The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-05-13
The YOSt Murder Case,

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The YOst Murder Case.
The case of MoGeehan, Carroll, Duffy, Rority,
and Bovle charged with the shooting Of Police
officer B. +. YOst, at Tamaqua, on the ght of
the 9Th OF July last, was cal ed for trial in the
Schuylkll county Court at Pottsville, on Tues.
day morning last week. The Jury TO try the
case was selected by Friday evening and are
as follows Joel Betz Thomas Bomboy, o. Mil
Ter, William Becker Lewis Maui, Lew stein,
Paul Artz, Amos Forsemon. Daniel Yeagcr,
Benjamin Weller, julius Kurtiu, Jacob b. Hoff-
man.
on saturday morning the District attorney
proceeded to open the cnSe on behalf of the Com
monwealth, explaining the ext nOrdinary nature
OF the case, whlch he stated was the most i'm
pOrtant ever tired IN the state the speaker ex.
patlated upon the manner IN which the murder
was committed, and continued; After YOst
was shot McCarrOn fired after the assasslns
they answered his shots and disappeared This
was looked upon as the end of the case. but the
old adage that 'mut der will out has again been
eNemplihed." The capture of the prisoners and
the confession of kerrigan was then touched
upon, and the statement of KerIigan was given
as sfollows About thIee weeks before the mur
der of YOst he met Duffy in front of Carrolps
saloon Duffy sald that he would give ten dol
lars to have NOst put out Of the way, when
Roarity SAID that he would have 1t done or do it
himself on the 9th of July he says that he
went into Carrolps saloon and met McGeghan
and Boyle that shortly alter Carroll came in
anu SHlu ne COuiu NJ EeJ a PISTOL CAriOll rave
him twenty five cents to go to Pat NoOman's to
get revolver, Kerrigan went TO NOOman's,
out the latter said taat he had loaned the pis.
tO,s. When he went back Boyle said II have
come three times to do the jon, and am not GO
ing home without doing it . Being unable to
get anv other, Carroll went ana got a small
single ,barrelled pistol from behind his bar, ana
loaded It, keIrigan said tlat they ought not tn
do the ioO, because he would be suspected,as ne
had hal a quarrel with MCCarron. kerrigan
also states that some three weeks after he met
Nc ieghan aud Boyle mt CarrDl's and they
said they had put YOst out OF the way, aud had
got home without meeting living soul but
Bob Breslin, whom they were afraid would tell
we will put Breslln on the stand, and he will
coTroDorate this This pistol which McGeyhan
had was given to Doyle, and It was found i'm the
bushes near Tamaqua and the pistol Will be
ldentted by a loose screw pu5 in 1t bv Ia.
maqua sewing machine man, wno will identity
Roanty as the man who brought it to him. We
viii place before you the diving statement of
Iost, who SAYS IN this statement that he saw
the two men who shot hm in Carrulrs saloon |
The night before, in com pany with Duffy and
kerrl9an. lOst was asked II keuigI IN or Duffy !
had snOt hin, and he said, mo, 10 was not" !
Here we might leave tins case, showing you |
tnaU Two of these men had shot this man 1nd |
that the other three are accessories; uut we !
VIII give you more. We Will give You the tul |
confessions of Hugh Mcclellan ami James |
Carroll made 10 James Mckeuna, a uetpCtive
whose full name is James MCParane. rms |
man becomes acquainted W, tn all their secrets |
and he stands hisn among them. rhcy inUart !
ed their dearest secrets to HIM and II was for !
tms purpose that ne came to this county. The |
officials OF Tamaqua went to Philadelphia and |
secured from Detective Franklin he rviccs of |
Mchenna, He lived at the time at Shcnandoh
He irequented the saloons of Carroll and Me !
Geghan Carroll told him of the wi ole occur. /
renee down to the mlnute details Carroll stat |
ed TO INN that he kept men in the house to |
prove tnat he (Carrol) md not do the decd Car |
roll SAID that his wife was Il good witness for !
as she went to the cOrOner's inquest, she led, |
ana said that sac saw hun give the pistol, ana |
that she could swear that Duffy was in the |
house all night. We Will also ave you McGeg- |
hams confession, and we Will prove these men |
guilty bloody a 7
earth
The District attorney was followed by Hon.
Lin Bartholomew, on Deh llf of the prisoners |
After some little fencing between counsel AS to |
allowing the witnesses to remain IN Court the |
nfst NJ 81 witness was called Mrs IOst, the widow |
OF the murdered man She detailed the bringing !
home of her husband after he had been shot lie |
could not tell who shot him, but detailed the |
fact that thev were two Irishmen, and one |
was smaller than the other"
DR.. Salday was the next witness called. 4 |
made post mortem on him and concluded that |
he died from the effects OF gun-shOt wounds" A |
ball was shown witness, who said THAT is aD-
parently the ball tooS from YOst's body" the
deputy coroner John o'BI1en, took possession
Of 1t after the post mortem; we call wounds
from firearms gun shot wounds; L examined
ms clothes, and found the hole maze by thn ball;
he wore the police blue uniform. General AL
bright stepped for ward and the doctor explain.
ed through MIN how Y0st was wounded
As soon as the witness stand became vacant
intense excitement was caused by the District
attorney calling James McParlane. Everybody
looked around TO see where the terror OF the
'MOllleS' was coming from. ana mere WAS
immediate rush for the rail when the man W lOm
so many know aud have known as james Nc
Kenna walked in the side door. accompanied Oy
Captain Linden, aud several 9th rs. McKenna
or McParlane-was dressed in the height of
fashion, and looked as uncOucernuG as a man in |
his position possibly could DO expected to aD-
pear. Taking hls seat, he looked about HIM to
see, we suppose. how many familiar faces there
were IN the audience. He gave his answers in a
manner, never for moment
hesltaImg his voice was as tulI, and was par
nlshed with as rich Drogue ms when ne used
TO extract from the unsuspiciOus "MOhes"
what was expected to hang them.
Mr Hughes conducted the examination, |
which we take from the Evening Herald as 1t |
ls the most startling If not the most Important,
My tull name is James p. McParlans tspell.
ing It'll have lived in Schuylkil county; L
came to the county believe in OCTOBER, 1873; /
hrst went 70 PoIt Clinton; an detective;
belong to The National detective agency; Pink
ertOn's detective force is the common name;
came 10 ocnuylklll county to discover as TO
who were connected with an organization
known as the "MOlhe Maguries." / came here
in my professional capacity; Major Allan PINK.
IN Port Cltntou and then went 70 Auburn;
aud renamed scracely davi then 10 PinegrOye;
stopped part OF a day onlYi then 70 SchuYlkill |
HaVeni remained there about four days. stop.
peu at the swan hOtel went TO 1remOn(; stay
ca about week stayed al the Mansion house,
i thlnk ~ Is calledi nay reports will show; then
went TO Tower Citvi stayed four or five days;
stayed at the Kaufman houses then went back |
20 fremont and stopped one night then went 10 |
Mnersvllle; stopped ut MOck's hotel; stayed |
there some four or five days; registered nv |
name as James mcKenna at MOck's; 1t was an |
assumed name; then went to Phllade phia on |
business; returned IN couple OF weeks to |
PottsYllle; stopped at Mrs. O'heagan's ON East |
Norwegian street, stayed there iron the latter |
part Of september 1875, tlll pretty much up 10 |
February; 1 was James MChenna there then |
went 10 ST. Clalri stopped "A day or two at Tag |
ghrt ohm laggarts; tnen / went 10 GIraTd |
Ylle stayed week or two in st Clair aud |
week or more IN GiardVille, at Mrs. Blrming-
hamsi her son kept tavern II was not regU- |
/ aaI fD
Kinsells hotel / lhink; It was on the mniu
street It was nearer The depot than che ReDher
house stayed about week; then / went back
70 PottSVille stopped at Mrs. O'Reagans, /