Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-22

corresponding, which led from the place
OF the murder aoross tho cprnield, down
the road and tuto the woods witness fol- |
lowed the tracks for about mile and
they led In tho direction or the homo
of tho prisoners witness then went down
I TO Reeves run, along tho river, and found
tho Same kind ot tracks leading from tho
direction OF the murder tn Bauoy's house
tho tyIcks IN tho corn field were of two
mon, aud witness thought they must have
been running ~ the steps taken by them
were very long tho tracks mado by ono
man were larger than the others, and from
tho appearance witness thought the persons
who made thom had u dog with them.
Witness had conversation with young
BInoy whgu no went 10 Jail to bring him
to the hearing In the morning, aud while
yet in tho cell witness found him crying,
aud ho placed his hand on HIS shoulder
and said Now, Adam, " you have any
thinlstp say, say II before | takc you out;"
he replied at first that he knew nothing
witness then asked him whether he was
along when this occurred ho first stated
that he was not, but afterwards said that
he was, but had nothing to do with 1t
he said his father committed the crime
witness asked him II he did it with the
axe and hc replied, "Of courso."
1--WE woro Boih There"
AZ this point the elder BSuey, who FOR
tho first timo seemed somewhat disturbed,
said, Adam, did you say this ?" The
boy replied, " lcs." Tho father then
said, :" Were You there ?" The boy re
piled, Yes, wo were both there"
Tho constable thon continued his tosti.
mony he stated that upon arriving at
Mount Ncbo, he went with young Baney
| into Squire Engcl'g wood shed the boy
said he wanted To get clear of this charge
and proceeded TO toll his story he said
no aud his father left home about dark the
| evening of the murder, aud they passed
| through Mt. NebO no did not recOleot
the direction they took then, but they got
| to tho place of the murder witness asked
him how often the old man struck Short,
and ho told him twice, aud sLtd It WAS
| douo With little axe.
At this point the officer stopped aud he
was the last witness examined.
The Elder Baney Cross-ESamInes
The elder Banoy at ouce began series
of questions to the constable
did you not scare him up?" (roferring
to the boy who had confessed
The officer replied that he had not. The
father became greatly excited and asked
the boy why he had not told the truth.
| Tho young man ans weTcd " have told
the truth; we wcro both there; il you know
better, why, tell it, The old man said,
do not want to bo hung for anything
did not do Tho boy replied that he
| did not want TO be hung, either. Tho
father Stoutly denied his guilt, and said
that he could provo that ho was home all
night. The boy at once replied, why
| don't you get your proof -
| Committed to JsII.
| About this time the hearing was CON
| CludGd, aud the squire decided 10 commit
the prisoners for court. The small room
was thrown open aud was at once packed
with curious people, and tho prisoners
| were closely sur Oundcd. The old man
kept denying his guilt, but the boy per
sisted that he had told tho truth. When
the officer left tho side of the old mau for
an Instant the latter said, L" | wilt not go
away | an. mot guilty"
| A Pathetic Scene.
The officer finally made his way iuto the
kitchen with tho prisoners, and terrible
sCeue followed. Mrs. Bauey, the wife and
mother Of the prisoners, was there. She
had heard the testimony of tho boy aud
was almost crazy with grief she Claspcd
her husband aTOuud tho neck and pro-
claimed that no WAS innocent of any crime,
as he vas home on the night of tho mur
der. Sho violently charged the son with
| trying to send his father TO tho galloHs,
and demanded To know why he had made
such a statement.
The boy was crying loudly but no
persisted in stating that he had told the
truth and that tho father was the guilty
party.
Ia a short time aud after considerable
difficulty the prisoners were taken from
the building, but for fear that the lath0r
might do his son some injury they wore
not handcutfCd together.
Mrs. Bauey followed the prisoners out
into the road, shouting aC the top OF her
| voice; she was induced to get into u car.
riage 20 bo taken home, but just as she
did $50 she tainted aud had to be carried
back TO the house, where she lay almost
| llfeless for sometime after the prisoners
had lott for York Furnace to take the
train.
4 little sou, who seemed to be almost
crazy at the scono, clung to his mother
aud remained with her until she recovered
under the careful treatment Of DR.. Bry-
son.
Mrs. Short, tho wife of the murdered
mau, was present at tho hearing, and she
stood upon the porch coolly looking at the
proceedings.
Lodged in Jail.
The prisoners were brought to this city
| III JIb JEdlu NulCu dITlNtS NJ otD p' III
On tho way home the old man clung to
his statement that he was innocent.
After reaching tho prison the boy again
told the officer the story OF the crime, cub
stantially the same rs given above.
1t is thought by many that the boy was
offered some inducement TO tell his story,
but the officer claims that the examination
was properly conducted, and he promised
the prisoner nothing. One thing seemed
strange, and that was that az soon as the
officer had finished his testimony, and
while the elder prisoner was talking the
younger man arose aud said "Now, men,
can go?" He seemed to think that he
was entitled to his freedom, but il he had
nny such idea the disappointment at not
being set free did not mako him change
his story in any particular.
The Prisoners.
The boy is between 20 and Fl years OF
ags, but looks much younger. He is thin
and pale and in appearance is just the
opposite of his father, who is very robust.
The boy was married about two months
ago, to a daughter of Henry Wales, of this
city, who had been living with John
Charles, witness in the case and neigh
Dor of the Baneys. 1t Is said that the boy
is dull aud somo are inclined to believe that
he is weakminded all think, however,
that his story is very straight and
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