated on the last Sunday of Nov,
| 1871 Envar met Eialpr n mpInhnr
Croes.examinati0n Remember seeing Fisher
and McKenna at Sweeney. but DIDN'T see them
| coming in. Told Sweeney that had seen Fish.
| er there after the crowd had went ont. We had
| q sOciabe drink shortly afterwards.
aedreSt y, a. Lhis was good while before
and Dan Boyle Were talking together when
Fisher proposed that we should have drink.
The lman that called himself "Boatman" was
| heavily whlsKered
Geo. Holvay: The Co.'s office was at summit
Hui in 1871. Bosses generally met the Snpt
| there on saturday evenings after supper Pow
ell and 1 parted company on night Of ID Dec,
1871, at about 20 minutes Of o'clock. proceed
Cross examination Don't think the might
was so very dark. Night have seen from 10 to
Redirect: There might have been about iOC
feet Of single track near The rigging.stand. De
| tween the rigging stand aud White street the
| ground was rather rough.
Moses Haldeman Was at Summit Hill on the
| night Powell was shot. Walk ed up the plane
| from Ashton-the straight road was clear. Went
|
home went by way Of White street. saw a
fash heard arepOrt as II or gun. heard some
mp ts TSSS and
CrOss.exauined: Was close up to the office
when heard men running. Was right at the
onice when 1 heard them running up the rig
ging stand. The cars were between me and the
| party running. Couldn't see them, because the
were between & u.s. They ssSpped within mn
person shot called out oh oh am shot y
| Myself and wife went down the plane then. 1t
laNrf alnnRf etWsaA ala hniN
the time heard the shot aud the time 1 heard
| the men running. Some three or four sets OF
cars were on the " stand" near to the Office that
| night
cars below the office. Witness then explains
| particulars to the jury from map shown.
| AFTERNOON.
| Mrs. Haldeman; COrroborates last witness in
most particulars, but did not see the Il Ish OF the
David Morgan Was acquainted with prison
1 ers in 1871. Was at summit Hill ut the time
| MOgan Powell was snOt Was at Thomas Phil
| lips house when heard shot FREQ and some
body calling out am shot" Directly after
| saw Fisher and McKenna coming towards me
| from the direction of the railroad. They were
walking. Went down to Williamson's TO see
who had been shot. Have no doubt about II
| that Fisher and McKenna were the men met
| Cross 1amined started out OF the house as
Morgan Price: Was eating supper at the time
heard Morgan Powell was shot. NV residence
On Wnss s tho snd
l
| and myself met, and when near the engine
house met MckenDa. We asked him what was
| up. he said oh, nothing but big lightning
bug" 1t might have been about seven O'Clock
when heard OF the shooting.
Cross. examined: Can't tell who the man IN
| McKennas company WAS
Geo. Evans: Corrob0rates Morgan Price In
relation to MCKenna.
CrOss-examined Can't tell who told me that
| Powell was shot. Net McKennR OF the corner
| OF Market and Railroad slreets. Price aud
met at Beynons store. Powell might have been
shot about IS minutes at the time we got 70 Mr
Williams0n's store. o. q ...
Edward Rafter then testified to SEEING on the
night OF the shooting, when near the corner oil
Front and Market streets. man whom, from
his appearance. he took to be McKonna.
| VIM ID. Zahner, Supt. OF l. & w. Coal Co
Was superintendent at the time Of the Powell
murder. and testifies principally to Powell's
| haoit OF calling at the Co.'S Office on Saturday
nights for Instructions.
barney McHugh, the next witness called on,
| then entertatus the audience for some tune, but
| very little is obtained from MIN which Is ut all
| relevant to the case.
John p. McHugh: The ball at Mrs. McH ugh's
was either the before or the day atterChrlstInas
| 1871. Took party over as q matter of business
| ToOK, among others, Fisher, MckennA and
Campbell Each man paid "a. think.
| 'CrOsSexAmlued : This was public Uall; there
were quite number OF people there think |
| took no less than Tor mo- than ~. Ib WAS her
| animal ball. Got there about dusk-lefL sun
| init Hill alter dinner.
| John Slattery: nesided at Tuscarora, schuyl-
| kill county, in Decemuer, 1871. Attended q Oau
| nj Mrs. MoHuEh's nt ramaqua, DetweenChris
| mas aud New Years. John DUnuhOe was there;
1 liam ataa q tWnAN