Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 18??-????, 1889-05-31

Sullivans good while; | live close To the
Beason's Works anl close TO Cool Spring
Hollow
Mr.. Koontz here asked the witness if
Cool Spring Hollow was not the rendezvous
of the McClellandtown gang for quite a
while before they changed to Markleysburg;
the question was strenuously objected to but
the witness was directed TO answer.
| wasn't part ofthe McCleIland,own gang
don't know that Cool Spring Hollow was
their headquarters heard ofthem, but can't
remember who they were said to be; think
this same party was blamed / wasn't init
mate with them am acquainted, thatsali;
didn't go on spree with them | didn't
know they were there till | went; VIC were
not very drunk Jack Sullivan, Marshall
Sullivan, John Dinsmore Hen. Sullivan and
Mr.. Goossmin was there Gooseman was
not blamed with being a member ofthe
gang; I don't think Gooseman and Hen
Sullivan were blamed.
Redirect know Tssker know nothing
about hi, whereabouts on the 18th OF April.
p W. Goosemsn-I live near Beason's
Works, Fsyette county, about two miles
from Uniontown know Jack and Marshall
sullivan; on Saturday the 18th of April
Dinsmore came past and | went with him
to Uniontown; he asked ne to come home
with him; said they would have a little
party as it was his wife's birthday; We
started about s O'Clock; Hen. Sullivan and
Joe Paul and us ali went out together; the
Sulliyans were there when we got there
1 fin the date by John telling me il was his
wife birthday and we would 20 es and
have little fun: we seen in the paper the
first of the week about the McClellandtown
gang being a. Yoder's it was supposed 10
be that gang ; don't know anything about
Decatur Tasker at the time; he had left
home some time before.
Cross-examined-I am Tasker's step-fsth
er; il seems it was talked that the portion
that are here, some of them. were the
McClellandtown gang Tasker hajlived right
close to nae the Sullivans are second cousins
Of mine am not related to Lewis 1 am
qusinted with Hill ne was over there; he
came on the 18th am well acquainted
on the cars coming over; and Paul and me
| had little liquor; had right nice time at Dins-
mores that night; live halfa mile from
Cool Spring Hollw only lately heard that
was headquarters OF the McClellandtown
gang; it was in the papers l know it was
the 18th by my working at that time on the
road and setting down the lime.
Henry Sullivan live in Fayette county,
near Uniontown | know Jack and Marshall
sullivan work at Uniontown and board
out at Beason's Works came out there ON
Saturday and stayed over Sunday | went
home on the 18th and came across Peter
Gooseman, Joseph Paul and John Sullivan
on the road John said it was his wiie's birth
| day | was just going out to my fathers and
didn't intend going further; he told me that
and went up to his house with the boys;
that was Saturday, the 13th of April; when
went up to Dinsmores 1 found Jack and
Marshall Sullivan there and the fact that l
hadn't seen Jack for some time before is the
reason recognize the day l saw VIM Hill
on Sunday but didn't see Tasker.
L
defendants my father lives at Beason's
| Works Marsh Sullivan lives near Markleys-
burg; Jack lives near where my father lives /;
Markleysburg is eighteen or twenty miles
from there; we were drinking in Union
town; / staid at Dinsmores till Monday
evening and was with Jack and Marshall
all the time; Dinsmore is q brother-in-law of
mine he's married to my sister; am learn
ing the moulding trade; know nothing
about the MeClellandtown gang | heard of
the gang. but didn't know who they were !;
have heard these parties named as being
the ones | was named myself at iirst as be-
longing 10 the gang; | was arrested once
an old man hired US to rob him and paid us
for il ; he hired us 10 rob himself and paid
Us for the job, but he got the Doodle; he
paid US 500 each he was supposed 10 have
s2700 Of the companys money and he was
paymaster; was sent to the penitentiary
for il for six years and half.
Gen Koontz asked the witness who was
and the question was not pressed. II trans
pired afterwards that ii was his brother
Jack, one OF the defentants.
Redirect Was IL years old when sent to
the penitentiaIy.
HI. Ensle-I live in Elkiick township
and know Grant Dean.
[At this point General kooniz stated that
the Commonwealth deemed it unnecessary
to undertake to prove an alibi as to Grant
Desn and VIM. Hill because the theory OF
the Commonwealth is that they were only
accessories before the fact and must necesss-
rily have been absent
know Grant Dean on the 18th of April
he was at Heniy 0pel's; | couldn't tell you
what time he got there's he left me close to
st. Psnl's church he told me he was going
to Opel's objected 10.
l know his reputation for honesty; it was
good before this occurred.
+ Cross examined-I don't know of my own
knowledge that he was at opefs; known
him over two years; heard great many
speak about him since the trial and before
lived within about half mile of him; he
is married to my neice; his lady told me
they were married; st. Paul's church is
about two miles from Yoder's.