The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-06-10

last, tnere was hremanS parade IN
Wilkes Barre that day, Mr.. Winter
steen was with me on that morning
about $3.50 O'Clock, he told me that
he had some business with the Wilkes
Barre & Northern Railroad Co, about
nine o'clock, after the railroad busi-
ness had been attended to, l saw him
again, was also with him that even
ing, we were together all evening.
Cross-examned.
The first l ever met Wintersteen
was about two years ago, at the Blooms
burg Fair, can't recall when l met
him the next time don't remember
how many times l have met him the
reason l recall meeting him on this
special occasion is because there was
big fireman's parade held there on
that day. l met him on the morning
of Sept. 10th at my stable. l suppose
1t was about $50; don't remember
what day of the week il was he was
with me the night before, we were in
two saloons that night, it was about
twelve O'Clock when we went to our
house; he walked up to my house with
me. it was not raining that night he
left for his hotel about 1890; the
next morning when arrived at my
office Wintersteen was already there,
the reason he was at my Office the
next morning is because l had pro-
missed 10 drive him down to Plymouth
Yes sir, he and drove to Plymouth.
l.. S. WINTERsTEEN recalled.
1t was about I O'Clock when / got
in my hotel that night. l wrote two
letters and went to bed. l apologized
to Mr.. knorr for having awakened
him so late; the next morning | got
up about 1880. had a conversation
with him, he wanted to get some
money, he wanted me to loan him
some money, l told him | had no
money, and he said can't you let me
have little, l then gave him $40; |
eat breakfast before he was out OF bed +;
l did not see Knorr on the hotel
porch; after breakfast went to
Branning's livery stable, he had pro-
missed to drive me to Plymouth. l
told Mr.. Branning that l had an en-
gagement that would occupy my time
for about an hour and that | would
be ready to go to Plymouth about 10
O'Clock, l then went to the Office Of
the Wilkesbarre & Northern Railroad
Co.. after finishing my business went
out met Mr.. Branning and drove to
Plymouth +; we got back to Wilkes
barre about noon. Yes sir, l saw
Peter Harman at the Exchange Hotel,
Wllkesbarre after l mad eat dinner
| went out and walked down one of
the streets, l stayed IN Wilkesbarre
until the evening train for Blooms
burg, went to my house and stayed
there till the next morning, l came up
the street about seven o'clock, and
met Mr.. Jury, who asked me if had
heard the explosion; l told him that
| had not, and asked him what it was;
he told me that some one had blown
up Levi Walters house. l then went
to the post-office and received letter
from c. c. Knorr. l attended the
funeral of Peter A. Evans that day,
after which l took the train for Ash
land my business at Ashland was in
regard to some loans for some of
clients to be made from the Locust
Mountain Saving and Loan Associa-
ton of that place, went from there
on to Reading, and got off at the
Franklin Street Station, Mr.. Knorr
had told me in the letter which l re-
celved from him on the IAth that he
was in trouble and that should come
down. and see him, after arriving there
l went to TIC Cherry Street and met
Clifton Knorr, l shook hands with
him, he remarked that there had been
hell Of an explosion up at Blooms
burg, he asked me what damage had
been done and l told him the damage
was not very much, and that l had
not heard the explosion nor knew of
it until Mr.. Jury had told me of it on
the street, knorr wanted me to let
him have ten dollars a month with
which to keep his Sallie as he called
her, | did not comply with his re-
quest, l then went up the street to
restaurant and met Mr.. Hayman, |
went to the restaurant to meet Mr..
Hayman, because he had told me
previously that he wanted to see me
and that l could come to that place
and find him, l stayed with him till
about eleven o'clock when l left him
and went to the station and took the
train for Ashland, after arriving at
Ashland, l went to the Loan Associa-
tion Office and looked after the grant
ing of some loans after which | board
ed the train and came home, arriving
here at 3:45 in the afternoon, of Sept.
18th, 1896. On October 10Th, 1896,
! was in Reading, went there to see