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

De there to see you Monday or Tues
day noon. May not reach there until
the evening, but will call and see you
sure. Very respectfully,
w. F. Roe sworn.
l am proprietor of the Ashland
House, Reading. Wintersteen was at
my house, Tuesday September IS,
1896. Was there for breakfast, left
before noon. He was at my house in
July previous for supper but left some
time in the night. Did not pay for
supper. When he was there on Sept.
IS, he paid for the supper.
Knorr Cross Examined.
Was arrested the 26th of Dec. 1896.
Blew up the Waller building about
$40 a. m. nth of Sept. / didn't tell
any one that Wintersteen was impli-
Gated before my arrest Was taken to
the Reading lookup by Mr.. Hender-
son. Was in the lookup one day, came
to Bloomsburg next day. No one was
with me in the cell. Made a confess
sion to Henderson and the chief police
of Reading about three hours after
my arrest. They did not mention Mr..
Wintersteen's name. Mr.. Goodman's
name was mentioned. Henderson
said that / had been seen in Blooms
burg, and that the best thing to do was
to make clean breast of it. Never
mentioned it to Salle Cast, Winter
steen told her himself. He said there
was hell up in Bloomsburg. 1 met no
man in front of Mr.. Ikeler's house on
Fifth Street, opposite Mr.. Walters
house. saw the first account of the
explosion in a Pottsville paper, in
afternoon of day following the explo-
sion. Sallie Cast was subscriber of
the Reading Eagle, but did not read
anything about the explosion in. Never
saw it in any Reading paper. Winter
steen came to Reading on Monday
evening and showed me an account of
it. He told me about blowing the
house up with dynamite and where 1
could get it. Did not know where
Armstrong; quarry was. Met Winter
steen with woman about eight o'clock
one night on Light Street Road. Did
not know the woman, was about one
rod away from her, and thick growth
of trees made it too dark to see her.
l saw Wintersteen the next morning.
Told him that l had the dynamite
hidden under the walk. He said it
would be best to let the thing rest
awhile, that l should leave town for
awhile. l met him at Wilkesbarre.
We roomed together. The principal
arrangements for blowing up the house
were made the next morning. He went
down to breakfast before was dress
ed. We talked the matter over out
on the porch of the Exchange Hotel,
he then left. stayed at the hotel till
about two o'clock in the afternoon. !
went to the railroad station and came
to Bloomsbury. Arrived at Eas,
Bloomsburg, stayed around till dusk
The first attempt was unsuccessful
Went back to Quarry and obtained
some more dynamite. Placed it or
the step of the Waller house. Was d
short distance away when explosion
took place. l did not want to commit
the crime of stabbing Mr.. Waller. ]
was afraid of Mr.. Wintersteen, ant
had been fooling him so long, that ]
thought l had better do as he asked
Had spent $4,000 in three years priol
to explosion l did not tell Winter
steen that l was afraid to stay ir
Reading. Nearly every time we me
he would talk about stopping the equity
suit. Mrs. Wintersteen knew abou
my being in their house every time
was there. Itried to poison my mothe
twice. The first dose did not have the
desired affect. The girl said she threw
the second dose out. Mother was sicl
for some time. She didn't want ;
doctor. / sent to New York 70
diphtherla germs. Putting them in he
clothes would have done no good
They were not contagious in tha
manner. l did not wish to harm
mother. Wintersteen told me to plac'
them in her clothing. Kept the germ
for about half an hour. Told Winter
steen l thought they were all right.
Court adjourned till two o'clock.
Court opened 1t 2 o'clock. Gross
examination of Knorr resumed.
Mr.. Wlntersteen suggested the us
of vitrol in the fore part of Novembe
1895. He said could 60 to Sunbur
and get it and throw it in Waller
. face. He seemed to rejoice at tn
! thought of knife in Walters hear
Got the knife in New York. Did nj
write letter to Wintersteen in I89
! requesting him to meet me at Reading