The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-12-16
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are almost too disgusting to witness,
yet thus far, the prosecution have had
the better OF the defense. Besides,
were they even to succeed in their tao
tics, they can not expect to annihilate
the many corroborative facts, some OF
them already established, and others to
be established. Their case Is evidently
desperate one.
An hour and half having been
spent In useless argument, the cross
examination Is permitted to proceed
according to certain rules agreed upon:
I think we went down the plane
don't know that I said at the haseas
corpus hearing that Donahoe took ne
into the brush don't know how long
we were in the brush Mat Donahoe
was nearest to Powell when John Dom
ahoe fred the shot Fisher stood be-
hind him (Mst Donahoe) don't re-
member what l said at the habeas cor
pus ; know that Fisher went to Will
liamson's window several people pass
ed but none but one spoke think
mentioned the names of all implicated
at the habeas corpus did not say at
the hearing that Fisher and Campbell
had been talking at Sweeney's about
this man (PowelD when I left Ia.
ma1ua, l didn't know but what we
were going on lawful errand Capt.
Linden frequently talked to me about
this case at the prison nobody asked
me what was going to testify to. .
Redirect: Was not on the stand long
at the habeas corpus was neither ex-
smined by Mr.. Ryon nor Fox then
they were not there Donahoe called
Fisher "Susie" when we met at Summit
Hill after the shooting we met be-
tween the cars McKenna had bottle
in his pocket, out of which he gave me
drink I; was supervisor of North
Schuylkill township at the time of my
arrest had some money due me by the
township Patty O'D Dnnell introduced
me TO Fisher at Mrs. Ryan's O'Don-
nell told me that this was Mr.. Fisher,
County Delegate Of Carbon county
he had come with delegation of
twenty-five, we with one of ten thew
had come, he said, to scare one Coler-
ain away from his wife, with whom he
had been living In unlawful wedlock
when / was introduced to Fisher at
Sweeney's as Mr.. Dwyer, / acted Of
course as though we had never met be.
fore q. T. McHugh was among those
ct Mrs. Ryan's can't tell how long It
was between the meeting at Ryan's and
the Powell murder meeting him
(Fisher) some time after the murder,
he said to me, Wasn't it a clean Job d?
Says What job 2 Says he the kill
ing Of Powell ; he told me what it was
done for ; can't say how long after the
murder this Was heard something said
| about "boatman - think it was in
| SweeneY's bar room don't remember
talking to McKenna since the Powell
murder.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Can't tell what swore to at Dona-
hoes trial. Q.-Did you, at the trial
of Donahoe swear that the reason given
by them for the shooting was beause
che (Powell) refused to give Campbell
breast" A.-D0n't remember what
may have stated met two men on
the railroad track, but can't Just now
state what they said think the men
asked what was the matter, or some
thing Of the kind passed one man
first, and four or five afterwards met
some men afterwards can't tell
whether these or the former asked US
what was the matter ; we went part Of
the way down the plane it was in or
near the swamp that we met a man !;
can't say what tine 1t was when we
got to Tamaqua.
John Sweeney Was at Coal Dale on
the night Powell was shot between
eight and nine O'Clock in the evening,
on my way to Ashton, met three men
| In the Ashton swamp when I met
those three men bid them "good eve
! ming !" they inquired of me the road
TO Tamaqua, and directed them what
course to take they wore dark clothes;
the Spokesman of the party wore q
long dark coat and cap this was about
eighty yards east of the old plane.
Cross-examned was g ing in op-
posite direction from what they were !;
1 was going to Summit Hill had never
been called on as witness in this mat
ter before DoDahoe's case was tried !;
they were within seven or eight feet of
me they were east of No. 9 plane.
David Griflth : On night Powell was
shot was, at Tamaqua on my return
accompanied by two others, we met
three men about a mile and half this
side of Tamaqua was driving the
team myself (; left Tamaqua at about 10
| O clock.
Thomas Downs Was In Grifith's
company on the night referred to, and
corrODorates his statement.
Evan Davis Testifies TO the same.
g. T. McHugh is now brought into
Court, his appearance causing consider
able stir among both the audience and
counsel for defense was body master
of the Summit Hill division in 1871 in
October of that year, Fisher, myself,
McKenna, Alex. Campbell and some
others Of the members met Fisher was
county delegate 5 there Was, some talk
about "G0ihG Fee" ADhn P Jones 4;
Campbell olgimed that Powell was the
worse man Of the two, but Fisher con-
hended thnt Jones was there was Rsth.
ing done however at that time, and
when subsequently met BreaAan. and
ha. asked Inc what had better be done,
/ told him thought he had better let
the matter drop by ''pnttiRg man
ont of the way" was, meant that no