The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-02-23

l went home on Friday An officer came
to me on Monday and tried to force me to
come, but wouldn't and came of my own
free will last the evening" Mr. Hughes
said that the statement of the witness, as to
being here last evening was correct and the
matter dropped
Morris Conway sworn-I live in the
neighborhood of Girardville; in the fall of
1868 lived in Ashland / knew Brian
Campbell and James Bradley they board
ed with me | couldn't say exactly wheth.
er they boarded with me when Rea was
murdered or not, and / couldn't say wheth-
er or not they boarded with me in October,
| 1868; they boarded with me that fall my
wife was sick and had to send them away
and l think they boarded with a man by
the name of Bernard Fullen, of Big Mine
Run.
Q. How long did they board with Fullen
-twenty.four hours? A. can't tell how
long.
q. Did you ever see them after they left
your house? A. Yes, sir on the street in
Ashland.
@. Did you see them after the middle of
November, 1868, or after Donohue was ar
rested? A. think / did on the street in
Ashland.
@. Were you ever a member of the An
ciept Order of Hibernians A. Yes, sir.
Mr. Ryon-"What do you want to
prove?"
Mr.. Hughes.-"As much as can get out
of him."
Q. When did you join them? !? A. In 1871
| never belonged to them before that time
Mr.. Leisure sworn-In 1868 lived in
Irish valley, in Shamokin township, North
umberland county; lived about four miles
from ShamOkin.
@. If you saw Pat Hester in November,
1868, state where? A. | saw him about the
middle or latter part of November, 1868, at
my place; it was at night | saw him he
came in buggy.
@. Do you keep hotel l.? A. No, sir am
a farmer.
| @. was there any one with him? A. Yes,
three other men they had two buggies and
came about one a. M; the way came to
see them was that they woke me up and
said that they drove up against the bank
and upset; they wanted Il light ard rope
to fix up; got both and they tied up the
rigging and they wanted to borrow the lam
tern and l said you are strangers and have
no guarantee that you will return it; Hes
ter then came into the house with me and
gave me dollar and half and was to re-
fund it when the lantern was brought back
don't know who the other men were, but
they were Irshmen; | didn't know who
Hester was then, but | know the prisoner
is the man because he gave me s. bill and
gave him the change; the lantern was re.
turned to me the next day by one of the
party had not heard at that time OF the
arrest of Donohue for tue murder of Rea, at
least don't think so.
Q. What paper did you take then? A.
The NorthmJerlaad Couqty Democrat.
q. Which way were they going? A. First
one of the party said that they were going
to Sunbury and then one of them said they
lived in Snydertown.
NJ. Ryon-Q, Would you know the man
who brought the lantern back if you saw
him? A. think not none of the men
were old Hester told me that he was going
to Sunbury and that he would return it the
next day on the next day it was returned
and only one team came back one wagon
was drawn by mule and the other by a
horse, and it was the horse which returned
the man who returned the lamp was alone
I lived within four miles of Shamokin and
was frequently there, and when these men
were at my house had not heard of the ar
rest of DonOhue | live within short dis
tance OF the weigh scales where the coal
trains are weighed.
z. When was your attention called to
the fact that you saw Hester that night
A. saw him frequently afterward.
@. When did you tell that he was at your
house? A. | spoke about it that day after
the men had stopped at my house; lately a
man named Mcpherson asked me about it,
Mr. llughes-Q, Is there any regularly
travelled road from Locust Gap to Shame,
kin except this one? No, sir.
Q. Is not Mcpherson an officer employed
by one Of the coal companies ? A. Yes, sir,
believe so.
Q. Then what did you mean by calling
him "bull dozer?" A. Because did not
understand his business.
Charles Paul sworn-In the fall of lSGS
lived at Paxinos on the turnpike between
Shamokin aud Sunbury one evening in
the TALL party Of two men came to my
house one evening between twelve and two
O'Clock; | left them in the house, when
they walked me up, and gave them drink
of liquor and | think filled bottle fol
them they had a buggy with them; they
were Irishmen and l think they asked me
how far it was to Sunbury; TO the best o.
my recollection did not see Patrick Hes
teri this was in the month of November
1868, think.
q. Did you tell Jesse Hensel or William
Leisure about the men calling A. Not tC
the best OF my recollection think it wa
quarter past one o'clock when they called
| didn't go outside of the house to see i
anybody was with them.
Mr. Ryon-There were but two men il
this party A. That's all saw.
q. Are you certain about the month A
; | -. \ Al IL IA l.. Al. Al
and Goth.
Q. Is that the only time you were calleC
out of your bed by travellers? A. Oh, no,
was often called out hucksters used t,
CONS and call me out every week, but
cant remember any particular time.
Q. Can you describe the men2 A. Yes
sir; one was about five feet five or eight
and the other man Of about six feet il
!. | haipht the snail man Nora a hlack mana