The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-09-25

morning before breakfast, came from to-
ward school house.
John Walters, swOrn.-Live at New
manville, saw Quill Mong Tuesday morn
ing before robbery at Newmanville, he
came from towards Tionesta, wanted
chew of tobacco, had none and he went
towards Mimm's store, saw him 90 out
towards Tylersburg soon after.
Harrison Mimm, sworn.-Live at New
manville, Tuesday morning before robbery
Quill Mong came TO my store and bought
some tobacco.
w. J. Roberts, sworn.-Met Quill Mong
carrying satchel on road between Sauls-
giver's and school house, coming toward
Tionesta, about half past II or II o'clock;
about mile from bridge on Little Tionesta.
j. ID. Swailes, sworn.-Met Quill Mong
on Tuesday of robbery between and 5 p
M, on Little Tionesta, mile from the
river, coming down toward the river; fix
the time by the 4 o'clock train which had
gone up; he said he wanted to catch the
train at Hunter Stations told him it had
gone.
s. J. Bush, sworn.-Met Quill Mong be-
tween TiOnesta Boro and mouth of Little
TiOnesta on Tuesday evening of robbery;
he was coming up toward Tionesta.
Commonwealth here rested.
TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENSE.
Mr.. Davis opened briefly for the defense,
buty pIOpOocu W buO" III
proof of the innocence of the defendants.
Aqulla Mong, swown.-In May, 'S7, l
lived about half a mile from the town of
East Hickory. / was not acquainted with
Thomas Haggerty or Sheldon Wilson, /
never saw them ut my house, they were
never at my house to my knowledge, l
did not take them to Judson Clark's. The
Monday before the burglary I was going
to Newmanville, my son Will said let us
| m n "a nd 10 IN m
a float and floated down, before we started
Mr.. Albaugh came along and asked to
float down, Will said this will not float
three, tell him there is another man going,
did so. When we got down here we
| found the water too low, we fished around
until or o'clock, then started on to my
brother-in-laws to attend to my errand. 1
| got TO Mr.. Saulsgiver's, took a sick spell
on the way, was shot year or so before,
since that have been subject to sick spells
lasting sometimes two hours or more, Mr..
| Saulsgiver asked me to stay all night, l
| did so. Tuesday morning l went on to
| Eewmanville to see Gus Heidinger and
| gave him the message i had for him. /
then started for Tionesta, wanted to see
| Mr.. Brace about work, and when 1 got to
| the top of TiOnesta hill near school house
| turned down the road there and down Lit
tie Tionesta creek, met john Swails, ask
ed distance to Braces, went on down and
| met Mr., Brace, asked about work, then
came on and met Bush, talked with him,
crossed the creek at the mouth. / calcu-
| lated to go on the train, but there was none
at that time, so l walked on up till l got
to Shriver's, stopped for drink of water,
| supper was Just over and Mrs. Shriver in
vited me to supper, ate and then went
on up, saw and talked with Arnold and
George Hill, also James Grove. got home
but found none of family there, found them
at a neighbors. In few minutes we went
hi aI. nffVaf fkfR and
shortly after we went to bed. / had not
seen my son Sic that day, he came home
Just after we got in bed, about o'clock. l
first heard of the burglary Wednesday
noon. l was at Turkey City in February
selling anti -rattlers for wagons, liniment
and other articles. never saw Haggerty
and Wilson in my life before this burgla-
ry. Never took them any food, l never
was in East Hickory with them, and had
nothing to do with the robbery.
Mrs. Aquilla Mong sworn.-I am the
wife of Aquilla and mother of Sic Mong,
first heard of this robbery Wednesday
forenoon. / was home on Saturday before
this. l never saw Haggerty and Wilson
at my house. / never saw Haggcrty and
Wilson until saw them in court to-day
Monday my husband went away. He said
he was going to Newmanville. l next saw
him Tuesday evening about o'clock. He
came to a neighbor's house after us. Jen-
ME, Maud and myself were there, We
went home and went to bed; my son Sic
was at home Tuesday until about O'Clock
when he went away; he said he was going
to Hickory; he came home along about
O'Clock in the evening.
John Hood, sworn.-In 1887, lived across
the creek, saw Quill Mong the day of the
robbery at mouth of Little Tionesta, Inc
came to Braces III afternoon, near as l car
say about O'Clock, he came on mp to-
wards Tionesta.
hrft
miles up the river toward Hickory from
Tionesta, saw Quill Mong evening of rob
berry, he took supper at my house and len
about O'Clock going toward Hickory
think it is about 4! or miles to MOng's
from where lived.
Jefferson Spencer sworn.-On Saturday
before the robbery Sic MOng and me was
going to put shot of dynamite in the
creek and catch some fish; when l saw
Haggerty peeping over the bank l thought
he wanted TO arrest me, so 1 put the shO
in my pocket and went away. told 81,
to come down Monday and we would ge
our fish. To the best of my knowledge
we went back Tuesday evening and dy'
I namited fish. Next time i came to towT
l heard of the robbery and they blamed
the Mong gang. l said, well, Sic wasn't
in it for he was with me dynamiting fish
Tuesday evening.
, Henry Miller, of Hickory twp, sworn
He called at Mrs. Clsrk's to get som,
,, money left there for him, and thought i
/, was Monday or Tuesday evening bu
could not definitely fix the date, had seer
, Sic Mong at that time.
Augustus (Sic) Mong, sworn,-Firs
, heard of the Wagner robbery Wednesday
morning about o'clock, was in Hill,
, blacksmith shop, was home nearly all day
Tuesday of the robbery, in the forenoon
went to salt up deer lick, at about five
o'clock in the evening went to Hickory
met Mr.. Spencer there, he said "let us g
and put in that dynamite" )" we did so, afte
that went up in the woods where had
keg of whiskey, filled up about a dozeT
bottles, and drank some, and sold some
went home about o'clock, had nothing
whatever to do with the robbery, and
, knew nothing of il till after it happened.
Mrs. Judson Clark, testified as to thu
date when Henry Miller called there fol
, the money left for him. She fixed the day
: as Tuesday afternoon because she haC
washed on Monday and was Ironing Tues
day when he came.
At about 20 minutes of 1 O'Clock
on Saturday, Judge Brown finished hi
charge to the jury, which was clear
able aud impartial. After remain
ing out about two hours and half tn,