The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-12-02
Another "MoIIle," Struck.

Another "MOIIie," struck. x
At ten o'clock last Saturday morning
the case of the commonwealth against
Charles McAllister, charged with COM
mitting an assault and battery with in
tent to kill James Riles, of Shenan-
doah, was called.
Mr.. Kaercher opened the case for the com.
mOnwealth, saying that upon the 10Th of Au
gust, 1875, Ned Monaghan passed the house OF
James kiles, in Shenandoah followed by three
men, who fred at him. one shot taking effect In
the body OF Riles and another penetrating the
hand OF Mr.. Glover, who happened to be sitGlng
next to Rifles" Tie district attorney also men.
toned that one of the assailants was afterward
recognized by Mrs. Riles.
James Rlles,t prosecutor. upon being sworn,
testified: lived in Shenandoah on the 18th OF
August, 1875 about half-past nlne at night was
sitting at my door step. witch Mr.. Glover along.
side me and Mr., Delaney IN front OF me. and L
was Just thinking OF going to bed when three
men came up to me and put their pistols to my
back, and immediately 1 felt sting and pain
right throuIh me; jumped up and ran up
Dea1ey's steps and was followed BY big
Jumped out OF the window aud injured myself
greatly. and when got INTO the street the
crowd cried, "ShOOt mimi shoot himl" got intO
kendrlck's and eScGped, aud from there was
taken home by the coal and iron police; when
WAS in Kendrlck's the crowd cried, Turn hIm
said to Mr.. Kendrick, you had better turn
him ont William for they mean TO have him."
but konIrick wouldn't; the wound has de me
very weak, una some days can neither spelk
nor lie down or do anything; 1 sneaked away
from Shenandoah and went 10 the PhiladeiGhIa
hospital, but came back to Shenandoah, and
sold my house and went TO illinois; / saw Ned
Monaghan that night and / also saw Mike
LaTlor, but can't swear to any of the men who
fired at me.
Mrs. Rlles then took tho stand and said
had gone in my house TO get something for Mrs.
Morris and wa going toward the front door
wnen heard TWO shots and then another be.
fore the third shot was fired rushed out cry
ing Murder" and saw man draw a pistol
frnm under his coat and fire straight at my hus.
band laid handy ri"ht on him. and his pistol
touched me on the arm as he drew IL bacR, and
coat tail aud followed him right up the alley,
when "A crowd came aud tOre him right out OF
my grasp and sqnoze me out OF the wav got
good loOk at mn, and shat IL the man (pont.
ing TO the prlsonerl recognized him in Jail In
eel! with two others. and after had looked
~ four OF hVe more cells Mrs, Itiles also tes-
tihed that sac remembered the prisoner nd an.
other man who looked Ike him coming into her
Aa Don tor oysters with Mrs. O'Donnel and the
woman who was shot tDlrs. McAllste one day
before her husband was shot by John Tobil.
2 he witness was subjected To a seaI ching cross
examination, but wasn't shaken In her testl-
mony.
Mr.. william Glover testified that he had been
shot IN the arm while sitting next to Rlles and
cOrrObOrated Mrs. Rifles TO a certain extent, He
could not identity hls assullant. Judge RyOn
addressed lne jury on behalf of the defendant
The Hon. u. W, Hughes followed on beDHf of
the commonwealth JuiGe Green charged the
jury. wno retired at ten minutes to ten O'clock
Aittr waiting Tor an hour and the Jury not CON.
lng mo court an adj urnmen was maJ9 until
sunday morning at ter O'clock. The jur hay.
ing ANNOUNCED that they had agreed upOn a
verdict. court assembled. The jury then re-
as indicted" After tle counsel for tie prisoner
court adjourned.