Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-03-24


either to W. McCandcs' or the woods tn get M
share of the money. Every time we take
about il they said that any time any one woui
| squesl about 1t they would be shot. | had
! conversation in jaIl couple of weeks ago D'
| laney said l should say nothing about II, bu
said ont In the yard il was no use, all should Z
| to the pcHiteutiary that | should say nOthln
abont ii. ! asked him where the money was
he said ''none Of your business" Haley an
Levens came over ON Saturday, at Bowers taS
ern, to see the place. II was about II O'Clock
think. They took Il drink at Boyer's tavern.
went till | saw The roof, and then stopped.
went up To the church and waited. They Wen
right across The mountain from the church
they did not take 4 road they went right to tn
| mountain; they had no guns. They came T.
! Boyer's and wanted to buy shnats. They wrr
gone ten minutes at Hcnuingers, before they re-
| turned. This was On Saturday, before the rob
| berry. | went to SnamOkin on Friday to c"llcc
| some money from May; we caught his mules
ant found they were his. and went over to gc
money for their feed On Friday it was abon
| 10 O'Clock when mt them at Shamokin. ef
| SEamokin al twelve O'Clock. | went over viii
c. Boyer's team and went back with it, too.
| Gross EYaminrd.-I lived in Cemrron town
ship about eight years; ivcd br'ore movir-
! TO Cameron township, in Loc ~ Gap; | w"ui
there think rforr 1867 | worked for 4 man
na'med John Long | nave u"t worked coUtinu.
ally IN the mines since TIM time ! hIye bycI
in the tutcEcTing business IN Cameron township;
my market was at ShamnkiI and Locust Gap
and around there; have buicHercd anv for
three years; | first met ?. Delaney ahout six
years ago; he lived with his brni her; | -nid
Meat there, that is the WAY fret met him
Joseph Hrnniuger was inside oOss at the mines;
he & BROTHER TO Nathan HtuuinECr; he said that
Bilimtn vas the richest man before he died. and
now Nathan henuipgcr wa Ih' richest; | did
not know Farrrl. hi~ name Il ! saw him in iti
Haley l. thr ma that wanted In me at Wea-
Vel | went TO Nravcr'> but dill not meet lit-
ley; MT Haley "n the railroad crossing :,houi
IL O'Clock ; | think. am not pnstiyc; it WAS h.-
lore moo" he said z. Delaney wanted To see ne
long ago about that money over there ] told
hun would not go along he sail need not
that they IN peuty ni mn ant boys to 20
along do not know who was aloag the nj isht
tie money was taken wien | showed them
where the house was they were ..our about ten
minutes they just went DOWN and LOOKED at the
place; Michael IliieY tod me h. lived in With
iHgton's row, Franklin street; think it would
take man an hnur AID half or two hours TO
walk from II nniE--r's to WitrinGton's row.
Peter Wclkc WAS in Boyrr's tavern when wr
were there (; ] think they said they wanted G. huy
hogs. made no previous appniutnrnt - meet
these men PRIOR 10 mrrlihg thrn on The rtifO at.
! do not know what became ct the mJnry III 1
Wis taken that night; have been away from
the county since | have been III Caua ia /
went hy raiiroa1; | came there ou sunday. ami
Wis thrr' till Momlty, and hen came To th,. L.
s.-to Buffalo; | Travelled by railroad 1 went
to Cane,tco, y. Y; came there Tuesday aud
gave mysrt. up To the authorities of the law. |
gave myself up because | was trouble! To drath.
and knew ! was blamed f"" n. aud thought that
| would give up myself and clear my conscience.
j did not meet or see them on the night Of the
robbery; / heard of The robbery the next noon.
ANY time after the robbery was douC was To
n Slt,s,11 nj
ami the resi- ANA ret my share Of the money. /
know nothing about the money | DO mol know
where it is or anything else. | did not zee any
thing Of the defendants till AZ the Squrc's Office
| hIt money enough To 90 To Canada. but not
enough I" come back. II was the genera talk
with all of them that anyone that told would srt
shot. do not kuOS my more where he mpu-y
is Insu Il chill ihlt i not born. NJ. ,ir; diI
no: pan th- thing. they said | should just
show them the p ace aud they would GX II AL
right. The church wa> talking about Is in
Cameron township, about one mile from <
iicnungei s house. | went ont TO the church
with MichIe, Haley aud George Lrvens on
January 5, | think about II or l.
. Clock. dun't think they were down to the
house they wen; down think To zee the house;
waited til they came back, about ten minutes;
they went towards home up the mountain |
went home /; that WAS the last time | saw Haley
and Levcns did not zee Haley on Monday. !
-aid gave myself because conscience trOnbcd
NE. wae on trial this week charged with
burglary | WAS tried, aud the verdict Was, not
guilty. ] did not Know what they were going 10
DO with me- did not snow waeIhvr there WAS
evidence To convict mc or not. The reason |
gave myself up / WIS sick, had no money, &c.
Know mdu by the name OF Bruce Ray Ia
liu u-hcsvIlie. told him what was blamed for,
ana told him ! Thought would 20 away till the
fuss was over; ; did not say 20 him nobody
Wlts.,. thu. Wa ft,, | told him
thought kncw who had it | did not tell HIM
would 20 away u while aud when | came back
would get the money; told him thought
Knew who had il aud after | came back !
thought could get my share; offered him
reward to get this money for me; | told him |
was blamed for stealing money, but did not steal
/, but thought | could get my share OF it; /
wanted him 1" come Ia my father and get some
money for ne - that | could trSvc, | only had
3 couple of dollars. / did not know Phil.
Hughes, the mau that was shot; never had
with him; de- not know the man
he. ley, IN Po,t-v;lic Jail; | never had any con
'rrsaton with Hughes or Kelly that know OF
never came from my home tn ShaInosin tpta.k X
about this; they never cam Ovef At any time To
n about this; | never On I'd To furnish any
guns for this robbery | never had been IN my
lie, that know of, 1T Hu-hrs never butch
cred there 4; ! never spok" 10 anybody else about
i but Haley, Delaney, Ftrrel and Levcn~ |
went to Canada / came and took the train at
Sunbury; my father brought me part ways; | J
went 10 two BrckcTS the first night and told
hem Ha, blamed for the robbery; ! knew
hem aboGl two years came there on Saturday
evening aud stayed there tin Monday morning.
told Z. Beach who came there about it ; /
lHcw L. Beach about TWO years | saw Taylor
pn Sunday before went a@ay; SAW Helm and
ray Ior at BOtcr's tavern; did not tell them
knew they would catch me: | was afraid of
Helm and Taylor Becker'S house is twenty two
niles from fathers; ] walked AL the way; l
old the school teacher at my fathers house all
Ibout il | think his maine is Butdorf, am not
'crtaIn stayed at my fathers house till after
noon OF Tuesday; came 10 Sunbury: left my
ather al Hull's store and came Ou TO Irriins's
mill aud slept while 20; IN SunbuIy ia time
Tor the o'c,rck train. went to WllIamsport,
hen tlughrsburE, from there to LtporIe by foot,
o Dushore. met John lputZ and got twelve
10 lars. Went To Towanda, twelve miles. on
foot. Went to Niagara Falls, then to TOwada.
after WAS in jail two days. told them all ]
,ru!d think of al that time.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Court opened At lbs when the cross eyami
nation o. Retz was continued:
met Philip Delaney in Shhmokin on Monday
Il the railroad crossiug-the Monday before the
robbery, IN the forenoon some time. II Was be
.wecn and II O'Clock. do not know who he
Was with. He aud had "A conversation about
hI- robbery. | cannot tel how long. think
We were together one hour. Farrel was present.
think lett Shamukin frr home about o'clock.
7 went home with kpckster tram-Emanurl
BTnCioUs On the 9Th IT January. 1876, Fmct
Haley aud i.cvens. Ii was Oh Friday. 1 never
talked To Hrnnnger ab rut Iwn Old men hat hal
money. after the robbery took place did not
make a statement 10 Coroner Taylor. Imade
Dne in jail before Coroner Taylor aud States At
.orney. The arrangement was that Twas To go
TO VIM. McCandles-'s or the woods TO get the
money. was TO meet them at the railroad
[Gid not go to Shamokin to get TIE
money. had no conversation with Hughes.
don't know that ever saw Calvin in my life.
! did not 70 TO Shamokin for the money because
did not want. Idid not tell Bruce Ray any
thing about thut morey-that is, ahout sending
anybody after it. I first mentioned tic names
Of these parti to Thomas Anderson. coming
from Cone,toga to Emira. Igave my elf up.
In speaking 10 Bruce Ray did not tell him who
thought had the money. Mr.. May sent an
DIdcr over 10 me for the mules had caught.
There difficulty about the order. 1 took
The order at Buyers hotel. Iwrut over on FIJI
lay to yet the money. Went TO Mays office to
get money, and Office was shut. / asked Sol.
Boyer II order was so"d or upl. il was the day