The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-28
W|LkES-BARRE.
THE FISHER TRIAL.
Jack Roblnsoa's Testimony Win Be
Finished This Week.

Fisher, ne 0a10 tn3t ne oiu Ltot Ano"
Fisher at the time Barney Reick was
killed, and did not know him until
he met him in Jail. Robinson said:
We went down the track to Barney
Reick's house.: there were three of us
and we hesitated as to who should go
in to get him. He says why don't
you, Happy" can right" I says, III
CO." We were to do It as soon as he
came out of the yard. I told Barney
Reick that I had the a load OF po-
tatoes and ne went in and got MS
lantern end came out n he went up
to the Valley yards, but my parties
We're not there. / pretended to have
the number of the car on a piece OF pa
per and to be looking for it. Barney
became suspicious when he saw the
two men, but 1 said: oh, that's
nothing, you often see men
around" Then we went over the Cen
trail tracks, past the depot, across
Market street and turned over at the
tank. I held w the paper and said:
''This is the car" and Barney went
down. The lantern took fire and ! ex-
tinguished it. Then I was handed the
pocket book. which vas very bloody.
/ then ran and we all met at Rays,
laid the pocketbook on the table and
shared the money. Ray got her share.
I went to Avoca that night. Went to
Moosic at 4 o'clock in the morning and
took the train and went to Bingham
ton. We all met there. Fisher don't
know my more about this case than
your honor.
Robinson was subjected to a search
ing cross-eXamination by Mr.. Lena
han. He admitted knowing kearney,
and said that his (RObinsOn's) evil
dence at Hendricks trial and at his
own trial was a mass of lies, told to
save his own neck.
Charles Gossard, who drove the a
on with Fisher on the day OF the muir
der, was then called, and told of the
day. He corrobrated Usher story
closely, and the account of their trip
tailed almost exactly with THAT or
Fisher. He said Fisher got off the
wagon some place between Market and
Northampton streets. He admitted
having gone to Nanticoke after wit
nesses in the case. The most import
ant fact elected from Gossard was
that had Fisher remained on the
wagon instead of getting off. until the
barn was reached. he would have been
within $50 feet of his home.
Peter KulD said he remembered the
18th of September very well, and on
that day purchased from two huck-
sters. He knew GOssard, but didn't
know Fisher and would not a def
initely whether Fisher was n of the
men or not.
A. d. Stagger, OF Wilkes Barre, said
he lives at PIP South Main street; was
a deputy sheriff, l went to Barney
Reick's house on the morning after the
murder. Mrs. Reick and her two
daughters were there and / heard the
conversation"
He was here interrupted by MI. Len
ahan, who asked the defense to show
what they wanted to prove by the
witness. Mr.. McGovern replied that
the defense would prove that Emma
Reick while standing In the yard on
that day said she thought it was Fish
err who took Barney away, that Billy
Bauer said it was Fisher, but Mrs.
Reick said 1t was Sol. Miller. Witness
said he was employed to look up evil
dence on the case, and that in an in
terview with Emma Reick h said
that the man who took Barney away
had his hat pulled down n she didn't
think she could recognize him, as she
didn't get a square look at him.
Barney and the I'VE girls were in the
house when l went there at Z o'clock on
the 18th. I called to see Barney because
| / knew him intimately. 1t was the fol-
lowing February 1 looked up the evil
dence. did not tell Barring that
| Fisher was the man. / met John Shea
on Canal street and Shea told me
| Fisher was innocent. Then I told Shea
| tnat / thought 80, too. / furnished the
Barring agency with the facts l q IN
| my possession"
Mrs. Bella .Jacoby testified that she
| ia the daughter OF Peter kulp, and sale
that on November 18th she purchased
| some bananas. of wv hucksters. She
| positively identified Fisher as n and
| Gossard as the other. She knew Flshel
| and Gossard both, and was perfectly
t--- -..o AEn rnnn Cha AynT
| the time of her purchase as betweer
| three and four o'clock.
Mr.. McGovern, for the Defense. ther
asked that the testimony of FREDERICK
| R~ittenbender, deceased, as taken by
| Court S~tenographer Standish, be read
The commonwealth objected on tht
ground that the testimony was taker
in the trial against Hendricks, and nae
no bearing In the case against F1sher
| The testimony was allowed.
Judge Lynch said: 1t appears by tn
Indictment that the four defendant!
were indicted for the murder of Barne!
Reick and that the testimony Is peril
nent.
The testimony was that Bittenbendel
knew Gossard and Fisher n saw the
at $50 in his shop; dealt with Fisher
had known him for some time and oftel
bought from him; he sold me a buncl
of bananas and he took them to m!
house; my wife paid for them. I say
Fisher on the wagon after he left m!
house from my shop. -.
James Huron, a constable of Nanti
coke. saw the men at Nanticoke on tn
day of the Reick murder, about lou
o'clock in the afternoon. He identified
them positively, and picked out each II
open court. Court then adjourned TO
dinner.
Isaac Edwards was the first witness
at the afternoon session. He Is q salool
keeper at Nanticoke and saw Ffshe
and Gossard there. They were In hi
bar room. The constable warned then
not to sell except by wholesale, and fror
his house they went towards Alden. H
remembers the day especially on &C
count of the Lehigh Valley strike, whic
was inaugurated next day.
Mrs. Reick was then recalled by AT
torney Shea. and said that she neve
told Mrs. Bly, that h didn't know WI
lured Barney away. Mrs. BLY, was tn
next. witness and directly contradict
ed Mrs. Reick's testimony.
John Robinson, rcealled-"1 wore
blue beaver overcoat when ! came fror
Ayoca and changed overcoats with on
of the gang. This was a light over
coat. There were no women aroun
when I got Barney. He came out Q
a shed. I saw the boys first In tn
anu I1uOsoH ydiu' 4 uAN..
hit or kick him. I was the man VIII
got him out of the house and put tn
burning lamp out. got the pocket-boo
and went to Ray Boyer's. / put tn
light overcoat on because I wanted I
change. I think Ray Boyer got tn
biggest part Of the money. She divid
ed the money. I got $40. I heard ther
was $185 in the pocketbook. Don
know how much money Hendrick
got"
Then the testimony went back to TIL
, day in Nanticoke. Charles Lewis swor
and testified that ne saw both F1sne