The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-12-17

AZ VI pea tne Oentral nOtel ana Salu that
he had been down at the Exchange and
knocked down Morris Sloan and Bill
Hughes. l told him he had better leave
Hughes alone. lie said he would kill the
------- when he came to Orange
vile. He would darken his light for him.
ABRAM INTERNATIONALLY was at Orange
vile, went there Friday evening, and was
there until after dinner next day. James
Long said Wells had knocked Bill Hughes
down the night before. Wells said m
meet him again. I'll fix him. Hughes
said want you to keep that nan away
from me, don't want to be hammered to
death and there may be funeral, or some
thing like that This was in the bar ROOM
Long and | were talking when the first
shot was red. Long said, ''there it goes,
just as expected" | went to the window
and saw the smoke of the pistol, showing 1t
had been fired up Pine street into the
ground.
JAMES BUTLER Went to the Orangevlle
Hotel about noon. Hughes had business
with me concerning some work at Light
street. That was apparently his business
in calling at the hotel | saw Wells there
before Hughes came. l asked him IL he
was going to work for Hughes and he said
he was not and that when Hughes came up
there he would use him up so he would not
go out to work very soon.
GEORGE MoGowAN.--I was at Longs
hotel Saturday afternoon-saw Wells-he
said he was looking for Hughes and il he
came up he was going to do him up well.
Witness resides in Berks Co.
JOHN KNoRR. I saw Wells at Fleckcn.
slne's store and he said he was going to
lay Hughes out, If he came up He would
crack his skull so they would need new
boss for the next six months. He said he
was about as full of whiskey as he was the
night before and had about quart. He
said he conldn't fight unless he was full of
whiskey
FREDERICK KAMMERER.- Wells came to
barn about 3 p. m. Wanted to know
whose horses those were. said Hughes
He said he knew better, that Hughes did
not own anything. Said he had been dis
charged by Hughes and that they had had
fuss at hotel and that he had rubbed his
fist under Hughes nose and called him
damn son OF b..
- DALEY. Live at Bburg, employed
by B. & $. Il. r. Co., am AZ years old.
Was at Longs hotel on Friday afternoon,
II o'clock, Wells was there. Said he had
discharged him, said he would lick Hughes
yet, that they had had a racket. He said
he would rip the CUTS out of him before he
got through.
CHARLES HOLLAND. Saw Wells in Sept :,
about the time Of the Berwick Fair, at
the st. Charles hotel, Klase and l were talk
ing about horses. Wells stepped up and
said Hughes had discharged him because
he said he dosed his horses and he said
il he ever got chanc. at the son of A.
I'll kill him.
HUDSON OwEN.-Lived in Berwick so
years, knew OF Wells, knew his character.
His reputation for violence was bad. New
er heard any good of him.
JoUN g. JAooBY. - Live in Berwick.
Wells reputation was very bad. He was
quarrelsome, considered dangerous man
by everybody.
GIDEON BEIsHL1NE. Police officer in Ber.
wick. Wells was considered very dan
geroLs man; had known him from child
up
GEo. A. BUCKINGHAM. Reside in Ber
wick Wells regarded by the people as a
dangerous character
IL. j. CONNER, Hughes came to Inc on
Friday and asked for some one to arrest
Wells told him there was no constable
in Orangevillc.
RICHARD THOMPSON. Have lived in Ber-
wick over rs years. Wells reputation was
bad he was considered desperate at times.
| have known him from little child, he
lived next door to me.
WM F. BoDINE-Live in Bloomsbury,
was at hotel on Friday evening.
saw fuss through the window, three
fellows. Wells had his coat off. One Of
them wanted horse. Wells said l will
kill the damn son OF b..
X. IL. BRIDGENs.-I was at the Exchange
hotel when the fuss occurred on Friday
evening. A mau came and set down by
side me, asked where Bill Hughes was.
The son OF a b discharged me. I'll
kill him. The character of his language
was most fearful, he swore and cursed,
got tired of him, they called him Wells,
afterwards | heard fuss in the washroom,
then Hughes fell over spitoon and then
Wells was on him and struck him five or
six blows, they pulled bin off, this was
about o'clock and this man and his party
paraded in front of the hotel till o'clock.
| saw Hughes next morning, l told him he
better not go up, told him to prepare him
self, to go and get pistol.
JAMES c. BRowN.-Same as at habeas
corpus.
PERRY KELLER Saw Wells in the stable
that morning after dinner, he told me If
he got hold OF Bill Hughes he would kill
the son of a D.. When | saw them on
the ground Wells had Hughes by the
throat and was striking him.
L. H. SLOAN. Had conversation with
Wells few days after the election at the
upper end Of town and he said il he got
full some day he would kill the son of a
b. | asked him who 4? He said Bill
Hughes.
HARRY RooNAN. am hoster at the EI-
change hotel stable. Wells and Long and
Adams came first to the stable, drove into
an open stall, opposite the door, about 10
or 10 minutes after Myers and Hosler came;
tins rig was put in the first stall, Wells
ca ne down in about half hour and took
his team Hosler came down with Myers
Hosler pulled out some money and said to
Wells, "rll give you this il you do Hughes
up" Wells said, II don't vant your
money, will do him up without it,"
SILAs CHAMBIRLIS. Was at the Ex-
change hotel stable on Friday evening,
about half-past seven o'clock. l saw the
stable boy, Wells and a man with a fur cap,
Heard the man with fur cap say. 81 will
give you this if you do the son of b.
up" Quitting his hand in his pocket.
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