The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-06-24

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| any. sworn. being the ninth Juror selected.
Jonas H. Beer. swOif, ana owing 10 con
ceded Inability to comprehend the English ian.
gulsh is challenged by defense for cause, which
Peter Musslcman not opposed 20 capital
punishment. Lives at Weatherly and Ia n ma
omnlst by trade. cad about the several cases
aud FORMED an opinion 1t would be hard 10
change. Challenged for cnuso.
stephen fensiermacher, sworn has no sCrtI-
pies. Read McParlano's evidence IN the Potts.
Vile case By what read thought prisoner
VIM Williams Is opposed 10 cSpiISi punisb.
ment Chal ensed tor cause by commonwealth
which If overrued, Rend some OF the evidence
~ this crse MS rendered BY James Kerrigan but
thinks he could render a jnst verdict neverthe.
less. sworn.
John Ware. sworn Is not opposed to capital
punishment Road confession Ui KerIlgan, and
formed nm opinion. Cha lengcd for cause.
John Beher, challenged for cause.
Chnrles 1ennlng, sworn Has read all about
these cahes hut thinks. nevcrtheles', that he
can Try this case ON Its inertia. Challenged per.
emptOrilv.
Edwnd Freyman, sworn . Don't think no IN
derstands English well enough to serve az a
juror. Challenged for cause
James Belford, sworn Although has read nll
about these cases, thinks he could enter the
luIy.Dox entirely unbiased. Challenged per.
Harrison Heimbach not having heard or read
much concerning the affair, is sworn IN as the
1lth Juror and directly after
Charles Iellner Is admitted, and thus com.
pletes the panel OF twelve who arc TO pass iudg.
,nent upon Alex. Campbell, now on trial for his
life.
Tho Jury being sworn, tho Indictment WINS
rend to them by tho Clerk Of the Court, and the
twelve having received such instruc ions from
the Hon. President Judge as were considered
necessary. District Attorney Siewers Opened
the cas- on the part Of the Commonwealth IN
his customary lucid yet comprehensive man.
ner
Thursday June %, 1876.
C0ur' opened at $50 a. IN, The prisoner neat.
~ arraYed, Ia In his seat, his faithful wlfe, ao-
coInpanied by two other lady friends, being at
his side.
Mrs argnret Grnth, being the flrst witness
called, when about TO relate the Old story con.
corning her ana her husbands meeting Kerri-
gan, Kelley, and Doyle, on the evening OF the
first OF September last, near Tamnqua, going In
tho direction OF Lansford Mr. Fox. Of counsel
tor defense, suddenly rlscs TO INQUIRE as to what
the prosecution intended to prove by he wit.
ness, AM hav ng been informed what 1t was
Proposed 70 provo, he objects. particularly to
he bill OF indictment. lengthy argument be.
tween contending counsel then follows, but oil.
though M. Fox strove hard to convince the
tiOns were overrdled and bill sealed. Mrs.
Grlfth then proceeded to relate her old, old,
story not forgetting even that part Of IL relat-
ing to the goat Kerrigan claimed to be in search
OF, in all OF which her testimony was fully eorobo-
rated by that Of her husband, William Grifhth,
who was the next witness called.
Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, of Ridge street, Ashton,
then testified to seeing Kelley, Doyle, and Ker-
rigan at Alex Campbels house on the evening
of the End Of September last, and to her having
seen them there before. Mr. Thomas Jones, her
ing seen the three strangers leaving Campbelps
house and going up the street in the direction of
Summit Hill. The witness, although subjected
to searching cross examination by Mr. Kslbfus,
persistently sdheres to his story, and while he
continued on the stand Campbell looked thought
ful and nervous
Mrs Ann Faux, a sister Of the late Jno. P.
Jones, claims to have repeatedly noticed Kerri-
gan and Campbell engaged in conversation to-
gether. Saw Kerrigsn there lat Campbeh's) three
or four times
Chas. g. Goslee then relates having seen Doyle,
Kelley. and Kerrigan at campbelrs on the eve
ming Of the 2nd of September last.
Lewis Houser Was plastering a house near
Lansford on the End Of September, and while on
his way home on the evening of the day in Ques-
tion, accompanied by his son, William, the latter
noticed J0mes kerrigaD, and two other men in
front Of CampbelEs house. This was a little after
six a'clock, according TO the latters testimony.
Mrs Margaret Murphey again relates how on
the morning Of the 2nd Of September, the trio
Doyle, Kelley, and Kerrisan) had stopped at her
house and she treated them to buttermilk.
John X. Evans, john Dick, John Dule, Aaron
Hoffman, James Mclaughlin, John McReever,
John McCTeady, VIM. Forgey, and John Edwards
all employed in one capacity another abont the
L. & W. Coal Co.'S works near Lansford then tes-
tifed to having seen ali, or some, Of the three
lurking about the works on the "a of september
last. So did NJ s. Gibson, Oliver Griffith, Wm
Il. Watkins, Vim. Jones, Peter Bradbefry, Prank
Houser, David Lawson, and Wm Ratclif.
Adjourned until p. III.
AFTERNOON sRssIoN.-Wm. HOuser reappear.
ed upon the stand 10 reChfy statement made
in 20 course of his examination in Toe forenoon.
Il was all ABOUT IA hat and cap" Mrs Mary
Davis tnen AGAIN related her story about Dove,
Kelley and kerngan's call at her hOuse OH the
2ud day Oi september, and how she had acted
the part of the good samaritan by giving Lhem
food and Drink. She, 10 the course Of her ex-
am nation, gives n complete description OF tho
triOs' Dress aud appearance, etc. Kerrigan gave
her two dOllar-Olll, etc.
Edward Munich saw the party at the car
penter shop OF No. on tho afternoon Of the end
Evan X. Powell and Jas. Mclean also testi
fed to having seen all or several OF the three
near the works on September End.
Wm. O. RaLchff saw Kelley and DOYLE at No
4, and Jonathan Kistuer saw the two passing
the Dlacksmlth.shop Of No. on the same day
johnny Jones at work at No on the day re-
ferred to, saw three men approaching, one OF
whom inquired concerning the bo AEDOYle was
James Scott, Geo. w. Houser. Reese DIvis
and James DAVIS, had likewise seen them at
one time or another on the day before the Kill
ing OF Jone-.
M. e. Werey, who then keut the Washington
II otel at summit Hill, saw two of the three at
his house on the afternoon of the 2nd of Septem.
Der. The smaller Of the two paid for what they
got, and seemed TO keep an account Of what he
paid on strip OF paper
John Whllden had also seen them about the
works on September I'd.
Mrs. John p. Jones being then called upon
gave an account Of her husbands departui 9
~
mon Backman TecOunts how ne had at aDOuJ
half past hve o'clock Of the 80 September, seen
Doyle and Kelley passing through the alley m
the rear OF the EARLE House summit Hill and
how subsequently they Jeff In the direction Of
Market Street
DAVID Nj Ter, thon relates his meeting with
KorrlRan late on the evening Ot the "a Septem-
Der, near his boardlng-hOuse, opposite the late
] p, JoneT residence, and how ne had tapped
him on the shoulder. having mistaken him to
be his DoardinRboss. Doyle and Kelley we're
then standing at some distance.
Mary Ann Fleming, u nexCdOOr- -neiehbOr to
the iato John +. Jones, had also seen the two
mysterious st angers in the neighb0rhoOd on
tae evening in question They were In front of
our gate. and tying 10 hide their faces when
addressed one OF them whom l mistoOk TO be
my husband.
They were also seen by Mrs. Ann Hobby, the
next witness, in that same neighborho0d on the
night OF the znd of Sept.
John @. Hutter, civil and mining engineer in
the employ Of the l.. g. W. &. Co., bein q sworn
then explains the various loca tiea ana sur.
roundmgs Of the scene OF the muIGer on a man
dI avn by him, and James Nc Keever 10 afes nil
about his following in the wake Of the murder
ers Doyle and ke.iey,) on the morning Of the
Sd OF Sept down slope No. I, he being on ms
way TO work how They disappeared beneath
the brow ot the hill-hOw he helru some shots
hred, ana shortly thereafter encountered the
same lndiv vduals hnrr1eGl retracng their steps:
how he followed III pursuit. etc In much of
next witness, john Weyhenmeyer, also repeats
for the third time, the wel-rememhered INCL.
dents OF the assassination of Jones, much OF
winch Is c0rrooorated by the subsequent test-
mODy OF David " ilIams aud John Z, Eentver
DOth OF whom 1oiued IN che pu suit OF tne fugi