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

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TESTIMONY ON NARY ANN DELANEY
!. HYe IN Wost Shamokin-Scotch Hill T..
v my latner's name is Michael DELANEY re-
:. sonect hearing of the Cameron town.b;r,
roooery at dinner time the next dav on
, me evening of the robbery wa, at bom.
= fhlilp Delaney came in our house I. Tt,ia
after O'Clock and remained till . li,,a ~
TER IL O'Clock on the evening eff .be robhar,
father; Philip Delany and Jimmy Nolan
were there. -'O'@"
Cross Examined. Mr. Nolan was WORK.
ing problems that evening he cipher.d till
+ about half an hour before he left. don;t
? know where NOlen's Office 10 he spends
some of his evenings at our house am Ger
tain as to the Date when he worked the
problems for me, for | marked the date in
the book Philip Delaney gennerally spent
his evenings at our house seen him CONC
in that evening did not look at the clock,
but know it was after O'Clock, for heard
our clock stike 8 Just before he came in.
Re-Examined in Chief Ii is my custom
solution of problem.
TESTIMONY OF 3uCHAEL DELANEY.
live in Coal township, about the width
OF one street from West ShamOkin lam the
brothey of Philip Delaney. He boards
with my brother John. He lives about 200
yards from my house. / remember of the
Cameron township robbery. heard of it
the morning after. On the evening of the
robbery | saw Philip Delaney at my house
James Nolan came into my house that
evening and stayed I'LL about Il O'Clock
Delaney and Nolan left my house together
Am certain as to the day. Ny whole iani-
! ly was there till bed time Nolan used to
call in and out the same as any other
neighbor. The day afser the robbery nv
attention was called that it was to fix the
time OF the occurrence. | didn't suspect
{ Philip OF being in the robbery. 1t was
sometime after the robbery that Philip was
suspected.
/ TESTIMONY OF BRIDGET GOLDIN.
live in Shamokin. Am not related TO
Philip Delaney. Philip Delaney's brother
Is married to my mother. l was at home
on the evening Of the robbery. / seen
Philip Delaney ~ my mothers house at
about > O'Clock in the afternoon. Can't
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him till next morning, between and <
O'Clock, in my mothers house. He wa.
| boarding there. He boarded there about a
year.
| Cross Examined. Can't say how long
| before sunset that | saw Delaney. We
have clock in the house, but it was not
going. Am not sure whether it was before
or afler sundown. Our children did't 90
to school. The first time I knew that
Philip Delaney was charged with this
| crime was when he was arrested. The
| hrst began to remember that be was az
rested. The first l 5esan to remember
that be was in the house on the evening OF
the robbery was when he was arrested
Don't know what time Philip DELANEY GOT
in that night. l was subpenied on the
part of the Commonwealth. After being
ing subppned tried to get away. didn't
say that it L swore anything against Philip
Delaney he'd kill me after he got out. L
left the place where / was living and went
three miles to to get on a train TO 60 10
Philadelphia. My sister Elizabeth and two
other persons went with me- While trying
to get away | was arrested and brought
| back. The reason why l tried to get
away was that l didn't want to come to
| Court. The two persons that went with
me were Ey brother John and VIM. Car
man.
TESTIMONY OF MRS. ANN DELANEY.
l live in West Shamokin. Michael De-
laney is my husband. He is q brother Of
Philip Delaney. l recollec: of the Came
ron township burglary. Philip boarded
with John Denaney. On the evening Of
the robbery he was in my own house. AZ
ter Philip had been in a while James No
Ian came in. l went up stairs about 10
O'Clock. Seen Philip Delaney after break
fast next morning. He came over to nv
house after breakfast. When he wasn't
working he was in my house most Of bis
time. l had ANAL child. 1t was very
sick. On the Friday before the robbery It
was very near dying.
Cross Exhmiued Am sure philip was
in my house nearly all that Friday. On
the Friday that il was reported that he
met Gilbert ReitZ he wasn't out of the
house long enough 10 go to town. He
Irrrd with me all the tlme he has been in
the country with tine exception Of about
year that he was at Johns. lie took care
of the children. / am positive that Phil
ip Delaney was not out os my house long
enough to go down town on Friday, Sat
urday or Monday. At the time of Dela-
ney's arrest was the lrst that heard OF
his being accused He was arrested on the
2Sth of January. Between the 18th and
18th nf January he wasn't out long enough
to 60 down town, except Sunday, when be
went to church, He belongs to the church
He WAS at my house on the evening Of the
robbery and the evening after. About ten
O'Clock was his general bed time.
Adjourned till LIS p. m
AFTERNOON SESSION.
JOSEPH DITCHFIELD RECALLED.
On Friday proceeding the robbery had
conversation with ReiiZ. He said he
was going TO Hughes. Never saw Hughes
buy meat from him. Saw Reitz and
Hughes cOnversiDg OH Friday on the rail
road. At abous O'Clock in the morning.
Reitz did not say what be was going 10
Hughes for.
Caoss Examined. Didn't see him 90 in
Hughes.
JOHN HcCABE RECALLED.
was in Hughes on the evening of ths
18th of the January. l saw Lsyans and
Farrsi there. IL was about half past five
Saw no one else there but Haley. He had
on bis working clothes. Did not see
Hughes there st all.
Cross Examined. The reason why /
didn't say this about Hughes and Farrel
before is because they didn't ask me.
BRIDGET HUGHES RECALLED.
I vas in my house on the evening OF the
18th Of January. l saw Haley, Levers
and Farrell the.
Cross EXamanised. His wife was there.
was there all evening. No one there but
the people that lived in the house. Mr..
McCabe was there. Mr.. Huges was not
home from his work when Mr.. McCabe
was there Mr.. McCabe wasn't there on
the evening OF the robbery, it was the
evening before. Am certain it was on
Tuesday. the 1lth :hat Mr.. McCabe was
there. 1t va. on the 18th that Farrsg
was there. Cantsn whether Hughes and
Farrell went out together. Haley wasn't
home from work. Levsns want with them
Did not see Dslaney that afternoon. /
don't know that | am strong friend of