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

this Wintersteen came down to Read
ing and said Waller was a son of a
bitch and other ugly things. l think
that was enough to satisfy anyone that
he wasn't gentleman.
Re-dt,sck On the occasion OF
Mr.. Wintersteen's first visit to Read
ing after the explosion, he said he had
come by roundabout way on account
of man following him. When the
party of us returned from the excursion.
he remained at my house all night.
LIZZIE HECK sworn.
know Mrs. Cast, saw her in Sept.
1896. l read a letter to her; it was
from Clifton Knorr. The letter read:
81 will be home this evening" 1t
vas written on note paper with some
hotel advertisement on the top, but
don't remember the name of the hotel.
JENNIE HUTCHINs sworn.
Live at Reading. know Winter
steen; met him at house of Mrs. Sallie
Cast. l also met him in summer of
1895, when on an excursion. There
were four of us in the party. After
the excursion we all went to Sallie
Casts house.
Cross-examined.- Can't tell what
date the excursion was can't say
within five months ofwhat date it was.
l saw him twice that summer. The
night Of the excursion he stayed at
Mrs. Casts house all night.
Z. P. WILLIAMS sworn.
Am resident of Bloomsbury am
the U. S. Express Agt. Know Clifton
knorr On January 3, 1896, he sent
telegram which read: "Agent U. S.
Express Co., N. Y, Hand Cadet
Abner John Rothchilds, Mutual Paper
Box Co., 3o4 Bowery, N. Y. 1t was
written by me for Mr.. Knorr. The
amount to be paid at New York was
$500. l haven't any way of telling
whether or not the money was paid at
New York. After the telegram was
sert l received, on January 6, a pack
age addressed to C. C. Knorr. 1t
came from New York.
A. w. SHUMAN sworn.
Am a resident of Bloomsbury. Am
proprietor of a hotel at Mainville. Am
acquainted with C. c. Knorr. was at
my MOTEL on Nov. a6, 1895, was there
on two other occasions.
WARREN ARMSTRONG sworn.
am thirteen years old. Live on
Catharine street, Bloomsbury. NV
father died three months ago. He was
a farmer, and had a stone quarry.
Know Wintersteen and have seen him
at my fathers quarry after dynamite.
l remember in May, year ago one
time he was there when everybody
was busy planting corn. was instruct
ed to go with him to the quarry to get
some dynamite. held his horse while
ne got four sticks of dynamite. He
was at our house the last part of June
or the first of July, he called to my
father who was up in the field, father
came down and l held the horses
while he and Wintersteen got some
dynamite.
Cross examined.
He came to our house several times.
and got dynamite. He said he wanted
1t for use at the furnace.
Court adjourned till P. M.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
2:I5 Court in session, Charles
David called. Live at Mainville, am a
foreman on Penna Railroad, was at
Mainville on morning of Sept. last
between six and half past six o'clock.
1 recognize Mr.. Knorr as the man |
saw at station on morning of Sept nth
ne got on train going east toward
Hazleton saw no one with him, he
was alone.
Cross-examined.
remember the date because people
were talking about the explosion that
day; recall the date from the fact that
looked at him that morning; l told
A. w. Shuman that l saw him there.
but not till after he had made a con-
fesslon.
WALLACE PETERS sworn.
l live at Mainville, ticket and freight
agent, of Penna. Railroad at that
place; keep record of all tickets sold.
nave record with me F.; (wltness pro-
1uces record, and turns to report of
sept. ~ | recollect selling one ticket
on that morning, there was only one
sold train left at 6.aa a. m.
Mrs. GIRToN sworn.
Live at corner Seventh & Catha. |
rine streets, Bloomsburg, remember
night OF explosion; was in bed at the
time heard r-port of explosion, got
up, looked out Of window saw a man
run across Catharine, could not see
what direction he vas going, except
that he was going up Seventh street i
saw only one man; was medium sized.
could not describe him; wore dark