The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-10-03

met him at his Office door about ten
minutes after the bell rung for the con-
vention. We came up town together;
went into Mr.. Haskills. He took a
cigar took drink of whisky and we
started to go to the convention; went
about half way and he said he would
not go and turned around and went
back. I did not see him after that,
He acted as though he had been drink
ing he seemed to be mad about some.
thing. When we went into the Ben
net House he acted strangely. He
took out an envelope with two one dol
lar bills in. and wanted me to take it
and do the treating, L told him to
treat himself. / took one bill and
treated and gave him the change.
Frank McCabe testified: I met An
drew Tracy opposite Mary Tracy's
store on Wednesday evening about
half past six. He was coming from
Port Allegheny in buggy. 1 got in
with him and rode to the livery stable.
We came from there to the hotel. He
asked me to go and take drink with
him. Ideclined. He took drink. /
didnot see him for about an hour after
that. Wallace Ostrander and he came
to the Bennett House together. was
sitting in the window at the time.
They stepped up to the bar and Wal
lace Ostrander asked me to take
drink and 1 think Andy asked me
also, but didn't take it, I came out
side of the hotel then and man who
was drunk, sitting on chair fell off
when he fell off L, knowing that he
was stopping down at Wright's took
him down there the best could, and
left him there, and started to come up
town. When got past Mary Tracy's
store and almost half way from that to
the drugstore U saw Andrew Tracy
standing on edge of sidewalk with his
back toward me. 1 said Halo Andy,
are you going up town? He said mo
he wasn't Mary Reilly is in the store
and she is playing some pieces and
singing. You had better go in" We
both went in together and I took a
chair and sat down. He stood up at
right hand side of counter. We
stayed there whilst she sang two or
three different pieces. 1 got up and
went out doors. Andy followed me
out on the porch. I asked him if he
was going up town. 1 stopped and
leaned against strip at the side of the
door. Whilst we stood there Mary
Reilly and Belle Mullin came out, and
Mary Reilly said GOOD night, gents, "
and they both walked on. Andy
passed by me and followed - went
right after them. 1 stood there per-
haps half a minute-not longer-then
started after. Overlook Andy and we
walked together until we came just To
the west corner of d. r. Hamlin's
square, and 1 had occasion to stop a
minute; he went on. 1 stayed per-
haps a minute and came on after him.
He was ahead of me about four rods.
L could also. see that the girls were
ahead of him. Belle Mullin had g
linen suit on which showed pretty
plain by the lights along the street
When he parted with me he asked mt
if I wasn't coming up to the hotel.
told him yes. That was all that had
been said since we had left Mary
Tracy's store. When got to Mr.
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to the north side of Main street on the
crossing in front of the Bennett House
About the same time I saw the girls
on the sidewalk in front of the store o
J. G. Hamlin. When he came to the
sidewalk on north side of Main street
l saw him make the turn westward in
the same direction the girls were going
That was the last l saw of him.
went into the Bennett House. 1 met
Charley Blindbery I stood talking tt
him. A short time, perhaps two min
utes, heard Frank Richmond say
one of Andy Reilly's daughters il
hurt. Blindbery said "come on
Frank, let us go up and we ran up
he little ahead. When we arrived il
front of JnO. Mullins house we founC
her lying on the sidewalk, in dying
condition. l saw that she had a guI
shot wound on her temple. 1 saw
nothing of Andy Tracy afterwards
I have made efforts to find Andrew
Tracy since. Within about half ar
hour afterwards 1 got the impression
that Andy Tracy had committed tn,
act of killing, and told Mary Tracy
and DIR. J. Il. Reilly. asked DR.
Reilly if he had any idea who did it
He said no, and 1 told him 1 had.
do not remember who L told first, bu
after 1 thought it over 1 said though
it was Andrew Tracy. l had hear,
he was in love with Mary Reilly AM
had noticed him acting strangely il
her company. Never heard him max
any threats. 1 went that night will
some other parties to the Tracy place
about three miles from town, wher
his mother lives. We learned tina
he had been there and had left.
learned yesterday that he was seel
yesterday morning about half pas
five at Prospect Hill about five mile
from Smethport. Think Andy Trac.
has no prOperty i'm his own right.