Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26

Witnesses sworn on Burnside, Attorney for
part Of the Common'th y Defendant, an attach
John Hall, Jr., ment granted for Bcr-
Nan England, nard Brown and Susan
Aaron Guild, nah Fulton and Philip
Jos. W. Guild, Confer, Sr., absent wit
Dan1 Kearroy, ness and the Court d.
Elizabeth Cradisb, rect the officer to serve
Daniel Barrett the attachment, and by
James Reed,n agreement the counsel fos
Samuel Coleman the prisoner dispenses
James Carson,a with sending for Bernard
John Knox, Brown.
Thomas CARSON And now on the 26lh
George Brown, day Of November, 1918,
Andrew Allison, Jury Of the county be-
James Fullerton, ing called, came namely,
Tobert Dale, Robert McGonigle, An
Robert Deere thony Klechner, Ephraim
james Blair, Lamborn, John John
Jacob Michaels, sion, Frederick shenk,
George Ross,p Absalom Liggei, John
Robert Ross,a Sherrick, William White,
Hugh Biddlc. George Gramley, Samuel
Ants Bathurst, Wilson. Henry Barnhart
James McGhec,N and William Johnston,
Henry Petrikn, twelve good and lawful
VIM Wood, men of Centre county,
John Lucas, who being duly empan-
John McEwen, nelled, sworn aud affirm
John NJ. Horner, ed, respectively, and
Eve Gardner, charged on their oaths
Catherine Bitner, and alirnatlons aforo-
Jane Low, said after each Of them
John Conhrc, being poled. they sever
John higgct, ally declared that tboy
Samuel Gardner, hnd theDefendant, janis
John Wantl, Monks. guilty Of murder
Michael Mecse, lot the frst degree in man
wm. Gardner, ncr and form rs be stands
Henry James, indicted.
James Alexander Jr., And now on the 30th
James Forster, Esq, day Of November, ISIS,
Wm. Alexander, EsqF W. W. Potter, on behalf
Wm. Petrikin, Esq, of the prisoner, moved
Thomas ilemphill.o lora arrest OF judgment,
and on the lst day Of De.
cembcr, 1918, files the ex-
ceptiuns to the ndct-
meat. And on argument
he indictment was held
to be good, and reasons
oyerrued by the Court.
And now on the frat day
Of December. 10 the year
OF our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eigh-
teen, tho Court proceeds
to deliver tho sentence Of
the law
james Monks, 1t Is
considered by the Court
that yeu be taken 10 the
Common Jail Of the cOun-
ity Of Centre, there TO re-
main until you are taken
to the place Of execution
and there to be hanged
Iby the neck until dead.
by the Court.
ls, December, 1915"
ArRrr nisroRY or rnE. CASE.
James MONKS resided near Dellcionlc, and
came to this county in the f,ll on bunting eSpe-
ditIons, making his headquarters at tho Stone
Tavern, which stood where D. D. Ritter now re-
sides, three and orc-haii miles west Of curwcns.
Vile, on the turnpike to LuIhosburg. About
midway teiweea Bridgeport and Mr.. Rilier's
place Monks met cattle dealer, named Reuben
Giie,, from Bucks county, travelling on the then
old State road, and shot him OF bis horse. The
object Of the murder was money, but he obtained
yery little. Monls concealed the body Of hi'
victim, took the horse aud returned TO Dellcfonie
at the same time wearing tho dead mans coat
with tho bullot-hoe In Il. lie was soon after
arrested and convicted.
The reason hc was tried aud executed in Centre
county. although the crime was committed 10
Cieafaeld, was because our county at that time
was attached to Centre for Judicial purposes
Those witnesses marked with Z, We know FROM
our personal knowledge, resided In clcsrleli
county. The two Carson brothers lived and died
near Luihersburg tho Ross brothers a, curwens-
willie the Mears. Alexander, Icmphill and Read
10 Clcarheli borough, aud tho rest In other sec
tons Of this county Daniel Barrett was the father
of Judge Barrett, who nov resides in this place.
A remarkable feature about the case Is the fact
that Thomas Carson, one Of the wiinef'es, and
who was also present at tho execution, could
auoie nearly the whole Of Monks confession, do.
liyered at the gallow', although he could neither
read nor write. We often heard II In our boy
hood days, and remember portions Of Il, which
was about as follows
" Come all 70 good people, Who hase now ccu'e
TO vicw
Tho sad and shameful death hav' brought my
self unto.
thls day confess my sorrow aud shame
That shot Reuben Giles, whom mover saw be-
fore,
And let bis bloody body lie weicring 10 i,s gore
Dear friends, I hope you will al take wnfning OF
my unhappy fate,
And shun vice and folly before Il is too late
Such in the main was tho style Of the confession,
whIsh was rather Lengthy, aai M. Carson could
rspsst The whole ofl tl