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


and soon came with John Tracy. John
Tracy was talked with in regard to the
matter.
John Tracy, brother of Andrew
Tracy, testified: 1 live in Heating
township in this county, at the Tracy
farm, about three miles from town. 1
will tell just as 1 remember, L sup
pose it doubtful if 1 can remember it
all. woke up during the night but
cannot say the hour. Heard some
noise. Heard mother and Andrew
talking. Heard Andrew saying 1 am
going away and will never return. L
went down; enquired; he spoke
lightly of the matter; he afterward
told me he wanted to talk to me. When
1 was up stairs I heard him say that
his affections had been trifed with
afterwards he gave me to understand
that he had done something terrible;
he did not say who but 1 thought he
had taken life or had attempted to; he
asked me to get him something to eat.
gave him loaf of bread he went
away in a southwark direction; did
not know but he was fooling us and
was only drunk; he told me "If any
body comes here tell them that was
not here to- night" He held the pistol
and made me promise; assented
when Chadwick and others came 1
was terrified for then supposed he
had committed some atrocity; he has
a revolver has had for three or four
months; the one he had last night
thought was the one he has had; am
his brother; he was surely under the
influence of liquor. He raved terri
bly,; he has been addicted to liquor.
When he was talking to me first
thought he had a difficulty with my
brother or sister. Afterwards when
he was talking about his affections be-
ing trifled with 1 thought of Mary
Reilly. He has been accustomed to
come home about three times week.
He had room in my sisters building.
1 could not say how long he was at our
house last night after 1 awoke.
would say not less tllan ten or more
than fifteen minutes, 1 was excited
and could not tell how quickly time
passed. The moon was about rising
had risen q short time He did not say
how he had committed the crime. 1
saw him at home yesterday morning.
He left there about seven o'clock, in
tending to go to Port Allegheny. His
demeanor then was same as usual.
S. ID. Freeman was recalled and tes-
titled: When L saw Mary Reilly
there was powder in close proximity
to the wound. 1t showed that the pis-
tol had been quite close to her head at
the time of the discharge. 1 saw An
drew Tracy yesterday evening about
dusk. He came into my office and
said he wanted to see me. 1 went out
! into the store room. He handed me a
half pint bottle. He mad some money
in his hand. L don't know what the
money was. He wanted me to fill his
bottle with whisky. told him 1 could
not do it. He said there was whisky
in the bottle on the shelf. To get rio
of him-I was in hurry-I told him
he would have to wait until Mr.. Callal
came. He laid his bottle down by the
show case and went out hurridly, anG
seemed to be excited. / saw no more
| of him. He did not seem to be intoX'
icated. 1t was about dusk. 1t was a
little dark in the store. had nc
lights in my Office yet.
James MaGuire testified: Age "a,
reside in Smetbport. l was at Mr.
Rogers mill yesterday evening. The
mill is situated at east end of towr
near the bridge. L was standing or
the barn bridge with lantern in from
of me. 1 heard some person coming
from the direction of where McCarty
lives. Heard the footsteps. The foot
steps indicated that he was running
After he passed | went to the road
When l got to the road he came in be
hind the store. l stayed there till h,
went into the bridge. l did not SCI
him well enough to say anything
about his form and size. 1 had no
heard of the affair in front of JOIN
Mullins at the time.
John Wendell testified: saw An
drew Tracy yesterday evening abou
my store. He came in two or thre,
times. The last time he came in h'
went into the back part of the stor,
alone. thought he was going ther'
to drink whisky. 1 followed him
When I saw him there / was hehint
the counter and he had bottle in hi
right hand. He tried to put it in th'
hip pocket of his pants. 1t seemed
that he could not get it in there and h
put it in his pants pOcket-front pocket
There appeared to be something in hi
hip pocket. He then took the tumble
and took glass of water out of tn,
pail and drank it. He then startet
and walked out of the store mumblin,
something. 1 could hear him sa,
"I'll fix that son of a b. tonight.
There were some ladies in Mar,
Tracy's store when L looked up.
thought the bottle he had was pin
bottle; did not notice what, if any
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