The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-02-16


bell was when Mr.. Hester got me and Aleck
Lafferty, and Bear Doan, and Tom Donohue
and Campbell to go and commit an outrage
on Mrs. O'Brien; we went and shot into the
house and know that was struck with
stone or laid out with an axe
q. Where is Jack Dalton? A. Dead
q. Where is Mudowney2 A. hear he
Is dead.
e. Where are all the rest of the men cx-
cept Hester, McIugh, Tully, Dalton and
MuldOwney2 A. don't know, but l guess
they have left the country.
U. You haven't seen them for years? A.
| hadn't the cnau-o Tor I've been III jail ior
years.
q. 1ow long were you in Donohue's be-
fore Campbell and Bradley a. They came
in in the evening, aud was there before they
came il.
q. What were you ing before these men
came in2 A. Roger Lafferty was buying pow
der and ball aud we were drinking and smoking
q. Who took Bradley and Campbell iuto
the plot ? A. Hester.
q. Who made them acquainted? A. Oh,
he knew them already
q. Were any Of you out of the saloon after
Campbell and Bradley came into the saloon
A. Not to my recollection.
@. When did the saloon cose2 A. About
eleven O'Clock or So
Q. How many looms were there2 A.
Only the barroom.
Q. Then tell this jury who came into that
saloon from four o'clock in the afternoon un-
til eleven o'clock at night? A. l don't recol-
lect.
@. Was Tom Donohue NJ James Duffy at
the saloon that night A. No, sir; they
were at Pottsvie operating to rob Claude
White the next day, and Hester was going tC
rob White also, only that he missed the train
at Big Mine Run, and Jack Smith said thai
he would give up the order and leave the
country if men could not be got in the coun
try to rob Rea instead of sending to Phia
delpha for them Smith is dead now, and
wouldn't belle him.
@. When Tom. Donohue was on his tria
for this murder why did you not come for
ward and testify ia his behalf? A. Becaus'
l din't want to be convicted myself. Laugh
ter.)
@. Then you would have allowed an limo
cent man to be hung? A. Life is sweet
@. You never confessed to Captain Lindel
until you were charged with this murder A
wasn't charged with the murder at tina
| time.
@. Did you ever confess before the 9Th G
April, 1876? A. don't remember the date
| Captain Linden came to me one day an
asked me if knew anything about the mur
der, and 1 denied it; then talked with
man named Donnelly in the cell, and in tw
or three days | sent for him and l confesse
voluntarily and received no promises, and al
willing to take the consequences, for it ha
been a load on my mind ever since it wa
committed.
Q. Did it load your mind when innocer
men were being tried? A. Those men kne
that | was in the murder, and they coul
have subpenaed me if they wanted me, b.
they didn't want me.
| Q. Which Lafferty was it went for powd,
and ball ? A. Roger.
@. Did you not swear before magistra
in Pottsville that Aleck Lafferty bought ca
tridges and not powder and ball? A. thir
| said Roger LafFerty, and if I said the opp
site | made mistake, and he got both bG
and cartridges, and now say that he boug
powder and ball and cartridges, and the re
son why did not say so before is because
did not think.
q. You aud these nine people that we
with you slept in the saloon that night? !
Yes we slept in the bar and on chairs al
on the table.
@. Did you put Hester on the bar? !
He took his chances along with the rest
us.
| Q. He remained in the saloon all nigh
A. Yes.
| Q. When did you leave the saloon? A.
! the morning.
q. Didn't you swear before the justice
| llc peuCe Ill ottSNlc tllht yOu iSit !
saloon in the evening? A. No, sir.
Q. You are as certain that Hester was in t
2 saloon that night as you are Of anything y
0 have testified to in this case? A. Yes, sir
, Q. If Hester was not in the saloon tn
0 night you have not told a word of truth?
b He was, and | have told nothing but the de
facts since have got on this stand.
d Q. When you got to the Water Barr,
r. how far did you secrete yourselves from
road? A. Oh, forty or fifty yards.
d Q. From the time that you entered
d bush until you jumped out upon Rea did {
h one but Dalton and Bradley appear upon
road? A. Yes, sir once when we hear
u wagon coming.
J. Q. What brought you out on the r.
> when Dalton gave no signal? A. Beca
J. we saw the buggy coming and saw Dal
'r walk up to it, and when he passed. it we W
III back again.
q. Could that man have seen Dalton?
NJ Yes, sir
U Q. Did you swear before the justice tn
man with buggy passed before Rea did ?
Yes sir; | said that buggy and t,
= passed.
G. What length of time elapsed betv
the time the buggy and the team pass
III A. 1t may have been two hours or an h
but it couldn't have been half AN hour,
Am not sure Of the time.
hg q What kind of coat did you wear
re- morning? A. | don't remember.
q, Did you wear any7 A. Yes, sir.
:, Q. Give your positions when Rea came
A. | stood about twenty yards ahead of
:, with Tully on one side and Mchugh or
N other, and the others stood in front of
" who jumped out when ha got to the "W
Barrel
~ q. Did you make a demand for his mo
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