The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-02-16
This was objected to, and not pressed BY

left Shamokin and ran away without paying
your board; who were 'the other men?" A.
Tully and McHugh.
Q. What took you to Barney Toner'S in
Ashland, the dag before the murder of Rea
was committed A. was in the halit of
going there aud meeting acquaintance, and
| was in the habit of going to Barney Dol
ans regular, MS it was an old calling place
of mine | met Skivngton there, and three
other men there Dolan kept his saloon at
Big Mine Run.
q Vas Tom Donohue's saloon a meeting
place for the society in Ashland?
81 object to that question:" said Mr..
Rvor.
| After discussion the Court overrnled the
o lection. Upon the question being repeat
ell to the witness. the after said, at was a
resort ireqnented by men OF the order, but
don't know that meeting was ever held
there"
@. How did YOU know that Dhify knew
that you committed or help,d to commit he
murder? A. | told Donohue but never
told Duffy, but it was general hing among
the order to tell one another what happened.
O. Who fired the third shot at Rea? A.
MclIugh.
@. Where was he standing? A To the
left of me and he fred when Rea made
jump for the bushes and McIIugh kept fir
ing at him right along one time he got
close up to him and then he was sideways
that is Rea was sideways to him.
Q. Did you look in the buggy after Rea
was killed A. Yes, sir; and we found a
lot of gum rings | don't remember what
size they were.
O. When you left Ashland that day, WAS
anything said about the road to be taken?
A. No, sir; we just started on the road to
Ashland.
@. To which of you did Hester say to put
Rca out of the way and make clean job of
5 1t? A. To the whole of us.and he said it du.
$ ring the night in Tom Donohue's saloon.
S "Now, may it please the court said Mr..
Hughes, 81 have drawn up formal offer
q that wish to make, and will read it or hand
it to my friends on the other side to read"
: "We'll read it," remarked Mr.. Ryon.
=. While the offer was being read, Mr. Buck
alew asked the following questions:
y @. Where did Hester live in 1868? A.
S At the junction.
@. What junction? A. I don't know
o what the name of it Isl the passenger train
If used to stop there; it was some little dis-
1t tance from Locust Gap and the house stood
by itself Hester kept a tavern and had
e boarders.
d Mr.. Hughes.-Q. Who was Jerry Hall,
d from whom Hester stole the whisky? A.
IS He kept the Union house in Ashland?
Q. Tell us exactly where Hester left you
d on the morning of the murder? A. About
ID two hundred yards above the toll gate.
e. @. Kelly, you told us that Hester was to
+ have share of the money you took from
al Rea, how about Skivington? A. lie WAS
III to get his share
@. How about Roger Latlerty and Nut
y downey? A. There was no tax of them get
lie ting any.
q. State whether or not Hester was an Of
m ficer in this society to which you made men,
4, tim.
ed 81 object to that" said Mr.. Ryon, "as it
relates to what is contained in your offer"
IL kThe offer of Mr.. Hughes was to prove
Id the existence of the "Molie Mcguire" or
ganzation its general character and its OBJ.
III ects the protection afforded by it to crimi'
mails, &c. Mr.. Hughes made most able
III and exhaustive argument in favor of the Of
fer and at its conclusion the Court ad
ou journed
The greater portion of the morning was
ny taken up in the argument of Mr.. Hughes
offer relative to evidence concerning the
i "Mollie Mcguire" organization.
" Mr.. Ryon objected to the testimony of
ne Kelly on the ground that he was an incompe.
'N' tent witness as he had been convicted for
many crimes he had acknowledged while
~ upon the witness stand, that he had partlci.
pated in outrages and crimes of nearly every
description. A. X Race, under keeper OF
Pottsville Jail in 1869 was called aud sworn.
~. His testimony was to the effect that Daniel
an Kelly was committed to the Jail under the
or' name of Dennis Kelly, charged with having
nr' committed highway robbery. In September
ar of that same year he was found guilty. lie
al was senter ,ed to Imprisonment for the tern
lts of two years. Kelly paid no fine or costs
MS The next witness was Mr.. o. j. Angood, the
ze, clerk of Quarter Sessions of Schuylkill coun
'hu ty who being sworn testified that he was th'
clerk of the board of commissioners of tha
'se' county in 1869. Kelly was discharged from
.er' the county Jail by order of the commission
hs- ers.
- Messrs. Wolverton and Ryon spoke strong
:. ly against the offer of the prosecution and
.o ~. Mr.. Buckalew for the Commonwealth.
lin. The Court decided to admit the evidence
he. and Kelly was again placed upon the stand
[er- He said belong to the Order called tn
! 70 Ancient Order of H,berniaus l beionge
y of to them before they were called the Ancien
Order of ilibernians joined them in Sco
eza land in the fall of 1867 joined them i
,sed Wilkes Barre; joined a division of the oil
ex. der at Barney Dolan's in Big Mine Run
tho have met Hester as member of the order
,hes Hester was "put through" in Thomas Dor
ohue's stable; | mean by being 'pr
through he was made member of the O
der; he was made the Body Master Of II
,I,,' Division at Locust Gap; joined the ord'
'' at Barney Dolans, about Christmas in 1856
first met McHugh and Tully at Locust Gal
ohh | was not then member, so tkat | canno
tell whether they were members of the ol
ana der; McHugh was the County Delegate
Northumberland county this found ol
WIN after Joined the order; Alexander Latiert
Roger Lafferty, Dalton, Campbell, Mu
il in doynv vera also m.mhers tho Countv De
e of egate gets "the goods" and he gives them