The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-06-03


miles. l think he paid for it on the
sth Of August. l don't remember
whether he gave me check or paid
for it IN money. paper marked ex
hibit w banded witness). That is a
copy of receipt that we keep in order
to send our report to the general office
Cross-examined.
1t was usual thing for Mr.. Win
tersteen to buy mileage books; yes
think he had bought mileage books
l know he has bought one since.
PAUL E. WRIT sworn.
Am member of Columbia County
bar know Wintersteen met him
on the morning of Sept. RI, at corner
of Second and Market Street, said to
him Wintersteen, you didn't make a
very clean job of it down at Walters,
he answered 81 don't do those
things"
Cross examined.
/ have always been a warm friend OF
Wintersteen's; l said it to Winter
steen in the way of a joke had been
in the habit of joking with him but
on this occasion he seemed somewhat
agitated.
JOHN LEWIS sworn.
am the clerk at depot of P. & r.
Railroad, Bloomsburg, same office as
Mr.. Carpenter; sold a miliage book
to Mr. Wlntersteen on Oct. "a, 1896,
he paid me for it in money.
P. w. GORDON called.-My occupa-
ton is conductor on P. & r. Railroad,
was employed by that company on
October "a, 1896, was on train that
day that left Bloomsburg at $50 P.
M. arrived at Rupert 3.35 took up
coupons from mileage book No. 4SSI
that day.
w. H. HENRIE sworn.
Am the Prothonotary of this court /;
on I4th of Sept. last was conductor on
P. & R. Railroad, train No. s, carried
passengers from Rupert to West
Milton, took up quite number of
mileage coupons between Rupert to
West Milton; there was twenty-four
coupons taken up that means twenty
four miles from Rupert to West
Milton; the coupons were taken from
book No. 1881.
After warning jury to be careful
about talking to anyone concerning
the case or the testimony they had
heard Court adjourned till 9 o'clock
Tuesday morning.
Tuesday, June Ist.
All the jurors were in their seats
at 9.o5. AT 9.I5 the Judges entered
and Court was opened at once, and
the commonwealth proceeded to call
the following witnesses
S. l.. HUGHES sworn.
Am conductor on P. & r. rail-
road, and was in charge of train
No. IL, running from West Milton
to Ashland, and from Ashland to
Port Clinton.
Cross-examined. - Didn't know
Wintersteen and don't know wheth-
er he was in the habit of going that
way.
w. M. WRIGHT sworn.
Conductor on P. & r. Had
charge of train No. 12, Sept. 14th,
Port Clinton to Reading; took ticket
from mileage book 1881 didn't
know Wintersteen.
H. SCHROEDER sworn.
Conductor on P. & R. Had
charge of train No. II, leaving
Reading at 1855 a. m. Took ticket
from book 1881, Reading to Ash
land. Didn't know Wintersteen.
Don't know whether he is in the
habit of going by that route.
A. J. RHODES sworn.
Conductor on P. & R. Had
charge of trains No. 8 and 36, from
Ashland to East Mahanoy Junction
at 1886 p. m. Took ticket from
book 488I.
w. H. HENRIE recalled.
Had charge of train No. $ on
Sept. IS, from Ringtown to Rupert
took up tickets from book 4Ss1.
Reached Rupert at 1888 p. m, got
no mileage until we reached Ring
town. He could have got to Ring
town by walking four miles from
P. w. GORDON recalled.
Took tickets from book 1881 on
Sept. IS, from Rupert to Bloom,
arriving here at 3.45. Distance
from East Mahanoy to Ringtown is
20 miles.
II. SCHROEDER recalled.
Map of Shamokin line and Cata-
wissa line of P. & R. railroad shown
witness. I assisted in making this
nap. The distance from Bloom to
Rupert is miles Rupert to West
"a miles West Milton to
Ashland, 81 miles; Ashland to Port
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