The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-09-25

| = y'"hS was tnen quiet,
ilrlng was 10 to IS minutes after. I
only heard the voices. could not see.
1t was pretty dark, could not see 10
or'1 rods. l cant tell but | think |
heard 10 or IL shots about all at once.
Can't remember that the party went
by Dodson's.
| Robert Montgomery testified that
he, was with the party, joined at Moss
and at shooting, was with the horses.
saw two reddish lights. After com.
ing from towards Tom Smiths they
walked the other way, then in 10 or
IS minutes the shooting. | could not
see the flashes, might have been 20
shots.
Cross.examined he said that he
went at the request of Buckalew. that
he did not know the party, that they
visited 8 houses before they went to
Smiths, that he guesses they went in
but he was not looking, that he heard
people making a racket talking in
high tone.
Russell Buckaew testified that he
was present at the shooting, that at
Tom Smiths house were rockets and
a horn, thinks he did not get quite to
the house, heard parties running
across an old saw-mill, that he saw
only female form at T. Smiths.
next heard parties on the other road.
made threats to shoot the sons of
bitches, were making great racket.
that the party that did the shooting
came up from Aaron Smiths, did not
make much noise, came with the
threats, their shooting was just all at
once, it was just like one report, one
flash. We jumped after them, they
went back towards Aaron Smiths.
Cross examined he said he was with
the party at Fairmount, denied that he
was there by arrangement, said that
Smiths was the first house they stop
ped at, then that they stopped at some
other house, thought two, raped at
the door, that he did not get quite TO
Smiths house, that somebody ran out,
that he saw man jump out, and that
Dodson and he were together, return
ed to the horses, stood there, heard a
racket, when the party was over on
the other side of the creek he heard
the swearing, that they did not start
towards the place the threats were
coming, went 3 or 4 rods down the
road, were standing still as the Smith
party was coming up, went to the side of
the road, they came up, Robson called
''halt' the shots came as one, admit
ted that he had horse pistol, that he
took it to use if it was necessary,
could not tell who gave it to him, that
it was not his and that he fred several
shots.
On re-examination said the party
coming up did the first firing. We all
had revolvers, think Robson or Tay-
lor gave me the pistol. ....
Richard c. Smith testified that he
saw Young on the evening of the
shooting near Miner Smiths, that that
night he heard him at the house of
his, witness father, Aaron Smith, that
he heard noise which wakened him,
and his name called by Ellis Young.
He said, "Hello Rich, is your gun
loaded, they are after Tommy" The
witness asked where Tommy was.
Thomas Smith answered 81 am here"
They started up the road, in 10 or IS
minutes | heard shooting, heard the
whiz of bullets, two or three men ran
towards our house, that was all
heard till morning. In the morning
found the gun in the barnyard; that he
saw Young next morning about 10
o'clock and he said he had our gun
and was present at the shooting and
saw his man fall, and he put his hand
in his pocket and took out buck shot
and slugs and he showed how he load
ed his gun. The gun was not loaded
when | found it.
Cross examined he said, father,
mother and brother were in the house,
father and mother down stairs; was 10
or II o'clock when he went to bed.
Heard noise in kitchen, father was
awake and mother think. Thought
he could distinguish Young, said
"Rich is your gun loadeda" No, sir
"They are after Tommy "Where is
Tommy" "Here 1 am" Tommy said.
Knew Young years and saw him that
evening. told this story to Washing
ton Knouse, didnot know he was an enc
my of Young till after l told him, did
not tell it for 90 years, did not tell him
that my uncles Miner Smith and Tom
my Smith were accused of the shoot
ing, he knew that, did not tell him
if we could put it on Young they
would be cleared.
Mary f. Brink testified to being at
Miner Smiths that night, that she
knew Young, that he was there court
ing her and was with her all the even
ing, that there was an alarm, bell or
a horn towards Tommy Smiths, that
Young and Miner started in the direc-