The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-02-23
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MrsRyon objected to him as wit ness
The objection was overruled by the :our
and McParlan continued
In October, 1879, I came to the coal regior
for the purpose of investigating the Ancient
Order of Hiberniaus and Joined the order
in April, 1874 made daily reports of my
investigations to my superios in Phila'
delphia.
q. When did you become acquainted with
Pat Hester? A Ga the 9th of April, 1875
at his own house at Locust Gap junction.
G. Did you have any talk with him about
the orjerg A. Not then, but on the morn
ing Of the 18th of May had talk with
him be told me that he had been member
of the organization for a great many years,
but that he had not joined since he got out
of the penitcntiary, because great many
people were against him and that the order
amounted to nothing that in his time he
ran things to suit himself, aud that when he
joined again hewould make things jump
: hl.ssftet that when he was a member he
could have things done just as he wanted
them, but that at the present time
Stop" jerked out Mr. Rvon
The witness stopped. as he always lors
whe6 tod---that is ON the witness stand IN
few minutes he continued:
He. stated that irh he wished to have lo.s
licked he could have it done when he pleased
and that he could get men to do what he
pleased.
Q. Who was with van at this time ? A.
Tom Donahue introduced me to Hester, but
he was not present at the conversation.
@ Did you profess to be holding an office
in the order? A. Yes told him that
was secretary of the Shenandoah division
J.F. Brink sworn arrested McHugh in
Frenchtown, in the lower end of Lllzerne
c)uaty.
RI Linden, assistant superintendent of
Pinkerton's detective agency, testified that
he arrested Tully near Wilkes Barre, on the
1lih. day of November last l arrested him
under the name of Patrick Brown, telling
him had q warrant for the arrest of man
named Tully, for the murder of Rea he
said that he knew nothing about it, and was
not in the country at the time, and that he
was working in the No. drift of the New
port colliery, Luzerne county took him
before squire Reed, who asked him if he
wanted a hearing right away ; he said he
had no friends or bail handy; and that he
would wait until the rest got hearing ; he
was then committed to Jail.
Mr.. Ryon-Q. Did he ever have hear
ing "A. Not until he had II habeas corpus
hearing, or hearing, mean, before Squire
Reed
q Was it on November 8, 1876? Al
think there was hearing on that date.
@. Did these (McHugh and Tuly) men
ever get hearing before they entered this
court? Al don't know, sir.
Q. Were they ever given a hearing? A.
Not 10 my Knowledge.
@ Why did you prosecute these prisoners
in Schuylkill county? A. Because the wit
ness was in Pottsville aud it was cheaper to
take the prisoner to the witness than the
witness to the prisoner
Mrs Ryon examined the witness at some
length, but failed to get much information,
particularly about Kellys suit OF clothes.
Michael Lawlor sworn was brought
here from Schuylkill county jail l have
known Patrick Tully for eleven years; I
him at Port Hope, Luzerne county l
saw him in Luzerne county first on the 18th |
of March, 1869, in saloon kept by James |
Harkins; | met him again in Nov 1869, |
at a meeting of district 2S of tie Miners |
and Laborers Benev Assn he met me and |
] called him Patrick Tully the name knew |
him by in Schuylkill comfy, and he told |
me not to call him by that name any more /;
/ asked him why and he said he had chang
ed his name TO Patrick Brown | asked |
something.
Q. Did he say whereS A. No, sir.
@. Did you have any talk with him about
being an Ancient Order of Hihernian man
A. Yes, sir; | understood him to be menu
Der at Glen Carbon, Schuylkill county, in
1866 and 1867.
", ,'''- A'ihihNu ny -hI' iNyou. ". Diu ne
tell you where he had done something? A.
No, sir.
Q. Didn't you work in Wilkesbarre in
1870 and 1871? A. At times when there
vas suspension in Schuylkill county.
Q. Wasn't tin 1870 or 1871 when you
aw Tully? A. No, sir, it was just when l
old you.
q. Didn't you meet him at Scranton
'atch in April, 1862 A. No, sir
Q. You say you understood he was a
member at Glen Carbon? A. / knew it
rom himself and his company.
Mr.. Hughes-Q. When did you join the
ider? A. On the 24th of March, 1872.
Q. Did you know Skiyington? A. Yes
ir. and | saw him in Luzerne county in the
all of 1868; he was stopping at house
,ept by Roger l.aflerty, from Schuylkill
oupty; Roger had brother Aleck Laf-
erty kept tavern at Parsons station about
mile from Wilkesbarrel; Laferty used to
i've at Forestylle once, but | don't know
where else he lived left Glen Carbon on
he "a of January, 1868, | think; he got
nto a lawscrape up there in Luzerneand was
but he made his escape from the
.ourt house and came back to Schuylknl
county, where he went by the name of Ro-
,er johnson.
Mr.. Ryon-Q. How do you know that he
vent by the name of Roger johnson? All
vas told so by his father and his mother,
md by his sister and some of his friends.
81 ask the court to strike that evidence
relating to the change of name"
1t was done and the battle began again.
@. How long have you been in Jail? A.
Size last May.
@, You have been tried, convicted (of be-