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

made to me on the 2ith OF Juy McGeginn
never ns'igned any rensOn for the murder VI
Heghan stated TIM Jones had refused 20 give
him work under the Lenign and Wilkesbar
coal cOmpauy he stated that HIS obi ct ( =
hnvin" Jones murdered, or for the cOmmlssiUt
OF the mufner OF Nost was that he might
nble 70 procure men nnl that lie wanted YO
murdered Tor letu.lno him WORK he said that
he ma Mulhnll, after DIug refused work went
~ Back Crock, or llnrpigh after wOrEiug half
dnN thcy were told by lhe boss that thoy
cOulunt work there any more thev then went
TO Mr., Parrish, nv Wilke-blrfc anh he rave
them n pr. mt ~ work and thcv were refused
the WORK when they went for 70 aud that they
Consid red II Jones' sau that IN " were re-
iu,ei Cairo,l or {unrty did not to my know
ltdge tell me how they came To nc the men who
dtd the murder but Carroll to me that Mul-
hnll was TO go alone TO 30 the murder, out that
MS hc hfd n family he was Obj 'C cd to l cart
chll to memory whether larrOl SAID anythi q
70 me about 'tonrt, = pistol on the night pre-
yous 10 'hr murder - Fost two men came to
the house so Carrot sad and he FURNISHED them
with One-h0rre ed plsti; asked Carroll n his
VIC was not witness on III post morte n heid
on YOst he sad " Yes 4" / said that she was
smart nnd would max" a good witness. aud no
sad Yes, ,' hut did not state that Carroll told
me Tint when his wife was subPoenaed she
c.le ana said thnt she had seen him lCHIT III
givug pistol or pistns to McGeghan anu
Boyle To shoot HOs Carroll stated thlt hIs
WIFE told him that j. DUFFY Roarty, and Jimmy
kerllgan, and mn nan cd DUnanue lGellow
JacEl werc Buck shots and Js rather delicate,
nut she said tnat she wondered that n half de.
crat man like me would be BucKshnt IN high
laugh was raised Mt thisl; Carroll SAID that Dat.
~ couldn't get out Of the house without plssing
thrOun his room on the 2tth OF August 1875,
there occurred conversation in the pre- renee
OF Carroll. in his bnrroom between Kerrigm
and myself kerrisan remarked OF the Nost
murder that II was clean Job carroll sail "
WIS, ana that he don't believe It could be found
out and supposed thar nobody saw the uarueY
at MS house, and that they got HON safe Ker.
llgan said chat IL was well that Duffy opt Mt
Carrnli's that night for as Duffy had some dlf.
hculty with GOst he might be susplc0ued, and
an abb COIld be easily proved Carroll heard
lnlA conversations OF course / with tAUuD-
bell ana McGeghan on two or three Occ ,siOus in
August II my memory serves me right, on The
9th Of August, 1875, | met McGeghan n I'd Aleck
Campbell in Mauch hunk they were accom-.
panied Dv some other parties | was with Mr..
Llnucn, my Cn-wofker IN the coal regions 1
parted with Mr.. Linden and went with these
men to have drink / remember Barney Phll-
UPS, or Ashland. was in their comp my Camp
Dell tOld me That he had some hard wOrR in the
presence OF Mcieghau Phillips took a back
seat, as he wasn't u member Campbe said that
on eccOunt of the III inner IN wlich McGeghan
had bee knocked about and for the ciean j1D
ne had done he was gong to get him a lie .iIse
10 open n saloon Campbell used a small oath to
elnDhatze his statement that MCGeghan was
the best man in Carbon county. and tnat he de.
served to get license IN carbon County in
August Duff aud Carroll went to the meeting
ht Iamaq IN after the meeting had adjourned
IN the bar.rOom Kel rig IN snid In the presence
OF carroll that now since Yost was murdered he
wished he could get few good men to go to
LanstOtd and murder Jones
me witness when asked for the last password
and , signs of the order while he was with ithem
said tnat he must look at his report. After do
ing so ho continued Those were given to me
IN November 1875 the new goods; here is %
copy ouestion-lIeres health to every IRISH
man that lives III Ireland to assemble around in
Dublin town IN memory Of Great Dan" An
swer-' when born, ho found our country In
elalns ana slavery. he labnred hard to set her
Tree, but now he's in the clay"
Quarrellng toast : Q You seem to be getting
vexed3 A.-NOt with you sir
Being It was the vInter there was night
password: Q--These nights are fin 2 Ave
shall have fine harvests. The sign was the tip
OF the iOre-tinger OF the rignt hand to the hole
q the right ears the answer was the tip of the
nnger OF t1e left hand to the hole OF the left ear
10 the question" How did you lOoK while
you we're III this regiOnf' the witness answered
To Mr. Gowen-I think my appearance could
be better described Oy men who knew me
man hardiy knows himself as he stands, so the
wise man stands can't hardly tell what 1
NC. (Laughter.)
There was considerable excitement in court
When Mt. Gowen remarked crOss.exaninr"
Mcfarland took walk for couple Of minu-
les, during which the buzz Of animated conyer.
,atiOn filed the ROOM
When the W tness took the stand again silence
.eil upon The vast audience, and at Gwenty.hve
minutes to three O'clock the crOss-examination
began.
MoParane Il considered by all who listened
10 his cross examnatiO to be the sharDest wit
ana his answers pit the audience In continu-
III roar The defense are making su ch poor
ist OF HIM that NAV think the cross eXamlna-
ion WI be short but his testim m1ny Is Of such
damaging character, as regards the prisoners,
nat unless 1t Is weakened their doom is certain.
Ihe counsel for the COmmonw tn are iublant
'Ver their man, and well NAV they be tor he
las made their case stronger by far than WIS
'Ver expected. 1t is impossible to say at his
fired by tne defendants but the general op.
mon is that the majority Of their witnesses will
'reaK dowu before coming TO the end.
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