The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-05-27
NO. 81

Wintersteen gave him SIS to pay for
them, and they were procured, but
were not the kind to cause the dis
ease by putting it in the clothing. but
by innocuation it failed, and other
poison was procured, but could not be
administered.
In June 1896 Clifton came up from
Reading with man named Wingert
to see if Wintersteen would buy the
interest of Knorr in his fathers pro-
perties, which Wingert had bought in
at sheriff's sale on judgment against
Clifton, and Wintersteen bought it in
as he said, as favor to Clifton.
Then the dynamite plot was pro-
posed, and Mr. Herring here gave the
details Of how it was procured at
Armstrong; quarry Of the meeting
at Wilkes Barre the night before the
explosion how Knorr set off the
dynamite, and its results, and of
Knorr's subsequent movements of
their meeting afterwards at Reading,
and what happened there and the
subsequent developemens that led to
Knorr's confession and the arrest of
Wintersteen. He closed at II:4o,
occupying about two hours and
twenty minutes.
During the speech Mr.. Jacobs once
objected to the statements made by
Mr.. Herring in his opening, but the
court refused to interfere, and at the
close an exception was taken by the
defense.
l.. E. WALLER sworn.
Prosecutor in this case. Live on
corner of Center and Fifth On
Sept. 10, 1896 my family consisted of
myself wife, son, and hired girl /;
my wifes parents and my daughter
were away from home I; before
o'clock in morning heard an
explosion, and smelt smoke arose
and concluded the noise was made by
cap on the railroad went back to
bed before 3 o'clock, was awaken
ed by great disturbance, arose, went
to window and saw neighbors on the
street dressed went dowr stairs and
found front doors blown in, glass
broken, sash out, porch floor gone,
roof of porch damaged, pillars moved,
hole in the brick wall. Photograph
of Mr.. Waller's residence shown wit
ness and described by him. Went
with Police Knorr to Armstrong;
quarry after some was stolen, and
found shed broken open. After
Knorr's testimony before the Justice
about the dynamite left in his
mothers yard, went with Detective
Henderson and found dynamite where
Knorr said he had left it, Dynamite
produced and identifed.) l went to
Wilkes-Barre and obtained the hotel
register where Knorr and Wintersteen
stayed on the night of Sept. 9th, at
Elk change Hotel. Register offered
in evidence, showing name of l.. S.
Wintersteen, room 90; on same
page, A. G.. Harding Allentown, Pa,
room 60. On the following page,
next day, appears the name of L. S.
Wintersteen.
At 1a o'clock Court adjourned to
2 p. m.
Court opened at a:1o p. m. and
Mr.. Walters examination was con-
tinued.
After the explosion I employed
night watchman until the arrest,
(Papers shown witness.) l received
these from Mrs. Knorr last February,
have had them ever since.
Cross-examined. Offered reward
few days after explosion, of $500,
after town had offered same amount,
William Henderson is a detective of
Philadelphia. 1 had first communi-
Gated with him the Monday or Tues
day following explosion he was with
me when we found the dynamite in
Mrs. Knorr's yard. I filed the bill in
equity in January 1894, which was my
first employment by Mrs. Knorr,
don't remember what proceedings
were had in court, can't say whether
1 uttered word in court, Mr. Scar
let was counsel with me.
Redirect Mrs. Knorr lives nearly
opposite me. Before the filing of the
bill l represented Mrs. Knorr, and
when it was filed Mr. Scarlet was call
ed in by direction of Mrs. Knorr. She
consulted with me, and l advised
them of what they could do, Letters
, shown witness, and objected to by de-
, fense, objection sustained.) The Of.
! fer of reward was withdrawn before l
; employed Henderson.
By Mr.. Shields.
l have paid Henderson no thou
sands. l paid him six dollars a day
: there was no contingent reward.
: p. G.. MILLER sworn.
Live in Bloom, on Market Street
coal dealer, know Wintersteen il
!, Spring of 1894 he came to my hous'
= for my wife to sign some papers, WI