The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-10-28
Tho Morgan Powell Murder.

Igke. and repeated the wotus hy ,iuu au n,Iu tiy @
country" Fisher, D0nOhue anu Oahipooh Io'
the same formula a., - ,,
Tfjs done, DonOhue's counsel tlled motion
fnr n continuance ON the ground inst thef ient
VOC a nni treonred thnt his witness were u IN
court MI could not be obtained III time 10 Oene,
tit him aud tnat tnev, the 1 gosoi iont, case
MIR Meenan made n sti ong ana imr plea III Ia
vor OF n c0ntinu0uce OF ms clents case ...
General Alb light viewed matters III IN oppo.
sile ight aud ueIsistcndv committed tle IDEA OF
a continuance but MI. Hughes vas latnel more ".
moderate anu ursea tne & IourS vi Smt ai
tho same time sud tb At II DOnohues cas- was
continued the cases Of the other prisoners must
Tie reasons Tor a continuance were then dis.
cussed and dissarted one ny one hiteI Wnlcn
process there was but very llltle reason IN mem
A last bnd strong appeal wa nlnue Ior cpii-
tinuance OF DOnOhue's case ov Mr. Hapsher VINO
though young Ia Nyer IN lde re,laIkhpy huIe
effort on Uehad OF his cnent, ahd the generhi
verdict n those who hstel ed TO hun was II
DOnohues case was not continued ne WOulu oe
well def uded. A.. ---. =,
ded TO overruc the motion Tor q continuance
and did overru @ II, renafkine ~ tne sanle tilne
that no doubt was entertained DH the COURT re-
lative to the llity OF DOnonues cuunsei 10 Dc.
fend hin. In ad titiOn the cou III iuateu tilat
in any way in winch ths aW T0siu @ os w nh
pWnts were mm diately issued luI t1o Will Wi
ses whom DonOhue required and those We're
oi,icr that they should be served ut once IN
this as III every hsr case, DELAYS OF 81 klnus
must have an enc so that at some niluIes ,isad
three OclOc the clerk oil the cOu'J was Oruereu
to call the list Of traverse Jurors. .
1lis done, he impaDe ing Of jury was at once
proceeded with. and resulted q, fulOws
JOnn Hauk LebightOD, Isnac West kinder,
Francis StOcfrr L1hightOn,J nnes Ienser East
Penn Lev Knehher penn Forrest Forrest nn,',g fau, Ian
Wash bngtun Sny der Lower Iowhmep~ln Gin
nth belong, East Penn, o iver Bluss Lower
TOwanensinR, Levi Freyman' Mahoning' Henry
Genrfai Albright opened the case for the com
Harry Williamson was sworn. II Q testified as
follows | nyel IN Summit itill IN December:
1877 my store was ABOUT three hunufed .nn
GsrRs nsro TS st y set nous py h19s Sss
on White etrret the cas- used TO be loaded at
the rig ling stand wlnin short dlstance iro,n
the store saw Morgan Powell ABOUT seven
O'Clock M the eyeniag ON the 20 Of Decem0et
Isl ; l had ief, the store, went h me and came
righf lack asain ISL passed ne staoie l saw
thIee stout mem standing and said Good
evening men" and as went intJ the store
saw three more low stout men passed Dt
tween tine men and the window from W ere
they stood hey could s'e INTO the store, a3it
was well int up, aud the night was dafk III the
store saw CHARLES Kelly. sam Alien, morxah
others Powell was sittlng ON Tie counter ilsnt
opposite the stove, and | know that the men
Oui side cOu d see h m for tested 1t sat down
alongside of hun, and he sald he had 10 go TO the
cOmpauy's office he went out anu tine peNt
thlng heard was shot Alsn Iah out, & "a a. !
what was wrong he eald am shot TO ueath,
and have no power IN nv inwei limbs we
heard steps in the direction Of the rigging stand,
railroad ayout tweptv teet from the store ne
was taken TO the STORE, and Dr. Ihomps1n Was
sent for understand that he died between
eight and niue O'Clock Oh Monday the 4th his
Clothes renamed in the store for almost 10 g
sh hs ineK e WerS Se Morgan Powr was super
intendeut, and had charge of all tile other DOS
s2s
X smith Sworn.-I am an engineer and
made tins draft II ls the ground pan OF the
streets and houses anu Railroad III q part of
Su nj mil hill; 1t takes IN the vicinity OF Willim
sons store and Patersons stable nhu the house
of J. Is Jones. ana the house OF " b. Zehner,
and the RISING sun hotei, an,i the Eag o hotel.
aud X ines store, apd the company's office, aud
Catilaflno Hoiiinsn sworn.-I lived at sum.
init II i'll IN December, ls7i on toe "a. IN the
evening, we weLt Gown town and passed the
rail DAD, and, as we passed., saw Morgan Pow
ell and a crowd of four OF tive or more men
heard snOt rired and heard Mr.. Powell crying
" Oh, Oh" and heard men run the men saw
wei Q standing on the side Of he road near the
railroad l heard ri1ht away ipat Powell WAS
shot we were on the bridge that crosses the
rallrond when the shot was fired j. Is farther
betw een Fix and seven o'clock when this occur
red we walked past Powell very fast and we
had oniy got to ihe railroad hrioge when we
noard the scot.
No CIOIs-eNam patiOns
Mrs. ellen Rooms bong sworn, corroDarated
Jr DoYoung was called and stated that he
held posi- mOrtem exaininato on Qp the body Of
Powell aud that death resulted ron shooting
samuel Allen sworn.-I knew Morgan POWELL
1 saw hun IN WI innsOn's score OeiOre ne was
| shot: we we're aking IN there and u minute or
| two after Powell went Olt hearnthe crack OF
| a pistol; was in the store when Powell ami has
| son came IN; don't recol ect what time he cam me
| IN and can't say how long he stald; his boy
| dunt go out with hun rs soon as heard the
| shot, a was next to the door, ran out and
| God, Morgan VINO shot your he said, II don't
| know but there they gul' IN KIND Il II WHO
way.you know the men who ran away went for
| the rlgging stand; Williamson aud me aud john
BeynOn carried nm INTO the store. where he re-
ma II ,d that nignt; he was Hfterwaru tsSen 10
| the house Of MOrgsn Price; L THINK he died
| No eros examination.
John Bevnon, inside foreman, corrOOorated
| Allen, and on croBs-examlnatlUn SAID III answer
| to the question "IOu asked him who shot hun
| A. Yes. sir he 70 me that theic were three
Ger,s aer a nveTocst. When the doctor came che ne
| were put ont and when he was asked VINO shol
| him he said tue man looked like Pat. Gildoa Du
| that ne wouldn't swear to 1t, 30 he tod qltrt
| MiluIch; he sad lheIe were three men; he uidu'i
sav whether the men were tOget or OF not ht
didn't say what sort Of hat tho man who sno
| him had, but he said the man wnO shot him W a
the SIZE of Pat. Giidea and ilidea ls ~ stout man
| To General a lbrl. ht-Powell wouldn't sweai
| that il was Gildea who shot MIN; tDOnohue stood
upJ that man (polnting to himl is about the san'
| SIZE as Giidea. =,
| Patrick Glllea SWOrl -On tne nlKnJ OF tne ~
| of DeconOrr, 1874. I was runulug a pump n
| Bull Run and 1 left my worR about seven o.
clock think; the distance between buii kui
and WilliamsOn's store is about Two and nal
! miles not to stretch it, Nathan DFumne,er WA
my boss AID Jack Uhurcmll worked IN the saln
mine. Churchill waited for me until was read
10 go home; IL generally took 'ue al neur 10 &,
nome ana it must have Doen eight o'clock whel
1 cot there; heard OF MORGAN Powell Del1l
shnt thut evening; as L was washing IN the tui
| a man came III W. tn guu OH Ills sLoulOef ant
sald that Powell was shot; 50 that II looAe
suspicious TO rse man VITA gum when ven
| aroused when u man named Powell called GU
| and asked If 1t wa me, ldsteld Of coming 10 sc
| me; ON Monday met Sterng anu MI JllhmlcK
| as WAS going for some neulo,n nei ID mlnlci
didn't spe9k TO me, and when l got TO TIE uOc
| tOII5 he tod me th 4 was suspected wen
into the room where the inquest was Dein
held and IL surprised tneIn 10 SOC me asNe
them ii ,hey would allow me to prove nv inno
c nee buG they were IN hurry auu hurried Iii
VINO never lett the DOx: the commonWeait
SatGrdas, Ocl. 2l.-Charles Powell; Am
son of Morgan POwel's weIt 10 Williamson
tore from GeO. Keats saloon nlyLL 1athe
| was shot Peter Meyers, sau. Ae1 halrJ
! With mson, my father and others were thei
( | Father bought some cheese. anu tha lott TO =
| % Hehner's office. shortly after he had lett "
heilfd SHOT fired all went out heard fttne
a | morning following, leaving nXe cLhuren e Oa
: ! aid vest deceased woIe at the tlIpe OF the shoo
q ! ing prOduce,l and gwen Us eVldencel
a I Dr, T. Leonard: Saw POWeli ltter ne wa
| Ahot ana hefOIe he diod. Wnen called on fOun
MIN IN a dying condition. IL, = lower hmDs Wef