The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-02-23
an AND DEMOCRAT BLO OOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA

on the beer and didn't talk to them be-
cause might have got into a quarrel.
q. Did Hester give you any reason why
he went to Mahauoy Plane that afternoon
A. No, sir, and he didn't give me any rea-
son for not going home that night, only he
was pretty drunk.
@. You didn't see Hester at Donohue's
that evening? A. No, sir.
Mr.. Ryon.-Q. Horan's tavern is between
Martzs and Donohue'sf A. Yes, sir.
q. Did Hester tell you how he camo
from the Plane? A. he just said he came
from the Plane.
Q. You had to pass Donohues saloon on
your way to McLaughlins? A. Yes, sir.
Upon the opening of the afternoon sss-
sion Ellen Hester was recalled for cross
examination. In answe, to Mr.. Hughes she
said: "My father came home on Saturday
morning about seven o'clock and took his
breakfast about eleven, and between
that time and seven o'clock aud eleven he
did nothing.
"Hos did he say he had come home"
asked Mr.. Hughes. "He said that lie had
came from Ashlaud--from Mount Ctrmel
in hand car" was the answer. 81 did not
hear him say where he had come from that
morning." continued the witness.
q. Then what did you mean by saying
that he came from Ashland9 A. Becaus g
he had been to Mahsnoy Plane the day be-
FORE
@. Where did he say he had gone..te from
Mahanoy Plane A. did not hear him
say.
Q. When did he get his breakfast as a
general thing? A. He had no regular time
for getting up.
Lafayette Fetterman sworn.-.Q. Do you
remember passing Schuman on the road th e
morning that Rsa was murdered? A. Yes
sir
@. Had he horse or mule? A. A
horse
O. Had you a mule ? A. No, sir.
@ DI you water your horse? A. Yes, sir.
| O. Hal you passed Schumin when you
saw the four men standing on the road
A. Yes. sir.
@ Was there anything to oostruct year
vision from the time you saw the men? A
No, sir.
| 0 While those men stood on the road
did auy man on foot pass you? A. No.
sir.
@. Could any one have passed you with.
out you seeing him A. No, sir.
| Q Was there any one on the road in thu
vicinity of the "Water Barrel" except those
four men? A. No, sir; except Schuman
the road for half mile from the barrel Il
Centralia is straight.
Mr.. Hughes-Q Were yon paying at
tenton to what was passing that morning
or just driving along without paying an,
particular attention to anybody A. wa
just driving along, but am certain that nj
man passed me.
Q. If you were not paying any attention
how do you know that man might no
have passed you? A. Well it would b
hard for man to pass on that road with
out being seen.
@. DO you mean to say that there wer
four men on the road or four or five as yo
stated before? A. mean four or five.
John Cannon then took the stand for tn
purpose of contradicting Kelly. In answt
to Mr.. Ryon the witness said, Kelly cam
to my house when Mr.. Hester was in ia
and asked me if wouldn't take false oat
to save man from being hung and l said
;; would not then he said wouldn't you tax
a false oath to ave my life and l said n
and he said was a mean man and that
I would take false oath any time. "Wh
about au oath ?" he says aud l made no a
swer.
;, 4Mr. Hughes-.Q. When was this? .
About the time that Hester was to
tried.
@. Then he wanted you to swear Hest'
! out ? A. don't know, sir.
n Q. You were talking about him? A. +
mentioned no names but himself.
lie Q. Did he tell you what he wanted y
le to swear? A. He did not.
@. Did he say that he was going
A. swear? A. No, sir; but he said that
~ would swear anything.
In G. Vas this during the Donohue tris
A. think it was.
in @. You knew Hester and Donohue
re that time? A. Yes, sir.
Q. And you knew that Kelly WAS frie
A. of Hester and Donohue? A. l don't kn
ew that he was particular friend of Donohu
lot but l saw him few times.
d; Q. Pm not asking you about particu
on friends, ask you was not Kelly friend
at Hester and Donohue? A. Yes, sir.
ut @. Where was this conversation he
A. In my house, sir.
ir; Q. Were you and Kelly particular frien
nd A. Yes, the same as any other neighbors
O. Was he in the habit OF visiting "
hf A. Yes, sir.
@. Were you keeping tavern! A.
GU sir.
* @. He visited your family? A. Yes,
Kelly used to come to see the girl, who
out relation of my wife.
Q Did you object to it?
go 81 object to going into matr monial
al. ters," said Mr.. Ryon. 'Yes" added
court "You can drop this courtship r
ock here"
les, Peter McManus gave unimportant t
to mony.
'ent Owen Hester sworn.-Mr. Ryor-
+; | Where did you live in 1868? A. In
aud nos.