The daily gazette., 1878-11-21
liza Jail; these two men we're accomplices,

dia Jail; (these two men were accomplices,
the former turned States evidence, and |
the latter broke Jail at New Castie); there |
were 100 pairs of mens' boots and shoes,
the price per pair being $3.50 wholesale;
don't, to my own knowledge, know if
the factory was closed my clerk first di-
rected my attention to the cellar door.
Cross examined by the council for the |
defence: The lower part of my building |
was then occupied by two stores, kept |
by Vincent Woodcock and Martin Far |
rell; the entrance to my building was on |
Fifth street; the thieves got into the fac |
tory by the back window, which is only |
covered by little screen, which any
body could have removed; left the
store as usual that evening, which was
about SIX o'clock; l saw some of the
shoes that day in my ware room packed
in the boxes. the next morning / came
and saw those boxes strewn ON the floor,
empty; it was about two weeks after the
robbery that 1 saw tho party who gave
me the information; everything he said
was substantially as represented, with
the exception that the goods which were
said to have been sent to Washington
were shipped to Alexandria; know moth
ing of Dollards connection with the rob-
berry; IL was three weeks afterward that
the arrest of Dollard was made; he was
arrested in Philadelphia; / admit L was
in conversation lately with Doiiard.
Question-Mr. Mccullough didn't you
say 10 Dollard at that time, "why don't
you try to escape from the jail?"
Ans.-I positively did rot, sir
Q.-You did not?
A--No believe said. as was going
down the steps, "they have let the ring
leader escape, and l don't see why they
didn't let the other 60"
After.a few unimportant questions to
Mr.. Mccullough, George Fisher was
called to the stand. As he was about TO
testify, the counsel for the defense object
ed, questioning the legality of testimony
taken upon circumstance, which, al
though not a direct offer of pardon for
deeds of commission, would, If allowed
to be otferered, result in said remis-
sion. .- 49, g.. n " 81 O. .I. y
Authorities were quoted from by the
contending counsel in support OF their re-
spective positions. The Court after pa
tiently hearing the argument on both
sides ruled that "as it has therefore been
the custom of this Court TO admit the tes-
timony OF party to a crime, they didn't
propose to devlate from that rule in the
present instance" o. nas
The question being settled the examina-
ton OF George Fisher was proceeded
with. Being sworn, he testihed-"i live
in Wilmington have lived there all my
hfe /; was in Wilmington on April last;
before 1 came to Wilmington L was in
Philadelphia while there became ac-
quainted with Phillip Dollard and Frank;
Moore knew them about two weeks ;
they were boarding in the same house
with me. Frank Moore asked me If l
was going down to Wilmington; l told
hun yes he then wanted to 90 with me I;
he told me he had a friend working in a
shoe factory in Wilmington. He and l
started and met Dollard at the depot.
| We came to Wilmington ard walked
around, and showed them McCullough's
factory. Moore and Dollard went home
on the 7.20 train. This was the day before
the robbery. went back to Philadei-
phia the next morning or upon the day
me to go back to Wilmington on the next
train and meet Moore he gave me $l.5O
to pay my expenses. did so; ! met the
| two that evening about nine O'Clock on
Sixth street between French and WalHut
streets from there we went to Fourth
and Orange streets at that place we all
three got into a wagon and drove OIL ~
the direction of Sixth and Pine sJreets
| We stopped about five squares from Nc
Cullough's factory, in Wilson street near
Sixth. The two men then left me with
the team and went away in the direction
of McCullough's place they were away
about two hours. After time Frank
Morre came back to where l was, and
asked me if "everything was all right
with the team ?",I replied Eyes" when he
| jumped in and drove off. l then went
around to Seventh and Walnut streets
where | saw the team coming up the
street. The wagon which was light
one, looked as if it had something in 1t
Frank Moore asked me to "show him the
stralg lght road to PHI iadelphia." / did so
l saw Moore several times afterwards al
so saw Dollard who was siek. IL was
while ou visit to see Dollard that he
said to me, "that was good haui
| Afterward saw Moore and Dollard TO.
rether. Moore passed some money over
to me and said /" that is for you" Moore
and l had a fuss over the amount which
was S26, 1 told him cit was little
amount for the trouble he had given me, .
and said to them sit was pretty way TO
use me-" / had seen the account OF the
robbery published in the Wilmington pa
pers, and i supposed at once 1t was the
nlaca which Moore and Dollard had rob-
bed.
Cross examined l first met NJ oore and
Dollard in the saloon where boarded on
Beech street below Laurel they both
came together; said to Moore that often
went to Wilmington; never told him that
there was shoe factory in wilmington
they could tap; never was the first one to
propose the robbery of McCullough's;
came to Wilmington on the 18th OF April;
didn't say to them "if they would come
to Wilmington l wouldshow them where
there was factory" say that on my
oath. Frank Moore and | came down
together the day before the robbery
Dollard came down in the afternoon, we
met at the depot and from there went to
Manz's saloan on Fourth street below
Walnut next place we went was on wal
nut street between Frort and Second,
had couple of beers there; stopped at a
place on Water street, had drink there,
we then went out Market street then
came back to Eighth where we had some
more beer we then went to the depot,
when Moore and Dollard took the ~
train, staid in Wilmi mington over night,
and returned to Philadelphia In the
morning. When got there L didu't see
oore. Dollard asked me to Ego back
and meet Moore on the New Castle
pike :" didn't say 81 would meet Moore
, on the Philadelphia pike" went up the
New Castle road as far as the Western
railroad, came back, got supper and had
a conversation with the son of Mr.. Nc
Call, the plasterer, at Sixth and Market
streets saw Moore at nine O'Clock; we
all met at Fourth and Orange streets; we
, there had four beers; Moore treated;
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