The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-03-02
THE REA HOMICIDE.

ness called on the morning of the 10Th. He
deposed as follows:
l reside in Mount Carmel am the
Michael Graham who was placed in Jail
upon the confession of Daniel Kelly |
knew him in 1867 afterwards learned
what was his general reputation for truth and
veracty; it is bad would not believe him
under oath; I remember the day Rea was
killed that day l was home did not see
Kelly that day to the best of my recollec-
ton; don't remember seeing Kelly that
day or night, aud he did not leave a watch
with me at that time; he never left gold
watch with me at all was hauling lum-
ber that day. and l recollect Tully and
McHugh being to dinner with me, along
with others; John Dooly, Barney Connor,
James Downing were the other persons who
were at dinner McHugh went for his pay
and Tully stayed with me; McHugh came
back about eight o'clock in the evening
we remained there until 10 o'clock in the ev'g;
McHugh was tight when he came back
there were eight or nine men present; he
called for drinks all around he laid down
and went to sleep; he was asleep about half
an hour; when he awoke he ordered drinks
for the crowd but on going to pay for them
he found that his pocket-book was missing
he swore that no one should leave the bar
room until the pocket. book was returned;
my wife afterwards found it on the floor,
and / called him out into the kitchen and
gave it to him; McHugh had been board
| ing with me for some four or five months be-
fore; when McHugh was going away he
told me that he was going to Wilkes Barre
| | bought his gun when he left, as he said he
did not want to carry it with him; | paid
him fifteen dollars for it; Tully, McHugh
and Kelly did not leave my house together;
did not see Patrick Hester the day Rea
was murdered, or for week before that
| day.
| Crsss-examination
l first saw Tully and McHugh on Octo-
Der 18th, before dinner; they were helping
me before dinner; they began work at about
seven o'clock in the morning; do not re-
member whether they were at breakfast or
not; cannot tell where they were the night
before; can't remember seeing them on
Friday; they were at breakfast on Friday
morning; on Saturday morning McHugh
helped me to haul lumber; Dooly, Con-
nor and Downing were also working with
me; used two horse team the lumber
came from an old piece of trestling at one of
the breakers, which had bought for fit
teen dollars the men worked for their
board do not know why.
Tully and M'Hugh were not at work in
the mines; do not remember any poster
that day; do not remember of any poster
wagon being at my tavern that day. do not
believe that had rattle at my house that
night shut up my house at nine or ten
o'clock that night; Thomas Bradley, Mar.
tin Bailey were among the men that
McHugh treated; did not know that Tully
and McHugh went to Shamokin after tney
left me; gave him fifteen dollars for his
gun; my wife owed him five dollars, which
was also paid to him; McHugh boarded
with me from the day Rea was murdered
until the day he was paid the twenty dol
lars when McHugh left he told me that
he was going to Wilkes-Barre to work
Tully did not go away with him as l re.
member; | never belonged to the Molly
, Maguires; but belonged to what was call.
ed the Hibernian society; they were moi
J called the Ancient Order of Hibernans;
: Joined it in the summer of 1867 | left in
the spring of 1861 Griffin was member
, do not remember who was the Body Master
saw Hester and McHugh at the meetings
but do not remember ever seeing Kelly
and Skiverton at the meetings l do moi
know whether Tully was a member or not
e do not know who was the secretary Nc
Hugh and Tully boarded with me about &
e month or so after Rea's murder canno
i tell whether they went away two weeks af
g ter the murder or not think they were a
8 work on the day before the murder.
Never saw or heard of Kelly's having
4 gold watch cannot tell when | first heart
of Rea's murder, but it was late on Satur
day night or on Sunday morning; was ar
rested as an accessory after the crime
was released week ago last Saturdays
was placed in the Jail about two weeks be
I, fore when was brought from the Potts
q vile Jail with Hester, Tully, McIIugh anC
y Kelly.
By the defense ! was arrested in m.
= bar-room upon charge of being an acces
. sorry after the fact | was arrested by Off
GERS Bridge and Buchner, of the Coal an,
Iron Police; they kept me all night in al
II Office in Shamokin, and the next morning
), took me to Pottsville; had hearing be
;, fore Squire Reed and was then placed in jail
p by Mr.. Linden's talk it was Daniel Kelly
: talk that was the cause of my being arrest
g ed.
!, The defense then offered to prove by tn
witness, Michael Graham, that Kelly wa
n around Locust Gap until about June, 1865
e when he left, Graham had been assisting i
a trying to effect his arrest, and Kelly mad
= threats against Graham.
g The counsel for the prosecution ohjecte
!, to the offer, as whatever feeling Kelly ha
+ against the witness had nothing to do wit
O. this trial. The Judge decdedto adm
evidence as far as showing what threat
: Kelly made against the witness.
20 Upon being questioned Mr.. Graham sta
= ted that Kelly had never used any threat
- to him., but other persons had told him.
Peter Luhy recalled Knew Hester j
1868 saw him the night before Rea WI
killed at Captain Mclaughlin; Heste
or Casey and myself went home together; "
got to my house about one o'clock at night
Hester stayed with me all night; he WI
er very well drunk he left my house betwee
er er five and six in the morning The cou
er er was adjourned until two O'Clock in the a
er ternoon, while the cros.examination W
,eerr pending. ....
Iy Peter Luby recalled for cross examinatit
| III sab q.