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

Q. Did any one except Mr.. Fielders take
notes A. think Chronicle reporter was
there
@. Have you read those notes since a? A.
Not except in the Herald.
| Q. You are the prosecutor in this case.
A. Yes, sir and also have the honor of be-
ing coal and iron policeman.
Q. You got Kellys confession. A. Yes,
sir.
| @. Did you know the character of Kelly
when you began interviewing? A. No, sir
that is knew that he had bad character,
but not so well as ! knew it afterward.
@. Did you get astatement from Kelly
the first time you saw him? A. No, sir ;
Captain Anderson was with me and the cap
tain did all the talking, but before l left /
told him, Kelly, that believed him to be
one of the murderers OF Rea. He sent for
me afterward and gave me his statement,
and in all the main facts that statement is
what he has testified to-
@. At the hearing Kelly didn't say that
he gave his pistol to Bradley? A. No, sir
nor that he left Hester's pistol with Gra-
ham.
! @. He didn't mention Rea's boy? A. I
won't be positive.
O. guess it was an old story to you and
you didn't pay much attention to Kelly
A. Yes, sir, did, because l wanted to see
whether, under oath his testimony would
coincide with his statement.
Mr.. Fiehers of the Shenandoah Herald
followed Captain Linden, and in answer to
Mr.. Hughes said that he would not swear
that Kelly did not swear at the hearing
granted Hester and Graham that he and
the rest of the men left Donohue's saloon
on the morning of the 18th of October
1868.
Mr. Charles L. Patterson of Ashland pro-
duced and verified sketch of Ashland.
Michael Graham recalled for cross-exam
ination.--Q. You say that you did not see
of the 18th of October, 1868? A. No, sir
| did not nor for some time after.
@. Did you not tell Mr.. Bridge that Kel
ly was at your house on the day that Res
was killed? A. No, sir, 1 did not.
E. w. Bridge sworn.-Q You arrested
Graham did you not? A. | helped to ar
rest him.
@. What did Graham say to you with re-
ference to Kelly, if anything? A. He tolC
me that Kelly was at his house that Satur
day night, at dance l think he said, anC
Ireported the conversation to Captain Lin
den. Mr.. Bridge was not subjected to an,
cross.examinaton until the afternoon ses
sion of court. Mr.. Ryon then desired him
to take the stand He testified as follows
"At the time that took Graham to Potts
vile had seen no written statement o
Kelly's."
"That is all, said Mr.. Ryon.
The commonwealth endeavored to intro
duce another witness, the watchman at tn
Sunbury depot, but the defence objected an
the Court sustained the objection.
Michael Graham was then placed upo
the stand to contradict Mr.. Bridge. Two o
three witnesses testified as to Peter Luby'
, good character. A motion was made
f strike out the evidence of Mr. Ikeler but tn
Court refused to do so. This closed the ev
idence and the Witnesses subpWnaed were a
discharged.
On Thursday the morning session was ts
ken up by the argument of Mr.. Buckalew fo
the commonwealth and the afternoon sessio
, by J. G. Freeze for the defense.
Mr.. Ryon addressed the jury on Frida
morning and Mr. Hughes followed in an al
! gument on the part of the commonwealth
) which occupied all the afternoon and tw
; hours of Saturday mornings session
' and thus ended the most exciting trial tn
county has ever known.