The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-02-23

certain WHAT became OF that watch, but Wo
broke watch looking like II belonging 10
Roger Mcclure, and wethrew the pieces In.
to the creek. II
Q. How many of you were there whoa
you broke the watch A. Four.
Q. How did you break 1t? A. Smashed u
with rocks.
@. When7 A. In the day time
Q. Did you go behind the breakerY A.
Yes, sir.
! Q. Did any one see you A. I don't
know; we didn't see any one around.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Ryon.-Q. Do
you remember the time when Kelly left the
watch with yon? A. After the 10th Of No
vember; can't give the exact date.
Q. When were you married A. On the
10th of November, and that is the reason
that remember Kelly giving it to me after
that date
@. How long did you hold the watch be.
fore you got your money back A. 1t may
have been month or two weeks.
Q. Did he tell you where he got the
watch, or that it was Rea's watch? A. No.
sir, or wouldn't have taken 1t.
Q. Why was that watch broken up9 A.
We heard that it didn't come honest by
Kelly
Q. Didn't Mcclure make this remark
when he broke it, "If had known where
Kelly got this watch l wouldn't have taken
it" A. He said if he knew where the
bloody watch had come from he would have
smashed her and thrown her into the creek.
Q. Did you notice any letters on the
watch? A. There were no letters on tho
watch that seen.
q You carried the watch while you had
it? A. No, sir. s-..4-.. ..... .,..-.
Q. Did Mcoiuire carry it9 A. expest
so, buJ I'm not certain he always had q
watch, and he never had one beforehand.
so | expect he did carry it.
Q. Did you tell your wife about that
watch? A.No, sir, and she didn't know
had it; put it in my trunk while my wife
was in bed; Iput it in the bottom of the
trunk under some clothes, and kept it there
until gave it to Kelly in the presence Of
Mcclure.
@. Con. don't yon know that you got this
watch the day after you were married? A.
| NO,SlT,l can Say uDW many unyo 6itoI BOS
it, hut it wasn't the first or second, don't
think; think it must have been more than
three days after
O. What became of Kelly afterwar? A.
l don't know.
@. Now, Con. do you say on your oath
that you saw Kelly for two weeks after he
gave you the watch and you gave him the
| tan Jon,r,g No air dou'f
Q. Why did Mcclure say that he would
have smashed the watch if he knew where
it came frome A. Why, Rafferty, said that
he was in Ashland getting it fixed, and they
told him that they heard a constable fol.
lowed them to Locust Dale; followed Roger
Mc(iure that tine watch mustn't come hon.
e,t wnen they done the constabes fol-
lowed; that's the timr Roger III ,de the re-
mari about smashing the watch ii he knew
it wasn't honestly come by
@ Roger knew he came honestly by It?
A. Yes, sir.
@. Did they say they would arrest Kelly
for not getting it honestly No, sir; /; and l.
don't know that any complaint was made
against Kelly, aud never saw him since.
@. You don't know that it was gold
watch A. No, sir.
O. You had heard that Rea was murder
ed? A. Yes. sir.
o. You didn't hear that Rea lost watch :.
A. don't think SO.
Mr.. Ryon-Q. When the watch was brok-
ell nothing was said about how Kelly got
the watch? A. No, sir.
| 10 han he
gave you the watch? A. He asked me for
the loan of ten or fifteen dollars, that he
wanted to go away to look for work or some
thing Kelly was by himself when he gave
me the watch.
Mr.. Hughes-Q. Tell US whether yeu
haven't heard your parish priest preach
= against the "Molle Maguires" particularly
A. Yes, SIR
"That is ALL" said Mr.. Hughes. "Cou,
you can CO."
Upon the reopening Of court Mr.. Anspsch
took the stand and testified that Mr.. Rea's
watch was a fine gold one, worth about one
hundred and fifty dollars. y
The next witness called was Daniel Crib
bon, who testified an 1867 and 1868 was
, member of the Ancient Order of Hibern-
, ians in Locust Gap; Mr.. Hester was body
master part of the time.
q. Was he ever county delegate? A.
Not to my kr owledge, and don't think we
had one at that time; knew Peter Nc Hugh
as member; but that is all, and never sat
with Tully in a meeting, but l understood
that he was
Q. Where were the meetings heldY A.
At Mr.. Hesters, and know of one that wa
held in the bush. Left the order in 1870.
@. State whether Graham did not leave
the society before Rea was murdered A
!, I'm not positive, but think so; O'Garrah
:, was not member when Res was killed.
y Mr., Hughes-G. You say that you neyes
" saw anything imprope. in the meetings
ia state whether you do not know that mem
|, bers were selected by the body-master :,
commit outragesy A. Not to my knowledg
re sir.
lie q. Did you not leave the order on sccoun
m of its character A. On account of tn
st character Of some of its members outside Q
the order.
IN Q, Then why did you not expel thos
y, members and remain in the order? A. Can
l. account for that.
q. You remember Hester going awayg
n, Yes sir.
ell Q. Wasn't skivington elected after that {
he before Hester went away? A. Can't az
Z sir.
ID Q. If you had no county delegate how di
You get the "goods9" A. think they vel
" furnished from Schuylkill county.
m q. Don't YOU know that McHugh re,