The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-04-27
The Sharpe Murder Trial
"Guilty of Murder in the
First Degree is the
Verdict of the Jury.

Thursday of last week Cornelius Nc
Hugh, Thomas Horn, DIR. DimmiclS, Isaac
X. McCollum, Thomas Johns, John Scott
David Horn, n. D. Fowler, Manus Gull
Charles Scrimshaw, James Kerrigan
Michael McMqhon, Thomas Jones, and G.
w. Ulrich testified for the commonwealth
The evidence being similar to that given
during the Mcdonnell trial, we do not give
it in full. "Kelly, the bum" being q new
witness, We gi*e his testimony. g..
Manus Gull, who is also known as
"Kelly, the bum" said he knew The pris-
oner; in 1865 met him at Wilkcsb5tre; on
the 22d of June, 1865, I landed in New
York from Ireland; Immediately went to
Wilkcsbarrc; my two brothers lived there;
after becoming acquainted with, a., Sharpe
found out that he was Molle lie threw
Inc the sign; was with him and the body
master of Wilkesbarre; how long it was
after | got acquainted With him when
joined the society | cannot tell; joined the
society in Ireland, and again in Wilkes
barre; got in company with Sharpe and Pat
Gallagher in Curry's saloon; we three sat
down for drink, and Sharpe said to Gala
CHER, at was good thing | was there the
night of the Smith murder, or the Fitz-
gerald girl would have fixed you;" then
Gallagher said, at was q good job that he
(Sharpe) cleared down South, or that they
would have sworn to the clothes that he
had on his back" then Sharpe laughed,
and turned to me and said, dts a good
thing / was there and that l got on the
ctp bn
been done clean if | had not been there;"
this conversation took place in the fail of
1865; he told it to me on account of the or
der; he, guess, would not have told it to
strangey Curry kept the stone hotel; think
it is on G!ain street; Tom McCookey was
bodymaster.
In his cross-cxaminaton the witness said:
When | came to this country think | was
about p years of age; first Joined the Mol
lies in Scotland; from New York city |
went to Wilkesbawe to Daniel Shovelin's;
stopped there until 1866; while | was there
labored for my brother in breast; lived
i'll g small place Citsde of Wilkesbarre
called Woodvillc from there I went to
Mahanoy City to q man named Jack Nc
Donnell; was INDUCED to 60 kill man at
Boston Run, but did not do it; from there /
went to Minersville, and from there to Old
Mine, and then to Canada; then came back
to Wilkesbarre, and then went to Sunbury
and worked, for a man named Bowen, on
the railroad; then Il went to several other
places, and finally was put III Jail for steal
ing watch from a man named White;
served nearly all my time, and, after l got
out, went to Mount haflee;. after that /
went to Fowlcr's Patch; then to Jackson's
Patch, and, after gong to several other
places, went to Pottsvillc, and got into ALT
tie bother and was put in Jail Caughter);
was sent up for about three years, and was
pardoned out; have my pardon with me,
and guess | was pardoned out because !
made a clean breast of the Rca murder; in
1866 think was in jail at Wilkesbarre for
stealing money; an old man swore that l
stole money, but he found out he was mis-
taken, and he came to the Jail and begged
for Inc to be liberated; the old man said |
did not steal the money, but | did; Father
Bridgeman, of Girardyille, had Inc sent up
for seventeen days for breaking in a win
dow in the Catholic Church; he found that
he was mistaken, and he paid the costs and
| was liberated at another time was in Jail
for rape (laughter); was innocent of the
charges they used to shove me around a
good deal, and sometimes was not guilty;
was in the lookup in the old country loud
laughing in the rear Of the room); never
struck Father McFadden; never used my
hand TO any Father changed my name to
Daniel Kelly in 1866 did it to shun the
law: gave man NAMED Chalu few clouts
and had fight with a man named McDon-
nell at Locust Gap; myself and Charley
Sharpe attempted to rob a man of his poclI-
etboOll; never attempted TO rob Foster that
was \ put-up job of John Ryon's; helped to
steal three barrels of whisky, and got sixty
cents from Pat. Hester ,ibr the assistance
continued laughter all over the room),
In his redirect examination Gull said:
All the murders have been in were done
through the order; the rules Of the society
when you got initiated were not to divulge
anything only to a members we were all
SWarIl to protect each other; the robbery in
was committed after We had
the conversation about the Smith murder,
and Sharpe, tho prisoner at the bar, and
myself committed the deed together.
Gull, while being oss-cXamined, said
The prisoner always used me right, but one
time he struck me and | never had
chance 10 strike him back; ever since have
been in Mauch Chunk Jail Sharpe and his
friends have been at me not TO swear against
him; was at dance when Sharpe came in
illl StI uNh INC III inc ltNt, anu NC lntn ran
away; told Mike Campbell that / would
lick him the first time / saw him, when
Campbell said, "No, don't; he was the best
man we ever had below the mountains" it
was to take a load of my breast that told
Of my bad deeds; never went alone to 10
rrime defy Ireland, Scotland and America
to know Of any crimes done before Joined
Inc Mollies up here ia the jail Sharpe
wrote on a slate half-dozen Of men who
were at the Smith murder; hewanted me 10
give the names TO the district attorney, and
so | did he wrote the names in the pres
3ncc Of Sheriff Roudenbush's son and Mr. |
the iailer.
James Keyrigan, the Mollie who first |
squcaled" and who was participant in |
lie assassinations Of Yost and Jones, said |
he became acquainted with Sharpe at Alccll |
Jampbell's, in Tamaqua, about four years |
go. kerrigan believes in hell, and it is !
perhaps well that he does; for, if he did |
not, he might in the future bo surprised at |
he uncommon warmth Of IN abode which |
satan rules.
The commonwealth rested their case on |
Thursday afternoon.
On Friday the defense opened. The first |
witness, Peter Sharp, upon being sworn, |
aid l I've at Plymouth; in 1868 lived at |
Audenried; know the prisoner he worked /
md bearded with me: he worked with me /