The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-05-27
THURSDAY, MAY ~, 1897.
THE DYNAMITE CASES.

said he would serve 20 years in the
penitentiary to put ball through
Levi Waller.
Cross-examined. He never dis
cussed his business with me before,
our friendly relations ceased when he
said that about Levi Waller. l bought
a lot of the Jacoby estate and didn't
get it, because didn't have the money
and it was resold. have no feeling
against Wintersteen for preventing
me from getting that lot, l didn't want
it. o. B. Mellick is the first one l
told about this threat, told him he
would serve 20 years in penitentlary
to put ball or bullet through Levi
Waller. My business with Winter
steen about the property was closed
at this time it was in October after
the explosion, l didn't say that he
said "to run knife through Waller.
J. H. ERTwINE sworn.
Live in Bloom, met Wintersteen in
August or September, 1894, in his
Office, he said he would willingly serve
20 years in the eastern penitentiary
for the privilege of putting bullet
through Levi Walters heart.
Cross ss-examined.
Do little of everything, last work
1 had was driving team, had an oyster
parlor during the winter, took care Of
my sick children until they got we'll,
am laborer, cry sales, was a dray-
man for while, had team about s
years, had different horses saw Win
tersteen in his office at night, went
af.er money, had done some work for
the Keystone Foundry, he gave me a
check for it, then the conversation oc-
CURED. There was another man there,
B. H. Creveling, who heard all that
was said, he was there when l went
in.
KATE DAVIS sworn.
Live in Bloomsbury, known Win
tersteen 10 years, had conversation
with him in his own house, he said he
would kill Levi Waller, he would blow
him up; his wife said, "why, Lloyd {;
and he said, ''if it wasn't for you, l
would do it." This was in Oct. 1905.
Cross-examined.
didn't tell this until after the ex.
ploslon, after the arrest, then l told
Mr.. Meyer, didn't think anything of
it at the time, but remembered it well,
Mrs. Wintersteen was there and heard
it.
Redirect. Had talk with Tohn
Meyer after arrest, had never told the
threat before, had worked by the day
at Wintersteen's for about years, we
were friendly, l did their washing at
my house up to March.
CLIFTON c. KNoRR sworn.
Am a6 years old, son of Col. Sam
uel Knorr, alawyer of this town, known
Wintersteen ever since he entered my
fat, er's Office. was in the Office as
errand boy 3 years, went to school,
went to college in fall of 1850, for
three years, did not graduate, stayed
at home about year, then went to
Reading. Father died Nov. 2, 1880.
Know Mr.. Waller, remember when
bill in equity was filed, / was one Of
the parties and Waller and Scarlet
were our counsel. Met Wintersteen
about months after it was filed, to
sell him my interest in the bank build
ing; next met him at Harrisburg to
sell him my stock In the Bloomsburg
Iron Co. Geo. Wilmer came to me
and told who sent him. / sold h; n
the stock for $4,000, he gave me a
check for the amount, and the next
morning he came and asked for the
check and I returned it, and wrote to
Wintersteen and he answered, met
him at Common wealth Hotel, Harris
burg in April 1894; he talked about
the stock not being worth anything
since the litigation began, that he was
only buying it as a favor to me, and
gave $4,000 and an agreement that he
would pay me- $1,000 if would get
mothers stock; l got the check CASH
ed at Ist National Bank of Blooms
burg in a few days; about weeks
afterwards l came to borrow some
money $500, of Wintersteen and
didn't get it. In Jan'y 1895 he talk
ed to me about Mildred's interest, the
time the deed was made. had con-
versation with Wintersteen about the
transfer of my sisters stock, he said a
good way to get it was to bring parti-
tion proceedings and before it went to
sale she would buy it; grandmother
lives in the Harrisburg property, and
Mildred wouldn't see her thrown out
and we could make the deal, he paid