The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-08-26

Another" Mollie sqeaIs.p
In the conspiracy case at rottsville
Of the Common wealth vs.. Jack Kehoe
ct al ,on Saturday last among the prlso-
ners put on the stand for the defence
was one Pat. Butler, who upon cross.
examination by Mr.. Kaercher made
the following startling disclosures,
which we take from the columns of the
Shenandoah Herald of Monday last
MT. Kaercher. DO you know OF any crimes
proposed ~ the leloers of this Organization
through the organization Answer. Yes, sir /;
cant help It.
q. lei us what crimes you know and who
committed them a. Wen to start with com
mitteu crime myself lat this ingenious ndmis.
SION every one was astOunded, but TO give any
uhce OF the plisO nefs 10 beyond our power OF
portrayal They couldn't believe their ears
Butler took no notice OF the prisoners but faced
hls questiOner ana with the manner OF man
who has m de up his mind TO relieve himself of
an 1rsupporlable burden began as follows;
, joined the Ancient order OF HiDernians on
the 10Th day Of August, 1873. when " Buckley
Donnelly was body.master Of the division at
Raven Run about SIX weeks after 1 Joined
BucKey" come 10 me and told me to meel him
IN Girardviho 1 went TO Glrlrdvllle and found
tinnen, Larry G. aue. Barney DOlnn. ana
BUNNY DOnHtig tntIt, nHu hll OF us went
TO Mhhanoy CITY after we had supper 1t was
settlD d thnJ Nike McDOuOugh und 1 were TO
shoot uinn named Burke Phi. Nash wanted
DOnoug1 and were to do II Barney Dolan und
them hu weIe present but when we went to do
me shooting they all went homes fprles showed
Bur9e 10 us "a he was sitting on u doorstep, ,and
we 1red at him us we passed, we dldn't intend
70 MT HIM, as We thought the others had gone
Dack on US, ind we could have hit hun eas IL
enough l1r our pistols we're almost aganst him
Wnen we fired PM Mash wanted Burke ktlled,
and we were to do IL, as we we Q new men, for
the 0thers went away don't know whether
Barney DOlan was In town when we shot at
Burke, for he went home on the nine o'clock
train L tolu Barney DUlan after ward that we
did our best 60 sho0t burke aud he said ali right
that II wOu do Just MS well, for that he would
Oe SO scared that he'd leave the country the
next crime that Dll ticpated In was III 1874
ht meeting OF the division 1 was notified by
buckley" Donne ly ~ 20 to Mun'' Lawlor's
IN Shenandoah we went there, and learned
from MN that we were to so 60 JHcksOn's patch
to mul der man. but as Barney Dolan, VINO
Has To LEAD us didn't come to time, and us "Muf"
know who the man was that was to he killed
but remember the time well enough Tor rs we
we're going home bv No. we saw jack Della.
although told him not 10, Buckley Donnely
pulled out pistol and fred IL in tue middle Of
the road,and frightened Mrs. Delaney anyhow
IL caused u good deal Of u OuDe to- some OF
US had to take the back tracs as he people came
out with firearms, ana would have shot some OF
us some time alter this " BueSey" DOnnelv
came to me and showed me Tom Sanger and he
wanted me and Pat Shaw To 20 up IN the drift
anu shoot him this was in the summer Of 1874;
snaW anu didn't 20. and we bOtli refu ed but
MN ana BuckeY' went to Lost Creek and got
ful,' anu shot Mt poor man ram ed
ltiey, aud II Is for that that Shaw Is now In jal;
Buckley" DOnnelly told me to meet lin at
Cinnes at another time, and 1t was proposed
thnt We should go to CentRaha to shoot AcBIe-
arity Phil Nash was met by us on the way
back. alter we nadl't done the deed; 1t was Ned
Curley,cOunty delegate OF Columbia county that
wanted McBrenllty kitlOd (Curiev is the man
VINO ki led Cunning q few weeks aRO.l "BuCkey"
DOnnelly was bodv-master for almost IA year.
anu he was put UuL by KehOe, and was put IN
his place he owed us money which he never
paid II was reported around that Hurley was
alter Gomer Jumea sl1 month before James was
Gille1; turey told me nlmself that lie KILLED
James ana saw the pistol.
At ore time myself ana three others were
asked by Boyle to Kill Captain Hay and Joseph
Reese BOYLE had just come from the west,and
ne gave PM. Nssn card that he got from his
body muster out there, SO he was adm tod to
Nash's division we didn't do what he wanted
US, however the mont alter the murder OF
Sanger Sanger was killed a, Raven Hun on the
lit OF septcm Der 1891 Buckley" DOnnellY told
me, In the presence Of Nike DUyle,in Anthony
n unley y, that lie oad taReD the men VINO shot
sanger to the place, ami he ss> ed me what KIND
ley sslu that The men hud Letn drinking ut his
bouse The Dig mt before, and Doyie said that lie
took part III the shooting.
Y. WnnL nuB OeCOlne OF Michael Doyle A.
We'll N tell You ull know about him after
Jatk kehoe had returned from tine national con.
ventiun III New YORK Ciiy went to Girarlville
TO get news fIom hun, and he tod me lie had
tlEen Doyle OefOre the national convention aud
s0lu, " GEM emen, TINS man has committed q
crime. and II you don't help HIM he " Ill no up 1"
kei 90 tolu ue tLat when lie said tins the
'btR RId" gave nlm one hundred dollars for Doyle,
anu that Doyle went 20 inc Old country on II.