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

Live at Rupert, remember hallow.
cen OF 1895, was at party that night,
saw KnoIr there, he was there two or
three days.
THos. w. MILLS sworn.
Live at Danville, clerk in a hard
ware store ]. E. Welliver is the pro-
prietor !; was employed there in Nov.
1895; remember selling a revolver to
MIR. knorr at that time: (revolver
shown witness recognizes it as the
one sold to Knorr).
GEORGE WHIrNER sworn.
My home is at Reading. Know
Wintersteen and also Knorr. l met
MIR. Wintersteen at my house one
Sunday he was introduced to me by
a friend of mine, this was in March,
1894. They were with me about two
hours; they wanted me to buy some
stock. l was to buy the stock and
sell it to Mr.. Hanson; was to get $3.50
as my commission for the transaction.
l bought the stock.
Cross-examined.- After l bought
the stock l telegraphed to Mr.. Han
son he responded and said he would
not take it at that price. had al.
ready given my check; Mr.. Knorr had
my check; l returned the stock and
Knorr returned the check. l was to
get a commission for selling tbe stock.
l was to get $a5o for disposing of the
stock. Wintersteen was to pay the
$25o.
]. G.. SwANK sworn.
Am resident of Mifln township.
was County Commissioner in Nov.
90, on Nov. 24th l was at Reading
attending Convention of Commission
ers, stopped at Hotel Penn, know
Wintersteen, saw him at Reading on
that day he came in the hotel l saw
him, and spoke to him, he spoke to
me, he walked up to the register; it
was about six o'clock in evening {;
don't know if he was there for a meal
or not, saw him again after supper in
reading room outside of dining room.
| spoke to him, we had general con.
versation about the convention, he
left the hotel while l was there, he
said he wanted to make a train bv
way of East Mahanoy Junction and
get home that night. l went with
him to where the railroad crosses
Pine Street, rather think he had a
satchel with him at the time, when |
left him he said he wanted to make
the train if possible he went in di-
rection of station and disappeared in
the crowd ; did not see him after that.
Cross-examined.
l did not see Mr.. Wintersteen un-
til he was about in the middle of
room /; could not see which way he
entered he spoke, went up to desk,
l did not see him register he was up
by the register he turned around
and spoke to me, came over and sat
down beside me did not seem sur
prised at seeing me, said he was glad
to see me, when l first saw him l was
standing with my face fronting Penn
Street.
Redirect He spoke to me before
he walked up to register.
ROBERT BUCKINGHAM sworn.
On Nov. 'o5, I was in Danville.
Saw Knorr at Hotel in Danville in
November 1895.
JACOB GoETTEL called.-Am photo
grapher, live at Sunbury. Am ac-
qualnted with Clifton Knorr, saw him
one day in October year or two ago;
loaned him dollar it was, the only
time l ever loaned him any money
he said he had sent a dispatch to
Bloomsbury asking for some money.
]. K. STRUNK sworn.
My business is a telegraph operator
1t Sunbury, was working at Sunbury
n Oct, 1895. I sent telegram to
Bloomsbury for Mr.. Knorr on Oct.
80, 1895. l have the telegram with
ne (witness produces telegram). Can
lot identify the man who sent 1t.
Telegram reads:
Sunbury Pa, Oct. 26, 'os.
10 l.. 5. Wintersteen,
Bloomsbury, Pa.
Wire five; Rupert 6:3o: will begin
operations at once.
{. c. KNoRR.
CLIFTON c. KNoRR recalled.
Telegram marked "exhibit E" hand
I'd witness. The body of message is
n my handwriting it was sent to
Wintersteen. Wire five means send
i've dollars f; ego means the time l
would arrive at Rupert.
MISS M. MARKS sworn.
l am the telegraph operator at
8loomsburg. Received message on
Oct. "a, 1895, from Sunbury to L. S.
Wintersteen, Bloomsburg. Have a
'ecord showing that telegram was re-
'eived by Wintersteen there was no
'ther telegram sent to him on that