The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-03-29

good, take mine for | know 1t Is sure;' That
the money was to be divided between eight |
of them that the two others for some reas-
on were to have no part; that they were all
members of the Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans, Hester being Bodymaster, whose or
ders, according to the practices among them,
they were bound to obey. He says that the
party of six arrived at the place known as
the ''water barrel" in the early morning,
and we're concealed by the sido of the road
that Dalton being the only one of the party
who knew Mr.. Rea, went upon the road and
was to give signal by raising his hat after
Mr.. Rea had passed him that they saw a
wagon coming and went out by the side OF
the road, but as Dalton did not raise his
hat. went back into the brush that when
Mr.. Rea did come along they went out up
on him, robbed him Of his money, gold
watch and pocket book; that then he and
| Tully fred al him about the same time; that
Rea ran and they all kept firing at him,
McHugh following nearer than the rest, and
nearer to the side of Mr. Rea, firing upon
him that deceased fell upon his face, aud
Tul,y put his pistol behind his ear and fir
ed that the party went upon the mountain
and divided the sixty or seventy dollars
found in the pocket book; that he kept the
watch and gave it to Michael Graham on
the evening of the same day to keep for him
telling him it was Rea's watch.
He further says that he saw Hester on
the night of the murder at Michael Gra-
r hams at rattle that Hester said the mon
: ey was not worth dividing. He further tes-
titled that the day after, as he thinks, Thom'
r as Donohue was arrested for the murder ;
4 that he. Jack Smith, Lafierty, Tully and
McHugh went to see Hester. and that Smith
a informed Hester of Donohues arrest when
t Hester replied, at is near time that !
5 should clear out" and that he left that
] night, aud that the next night or two the
: witness, Tully and McHugh left for fear OF
n being arrested"
y The'trial lasted nearly three weeks, when
i the Jury after being out but short time re
d turned verdict of guilty" An applica
r ton for new trial failed. The prisoner
n were sentenced to be hanged, and Deatl
re warrants we're signed by the Governor fixini
lie the date of execution on August 9th, 1877
o The case was taken to the Supreme Court
er which action stayed the execution. In DE
IN cember the Supreme Court rendered decl
50 sion sustaining the court below, and tn
Id case was then presented to the Board
e. Pardons which on Tuesday Of last week re
as fused to interfere. The Governor in tn
,r. meantime issued alias death warrants tixin
ed the 25th.of March as the date of execution
The sheriff completed his arrangement
'r- last week. A scafiold was obtained frol
srs Carbon county, the same one on which Fisl
lot er will hang Thursday, and to day at eleve
ate o'clock q. IN. the dread sentence OF the la
lth was carried out, and as you read this, Patri'
ne. Hester Peter McHugh and Patrick Tul
M lie in their cofiins, having paid the penal
'is- of their awful crime by being hanged
To- the neck until they were dead.
10y DID KELLY TELL THE TRUTH?
"" :" While it was generally believed that t
three men were guilty Of the crime, the
'n' were some who, on account of Kelly's ini
NOUS character. to which he himself tes
~. fed on the witness stand, had doubts OF t
Justice of taking human life on such @
on.
dence.
:" Indeed in all capital cases therei alws
feeling of uncertainty among those
gagged in the case so long as the accuse
~. L. with death staring them in the face, &C
tinue to protest their innocence, and it
ns always source of great reliet to the Judg
- the jurors, and the counsel on both sides
~. know positively that no mistake was ma
G G.H and no judicial murder committed.
~. E About two weeks ago Patrick Tully 81
word by officer Rowbottom to Geo. +.
~ ., we'll, one of his counsel, that he desired
see him. The desire was Immediately gr
:. ifed and Tully informed Mr.. Elwell Il
he intended to make statement he p
ferred to wait, however until after the Fl
n. action of the Board of Pardons, when
.' would tell all, whatever the decision mil
~ be. At that time he acknowledged his GU
a, for the first time to any of mis- coun
s though he had a short time before 6
~. en- statement to Captain Alders'
va, which was sent to Judge Elwell at Tull
request. That statement is in substal
,,ue ~, the same as the one printed bel
,ha While talking he frequently broke do'
-. and when the shooting was mentioned
10, rested his head on the table and shudde
'.,. with horror at the thought of the terri
IT, deed From that time he talked frequen
-. and freely with Mr.. Elwell on the subj'
On Tuesday night last, at nine o'clock,
ter the prisoners had been informed q
there was no hope for them in this wol
!, Tully was called upon. The visitor was
: ..,'. mitted by an officer who by the dim III
us of lantern unlocked the iron gate with
clanking chain, and, swinging back
heavy oaken door on its creaking hing
ushered the visitor into the presence of
doomed man. He was found sitting at
',A pine table, on which burned kerOs
c0 lamp casting dim shadows about the C
After few remarks in which he stated
a''n the decision of the Board of Pardons wa
expected, Tully announced that he
ready to make his statement, request
's1 S that it should not be published until he
gone. He was assured that nothing sho
'O' be known of it until after the execution,
'naa he then proceeded to make his confess
i Whether Dan Kelly told the truth or
"nN our readers can judge. Here is the d.
ment, with several unimportant Omission
was Trrrr.v,a CONrESSIO
had