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


reoopnis the man tilst met were TO meet
hln ngnin. -. ,.
ness II was dark nnd co d that evening we
turned towards the men whrn we askei theth
What the matter was. 1hcy weie running nlgg.o
Charlea Mulhearn Objected tn Dy uelsnse,
but eNenfurlly suffered tO testify Moved from
stockton INTO Schuvlhll county anol D NeHrs
ggo tnow prisoner ne %ps ,o 1oy WyorR on N tie
afternoon OF The I'd of Dec. 1871 pli'Oner hhu nus
brother Math W, called at my hOu9e 10 ash w Wy
to go along 20 Summit I'M to get some ineul
cine etc When we aTtived at summit Hll we
went into James Sweeney where Nemti FISH @hish.
ei aud Campbell there was os Ss SbSEe, GbSMu had
been acquainted with hun before D0h KNOW
exactly who IRE ted. A tuss ntisiDk, @ @Jln
sweeney ordered us out. DonOhue then went
10 Dr.. Dlnohue's house, and on his return @ lola
us that the Dr. wasn't at home We tneu moie
down street to nen the rail ROAD KY < " @ no,o
we again met Fl he and Campbell n tdii man
with an ovOrCOat tod us that ne! !foMell WIZ
In the store Willidmsons. P0wers manuer MAJ y, & o.,
treat nF Irshmen was talked auOut; hnu ~ Mhs
arranged IN Il Powell was to I've kiileu Deoause
he wouldn't give Campbell Oreast: huouu , nse
minutes after that Powell came out ne i,aT spohe
10 the two Donohues outside Heaid piIis1onsr I 1n,.
cooking pistol, saw him shoot, ana hp,ru iU num-
ell cry out am shot ~ we then naa; liiso' ,.s,,
ner was still carrying the pistol anu tIrJuuoih 5i,
ed 10 serve the rest OF us lidewse. If we should
eyer let up on him" Mitness dnen eaNea
c'rcumstanual account Of their hlgnt ,hns MIs
where thny stOupe1, what was snld now my
we've iIeated etc Once al. Paddy MhlloN u nesad ii
Fisher tenng DOnohue that, though tueg i hno
lO0 men at summit liil sn1 on4n' ya INN uT P b 10
and these he thought, he ought 10 ulNiuo u,t VIII
the rest tune inc uded,) CamDbe snDeeguJtuttin 10 tin
asked me whether n d received any o. o. ths
money paid by Fisher tod MIN no, Will ~
sain that that was Just Fishers way nNGiI , peu.
OF money raised had top'ss througl hnn snei ~,
hands but scal cely u cent Of IL ever Ipunp Ils
wav out. Campbell and Fisher gave bne plo,,
conserved sienal (coughpdl to let the Dunonu,s D,,
Know tnat Powe was the man thev were sltoI,
when he came out OF WilIomS on's store. Going
back DO ionue informed me OF the isal lntsnu
OF our errand. 1t was growing Sark VII W II st
HAIL, ton about or years ago II was I uanReh .
Gus either to refuse Ooedience 10 the hapuaUo9 n
OF superiocs or to be susDectcd OF treheneig n
The only safety was TO obey. know man oy
the name Of imes Mckenna, often met hlu, ~ a..
meetings Of the .oclety he now goes Nv INN
name ut James McPaflane. Always tO0S a,,i, ,,i,
to be good uOlly he was good teliow, "hu
always had plenty Of money ,,
= Berger Was IN the office az the lgging
stand when Powell was shot. First saw kev.
Morton and another man with him Subse-
Quently three others came running up AMI dis
appeared ~ the 0arSnels
Mirhaei Crimpsey Lived at Summit Hill on
night Powell WAS shot Was al SwPenei's be
fore the shOoung. one ONeal anu Smlth
were there there was some IrOuDle ; henrd
shot fred wnen near sam. Rickerys, two doors
above Sweeneys
the shooting saw Pvt McKenna in the bar.
room took no nOuce Of anybody else and
JuO Spencer went there to get drink, but
as there was, or seemed to be- "A difficulty in the
bar OOm, we went up stairs into sideI0Om
1t was IN passing the bar-roem window tnat l
not ced McKenna. shortly after we left swee
nev's between his place aud Shyders store we
heard that Powell was shot.
James sweeney. tavern keep at Summit
Hill Know Pat McKenns aud Thos Fisher
ON night Of 20 Dec. 1871 II man calling himselt
Il 0Oetman came TO my house, inquiring for Dr.
DOnanoes some one volunteered to show Inn
where the DR.. nved. There was a row between
O'Neal. MI a, and Others nI OF whom order.
ed out Was talking 70 Tom Fisher when l
hea' Of the shooting OF Powell. Met Donanoe
hTaf
house, accUmp med by a lad whom he called
his son, He then referred 10 having been at
my house before. COuld'nt now indentlfy pris
oner rs the man. There were some strangers
| with hIm OH the night Il at saw hun.
Dan Morgan WAIST rhos. Phillips house
| OH the nig1t Powell was shot. Was IN rear OF
| the house wnen 1 hoard q mi calling ont Gu.
| | am shot," Thos Fisher und McKenne were
| coming from the direction III whicn Powell was
| shot Went down to Frot street; just got
| the'e when they were carry ing Powell ihCo
Williams On's store.
| him on Main street shortly after tae shooting
| OF Powell he Kept on the dark side Of the
| street no houses there vt the time. but the
| cos office; he crossed the streot wnen nearly
| Morgan Proc Saw Pat. McKenna shortly
after Inc shooting OF Powell N front ol tn the
| when he raid; oh nothing but big Lightning
| puE." Geo. Evans was with me. Powell died
| at nv house on Monday evening.
John sweeney; Lived at Ashton on night o
! the shooting, Met three mon while CROSSING tht
| ulane-aUont seventy yards beyond II. One o
them inquired of me the road to Tamaqua They
| tried TO avoid mt, and walked on. followed
| calliug them 0au names on account OF their mys
| teriOus conduct.
| Nes1ue6Oniug on the night Powell was shot
! was in q wagon wiih others; met three men
| abuuL one mics this side of IamuQua, at aUou
| IL OF ha 1 past 10 at night tcOrrODOrated by DaI
IIrfflth, and Evan Dayis).
Jonu p. McIiugh; look Fisher, McKenna
anu others t. u hall ~ Mr' AcHMgh's, a. IA
| mauua on ChTlstmus eve 1911. There nigh
have ueen from " 10 aboard, three Of whom
Jonn MaIloy, Live at Tuscurora; belonged q
| the A. q. IL. Know that prirOner, MuDerlin
/ Pat. McKena and Campbell were melnDers o
| the order one time wolfe travelling the rOun
| Don0hOe told me that no shot Powell and tha
| he did IL at the instance OF Campbe,l 4; thin& h
| had some drlnE in him ut the time. The reasO
| Lever Ioid lhis beiOe was th9t II had don
| 80 then (some yea agOl would not now b
| here to tel .he tale.
John kile Knew Al K. Camo6ell; was on
| of The comm ttee mel in 1877; Campbell wynte
| a breast, TO give him which Powell refused III
uttered threats, telling Powell that he wOul
nay Ram u BTisI,3; " ss al Mrs McHugh's ba
on Chris,mas eve; a fOer the Sillihg Oi Powell
saw tlsner, Campbell. and Mckenna thert
Campbell uskeG me to become mem0er,
Yielded. became u member, aud was Initiated b
q. Il. MciiuRh. ,,
James NcDOrmott; Know Fisher; Campbell
pat MCKe ennu, and &, L. McHuyh Have nevt
been a member OF tne A. y. IL, and snow nOti
ing aDCuJ ihen ,,,. ,, -
lkODt, Br9Sn, reCHlleQ: WhSau SWeeney's y y
| ngnl OF shooting. Remember seeing The boa
| man there tnat ulght.
Peter GIdsa: When I was secretary OF
| brnncn of the NJ. q l.. b. A. Campbell entere
| complaint because a breast was denied N.
| Jonn slattery called, and testimony objecte
| m nv defense for reason OF IncOmpetency, Owe
ruled and witness testihet Moved TO IuscurOl
| in March 1864; nave lived there sncei know Il
. | urisOneri know Moth Donahoe, Fisher, al
| oiyl;iOn Of which DOnahOe was body -inaster hs
| its head quarters at ruscurora. After ht
, | iulned Muiuerriu asked mt whether couldn
, | tell him now 20 get up a charge ata,ust DON
, hue iur money due him for JOB" done ~ sui
, | InIt Hlll1 saw DonOLue about II. lie clalmt
: to nave lost the money. saying that tne rasea
, promised IN siOl,0O but only gvve him $500
hud hi AZ Fisher, the stlukIng Uugeer, had chez
/ | ed him out of the Da Ance. 1Old me one I'm
that none had went from TuscurOra but u
!. thrre---that The rest had sneakeu out. 1olu
/ that they had watcned Powell in Williamson
! sIO. o, shot Nun when he came out, and run Il
the woods. ~. ~, - -,
I ON crOss.examlnation Mr.. Rapsher; read
Witness some OF the testimony gwen by nun
/ the Campbell trial, some Of which the wltne
Z declares TO have been false-in other words I'll
/ ht had lied. Tnere ave charges OF consplra'
aud arson now hapgininR against me IN Schu'
A | klll Go, 1t was owing 20 my WlIes enueAtl
y that made up my mind to make ciean 0rea
| of all Know ,.,.,r .
a | INCLINED TO be ieve them (the a. o. H. 10 be
!, / criufinal .sOcIaton tine word over Telrors
+ | ilG organization Induced me 10 teNtlne as q
! I Sefore this. rhey would stop hJ nothing
| Who could boast of the greatest crimes was mo
B | LhOuPhJ Of ana stood highest. They WO. X
3 | hard for Hartranft'a election last all in ord
+ 10 secure u frieud. To a accomplish this, mont
4 o cha ha.if